Healthcare
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Crozer Health Now Getting Service Help From Temple and Jefferson
The Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Delaware County’s only trauma center, is having trouble paying its bills, so it’s looking for partner help from Temple University and Jefferson Health, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Since Oct. 1, Temple has been providing the medical center with a cardiothoracic surgeon. The center is also looking for trauma…
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After Losing Main Line Health Contract, Philly Company Lays Off 152 Employees
Philadelphia-based American Medical Response Mid-Atlantic has laid off 152 employees after losing a major contract with Main Line Health, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Main Line Health is the parent company for several local hospitals, including Lankenau Medical Center in Paoli, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, and the Mirmont Treatment…
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CHOP Expert Shares Insights on How Social Media and Online Communities Can Influence Offline Behavior
Social media can be your child’s window into the world, letting them see how others experience joy, as well as letting some into their own life. But unlike the window in your home, blocking out unwanted content isn’t as simple as drawing the blinds — and that’s not something parents should turn a blind eye…
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NextGen Healthcare Laying Off 65 Employees from Horsham Office
After being acquired by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo, Atlanta-based NextGen Healthcare is laying off 65 employees from its Horsham office, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The layoffs were disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. NextGen is a software and…
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CHOP Buys $24.5M Office Building as It Expands Presence in King of Prussia
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is adding to its King of Prussia campus, writes John George and Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. The pediatric health system has purchased a 97,290-square-foot office building at 460 N. Gulph Road for $24.5 million. The office building formerly occupied by UGI Corporation is right across the street from CHOP’s…
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Philadelphia-based Startup, BioPhy, Uses Breakthrough AI Technology to Help Accelerate the Drug Trial Process
Drug companies could soon be quicker and more accurate in getting promising products onto the market if one Philadelphia startup has anything to do with it, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. BioPhy, a local startup, uses artificial intelligence to predict clinical trial outcomes. The startup recently secured $4.5 million in early-stage funding from…
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Medicaid Being Restored for Over 100K Pennsylvanians, Many of Them Children
Pennsylvania is currently restoring Medicaid coverage for 105,000 of its residents who lost their benefits this year due to a variety of procedural reasons, including not returning a form on time, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The terminations happened in April as Pennsylvania and other states continued to check the eligibility of Medicaid…
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Ranking Site Names West Chester University as Top Nursing Program in Pennsylvania
The website allnurses.com has ranked West Chester University’s nursing program as the No. 1 top RN to BSN program in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “Impressively, the program ranks first among 1,922 comparable programs for NCLEX pass rates, cementing its reputation for cultivating skilled nursing professionals,” the allnurses.com website stated. Nancy Barker, associate professor and chair of WCU’s Nursing…
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Freedom Village: Is Proximity to a Hospital Important in Senior Living?
Location is everything when you’re searching for the best senior living community for yourself or a loved one, and it’s important to consider health care and proximity to a hospital as part of your decision. If the unexpected happens and you need surgery or specialized care, you want to have convenient access to top-rated doctors…
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Lift Off: Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital Celebrates New Helipad
This week Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital in East Norriton celebrated the official launch of its new helipad, writes For MediaNews Group. Now JEFFSTAT air ambulances can transport patients with critical medical needs quickly to the hospital or transfer patients safely to other hospitals in the Jefferson Health system without the need for ground transportation. The…
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Norristown-Based Gaudenzia’s Chief of Staff Named Pennsylvania’s Social Worker of the Year
Dr. Patricia McKernan, Chief of Staff at Norristown-based Gaudenzia, the region’s largest nonprofit provider of treatment for substance use disorder, has been named Social Worker of the Year by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. The honor is a testament to McKernan’s leadership in promoting the dignity and inherent worth of…
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Main Line Health Reporting a Smaller Operating Loss than Last Year
Main Line Health’s finances are improving, but the health system is still operating at a deficit, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The health system reported an operating loss of $28 million over the summer, a smaller loss than the previous year. Last year, for the same period, it reported a $41 million loss.…
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ETHOS Treatment Offers Group for Women Experiencing Trauma and Suffering from Substance Use Disorder
ETHOS Treatment, LLC — which helps adults and teens with mental health issues and substance use disorders through a proven combination of individual counseling, small group, and family therapy — is now offering an in-person and telehealth hybrid group for adult women who struggle with trauma and substance use disorder. “This group will help participants…
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As ‘Your Radio Doctor,’ Gastroenterologist from Haverford Blazes Trails in the World of Medical Broadcasting
Contrary to popular opinion, what you don’t know can indeed hurt you. Spreading awareness of such unconventional wisdom is one of the reasons why Dr. Marianne Ritchie — one of the first women to practice gastroenterology in the Philadelphia region and a pioneer in the field for more than 30 years — started her own…
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New York Post: John Fetterman Recalls ‘Technically’ Dying, Believing He Would Lose Senate Race Due to His Stroke
After suffering a stroke mid-campaign, Sen. John Fetterman believed he would not be able to defeat his Republican opponent, celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, writes Ryan King for the New York Post. The experience forced him to face his mortality, and in turn, stop being afraid of it. “I didn’t have a near-death experience,…
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Goldendoodle Helps Patients Relax at Maple Glen’s Beyond Dentistry
Dr. Rachel Lewin, owner of Beyond Dentistry in Maple Glen, has partnered up with her service dog to offer a fluffy and comforting distraction for patients, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. Lewin realized how helpful dogs can be while she was an undergraduate student. She had two disc herniations and needed long-term physical therapy. “So,…
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Cheltenham High School Grad Recognized as ‘Top Doc’ for Fourth Consecutive Year
Dr. Raymond Singer, a Cheltenham High School graduate, has been recognized as a “Top Doc” by the Philadelphia Magazine for the fourth consecutive year, writes Ryan Genova for the Glenside Local. Singer is the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, he has performed almost 7,000 heart and lung…
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RamTHON Starting at West Chester University to Raise Funds for Children at CHOP
RamTHON, a no-sitting dance party organized to raise $30,000+ for the children at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), will officially start the season-of-giving at West Chester University on Saturday, Nov. 4, 1-7 PM, in Sykes Student Union at 110 West Rosedale Avenue in West Chester. Promising a ramtastic time for all during every single hour, RamTHON will…
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