Healthcare
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Opens New Office in Pottstown
Continuing its expansion into Montgomery County, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has opened a new office in Pottstown, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. CHOP Primary Care Sunnybrook is the fifth CHOP primary care office in the county. It is located in the Sunnybrook Village community at 800 Heritage Drive. “The practice provides comprehensive primary care…
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Jefferson Health, Largest Health System in Philadelphia Region, Announces Layoffs
About 400 positions at Jefferson Health will be eliminated this week as part of the health system’s plan to reduce costs by $300 million, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The largest health system in the Philadelphia Region announced on Monday that it will be laying off one percent of its employees this week.…
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Lankenau Surgeon a Proponent of Robotic Heart Surgeries Despite Many Critics
The use of robotics for coronary bypass surgeries first began in the late 1990s, but the technique has not caught on everywhere just yet, writes Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Francis Sutter, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, is a big proponent of using a robot for coronary artery bypass graft…
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Drexel Hill Sisters Deliver Babies on Same Day, Hours Apart
A striking set of coincidences ended with two sisters from Drexel Hill welcoming newborn baby boys just hours apart, writes Michael Lee Simpson for People. Michelle Hilferty and Monica Hogan, who both live on the same street, delivered on June 26 at Lankenau Medical Center in rooms right next to each other. Hogan’s baby son,…
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CNN: Pottstown Hospital Faces Increasing Scrutiny Over Millions in Tax Breaks
When Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, switched from a for-profit hospital to nonprofit status, the Pottstown School District lost a large source of funding for its schools, writes Andy Miller and Markian Hawryluk for KFF Health News. Because the hospital no longer had to pay local property taxes, the already underfunded school district lost the…
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Glenside Doctor Explains Summer Respiratory Viruses and Summer Colds
Dr. Dana Mincer of Glenside recently wrote about common summer illnesses in the Glenside Local. She explained that respiratory infections don’t just occur during the winter months. Certain viruses like rhinovirus, adenovirus and respiratory syncytial virus or RSV also can cause you to fall sick in the warmer months too. These viruses can lead to…
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‘Sky’s the Limit on What You Can Achieve’: Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates Launches Speakers Bureau
Pennsylvania is experiencing one of the worst nursing shortages in the nation. That’s not just an HR issue — it’s a public health emergency. To help inspire more students to enter the profession, nurses from Flourtown-based Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates have launched a new speakers bureau program, entitled “Light the Way Through a Career in…
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Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Care Welcomes New Family Medical Provider
Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Care welcomes Neliza Lao as a family medical provider. Lao, a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, will care for adult patients, aged 18 and over, at the Pottstown health center location at 351 Schuylkill Road. Lao is also a Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse. She earned her Bachelor of Science…
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Local Leader Makes List of Top 10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare in America
The CEO Forum Group’s new list of the Top 10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare in America is out, and a local leader is on it, writes Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review. The list is based on interviews performed by Robert Reiss, founder and CEO of The CEO Forum Group, and his team. Each of the…
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Founder of Oshun Family Center in Jenkintown Approves of State’s Move to Track Maternal Morbidity
Saleemah McNeil, the founder and executive director of Oshun Family Center in Jenkintown, supports Pennsylvania’s new proposed legislation to track pregnancy and birth-related health complications. If Gov. Shapiro signs the new maternal morbidity bill into law, the Maternal Mortality Review Committee that was created in 2018 would work with the Department of Health to track…
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King of Prussia’s Universal Health Services Will Soon Be Managing a $434 Million Hospital
A new hospital in Washington, D.C. which will be run by King of Prussia-based Universal Health Services is nearing completion, writes Nick Thomas for the Becker’s Hospital Review. The $434.4 million hospital project recently held a topping out ceremony and is scheduled to open in 2025. The 136-bed Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health…
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Pharmaceutical Company with King of Prussia Offices Goes Private in New Deal
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, which is based in Boston but has offices in King of Prussia, is turning private after being a publicly traded company for almost nine years, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The biopharmaceutical firm has agreed to be acquired by Gurnet Point Capital, a health care investment firm, and Novo Holdings A/S,…
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Andre Hewitt Joins Community Health & Dental Care as Behavioral Health Director at Pottstown Center
Andre Hewitt recently joined Community Health & Dental Care as the new Behavioral Health Director at the Pottstown health center at 351 W. Schuylkill Road. A licensed professional counselor, Hewitt comes to Community Health & Dental Care with experience working with children and adults who are facing a wide range of mental and emotional difficulties,…
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New Book Recalls ‘America’s First Plague,’ Mosquito-borne Epidemic That Struck Philadelphia in 1790s
A mosquito-borne epidemic that started to spread throughout Philadelphia in the 1790s made the nation’s then-capital totter under its impact, writes Fergus M. Bordewich for The Wall Street Journal. As Robert Watson writes in his new book, America’s First Plague, the outbreak was “one of the worst epidemics in American history.” Within three months, anywhere…
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One of the Hottest Trends in Healthcare Coming to King of Prussia
MedCoShare, a Philadelphia-based company, is opening its third co-working space for medical professionals, this one in King of Prussia, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Ronak Vyas, MedCoShare’s co-founder and CEO, said that the idea for the company came to him after he saw how popular co-working spaces were for tech companies and…
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Collegeville Native Advocates for Paying Bone Marrow Donors to Save More Lives
The number of donors of bone marrow could be boosted if donors were being compensated, writes Natalie Dowzicky for Reason. Dowzicky, a Collegeville native and Germantown Academy graduate, was a donor to her father, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia a few days before Christmas 2021. She knows her father was among the lucky…
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Lankenau Earns A-Rating in National Evaluation of Hospital Safety Statistics
The Leapfrog Group — a Washington, D.C., healthcare industry evaluator — has completed its Spring 2023 national evaluations. Its analysts awarded Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood an A rating, the hospital’s best performance grade in three years. Max Bennett reported the Main Line Health outcome in the Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood Patch. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is…
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Harcum College Offers Affordable Dental Services, Free Care for Children & Teens
The Abram and Goldie Cohen Dental Center at Harcum College provides a wide range of expert dental hygiene services to the public at affordable prices. The state-of-the-art, 16-chair clinical facility is equipped with radiology rooms, Panorex (a 360-degree dental x-ray machine), a computer lab, and a classroom. The Cohen Dental Center offers free dental exams…
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