Gov. Tom Wolf has nominated his deputy chief of staff, Alison Beam, to serve as secretary of the Department of Health.
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HACC set to launch fully online community health worker program
Harrisburg Area Community College’s (HACC) upcoming Community Health Worker Program will prepare students for careers such as outreach workers, patient navigators and peer health educators.
Read More »Dr. Rachel Levine: ‘It has truly been an honor to serve the people of Pennsylvania’
Pennsylvania Health Secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, who will be leaving office to take a position in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, said she is proud of the work she has done during her six years of state service.
Read More »Biden nominates Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine for position in his administration
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be his assistant secretary of health, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
Read More »Op-Ed: Designing for the future of health care – and pandemics
OVID-19 arrived in the U.S. in the beginning of 2020 and within a couple months the pandemic was virtually closing down the entire country. The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions, pain, suffering and negative consequences for a broad spectrum of our world population and economies.
Read More »Wyomissing eye care practice names newest administrator
Wyomissing, Berks County-based ophthalmology and eye care practice, Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania, named its newest administrator this week.
Read More »UPMC Memorial opens liver transplant evaluation clinic in York
Patients with end-stage liver disease can now receive a liver transplant evaluation at UPMC Memorial with the opening of the York-based hospital’s new UPMC Liver Transplant Evaluation Clinic.
Read More »Pa. Supreme court denies appeal to reinstate retirement pay for convicted former Rite Aid executive
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that it will not hear an appeal from the wife of a convicted former Rite Aid executive who sought to sue the pharmacy chain for stopping payments through her husband’s retirement package.
Read More »New CEO to join LG Health in March
A CEO for a New Orleans-based hospital system is set to join Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health as its next CEO when current president and CEO, Jan Bergen, retires this March.
Read More »Across the Midstate the demand for warehousing and logistics grows
Like the rest of the state and the country, the situation remains dire for the retail, restaurant, hospitality, accommodation, tourism and recreation sectors. Industries that are hiring include healthcare, construction, warehousing, distribution and manufacturing, all of which were having problems finding workers before the pandemic.
Read More »New optometry concept opens in York County
A new optometry franchise focused exclusively on medical eye care opened its first brick-and-mortar location in York County this week.
Read More »LifeAire recognized for role in fighting COVID-19
LifeAire Systems is being recognized by the state for adapting its technology to help in the fight against COVID-19.
Read More »Software company’s product helps managers track virus’s impact on workforce
Months into the pandemic, a Mountville, Lancaster County company found that it needed a more efficient way to manage its workforce due to the virus -- a problem that another Mountville company was already looking to tackle with new web-based software.
Read More »Op-Ed: When is Pennsylvania going to complete vaccinating its most vulnerable citizens — nursing home residents?
The better question might be: When will many of our nursing homes even receive a date for vaccinations to begin? Some are hearing that it’s not until February.
Read More »Dr. Levine directs vaccine distributers to share doses with private providers
Vaccine distributors across the state will need to direct 10% of each shipment to non-hospital affiliated health care personnel, according to a new order signed by Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine on Wednesday.
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