Healthcare
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Envision Healthcare, Conshohocken, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Envision Healthcare, a Nashville-based physician staffing company, has filed for Chapter 11 U.S. Bankruptcy Court protection, as reported by Joel Stinnett and John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The firm is also following through with its previously announced plan to shed 162 jobs in Conshohocken. Envision has also entered into a restructuring support agreement…
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Envision Physician Services to Release 162 Conshohocken Workers This Summer
Envision Physician Services, a Nashville-based national medical group that employs physicians who work in hospitals and other sites owned by other companies, is planning to lay off 162 administrative workers in Conshohocken. Harold Brubaker revealed the planned cutback in The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to a company spokesperson, the Conshohocken office will still employ hundreds of…
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Freedom Village Has 2 ‘Get Acquainted’ Events Coming Up
Freedom Village at Brandywine in Chester County invites you to an information session, “Understanding Life Care” on Tuesday, May 23, starting at 11 AM, at the Brickside Grill, 540 Wellington Square in Exton. Freedom Village at Brandywine is a Life Plan Community in West Brandywine that has served seniors for more than 25 years. It…
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Bala Cynwyd Lauds Middle-School Staff Members Who Saved Collapsed Sixth Grader
Responders at Narberth Ambulance Company honored three educators at Bala Cynwyd Middle School for their quick-thinking response to the medical emergency of sixth-grade student Steven Green. FOX 29 Philadelphia’s Dawn Timmeny reported the well-deserved recognition. Green, 12 years old, collapsed Feb. 9 at a school basketball game. The cause of his episode was unknown at…
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Good News for Mother’s Day: Montgomery County Ranked in New ‘Maternal Vulnerability’ Index
A 2021 index of “Maternal Vulnerability” ranged from zero to 100, based on 43 indicators. A lower score indicated a lesser likelihood of poor pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia, premature birth, and maternal death. “When it comes to a mother’s health and survival, the United States fares worst among high-income countries,” said Surgo Ventures CEO…
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Norristown Nurse Says Shortages Need to Be Fixed at Their Root
“If you don’t fix the root cause of staffing in the hospital, you are never going to fix the problems that hospitals are facing right now,” said Shannan Giambrone, a nurse at Suburban Community Hospital, Norristown, and board member of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals. Giambrone says she’s been seeing…
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PCOM Graduates 53 New Doctors from Its New South-Georgia Campus
The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, with its flagship teaching hospital in Bala Cynwyd, has announced the welcome of its first graduates from PCOM South Georgia. Fifty-three students will become the first doctors of osteopathic medicine to graduate from the satellite campus in Moultrie, Ga., on May 25. PCOM South Georgia opened there in the…
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Chester County Lawmaker Fights to Curb Impact of Hospital Closures
State Senator Carolyn Comitta is fighting for legislation to ease the effects of hospital closures throughout Chester County and the Keystone State, writes Peter Hall for Tioga Publishing. Comitta and State Reps. introduced a pair of bills that puts more requirements on hospital owners to go through the closure process. Policy experts say…
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New Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Urology Initiative Will Operate 7 Locations, 4 of Them in Montgomery County
The Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple Health have partnered to launch a urology institute that will operate at seven locations in the Philadelphia area, four of which are in Montgomery County. Sarah Gantz covered the new services for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Fox Chase-Temple Urologic Institute combines the cancer specialization of Fox Chase with…
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Organ Transplant System Overhauled; What’s the Impact on Montco Residents on Waiting Lists?
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) nonprofit has been directing organ transplants in the United States for close to four decades, according to a staff report from the TribLive. In this time, critics say the organization has been plagued with problems, including wasted organs. Last month, the Biden administration said it planned to break…
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Pottstown’s CHDC Wants Contact Wearers to View the Summer Season through the Lens of Eye Safety
As part of Healthy Vision Month (May), Community Health and Dental Care in Pottstown has compiled a list of eye-protection reminders for contact wearers. The advice is particularly timely, as it applies to the summer season, when wearers are physically more active and outdoor time generally increases. Before drilling down into specifics, the organization offers…
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Jefferson Health Expands Inpatient Rehabilitation Services at Its Elkins Park Site
Jefferson Health has announced plans to repurpose its 60-bed Elkins Park hospital into a site solely providing physical rehabilitation care. John George, in his Philadelphia Business Journal report, noted the onsite phase-out of acute care, general surgery, and emergency room services. The shift in focus will enable MossRehab to expand inpatient physical therapy care in…
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Tally of Regional Cancer Surgeries Shows One Montco Hospital Rating No. 5 for Procedure Volume
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), a state agency devoted to containing healthcare costs, has tallied the number of cancer surgeries in the region and identified the top-five procedural sites. John George reported the ranking in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Far out front was the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, with nearly…
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Community Health & Dental Care Presents Madeleine Dean with Distinguished Community Health Center Advocate Awards
On Apr. 11, Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. (CHDC) presented U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean with the 2022–2023 Distinguished Community Health Center Advocate Award on behalf of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and Pennsylvania Community Health Centers (PACHC). The national award recognizes select members of Congress who advocate for increased access to…
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Flourtown-Based Guardian Nurses Names Cynthia Westphal Its Chief Administrative Officer
Cynthia Westphal will now lead the day-to-day operations at Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates after being named its Chief Administrative Officer. The Flourtown-based firm supports patients in the Greater Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, and Seattle areas through its innovative Mobile Care Coordinator Program and patients all over the U.S. through its advocacy services programs. “With…
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Pottstown Visiting Nurse Is in Line for National Care Giving Award
Jermaine Cureton, a Pottstown caregiver for Visiting Angels, is one of ten nationwide semifinalists for the organization’s National Caregiver of the Year award. The Daily Local News carried the MediaNewsgroup-supplied story. The industry honor recognizes caregivers for “overall contribution and commitment to delivering quality care to the clients and families they serve, as well as…
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Wall Street Journal: Blue Bell Author Traces the Biology of the Heart, from Keeper of the Soul to Simple Pump
Vincent M. Figueredo, Blue Bell cardiologist, has written a book that chronicles the discovery of the heart’s anatomical role. The Wall Street Journal excerpted it. Figueredo’s cardiological history dates to 1641 and a shocking medical case in England. Patient Hugh Montgomery had sustained a childhood injury that left his beating heart visible through a gap…
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Gwynedd Mercy University Makes Progress on the Future Frances M. Maguire Healthcare Innovation Center
In May 2022, Gwynedd Mercy University announced the largest donation in its history — a transformational $10 million gift from the Maguire Foundation to build the future Frances M. Maguire Healthcare Innovation Center. The 65,000 square foot building will be the university’s largest academic building on campus, conveniently located adjacent to Maguire and Valie Genuardi Halls. The…
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