Healthcare
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Montgomery County Releases New Info on Vaccine Appointments, Plus Hotline to Get Help Pre-Registering
During their virtual COVID-19 briefing, the Montgomery County Commissioners in coordination with the Montgomery County Office of Senior Services announced that a volunteer service is now available to people in the County who need support pre-registering for vaccine appointments by phone. “Pre-registration for the COVID-19 vaccine is now available by phone through our COVID-19 hotline,” said Dr. Valerie A. Arkoosh, Chair of…
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Pottstown Hospital’s Struggling Tower Health Parts Ways with CEO; Replaced by Board Member
Tower Health, the financially struggling health system that owns Pottstown Hospital, has parted ways with its CEO and has replaced him with a board member, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The board replaced Clint Matthews, who has been leading Tower for the past decade, with P. Sue Perrotty, a retired bank executive who…
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TONIGHT: Community Health & Dental Care to Hold Town Hall on Opioid Use Disorder
Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. (CHDC) announces it has been re-designated through the PA Department of Human Services (DHS) to continue as a Center of Excellence (COE) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). COE’s is team-based and “whole person” focused, with the explicit goal of integrating behavioral health and primary care. On Thursday, February 25th…
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Jenkintown-based TerraVida Holistic Center Owner Intersects Business and Health As She Fights Breast Cancer with Chemo, Medical Marijuana
Christina Visco, founder of Jenkintown-based TerraVida Holistic Centers, has seen her business and health intersect after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, writes Erin Arvedlund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition to chemotherapy, Visco is also ingesting 1,000 milligrams daily of RSO, or Rick Simpson Oil, which is considered to be an extremely high dose…
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February 23 Update: COVID-19 Cases on Slight Increase, Still Very High Risk Level
Montgomery County reported 336 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, February 22, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 46,096 countywide since March 7, 2020. There are currently 140 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients, 20 are on ventilators, which is a…
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Town Hall, Feb 25: Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. Announces Integrated Treatment Program for Opioid Use Disorder
Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. (CHDC) has been re-designated through the PA Department of Human Services (DHS) to continue as a Center of Excellence (COE) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). COE’s is team-based and “whole-person” focused, with the explicit goal of integrating behavioral health and primary care. Beginning as a grant-funded program, COE’s…
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Montgomery County ZIP Codes Where COVID-19 Has Spread the Most and the Least over the Last Week
Continuing this month’s trend, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County continued to drop over the last seven days in February, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The latest numbers compiled by Pennsylvania Department of Health highlight the rates of COVID-19 infection in each ZIP Code statewide for the…
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More Than 100,000 Pennsylvanians May Have Their Second Dosage Appointments Delayed Due to Moderna Vaccine Shortage
Acting Pennsylvania Health Secretary Alison Beam said earlier this week that over 100,000 Pennsylvanians may have to reschedule or cancel their vaccine appointments as the state continues to struggle with a shortage of second doses of the Moderna vaccine, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. ”We discovered some providers inadvertently used the Moderna vaccine,…
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County Commissioners Chair ‘Surprised, Furious, and Disappointed’ Over Vaccine Shortage
Montgomery County will not receive enough doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for residents who are scheduled to receive their second shots next week, writes Rob Tornoe for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to County Board of Commissioners chair Valerie Arkoosh, 5,279 Montgomery County residents are expecting to get their second dose of the Moderna vaccine sometime…
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February 18 Update: COVID-19 Cases Trending Down— Less New Cases, Less Hospitalizations
Montgomery County reported 175 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, February 17, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 45,541 countywide since March 7, 2020. There are currently 162 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients, 28 are on ventilators, which is a…
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After 8 Months on Ventilator, 66-Year-Old Woman Leaves AristaCare in Plymouth Meeting for Home
After she spent eight months on a ventilator battling COVID-19, Bonnie Reilly has now left AristaCare in Plymouth Meeting at the end of last week and headed home with her husband, Bill, according to a staff report from CBS Philly. Before arriving at AristaCare at Meadow Springs, a skilled nursing facility, Reilly was transferred to…
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Nearby Chester County Doctor Playing the Role of COVID-19 Vaccine Matchmaker
Dr. Christine Meyer, an Exton-based internist, is playing the role of COVID-19 vaccine matchmaker by connecting people in need of the vaccine with those who can help them get an appointment, writes Holly Harrar for WFMZ-TV 69 News. It all started when Meyer put a call on her Facebook page for people who needed help…
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After Learning to Understand COVID-19 Better, ‘Shields Are Up and Activated’ at Suburban Community Hospital in Norristown
After an extremely difficult eleven months, ER doctors and nurses at local hospitals are finally seeing their jobs become less stressful as their understanding of the enemy they have been battling continues to improve, writes Wendy Ruderman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While hospitals are still swamped with coronavirus patients, they are younger and less sick.…
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Invention by Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor Helps Cover Unpleasant Mask Odors
Even before the pandemic made masks a necessary accessory, Dr. Mark Pizzini, a Fox Chase Cancer Center anesthesiologist and University of Pennsylvania professor, was working on a way to remove some of the unpleasant odors that can arise from using face covering, writes Lynne Adkins for KYW Newsradio. “There can be lots of challenging scents…
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New Cases of COVID-19 Variant Confirmed in Montgomery County, Indicating Probable Spread Throughout Region
New cases of a COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom have been confirmed in Montgomery County and by University of Pennsylvania, indicating that a more transmissible strain is spreading throughout the region, write Justine McDaniel, Oona Goodin-Smith, Rob Tornoe, and Allison Steele for The Philadelphia Inquirer. On Wednesday, it was confirmed that four…
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Update: Here’s Where COVID-19 Cases are the Highest and Lowest via ZIP Codes
Continuing last week’s trend, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County continued to drop over the last seven days. Still, some areas were more affected more than others, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The latest numbers compiled by Pennsylvania Department of Health highlight the rates of COVID-19 infection…
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Montgomery County Switching to Individualized COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Links to Prevent Line-Jumpers
Montgomery County is planning to start sending individualized appointment links next week to people eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine in the hopes of stopping line-jumpers, writes Aaron Moselle for WHYY. These new, single-use links will require a resident to enter a password supplied by the county to make their vaccination appointment. The county had…
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Skippack Pharmacist Springs Into Action After Sudden COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
Pharmacist Mayank Amin had to put his event-planning skills to the ultimate test last week after suddenly learning that 1,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were arriving at Skippack Pharmacy during the time when a major snowstorm was expected in the area, writes Jeff Gammage for The Philadelphia Inquirer. So he quickly came up with the…
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