Healthcare
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Lansdale Medical Corps Is Boots-on-the-Ground in Orlando to Aid in Ian Recovery
A paramedic crew from the Volunteer Medical Service Corps left Lansdale on Sept. 27 for the not-so-sunny Sunshine State, arriving before Hurricane Ian came ashore at Cayo Costa, Fla. CBS News Philadelphia covered the long-distance mission. The local deployment is part of a national network of medical service providers that partner with the Federal Emergency…
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Fitch Drops Tower Health Credit Rating; Hospital Leaders’ Blood Pressures Rise in Response
Fitch Ratings has knocked three levels off the Tower Health credit rating, landing it in a “CCC+” financial position. Harold Brubaker covered the downgrade in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The revised credit rating now characterizes Tower Health, owner of Montgomery County’s Chestnut Hill Hospital and Pottstown Hospital, as representing a real possibility of default. The Chestnut…
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Crozer Health Closing Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill is closing and becoming an inpatient behavioral health center by next spring, according to owner Crozer Health, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The announcement was made Wednesday, Sept. 21. Current services, including the emergency department, will close within 60 days, Crozer said. Crozer Health is owned…
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City Ave District’s Free Lunch and Learn Sessions to Create Healthy Finances and Hearty Bodies
The City Ave District, the nonprofit organization serving as a catalyst for economic and civic vibrancy across this important corridor, is hosting an upcoming series of free, in-person lunch-and-learn sessions. The first, Money Matters: Financial Wellness 101, is Sept. 28 at 12 p.m. In this introductory financial planning workshop sponsored by Tompkins Community Bank, attendees will get information…
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Community Health & Dental Care Grins Broadly in Welcoming New Practitioner
Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) welcomes new dental provider, Minyong Chen, DMD to its Pottstown health center, 351 W. Schuylkill Road. Dr. Chen comes to CHDC as an experienced general dentistry provider treating patients of all ages. Dr. Chen earned his both his Doctor of Dental Medicine from Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School…
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Montgomery County to Receive Part of $1B Settlement Pa. Made with Pharmaceutical Companies
Montgomery County will receive part of the more than $1 billion settlement between Pa. and three major pharmaceutical distributors regarding their roles in creating and fueling the opioid epidemic, reported John McDevitt for KYW Newsradio. All 67 counties in the Commonwealth are eligible for part of the settlement. The factors that will determine geographic settlement…
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New Census Bureau Data Provide Montco Pandemic Snapshot, Illustrating Life Before and After
New data from the Census Bureau revealed how much changed in Montgomery County during the pandemic, including how people worked and commuted. Kasturi Pananjady and Aseem Shukla encapsulated the local new-normal for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The American Community Survey sampled a representative group of U.S. residents annually and extrapolated those results to the entire population.…
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Bryn Mawr-based Main Line Health Enters into Pediatric Affiliation Agreement with CHOP
Bryn Mawr-based Main Line Health and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have entered into a pediatric affiliation agreement, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Following the deal, Main Line Health will transition all its pediatric care and services from Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington…
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Community Health and Dental Care Helps Study-Abroad Student Headed to France Feel Magnifique
The physical therapist excellence at Community Health and Dental Care, Pottstown, recently celebrated the discharge of a local student. She was generally relieved to be feeling well. But more than that, she was thrilled with the timing of her discharge, just prior to a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study abroad in France. The success of this…
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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Again Musters Support to Fight In-County Food Insecurity
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) kicked off its eighth Annual Valley Forge Freedom from Hunger Food Drive by cooking and serving hot lunch to more than 100 guests at the Norristown Hospitality Center. The food drive will run through Oct. 31 to continue to build awareness around increased nutritional needs in Montgomery…
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Hatfield Medical Imaging Tech Developer Merges with Australian Medical Software Company
CurveBeam AI, a Hatfield medical imaging technology developer, has signed a merger deal with StraxCorp, Melbourne, Australia. John George covered the intercontinental collaboration for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The financial specifics are being kept under wraps at the present; however, the newly united entities are targeting an IPO for next year. This was no union…
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State Student Loan Relief Program for Nurses Starts Initial Round of Assistance
The Student Loan Relief Program for Nurses reached a milestone as the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has started notifying applicants of its selection for the initial round of loans. Robert Swift administered a dose of journalistic skill in bringing the story to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The student loan program for nurses was created…
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Abington Scientist’s Vaccine Breakthrough Now Central to Moderna Action against Pfizer, BioNTech
In a new lawsuit, Moderna is claiming Pfizer and its partner, BioNTech, copied its “groundbreaking discovery” — which was built upon the work of Abington scientist Katalin Karikó — to make a COVID-19 vaccine. Tom Avril put the action under a microscope in reporting it for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The dispute involves messenger RNA (mRNA)…
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Collegeville Bioengineering Student Spent Summer Internship at the Food and Drug Administration
Collegeville resident Prem Ganesh, a senior bioengineering student at Temple, is back in on campus now. But he’s brought a summer’s worth of unique experience with him, gained through an internship with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Sarah Frasca reported his experience for the Temple College of Engineering website. Ganesh spent his time…
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Alabama-Based Health System Expands into Eagleville with Rehab Hospital
Encompass Health plans to build 50-bed inpatient rehab hospital on Audubon Road in Eagleville. Jeff Ward, WFMZ 69 News, exercised his journalistic skills to cover this entrant the area’s healthcare industry. The 50-bed hospital — located just northwest of traffic’s famed St. Gabe’s Curve on Rt. 422 — will serve patients recovering from strokes and…
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Calif. Research Firm Calculates Montco ‘Stressflation’ Rate, Measuring COVID Angst Over Time
My Biosource, a San Diego research firm, set out to measure how Americans have fared over the past 19 months dealing with the Coronavirus outbreak and its resulting downsides. Using granular data on physical and mental stress, the study resulted in a “stressflation” rating to illustrate the effects of a prolonged period of pandemic life…
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Limerick Mom Thanks Red Cross Staff and Blood Donors Who Are Keeping Her Alive
Each summer, blood donations drop precipitously across the nation. Locally, drive attendance is down 40 percent, owing to factors such as donor travel and school vacations that shut common collection sites. Grateful for her continued access to the transfusions she needs, a Limerick blood donation recipient recently presented Red Cross staff members with a tangible…
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Despite Progress Made in Fiscal 2022, Pottstown Hospital Owner Continues Bleeding Red
Montgomery County and its nearby communities proved to be a tough environment to ailing Tower Health, as evidenced by its fiscal 2022 results. John George diagnosed the healthcare provider’s ongoing issues in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Tower Health worked diligently to remedy several corporate problems in a fiscally responsible manner by: And on one level,…
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