Healthcare
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Wolf Administration Omicron Strategy Boils Down to a Vaccines v. Shutdowns Decision
Gov. Tom Wolf once again reiterated that his administration’s strategy to fight the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 is the vaccine and not shutdowns, according to a staff report from WHYY. “The vaccine is our strategy, and people need to get the vaccine,” said Wolf. Wolf spoke during a regularly scheduled appearance on…
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New Cannabis Dispensary Opens in West Chester to “Better Serve Its Expanding Patient”
Verano Holdings, a multistate cannabis company, has expanded its Pennsylvania footprint with the opening of a Zen Leaf dispensary at 300 Oakland Road in West Chester. The dispensary is part of the state’s Chapter 20 Clinical Registrant Program. As such, it will collaborate with the Drexel University Medical Cannabis Research Center to conduct ongoing research…
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Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Offers COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing
COVID-19 Vaccines CHDC is offering the first, second, and third doses of the COVID vaccine. In addition, they are offering the Pfizer pediatric vaccines for children ages 5-11 years old. If the child is not a patient with CHDC, they will need to register with their health center in order to receive the vaccine. Please…
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The DripBar Sets Its Sight on Montgomery County for Future Locations
The DripBar, a liquid IV franchise based in Warwick, Rhode Island, will open a Center City location in the next few months and is eying Mongomery and Philadelphia counties for a total of 11 locations, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The DripBar offers 18 IV drips that, according to the company, can…
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Pottstown Hospital Owner Tower Health Ends Discussion with Trinity Over Potential Sale of Local Hospital
Tower Health, the owner of Pottstown Hospital, has ended its talks with Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic on the possible sale of Chestnut Hill Hospital, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 148-bed Philadelphia hospital along with a group of over a dozen urgent care centers will remain with the financially ailing health system. Tower…
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Pottstown’s Community Health and Dental Care Offering Diabetes Prevention Program
9 out of 10 people with prediabetes do not know that they have it. Take this Prediabetes Risk Test to find out if you have a higher risk of developing diabetes. There are approximately 79 million people in the United States with prediabetes, and their risk of developing type 2 diabetes is four to 12 times higher than it is…
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Montgomery County Records Unprecedented Surge in COVID-19 Cases; Hospitalizations Not Rising as Rapidly
Montgomery County is currently experiencing an unprecedented surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, with more than 5,000 new positive cases reported from December 31 to January 3, writes Emily Rizzo for WHYY. This is in stark difference from two weeks ago when the county Department of Health reported 942 new cases from December 18…
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Jan. 6th, 2022 COVID-19 Update: Over 1800 Cases Reported in Montco in Last 48 Hours
Montgomery County reported 1873 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 2 days (January 4-5, 2022) bringing the total number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases to 95,040 countywide since March 7, 2020, due to the new Omicron variant. There are currently 513 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients,…
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Loss of Jennersville Hospital Has Residents — Especially Seniors — Concerned About ER Access
The loss of Jennersville Hospital has caused a lot of anxiety for many southern Chester County residents. The distance to an accessible emergency room is a particular concern, especially for area seniors. Alan Yu and Kenny Cooper covered the worry for WHYY. For senior citizens living at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford, access to immediate…
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Harriton High School Offers Students Virtual Option Due to COVID Outbreak
Due to an outbreak of COVID-19, students at Harriton High School in the Lower Merion School District can choose to switch to virtual learning until the holiday break, writes Katherine Scott at WHYY. “I think that’s a great approach,” said Martin Wan, parent of a senior student at Harriton. Although contract tracing is still ongoing,…
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Bryn Mawr-based Main Line Health Downgraded From Stable to Negative by S&P
Bryn Mawr-based Main Line Health has been downgraded from stable to negative by Standard & Poor’s, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Alexander Nolan wrote in his report on the health system’s outstanding bond debt that the revision “reflects our view of Main Line Health’s unfavorable operating performance…
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First Case of COVID-19 Omicron Variant Detected in a Montgomery County Resident
The Montgomery County Office of Public Health (OPH) has announced that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in a Montgomery County resident. This person is in their 20s and resides in Whitpain Township. OPH is coordinating with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At this…
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Jefferson Health’s Midwife Program Available in Abington Township to Expand Further
Roughly two years since Jefferson Health scooped up the midwife practice from the now-defunct Hahnemann University Hospital, the program is now expanding, writes Mike D’Onofrio for AXIOS. The practice that provides prenatal care at five Philadelphia city-run health centers through a city contract also has midwives based in Abington Township and New Jersey. Prior to…
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Sale Collapses, Tower Health System to Close Nearby Hospitals
The Tower Health system, which has hospitals in Montgomery and Chester counties, will close Brandywine and Jennersville hospitals in Chester County, following the collapse of their sale to Canyon Atlantic Partners due to the lack of secure financing, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jennersville will close on the previously announced date, December 31,…
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Revolutionary mRNA Research by Abington Biochemist Katalin Karikó Could Be Key to Solving Scores of Health Problems
The revolutionary mRNA research by Abington biochemist Katalin Karikó and her collaborator immunologist Drew Weissman could be the key to solving scores of health problems, writes Tim Smedley for the BBC. Their work went mostly unrecognized by the wider public before the pandemic. However, once the first COVID-19 vaccine was developed using their mRNA technology…
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This Montgomery County Hospital Makes U.S. News & World Report’s Inaugural List of 237 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
The analysis looked at hospital data for 2019 that only relates to uncomplicated pregnancies, not high-risk pregnancies. The evaluation was based on five factors: scheduled early deliveries, C-section rates in low-risk women, newborn complications, rate of exclusive breast milk feeding, and option for vaginal births after cesarean. Abington Hospital, which is part of Jefferson Health,…
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Two Montgomery County Hospitals First Participants in New Music Therapy Program
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton and Pottstown Hospital are among the first five participants in Pennsylvania’s new music therapy program that supports the resiliency and wellbeing of healthcare workers, according to a staff report from The Times Herald. This music therapy initiative is supported by a partnership between The Hospital and Healthsystem Association…
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Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Care Welcomes Dr. Jordan Delgadillo
Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) welcomes new medical provider, Jordan Delgadillo, DO, MPH, CPH to its Pottstown health center location at 351 W. Schuylkill Road in Pottstown. Now accepting new patients, Dr. Delgadillo comes to CHDC as a primary-care adult medical provider at the Coventry Mall location. In addition to family practice, Dr. Delgadillo…
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