The Lebanon County Career and Technology Center’s licensed practical nursing program is looking for students. 

Four UPMC hospitals in Central Pennsylvania have received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2022. 

Harrisburg-based Ritter Insurance Marketing, an independent marketing organization specializing in Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage plans, is being purchased by Integrity Marketing Group LLC, a distributor of life and health insurance and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions.

King of Prussia-based Helping Hands Family, a provider of Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, is further expanding its autism services in Pennsylvania by opening clinics in Lancaster and Mechanicsburg.

UPMC Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine has opened a new office in Carlisle. 

Improving Pennsylvania’s health care workforce pipeline and the tools available to lessen the problem continue to be at the top of mind for the state’s health system leadership. 

In 2019, Penn State Health announced that it had signed a letter of intent with Danville-based Geisinger Health to purchase Geisinger Holy Spirit in East Pennsboro Township. 

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences has been a leader in the simulation-based education space, having participated as one of 10 facilities across the country chosen by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing for a landmark simulation study in 2011. 

Lebanon Valley College will break ground Friday on its new Nursing & Interdisciplinary Health Education Facility.

Highmark Blue Shield’s senior medical director, Dr. Tim Law, spoke to the Journal about how the pandemic impacted Highmark as a payer and what the telemedicine space looks like for payers today. 

A Pittsburgh-based pharmaceutical company has acquired Hanover-based pain medicine manufacturer, Fathom Pharma. 

Penn State Health has consolidated several medical and surgical specialties into a newly renovated location on the campus of its Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill.

Mechanicsburg-based GI Supply, which makes specialty endoscopy and paracentesis products for gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons and interventional radiologists, has been acquired by Laborie Medical Technologies Corp., completing a transaction that had been in the works for a few years. 

Highmark Health is working with a Pittsburgh-based health care technology startup to streamline member access to prescription drugs from specialty pharmacies. 

WellSpan Health announced that it is set to acquire a Carlisle-based primary care and internal medicine provider, expanding its access in Cumberland County.