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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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Pottstown School District Kicks Off New Initiative During Black History Month to Make Lessons More Inclusive
Pottstown School District is using Black History Month to kick off a new initiative that will make the lessons more inclusive of the district’s multi-ethnic population, writes Evan Brandt for The Pottstown Mercury. “It’s a conversation we’ve been having for the last six to nine months, but it became more urgent after the murder of…
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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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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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Wheels in Motion Offers Top Customer Service to Montco-Area Drivers
While the general population isn’t driving a whole lot these days, finding a trusted auto mechanic is priceless. Mike Yannessa at Wheels in Motion aims to be that place for his customers, writes Christine Tarlecki for the Montco Explorer. “We are a family-owned business* that has been in Pottstown since 1979. December 2020 starts our 41st year…
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Financial Abuse Of Older Pennsylvanians Costs Millions
Older Pennsylvania residents lost about $56 million to financial exploitation during the 2017-2018 fiscal year, according to a recent state study. The losses are just one sign of the growing problem of financial abuse of seniors. The situation worsens when the perpetrators of the financial abuse are identified. The study found that adult family members…
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Community Health & Dental Care Welcomes Pediatrician Dr. Priya Venkatesh, MD, FAAP
Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) welcomes pediatric medical provider Dr. Priya Venkatesh, MD, FAAP, to the Pottstown health center location at 351 W. Schuylkill Road, Suite G-15A, Pottstown, PA 19465, in the Coventry Mall. Now accepting new patients, Dr. Venkatesh is a Board-Certified General Pediatrician with over 10 years of professional experience in Primary…
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James Cromwell, Popular Actor and Activist, Recalls Attending Hill School in Pottstown
James Cromwell, the popular actor and activist who starred in hits such as Babe and Star Trek: First Contact, attended The Hill School in Pottstown in the 1950s, writes Rich Pelley for The Guardian. The prep school, recalled Cromwell, was very organized and bound in tradition, with all of the students being white boys. Most…
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Synergy Houses in Pottstown Provides Invaluable Transitional Housing to Recovering Addicts
Synergy Houses in Pottstown provides much needed transitional housing to men who are recovering from alcohol or drug addiction, writes Melissa Jacobs for the Main Line Today. Synergy is owned by Timmy Brooks, who rose to infamy in 2014 when he was arrested for co-masterminding the “Main Line Takeover Project.” This arranged illegal drug sales…
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Liftoff! Challenger Center Partners With MCCC to Open Learning Center on Pottstown Campus in 2021
Challenger Center, a nonprofit science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education organization and Montgomery County Community College are teaming up to bring a Challenger Learning Center to Montgomery County Community College Pottstown Campus. Challenger Learning Center at MCCC will be the first Challenger Learning Center in Pennsylvania. The Center will bolster the state’s ongoing STEM…
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Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. Achieves National Recognition
Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. (CHDC) has achieved Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for demonstrating practices that follow medical evidence to deliver better care, higher patient satisfaction, and lower costs. “NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition raises the bar in defining high-quality care by emphasizing access, health…
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See How Community Health & Dental Care is Helping Their Communities While Celebrating the Holidays Safely
Community CareCommunity Health and Dental Care in Pottstown has partnered with Operation 143, a local nonprofit organization, that ensures that children in the local community don’t go hungry over the weekend. They provide backpacks full of ready-made food for students in the local school districts, like Spring-Ford, Pottstown, Pottsgrove, Boyertown, Upper Perk, and others. The…
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CHDC Hosting Virtual Town Hall to Offer Parents Health Hacks to Keep Their Child Healthy
Community Health & Dental Care of Pottstown is hosting a virtual town hall event via Zoom Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 4:00 PM to offer parents three health hacks to keep their child healthy. At the virtual event, there will be a five-minute story-time for kids before Pediatric Provider CRNP Sarah Spengler, talks about the importance of literacy in…
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‘Keystone Change’ Podcast Profiles Pottstown’s Manatawny Still Works
Manatawny Still Works in Pottstown has been operational since 2014, but 2020 has been its craziest year by far, writes Lee Stabert for the Keystone Edge. Stabert interviewed Derek Menaldino, co-owner of the distillery, for the inaugural episode of Keystone Change. This new podcast series aims at talking about the creative ways state businesses and…
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VFTCB Video Vignettes Spotlight Local, Family Owned Businesses in Pottstown, Norristown
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board introduces two new video vignettes in partnership with 20/20 Visual Media, promoting the newly launched Make It Main Street initiative. Make it Main Street was introduced to support local, family-owned businesses who were impacted by COVID-19 and are proud to be “Made Strong in Montco.” The videos feature small business owners in…
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This Week’s Crave Bites Guide Spotlights Businesses in Northwest Montco
Throughout the month of November, instead of one full published dining guide, The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is sharing smaller editions of the popular dining guide, Crave, called Crave Bites. Each Crave Bites guide will feature a chef from a different area of the county complete with a full profile, a catalogue of restaurants that offer take-out…
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MCCC Foundation Raises $163K with Launch of Philanthropic Circle of Partners
Montgomery County Community College Foundation’s new philanthropic partnership, Circle of Partners, raised more than $163,000 in just the first 24 hours. The MCCC Foundation – which helps students struggling to pay for tuition, instructional-related costs and essential needs such as rent and child care – announced the Circle of Partners during a virtual fundraising event,…
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Due to Precarious Financial Position, Tower Health Considering Selling Pottstown Hospital
With a massive debt load and huge losses in the past two years weighing heavily on its operations, Tower Health is considering selling its Philadelphia-area hospitals, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Bucks County nonprofit acquired six hospitals in the region three years ago, including Pottstown Hospital in Montgomery County and Brandywine, Phoenixville,…
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