Healthcare
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MCCC Online Associate’s Degree Program Garners National Attention for Excellence
Montgomery County Community College’s online associate degree program in Public Health is garnering national attention for excellence. College Consensus recently published the list of the top colleges in the country to earn an online associate’s degree in Public Health with MCCC’s program coming among the best in eighteenth place. The college review aggregator combines the…
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Wall Street Journal: Not Wearing Masks Diminishes Effects Summer Temperatures Might Have on COVID-19
Despite some scientists’ hopes that summer temperatures would help reduce coronavirus transmission, the number of cases in the country continues to soar, writes Sarah Toy for The Wall Street Journal. Studies have shown that sunlight can reduce the virus both on surfaces and in the air much more quickly by warming the temperature. However, current…
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COVID-19 Disproportionally Affects Black Residents in Montgomery County
African Americans in Montgomery County and the entire Philadelphia area do not have same levels of access to health care and related services as white residents and the consequences are clearly visible in the coronavirus infection rates, writes Kasra Zarei for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In Montgomery County, the number of cases per 10,000 residents for…
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Montgomery County July 14th COVID-19 and Testing Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Monday afternoon, 21 new COVID-19 positive cases and one new death were reported in Montgomery County. Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll is at 811, and the 21 new positive cases bring the…
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Montgomery County July 13th COVID-19 and Testing Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Friday afternoon, 41 new COVID-19 positive cases and two new deaths were reported in Montgomery County. Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll is at 810, and the 41 new positive cases bring the…
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7 Safety Tips to Keep Your Museum and Zoo Visit Healthy
By Wendi Rank It’s been months of lockdown with Tiger King and laughable attempts to teach algebra. My brain is screaming for some culture. It’s also screaming for a second season of Tiger King, but I have control over exactly one of those things. I’m trying to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Montgomery County July 10th COVID-19 and Testing Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. Since Wednesday afternoon, 25 new COVID-19 positive cases and four new deaths were reported in Montgomery County. Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll is at 808, and the 27 new positive cases bring the…
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As COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Nationwide Leap, Montgomery County’s Numbers Stabilize
As Montgomery County and most of its neighbors stabilize, the numbers of recorded COVID-19 cases and deaths caused by the coronavirus continues to increase nationally, according to the data provided by The Washington Post. Since the pandemic began, Montgomery County has had 8,718 reported COVID-19 cases or 1,061.5 per 100,000 residents including 204 since last…
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Montgomery County July 9th COVID-19 and Testing Update
As of Wednesday July 8th, there have been 48 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Montgomery County. There were four additional COVID-19 related deaths reported. That brings the total number of positive cases in the county to 8,626, with the number of COVID-19 related deaths climbing to 804. The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities…
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Evidence Is Clear That Masks Reduce Spread of Coronavirus, But Not All Masks Do a Good Job
A new study has found that while it is clear that masks reduce the spread of the coronavirus, it really does matter what kind of a mask a person is wearing, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The study performed by engineers at Florida Atlantic University used a mannequin to simulate coughing and a…
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Alison Ferren Named Interim President and COO of Abington – Jefferson Health
Abington – Jefferson Health has found its interim President and COO in Alison Ferren, MBA. Ferren took over as Interim President on June 30, following the retirement of Meg McGoldrick. Ferren began her career by joining the Information Technology Department of Abington Memorial Hospital more than three decades ago. Within eight years, she was promoted…
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Montgomery County July 8th COVID-19 and Testing Update
As of Thursday, July 2, the last time the County updated their COVID-19 numbers, there have been 62 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Montgomery County. There were no additional COVID-19 related deaths reported. That brings the total number of positive cases in the county to 8,456, with the number of COVID-19 related deaths remaining at…
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Montgomery County July 6th COVID-19 and Testing Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of the last update Friday afternoon, 62 new COVID-19 positive cases and zero new deaths were reported in Montgomery County. Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll is at 800, and the 62 new positive…
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After Closing Federally Funded COVID-19 Testing Site, County to Open Six More Sites Next Week
After closing the sole federally funded COVID-19 site on Tuesday, Montgomery County is getting ready to open six more sites next week, writes Jennifer Lynn for the WHYY. The walk-up testing sites will be supported by some of the funding the county received from the CARES Act. These will be at no cost to residents.…
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Montgomery County July 1st COVID-19 and Testing Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. Since Tueday afternoon, 47 new COVID-19 positive cases and one new deaths were reported in Montgomery County. Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll is at 800, and the 47 new positive cases bring the total…
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Montgomery County July 1st COVID-19 and Testing Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. Since Monday afternoon, 29 new COVID-19 positive cases and two new deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 29 positive individuals are from 18 municipalities and range in age from 1- to 100-years…
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After Graduating Together and Working at Abington Hospital Jefferson Health Their Entire Careers, Identical Twin Sister Ready to Retire Together
After graduating and spending their entire careers together, identical twin sisters Mary Hausher and Bertha Campbell from Abington are now ready to retire – of course together, writes Jose F. Moreno for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The sisters have both worked in maternity or mother-baby care at Abington Hospital Jefferson Health since graduating from Abington’s then-Dixon…
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Montgomery County June 29th COVID-19 and Testing Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Thursday afternoon, 54 new COVID-19 positive cases and one new deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 54 positive individuals are from 19 municipalities and range in age from 2- to…
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