Healthcare
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Community Health & Dental Care Announces Cutting-Edge Physical Therapy Now in Barto
Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) is excited to now offer cutting-edge Physical Therapy services at its Barto health center at 1315 Route 100 North in Barto, PA. Unlike most physical therapy offices, CHDC accepts Medicaid and offers health care discounts to those who qualify. CHDC also accepts Medicare and most commercial insurance plans such…
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New COVID-19 Testing Site in Lansdale to Open on Monday, Feb. 14, County Announces
The Montgomery County Office of Public Health announced it’s opening a new PCR COVID-19 testing site in Lansdale on Monday, February 14, 2022. The COVID-19 Testing Site will be located at 318 Pennbrook Parkway in the Station Square Shops and will operate Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to Noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.…
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Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton Recognized with Seven Women’s Choice Awards
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton has earned seven 2022 Women’s Choice Awards, according to a staff report from Main Line Times & Suburban. Einstein Montgomery has been recognized as one of the nation’s Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Care, Cancer Care, Heart Care, Mammogram Imaging Center, Orthopedics, and Women’s Services. The…
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Spring City Man Among First U.S. Patients Receiving Lung Transplant as COVID-19 Treatment
John Silknitter, a 68-year-old Spring City resident, is one of the first patients in the country to receive a lung transplant as a treatment for COVID-19, writes Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Silknitter’s lung suffered extensive scarring during his infection with COVID-19. It left him unable to cross the room without running out of…
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Jenkintown’s Manor College Grad Named First African-American Chief Nursing Officer at North Carolina Health Center
A graduate from Manor College in Jenkintown was recently named the new Chief Nursing Officer in the Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center, reports Manor College. Stephanie Wroten, RN, MSN, MS, received a certificate from Manor College’s Legal Nursing Consulting Certificate Program in 2010. This past May, the Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center in Ahoskie, North…
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Trulieve Cannabis Corp. Celebrates Statewide Retail Rebrand in King of Prussia, Devon, and Philadelphia
Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the United States, hosted a statewide grand re-branding celebration spanning all Trulieve-affiliated Pennsylvania retail locations on Jan. 29. Trulieve invites registered medical marijuana patients and caregivers to join the celebration at each of its affiliated medical marijuana dispensaries across the state. While all locations will be a part…
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Community Health & Dental Care Welcomes New Vision Provider, Marie Gwinn, OD, to Its Pottstown Location
Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) welcomes new vision provider, Marie Gwinn, OD to its Pottstown health center location at 351 W. Schuylkill Road, Pottstown. Now accepting new vision patients, Dr. Gwinn comes to CHDC as an experienced optometrist provider at the Coventry Mall location. In addition to general optometry, Dr. Gwinn is skilled in…
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NAMI Montgomery County Seeks Ways to Help Those With PTSD, Starting With a Daily Walk
Last summer, I completed a 10-mile sponsored walk to raise money for the hospital that cared for me after my accident. By the end of the day, I realized I’d walked almost 16 miles. It was a remarkable achievement, given that nine months earlier, I couldn’t walk at all. I was crossing the street, a…
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February 1, 2022, COVID-19 Update: Over 1300 Cases Reported in Montgomery County To End January
Montgomery County reported 1382 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 3 days (January 28-31, 2022) bringing the total number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases to 116,531 countywide since March 7, 2020. There are currently 296 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients, 24 people are on ventilators There…
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Chester County Medical Society Petitioning the Court to Keep Brandywine, Jennersville Hospitals Open
The Chester County Medical Society, with the support of other medical societies, will petition the court to intervene and support the effort of Canyon Atlantic to keep Brandywine Hospital open, stop further sale of Jennersville Hospital assets, and eventually reopen Jennersville Hospital. Currently, the owner of both hospitals, Tower Health, has made the decision to…
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Proposed Buyer of Tower Health Hospitals Asks Judge to Halt the Closure Process: Just a Second, Your Honor…
Canyon Atlantic Partners, the proposed buyer of Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals, has asked a judge to order Tower Health to halt the closure process that would do “irreparable harm” to both it and the broader community. Michael Rellahan filed the legal move’s implications in the Daily Local News. Attorneys for the Texas-based purchaser requested that…
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Opens Second Inpatient Hospital in King of Prussia
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) just opened its second inpatient hospital in King of Prussia, the Middleman Family Pavilion. Built with families in mind, the new hospital aims to provide convenient access to CHOP’s excellent care and resources to children across the region. “Since our founding in 1855, a key component of CHOP’s mission…
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Former CHOP Patient’s Dream Comes True and Becomes Nurse at CHOP King of Prussia After Decades of Healing
After spending part of her childhood in CHOP hospitals, former CHOP patient Abby Lackman has gone on to fulfill her dream of becoming a CHOP nurse herself, reports Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. “It’s been my dream,” said Lackman. “With my history, I’ve been in and out of the hospital and the CHOP nurses really made…
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Montgomery County Approves Lease for New COVID Testing Site in Lansdale
Due to rising COVID infection case numbers, Montgomery County Commissioners just approved a lease for another county testing facility in Lansdale, writes Rachel Ravina for Main Line Media News. The leasing agreement made between the Montgomery County Office of Public Health and Patriarch Management LP will cover a one-year lease for the space located at…
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Montgomery County Hospitals Experiencing Strain Due to Rapid Spread of COVID-19 Omicron Variant
Montgomery County officials have joined with area hospital leadership to provide an update on the current COVID-19 surge, and they are reporting their hospital systems are strained due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. During a virtual briefing, leaders stressed that residents should not come to the emergency room for COVID-19 testing, only…
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Local High School Junior Surreptitiously Gets COVID-19 Vaccine in Philadelphia
Teenagers have been sneaking out of their parents’ home to embark on unauthorized adventures forever. But for Nicholas Montero of Langhorne, an under-cover trip to Philadelphia had a compelling reason. Nina Feldman reported his covert action for WHYY. Montero’s clandestine adventure was, in his estimation, a matter of taking control of his own health. He…
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Gladwyne Residents Rise Up Against New Senior Luxury Living Facility That Sleeps Only Eight
Affluent residents of Gladwyne are up in arms over Rosette, a new luxury senior living facility that will serve as a home to eight people, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Seniors living at Rosette will receive more personal attention and care thanks to the facility’s smaller size. “We are here to provide a level…
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Montgomery County Community College Hosting Walk-in Vaccine Clinics Jan. 24 & 26
Montgomery County Community College, as a designated Vaccine Champion College and active participant of the White House and U.S. Department of Education’s COVID College Challenge, is doing its part to help students, employees, and community members get vaccinated with upcoming vaccine clinics. MCCC, in partnership with the Montgomery County Immunization Coalition and Giant Pharmacy, is…
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