Healthcare
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Just In: Montgomery County Moves to CDC High COVID-19 Community Level, Urges the Public to Take Precautions
Today the Montgomery County Office of Public Health announced the County is now in the CDC-defined “high” level of community transmission for COVID-19. The public is urged to wear a mask indoors in public, stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, and get tested if you have symptoms. Additional precautions may be needed for people…
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Redeemer Health System Seeking ‘Strategic Partner’
Redeemer Health in Montgomery County is looking for a partner in strategy for its healthcare division, writes John George for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Abington’s Holy Redeemer Hospital is one of Montgomery County area’s independent hospitals. The corporate office of Redeemer Health, has its corporate office in Huntingdon Valley and employs about 3,800 people. Michael…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Jim Brexler, CEO of Doylestown Health
Jim Brexler, CEO of Doylestown Health spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in St. Louis County, Missouri; taking Chevy Chase–style vacations to Southern California to visit his mother’s family when he was a kid; learning basic leadership skills at the age of six by playing catcher on a little league baseball team coached by…
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Gwynedd Mercy Directs Largest Gift It’s Ever Received to New Healthcare-Career Training Center
The largest gift in the history of Gwynedd Mercy University will lead to the establishment of a unique approach to training local healthcare professionals. Ryan Mulligan reported on the largesse in the Philadelphia Business Journal. A $10 million gift from the Maguire Foundation will fund the construction of the Frances M. Maguire Healthcare Innovation Campus,…
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Popular ‘TikTok’ Dentist from Royersford Helps Children Maintain Dignity Through Support for Fostering Hope PA
Royersford’s Dr. Peter Lim, who is well known to his social media fans as “the TikTok dentist” whose great dance moves and a propensity to calm his patients down by singing to them, is also helping children maintain dignity through his support for Fostering Hope PA, a local nonprofit that serves families and children in…
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Pottstown’s Medicare Education Services Celebrates Its First Year in Business
April 27th marks the one year anniversary of Medicare Education Services in Pottstown. “Starting a new business, you have an idea how things will go in your first year. I put my focus on meeting as many people in person as possible, and oftentimes they need some help with Medicare, or know someone who does”…
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75 Doylestown Health Docs Make Philadelphia Magazine 2022 List of Top Physicians
The 2022 list of Top Docs in the area has been released by Philadelphia Magazine, honoring 75 healthcare providers in the Doylestown Health system. Each year, the task of compiling the list begins with doctors being nominated by peers. The finalists are then tallied by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. a healthcare research and information company…
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Check Out Where Montco Ranks Among the Healthiest Counties in Pennsylvania
To determine the ranking, the study took into account 90 health-influencing factors, including housing, education, jobs, and quality health care access. The health outcomes category calculates the length of life and quality of life factors, while the health factors category looks at health and unhealthy behaviors. Montgomery County residents are among the healthiest in Pennsylvania,…
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President Biden Appoints Jenkintown Physician as Regional Director of Health and Human Services
Ala Stanford, the Jenkintown physician who started the nationally acclaimed Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium in Philadelphia at the beginning of the pandemic, has been appointed to serve as a regional director for the Department of Health and Human Services by President Joe Biden, writes Robert Moran for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Stanford is one of the…
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Trauma and the Brain: Signs You Might Be Living in ‘Survival Mode’ in Montgomery County
The ongoing pandemic and the isolation at home may mean you and your children are feeling the effects of the “survival brain.” During times of crisis, chaos, and traumatic experiences we enter “survival mode.” Normally, our prefrontal cortex, or the thinking brain, handles executive problem solving, organization, emotional regulation, critical thinking, and decision making. It…
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Montgomery County Sees COVID-19 Surge Across PA with a New Variant
Throughout the month of April, new COVID-19 cases surge once again across Pennsylvania and in Montgomery County, reports Keith Mayer for The Reading Eagle. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the new variant of Omicron, known as BA.2, has become the new dominant strain of COVID-19 across the United States. The latest…
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Healthcare Nonprofit’s New Global Headquarters in Plymouth Meeting a Symbol of ‘Innovation, Integrity’
Independent patient safety organization ECRI recently unveiled its new $13 million global headquarters and medical device evaluation laboratory in Plymouth Meeting, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. ECRI, which conducts unbiased medical device evaluations, has developed the new space on its 24-acre campus on Butler Pike by demolishing a part of an old…
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Wall Street Journal: As the World Moves On, Millions of People Like This Chester County Man Stay Out of Workforce
While the world moves on from the pandemic, immunocompromised individuals like Landenberg resident Chuck Lage continue to avoid pre-pandemic activities, including work, writes Josh Mitchell for the Wall Street Journal. After 63-year-old Lage was laid off in the spring of 2020, he took an early retirement to avoid getting sick. He has common variable immunodeficiency…
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Doctor at Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Care Receives 2022 PA Young Optometrist of the Year Award
The Young Optometrist of the Year Award recognizes an optometrist in practice less than ten years who demonstrates outstanding leadership skills when serving their profession, patients, and community. Nominees were evaluated according to a point system allocated to two principal areas: Public Service (worth 60%) and Service to Optometry (worth 40%). Dr. Marie Gwinn joined…
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How Norristown State Hospital Plans to Meet Growing Demand for Psychiatric Beds
Norristown State Hospital will meet the growing demand for psychiatric beds in southeastern Pennsylvania by adding a new 420-bed forensic hospital on its grounds, writes Holly Herman for the Patch. According to the state Department of Human Services, $242 million is being allocated for the construction project. The new facility will house court-ordered patients sent…
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Pottstown’s Medicare Education Services Presents Ask Dave: Finding Information on Medicare
Owner and agent David Morrison of Medicare Education Services uses his decades of experience in the fields of education and insurance benefits to guide his clients through the Medicare election process, ensuring that every person feels like the Medicare process is easy to navigate, and he’s here to help. Every month Dave answers questions from our Montco Today readers about Medicare. Medicare Education Services was founded…
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COVID-19 Death Rate Varied Across PA; Montgomery County Lost Many But Not As Many As One County
As the COVID-19 situation continues to quieten, statisticians are now looking at the impact locally, regionally, and nationally. The Philadelphia collar counties, it turned out, recorded some of the lowest COVID-19-related death rates in the state. However one Pa. community was hit worse than almost any other county nationwide. Phil Galewitz revealed which one in…
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Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Care Asks, Can Breakfast Cereal Be Part of a Healthy Diet?
Cold cereals are an easy, convenient food. Many try to promote the latest nutrition trend or tempt your kids with fun shapes and cartoon characters. But you may wonder: Are breakfast cereals as healthy as they claim to be and are they the best choice for breakfast? What is Breakfast Cereal? Breakfast cereal is made from…
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