Healthcare
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CHOP Receives Generous Gift from Main Line Couple to Establish Cancer Immunotherapy Center
Philanthropists Susan and Steve Kelly, longtime supporters of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), are helping establish the Susan S. and Stephen P. Kelly Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “We are honored our gift will help CHOP and Dr. Stephan Grupp to unlock the tremendous potential of cancer…
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Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood Named One of America’s Best Hospitals For Cardiac Excellence, Third Year Running
Cardiac excellence again was the primary driver as Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health, received recognition as one of the 50 best hospitals in America in the nation in a Healthgrades survey, reports Main Line Health. Lankenau was recognized with America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™ as well as the America’s 100 Best…
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Montgomery County Announces New Location for Willow Grove COVID-19 Vaccination Site, Starting March 28
The Montgomery County Office of Public Health (OPH) announced a new location for its Willow Grove COVID-19 vaccination clinic. Starting today, Monday, March 28 the Willow Grove vaccination clinic will be located within the County’s Willow Grove Annex located at 102 York Road. Montgomery County continues to operate four vaccination clinics at the following locations: Montgomery County…
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Several Montco Organizations Part of New Regional Initiative That Addresses Health Inequities
Main Line Health and Jefferson Health are among the group of regional healthcare providers, insurers, and educational institutions that have joined forces with the City of Philadelphia to start Accelerate Health Equity, a multimillion-dollar initiative aiming to address health inequities, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The initiative – which uses the “Working…
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After ‘COVID Devastated Skin at a Global Level,’ Kennett’s Genesis HealthCare Seizes Opportunity to Transform
Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare is looking to add around 200 wound care experts nationwide as part of its newly launched program that aims to boost skin health and improve wound prevention and treatment, writes Kimberly Marselas for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News. “COVID devastated skin at a global level,” said Jeanine Maguire, vice president of skin…
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Lehigh Valley Health Network Enters Into Montgomery County With New Health Center in Pennsburg
Lehigh Valley Health Network, based in Allentown, has expanded into Montgomery County with a multi-specialty health center, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new Pennsburg health center offers several medical services for area residents, including Pulmonology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, OB-GYN care and breast health care, family medicine, EXPRESSCare for minors illnesses and injuries,…
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Former Glenside Fire Company Voluntary Firefighters Share Special Bond After Kidney Donation
Brendan Dougherty and James Woods, both former volunteer firefighters with Glenside Fire Company #1, share a special bond, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. Woods who had already had a kidney transplant in 2001, was once again suffering from kidney failure. The kidney his sister donated was working for full 16 years before starting to give…
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Closing of Coatesville VA Medical Center to Open a New Facility in King of Prussia Still “Just a Recommendation”
While the recent Department of Veterans Affairs plan calls for the closure of Coatesville VA Medical Center, it is still in the initial phase and may change significantly before implementation, write Kenny Cooper and Alan Yu for WHYY. “There’s going to be many twists and turns,” said Joe Brooks, executive director of the Veterans Multi-Service…
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PCOM Healthcare Celebrates Opening of New Family Medicine Center on City Line Avenue
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration for the new Family Medicine at PCOM healthcare center. Conveniently located on City Avenue, this newly-renovated space includes fifteen exam rooms and a dedicated space for mental health services. “For so many of us here at the College, Family Medicine at PCOM stands as a…
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs May Close Coatesville, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Shift Services to New King of Prussia Facility
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs aims to close 17 VA medical centers across the country, including centers in Coatesville and Philadelphia, writes Patricia Kime for Military.com. The department’s recently unveiled plan also calls for the shift of services to more than 30 new or rebuilt hospitals. In some cases, private care would be relied…
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Jefferson Health President Discusses Integration of Einstein Health System Merger in Montco
One of Dr. Bruce Meyer’s main priorities is seamlessly integrating the Einstein Healthcare Network into Jefferson Health, along with providing top care to the area’s residents, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal during a recent virtual PBJ event. Montgomery County and Philadelphia-area health systems have had their share of challenges these past few…
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Nearby Chesco’s Coatesville VA Medical Center May Be Closing
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs aims to close 17 medical centers across the country, including the one in Coatesville, writes Patricia Kime for Military.com. The department’s recently unveiled plan also calls for the shift of services to more than 30 new or rebuilt hospitals. In some cases, private care would be relied upon. King…
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Lankenau Medical Center President Announces Retirement, Aiming for an “Orderly Transition”
Lankenau Medical Center president Phillip Robinson is retiring after 12 years, saying “I turned 65 last summer and was thinking about retiring,” reports John George at the Philadelphia Business Journal. Lankenau Medical Center is a 331-bed tertiary care center in Wynnewood, Montgomery County known as a teaching hospital and research institute. Now, the parent company…
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COVID-19 Pandemic Was Declared 2 Years Ago This March and Montco Reflects on the Changes
Montgomery County—and the world—shut down for quite some time, and now that it has been two years since the COVID-19 pandemic burst into existence, local officials reflect on the changes as the region comes back to life, writes Brian X. McCrone for NBC10. On March 11, 20202, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. Reflecting…
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Penn Medicine CEO Talks Expansion Into Montgomery County with New Outpatient Center
Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney was part of a PBJ virtual event where they interviewed four leaders of Philadelphia-area health systems to discuss their recent COVID-19 challenges, technology, and building needs, and the shortage of healthcare workers, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Mahoney, who has served in the role of CEO since…
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For CHOP CEO, New King of Prussia Hospital ‘Great Proof of Concept’
For Madeline Bell, president and CEO of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the new King of Prussia hospital that opened in late January presented an opportunity for children in the western suburbs and beyond, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “For us, it has been a story of ‘if you build it, they will…
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Prospective Buyer of Jennersville, Brandywine Hospitals Throws in the Towel
Canyon Atlantic Partners has decided to end litigation in Common Pleas Court with Tower Health to force the financially struggling health system to sell Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals, so it could reopen them, writes Michael P. Rellahan for the Daily Local News. This means that Chester County will remain without these two medical facilities that…
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After Closing Two Hospitals in Chester County, Tower Health Remains in Debt More Than $1 Billion
Tower Health managed to more than halve its net loss to $65.6 million in the first half of fiscal 2022, but the Reading-based health system remains in the red, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. During the same period in fiscal 2021, the owner of Phoenixville Hospital and recently closed Jennersville and Brandywine…
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