The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association has come up with a rather clever way to combat the nursing shortage in the state - they’re going to make more.  

Pennsylvania’s hospitals generated $155 billion in economic activity in 2020, while taking a $6.5 billion loss, according to a recent report by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP). 

A recent survey of 18 Pennsylvania-based nursing homes, assisted living communities and personal care homes showed that respondents lost 18% of their workforce as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s new 15,500-square-foot outpatient center, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Lincoln, opened in Clay Township, Lancaster County on Monday. 

Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center opened Friday morning after breaking ground in early 2019. 

Adams County-based Littlestown Area School District’s 300 teachers, administrators and support staff can access their primary care provider online and at their own convenience through a new health care option offered by WellSpan Health. 

Cresco Labs, a Chicago-based wholesaler of cannabis products and a multistate operator of medical marijuana dispensaries, has agreed to acquire three Cure Pennsylvania dispensaries for $90 million. 

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is expected to release its new rule requiring businesses with over 100 employees to require their workers to be fully vaccinated or mandate weekly COVID-19 tests next week. 

Rite Aid may be moving its headquarters from Camp Hill, Cumberland County to Philadelphia but thanks to its new remote-first initiative, the pharmaceutical chain plans to expand its corporate team of 700. 

Rite Aid plans to relocate its headquarters from Camp Hill, Cumberland County to Philadelphia as part of a new focus on remote work. 

WellSpan Health president and CEO Dr. Roxanna Gapstur will join York-based Traditions Bank’s Board of Directors and the board of Traditions Bancorp on Wednesday. 

Elixir, a wholly owned subsidiary of Camp Hill-based Rite Aid Corp., has a new chief operating officer. 

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council’s (PHC4’s) newest executive director is set to take over the position after current executive director Joe Martin retires in September. 

Hershey Pediatric Center will join UPMC as UPMC Hershey Pediatric Center on Sept.1. 

Penn State Health announced that Edward Chabalowski has been named vice president of finance and Chief Financial Officer for its Berks and Lancaster County region, effective Sept. 7.