Healthcare
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Montgomery County to Deploy COVID-19 Hotline, Software Fix to Prevent Misuse of Appointment Links
Montgomery County is preparing to deploy a software fix that will prevent the misuse of vaccine appointment links, write Justine McDaniel, Oona Goodin-Smith, Rob Tornoe, and Allison Steele for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The state provided registration software, PrepMod, creates universal links for appointments, which were being shared among family and friends, creating registration problems. These…
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Tower Health to Temporarily Cut Management Pay at Local Hospitals As COVID-19 Losses Continue to Mount
Tower Health will implement temporary salary cuts of 10 percent or 15 percent for its executives and managers, including those at Pottstown Hospital and Chestnut Hill Hospital, as COVID-19 losses continue to mount, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The move will save the nonprofit system around $11.6 million through June. The move comes…
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February 10 Update: COVID-19 Cases Up in the Last Week While Death Rates Slowing Down
Montgomery County reported 817 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, February 9, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 44,435 countywide since March 7, 2020. There are currently 252 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients, 35 are on ventilators, which is a…
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Montgomery County Officials Ask Residents Not to Post Their Vaccine Appointment Links on Social Media, Warn of Potential Misuse
Montgomery County officials have asked residents not to share the links to their COVID-19 vaccine appointments on social media due to potential misuse, writes Carl Hessler Jr. for The Pottstown Mercury. After somebody posts a link on social media, others can use it to make an appointment for themselves if they are quick enough. “People…
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Montgomery County is Running Out of Vaccines, But Pennsylvania Still Does Not Know When More Doses Will Be Available
Pennsylvania still does not know when an increased shipment of shots will be available for counties that are running out of first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as Montgomery County, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to Department of Health Senior Advisor Lindsey Mauldin, Montgomery County is among those that have received…
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Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection with Essential Workers: How Much Higher
We know that essential workers have a higher risk of being exposed to the coronavirus because of the work they do. Now, we know that risk is about 55 percent higher than nonessential workers, based on research from Independence Blue Cross and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, writes The Associated Press. Researchers…
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With Vaccine Supply Still Slow, Montco Officials Ask For Patience, Warn of ‘Line-Jumpers’
Montgomery County officials have asked the public to be patient as the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents continues, write Zoë Read and Maria Pulcinella for WHYY. Commissioner Dr. Valerie Arkoosh pointed to the recent expansion of the 1A group by the state without an accompanying increase in the number of vaccine doses…
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February 6: Here Are the Montgomery County ZIP Codes Where COVID-19 Has Spread the Most and the Least Over the Last Week
The number of new COVID-19 cases is starting to decrease nationwide and across the state, with Montgomery County numbers following the downward trend and recording a significant drop in the last seven days, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The highest percentage increase in Montgomery County over this period was in…
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Still No Decision on Fate of Pottstown Hospital in Montgomery County
In an update it provided to health system employees in a written statement last week, Tower Health CEO Clint Mathews said that no decision has yet been made on the fate of its hospitals in Chester and Montgomery counties, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “There are many complex and important elements that…
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February 5 Update: County Asks for Patience as Vaccine Rollout Continues, COVID-19 Cases and Death Lessened
Montgomery County reported 139 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, February 4, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 43,491 countywide since March 7, 2020. There are currently 279 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients, 37 are on ventilators, which is an…
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Despite Crippling Red Tape, Horsham Shop Became One of First Independent Pharmacies in State to Provide COVID-19 Vaccines
Despite the crippling red tape, Eric’s RX Shoppe in Horsham was among the first independent pharmacies in Pennsylvania to start providing the COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers, writes Marie McCullough for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Providing the shots came with a slew of challenges. In addition to the red tape, there were logistical challenges and vagaries…
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February 3 Update: Vaccine Rollout Continues, COVID-19 Deaths Down, Small Increase in New Montco Cases
Montgomery County reported 822 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, February 2, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 43,220 countywide since March 7, 2020. There are currently 264 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients, 36 are on ventilators, which is an…
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Cutting-Edge Laser Therapy Available at Community Health and Dental Care
Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) has recently added the MR4 Laserstim to its state-of-the-art Physical Therapy department. Using cutting-edge technology, “The MR4 Laserstim provides therapeutic pain relief to patients by quickly identifying the treatment area and automatically delivering the right laser dose. The MR4 Laserstim is the world’s first and only FDA-cleared device combining…
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Legendary Vaccinologist Talks Challenges of Getting the Vaccine He Helped Create
Stanley Plotkin, the 88-year-old legendary vaccinologist who lives in nearby Bucks County, did not expect to run into as many issues as he encountered while trying to receive the COVID-19 vaccine he helped develop, writes Eli Saslow for The Washington Post. “I’ve been so focused on helping to develop these vaccines that I barely thought…
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HealthSpark Foundation’s New Director of Equity and Inclusion Seeking to Improve Montco Community Health
With just a few words with HealthSpark Foundation’s first-ever Director of Equity and Inclusion Ms. Chinwe Onyekere, you feel how warm and caring she is. Her warmth and passion have led to this moment, where she has been the director for just a few weeks, and she is already making strides in getting help to…
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Update: Montgomery County ZIP Codes Where COVID-19 Has Spread the MOST and the LEAST Over the Last Week
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is still increasing nationwide and across the state, with some areas of Montgomery County 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 in each ZIP Code statewide for…
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See Where You Can Get the COVID-19 Vaccine in Montgomery County
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has released a map that highlights all the locations that are providing the COVID-19 vaccine in Montgomery County to those who are eligible within the first phase of the state’s rollout plan, writes John Misinco for The Morning Call. The list is updated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and is…
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Update: COVID-19 Cases Decrease, Vaccine Rollout Slowly Continues
Montgomery County reported 242 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday afternoon, January 28, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 42,150 countywide since March 7, 2020. There are currently 275 people hospitalized in Montgomery County hospitals due to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Of those COVID-19 patients, 33 are on ventilators, which is…
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