Healthcare
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State Reps, County Leaders Rally Behind Suburban Community Hospital Nurses
Several prominent local leaders joined the picket line of healthcare workers at Suburban Community Hospital earlier this week to show their support for the nurses who are rallying for safe working conditions, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, State Reps. Matt Bradford and Greg Scott, and Montgomery County Commissioner Jamila Winder were…
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Chief Medical Officer at Community Health & Dental Care Receives 2023 APEX Award
Community Health & Dental Care pediatric provider and Chief Medical Officer, Irene Shepherd, received the 2023 APEX – Outstanding Primary Care Clinician Award at the 2023 Annual Pennsylvania Association for Community Health Centers Conference held between October 10 and October 12 at the Lancaster Marriott in Lancaster. The Outstanding Primary Care Clinician Award is presented…
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Main Line Health Reports $125M Loss as Reimbursements Lag Behind Costs
Main Line Health finances were hit with a $125 million operating loss for the year ending June 30, highlighting some of the problems right now in the healthcare field. The nonprofit health system blamed low reimbursements from Medicare and private insurance payments that haven’t kept pace with inflation, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer.…
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Holy Family University to Partner with Beck Institute For Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Holy Family University students enrolled in the Master of Counseling Program will have an opportunity to take part in a 16-week course, beginning in January 2024, that incorporates a research study on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) through the world-renowned Beck Institute. CBT is a form of psychotherapy that has been found to be effective in…
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Bryn Mawr Hospital Executive’s Connection to Hospital Goes Back to Birth
Cinda Johnson, the executive director of Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation, knows personally the importance of the lifesaving work the hospital does, writes Nick Iadonisi for 6ABC. She was born there and spent two weeks in Bryn Mawr’s neonatal ICU with spinal meningitis. “I can remember the doctors telling us…she might lose her sight, she might…
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ETHOS Treatment Launches LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Group for Mental Health/Substance Disorder Healing
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 LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Group. Though ETHOS has outpatient treatment clinics in Philadelphia, West Chester, Plymouth Meeting, Collegeville, Broomall, Jenkintown, and Wyomissing, the new group…
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Chicken Soup for Nurses Author to Speak at Neumann University
LeAnn Thieman, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul, will deliver the 17th Philadelphia General Hospital Lecture at Neumann University on Saturday, October 14. Titled “SelfCare for HealthCare,” the presentation is scheduled for 10 AM in the Bayada Teaching Auditorium on the second floor of the Rocco Abessinio Building. A book signing will follow…
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Freedom Village at Brandywine Hosts 2nd Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Freedom Village at Brandywine, a premier Life Plan Community, will host its second annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Friday, Oct. 6, 10 AM, on its campus at 15 Freedom Blvd. in West Brandywine. The annual walk supports the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for…
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Tower Health to Sell Two Urgent Care Centers in Montgomery County
Tower Health will sell two of its urgent care centers in Montgomery County to American Family Care, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The two centers are part of the eight total in the region that will be sold. The financial terms of the deal to sell the locations, which include Lansdale and…
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Small Nonprofit on a Mission to Support Bryn Mawr Hospital
At Bryn Mawr Hospital there are many individuals and groups silently working to support the hospital’s mission to meet the healthcare needs of the community, and one of those little-known groups is the Women’s Board, writes Tara Behan Marmur for Maine Line Tonight. The Bryn Mawr Hospital Women’s Board has been a strong hospital partner…
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Main Line Health’s New Chief Financial Officer Comes By Way of Allentown Health System
Main Line Health, the parent company for Lankenau Medical Center, Main Line Health King of Prussia as well as Bryn Mawr, Paoli, and Riddle hospitals, found its new chief financial officer at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Leigh Ehrlich has been serving as the chief financial officer…
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American Academy of Nursing Honors Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates Program
The American Academy of Nursing has selected Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates’ Mobile Care Coordinator (MCC) program as one of four innovative models of care to be named Academy Edge Runners for 2023. Edge Runners are evidence-based, nurse-designed models demonstrating significant clinical, financial, community, and policy outcomes with proven sustainability and replicability. Each of these programs…
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Blue Bell’s Patrick Brett Using His Second Chance at Life to Save More Lives
Besides his family, Blue Bell resident Patrick Brett is very passionate about two things: Philly sports and the importance of organ donation, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. Baseball has been in Brett’s blood since he was a young boy, but unfortunately a heart condition sidelined him at an early age. That hasn’t stopped him…
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Paratek Pharmaceuticals Approves Buyout Deal; No Plans to Close King of Prussia Office
The shareholders of the Boston biopharmaceutical company Paratek Pharmaceuticals have voted to accept a $462 million buyout, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. As of now, there are no plans to close either the main headquarters in Boston or the office in King of Prussia. About 75 employees work out of the King…
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Montco Receives CDC Grant to Help Save More Lives from Opioid Crisis
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Montgomery County a $4.4 million grant to help the county fight overdoses, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. Pennsylvania, including Montgomery County, continues to face an ongoing opioid crisis with approximately 5,147 drug overdose deaths in the state in the last year, according to CDC data.…
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St. Mary Medical Center First in Bucks County to Offer Innovative Implant to Treat ACL Tears
St. Mary Medical Center is now the first healthcare center in Bucks County to offer the BEAR Implant for treatment of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. The BEAR Implant is the first medical advancement to enable the body to heal its own torn ACL. This new approach is a paradigm shift from the current standard…
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‘Prescribe Outside’ to Improve the Health of Philadelphia’s Children Through Access to Green Space, Nature
Prescribe Outside, Philadelphia’s nature prescription program, has launched to provide physicians and families with tools to improve the health and wellness of children. Prescribe Outside is a partnership among Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Awbury Arboretum, Let’s Go Outdoors, USDA Forest Service, and the Temple University Center for Sustainable Communities that helps children locate and…
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Tower Health, Owner of Pottstown Hospital, Plans for Profitability in 2024
Tower Health, the owner of Pottstown Hospital, could be on the upswing. The Berks County-based health system cut its operating deficit by more than 70 million, which is down 33 percent compared to 2022, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The health system also saw a slight revenue increase and predicts it will…
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