Healthcare
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Pottstown’s Community Health and Dental Health Insurance Informational Event
Learn More About Your Options in Pennsylvania Be sure to stop by the CHDC office in the Coventry Mall on Wednesday, July 28th from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM for their Health Insurance Informational Event. They will have members of their Case Management Team standing by to offer information about insurance options for you. Information…
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Center Valley’s DeSales MBA Program Helps Local Doctor Prepare for Pandemic
There was no playbook to prepare local health networks for the global medical crisis that arrived on the doorstep of the United States earlier this year. And so, as cases of COVID-19 began to mount here and across the country, it was up to people like Dr. Jennifer Stephens to create their own plan. “When…
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King of Prussia Amazon Workers Have Higher Chance of Ending Up with Serious Injury Than Most Other Warehouse Workers
Employees working at the Amazon facilities throughout Pennsylvania, including the one in King of Prussia, have nearly twice as many serious injuries than workers at other warehouses, write Christian Hetrick and Chris A. Williams for The Norman Transcript. This is fueling criticism from various labor groups about the working conditions at the online retail giant…
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July 16 COVID-19 Update: Cases on Slight Uptick in Montgomery County; Over 250 New Cases, Over 200 Patients Hospitalized Across PA
Montgomery County reported 78 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days (July 7-13th) bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 59,350 countywide since March 7, 2020. There are currently 13 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients, 1 person is on a ventilator. There is…
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Second Time Around: Financially Troubled Tower Health Receives Offer from Joint Venture
After previously deciding against bidding for the financially troubled Tower Health, Lehigh Valley Health Network and StoneBridge Health have reconsidered. John George covered the change of mind for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Allentown-based health system and Bucks County-based hospital turnaround company have now made an offer. The joint venture revives interest in Tower Health…
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Pennsylvania Ranks Among Top Half of States Recovering Quickest from COVID-19
Pennsylvania ranked in the top half of states that are recovering the quickest from COVID-19, according to a new report by WalletHub. To determine which states are recovering the fastest, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: Analysts evaluated these dimensions using 19 relevant metrics. Pennsylvania ranked No.…
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Forbes: Abington Scientist Dr. Katalin Karikó Featured Among 50 Over 50
Abington Scientist Dr. Katalin Karikó, whose research proved crucial in the development of the first two COVID-19 vaccines, is featured among Forbes’ 50 Over 50, write Elana Lyn Gross and Lisette Voytko for Forbes. Karikó immigrated from Hungary to Philadelphia in 1985 with her husband and daughter. The family stashed its entire savings that came…
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Vaccination Duplication: Pennsylvania Lowers Montco COVID-19 Vaccination Numbers Due to Duplicate Shots Recorded
About 600,000 duplicate vaccination shots were cut Saturday from the Pennsylvania Department of Health COVID-19 vaccination statistic dashboard, writes Keith Mayer for the Reading Eagle. The bulk of the duplication seemed to be in Montgomery, Chester, and Allegheny Counties. The new figures “more accurately reflect the number of people who are partially and fully vaccinated.”…
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July 9 COVID-19 Update: Montgomery County Reports Almost 50 New Cases; PA Reports Over 11.7 Million Vaccinations To Date
Montgomery County reported 44 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days (June 30-July 6th) bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 59,272 countywide since March 7, 2020. There are currently 15 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients, 1 is on a ventilator. There are…
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CHOP Adds Pediatric Urgent Care Facility to its Abington Specialty Care Center
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has added a new pediatric urgent care center to its Abington specialty care center just two months after its official opening, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This is the fifth urgent care center opened by CHOP, with the remaining four located in Chalfont, Glen Mills, Haverford, and the…
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See if Montgomery County is Among the Top Healthiest Communities in Nation
Montgomery County has once again placed among the 500 healthiest communities in the nation, according to a new ranking published by U.S. News & World Report. To determine which communities in the country are the healthiest, U.S. News & World Report compared more than 3,000 counties and county-equivalents based on how they performed in 84…
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No Bid Forthcoming from Lehigh Valley Health Network or StoneBridge Healthcare for Financially Troubled Tower Health
After five months of deliberations, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Bucks County-based StoneBridge Healthcare have decided not to bid on the financially troubled Tower Health, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Lehigh Valley Health originally considered a potential deal with Tower, the parent company for Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville, Jennersville Hospital in West…
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See How Pennsylvania Ranked Among Safest States During COVID-19
Pennsylvania placed in the upper half in the list of safest states during COVID-19, according to a new ranking recently released by WalletHub. To find out which states are safer during COVID-19, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics, including vaccination rate, positive testing rate, hospitalization rate, death…
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Disparate Guidelines on Medical Marijuana Funding Prove Fatal for Bensalem Resident
Opioid withdrawal held Tyler Cordiero in its tight grasp. Despite a lack of health insurance, his treatment provider had authorized him for medical marijuana usage. But a federal-state disconnect ultimately led to his death, reports Ed Mahon for The Daily Item. Cordiero, a Bensalem 24-year-old, accessed treatment for his addiction from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Federal funding for this local…
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Al Roker-Produced Documentary Depicts the Lengths to Which a Doylestown Nurse Went to Treat Her COVID-19 Patients
“American Nurse Heroes” — a televised documentary produced by the American Nurse Journal, NBC journalist Al Roker, and the American Nurses Association — spotlighted above-and-beyond COVID-19 caregivers nationwide. It included the exhausting, harrowing, frustrating, fear-filled, and emotionally wrenching first-person account of Shumi Mazzacano, an intensive care nurse at Doylestown Hospital. The 16-month pandemic forced Mazzacano, a 12-year veteran, to tap professional and personal reserves she wasn’t even…
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June 30 COVID-19 Update: Montgomery County Finishes June with Super-low Number of Cases; 60% Of Pennsylvanians Age 18+ Fully Vaccinated
Montgomery County reported 37 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days (June 23-29th) bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 59,228 countywide since March 7, 2020. There are currently 11 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients, 0 are on ventilators. There are zero new…
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As Coronavirus Delta Variant Spreads Nationally, Pennsylvania’s High Vax Rate Offers Protection
The COVID-19 Delta variant — the highly transmissible strain — continues to spread throughout the country. Pennsylvania, however, remains one of the most protected states, given its high vaccination rate. Erika Fry and Nicolas Rapp for reported the statewide level of protection for Fortune. So far, studies have shown that vaccines are effective against this…
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Einstein Healthcare Network, Parent Company for Several Montco Hospitals, Launches Jewish Health Resource Center
Einstein Healthcare Network, which operates Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton, Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park, and MossRehab in Elkins Park, has recently opened the Jewish Health Resource Center, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The goal is to provide compassionate healthcare and resources to the Jewish community that honor its traditions.…
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