Healthcare
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MONTCO Careers – Einstein Medical Center
Located in East Norriton, Einstein Medical Center is a branch of the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network focused on providing high quality, advanced cardiac services, cancer care, orthopedic services, family focused maternity care, and minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Patient Service Representative This position enhances patients and customers experiences by providing clerical and technical support; and…
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Diagnostic Test Developed By Lower Gwynedd-Based Cognizance Biomarkers Improves Epileptic Seizure Diagnosis
Lower Gwynedd-based Cognizance Biomarkers, a subsidiary of Evogen, is improving epileptic seizure diagnosis with a test that accurately differentiates between seizures and other neurological conditions that are commonly misdiagnosed as epilepsy, writes Queen Muse for the Philadelphia Magazine. Cognizance, which works out of Spring House Innovation Park, a hub for life science and biotech companies…
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More Than Fifty Years Since He Started Running, Bala Cynwyd Man Continues Racking Up Awards
Gene Dykes of Bala Cynwyd, who has been running for more than fifty years, is looking forward to participating in this year’s Philadelphia Marathon, which benefits the American Association for Cancer Research, according to a staff report from the 6ABC. Dykes started running in the 1960s, but it wasn’t until 1997 that he first entered…
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New TLC Show ‘My Feet Are Killing Me’ To Star Pottstown Podiatrist
Dr. Brad Schaeffer, a Pottstown native who worked at Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine for five years, will star in the new TLC show “My Feet Are Killing Me,” writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The show will also feature California podiatrist Dr. Ebonie Vincent. During the nine hour-long episodes, the pair will…
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MCCC Awarded Grant For New Initiative to Help With Opioid Prevention
Montgomery County Community College has received a $46,090 grant from the Pennsylvania State Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to help fight the opioid crisis, according to a staff report from The Philadelphia Tribune. The grant will be used to start a new, innovative initiative called MCCC S.T.O.P., or Montgomery County Community College Students Tackling…
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MONTCO Careers – Abington Hospital – Jefferson Health
Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, formerly Abington Memorial Hospital, has 665 beds and more than 5,500 employees, including more than 1,100 physicians, and is one of the largest employers in Montgomery County. Accounts Coordinator, Radiation Oncology This position oversees the coordination and scheduling of chemotherapy, surgery, and/or clinical testing; manages the departmental processes for medical transcription and…
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Plymouth Meeting-Based Ilera Healthcare Presents Documentary on Veterans Whose Lives Have Been Bettered by Medical Cannabis
Last Friday, Plymouth Meeting-based Ilera Healthcare screened a documentary on veterans whose lives have been improved by medical cannabis at the Plymouth Community Center, writes Gary Puleo for The Times Herald. The documentary “Unprescribed,” which was previously shown at the San Francisco Veterans Film Festival, was viewed by a small audience of medical professionals, veterans,…
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Glenside Woman Shares Story of Her Husband’s Two-Time Struggle With Cancer
Some children cancer survivors have to face the fallout of what has happened to them as adults due to no follow-up professional support, writes Jennifer Lowman of Glenside for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lowman’s husband, Matthew Anzideo, survived testicular cancer He was diagnosed just three weeks ahead of his 18th birthday and a week before he…
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Plymouth Meeting Businesswoman Gets Boost From EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program
Ellen Stang, an MD from Plymouth Meeting and founder of ProgenyHealth, credits her participation in the Winning Women program with shifting her mindset on how big her business could get, writes Geri Stengel for the Forbes. Stang started ProgenyHealth in 2003 to provide comprehensive case management for neonatal intensive care units. She realized that social…
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Abington High School Senior In Desperate Need of Bone Marrow Donor
Juwan Adams, a 17-year-old Abington High School student fighting Hodgkin’s lymphoma, is in desperate need of a compatible bone marrow donor, writes Joyce Evans for the FOX29 Philadelphia. The popular and accomplished senior who was recently inducted into the National Honor Society was first diagnosed with the blood cancer when he was 13, but managed…
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Billion dollar Coworking Office and Lab Campus Planned in King of Prussia
Capitalizing on the burgeoning specialty of life sciences real estate, The Discovery Labs is developing a $1 billion coworking office and lab campus in King of Prussia, writes Greg Isaacson for the Commercial Property Executive. “It’s a really exciting time for investors and developers in the market because of the growth in the market and…
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Collegeville Dental Hygienist Invents Water Flosser Suite For Shower
Lisa Guenst, a dental hygienist from Collegeville, has created ToothShower, an all-in-one water flosser for the shower that is now available for sale on Toothshower.com website and Amazon. The company produced its first ToothShower late last year and has since sold the product in 40 countries, giving it the resources necessary for a global launch.…
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NY Times: Philadelphia Eagles Among Teams Making Their Stadiums Friendlier To Fans On Autism Spectrum
Philadelphia Eagles is among the growing number of professional sports teams making their stadiums friendlier for fans on the autism spectrum, such as the 6-year-old Franco Buttaro from King of Prussia, writes Jeré Longman for The New York Times. The Lincoln Financial Field now has a sensory room that muffles the noise of the arriving…
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MONTCO Careers – Universal Health Services
Headquartered in King of Prussia, Universal Health Services is one of the largest and most respected hospital management companies in the nation, operating more than 240 hospitals and facilities in the US, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the UK. Employee/Labor Relations Manager This position helps strategize and respond to employee and labor issues; manages union…
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Firefighter Crisis Makes it to the State House; 23 Bills Introduced to Address Shortages
Helping emergency responders cope with the stress of their work is one of the actions being considered by the state legislature as it addresses a growing shortage of volunteer and career firefighters and EMS providers, writes Jan Murphy for pennlive.com. “How would you feel if you had a fire or an accident or a life-threatening…
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New Year’s Celebration in Lower Merion Leads Couple on Path to Dream Wedding
Keisha Mulugeta-Gordon and Stephen Lenrow started on the path toward their dream wedding at a New Year’s celebration in Lower Merion a little over a decade ago, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. At the stroke of midnight, Lenrow noticed something interesting about Mulugeta-Gordon’s watch. “My phone was in military time, and Stephen…
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Universal Health Services Finds Out-Of-Network Addiction-Treatment Model Lacking, Takes Big Write-Down
King of Prussia-based Universal Health Services has written off $147 million after the business model of its recently acquired Foundations Recovery Network did not hold up, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. UHS paid $350 million for the addiction-treatment firm four years ago. At the time, the addiction sector was booming and the deal…
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Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Art Ability Helps People with Disabilities Find Inspiration Through Art
Painting has always been Carol Spiker’s passion, but it wasn’t until after her life-altering accident that she understood just what the brush and canvas truly mean to her. In 1998, Spiker – an active woman who worked for an ad agency, started a lacrosse program that ran for 26 years, and studied painting in college…
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