UPMC Pinnacle Lancaster expects to begin diverting patients to other local hospitals and practices as it prepares to close at the end of the month.

The state Supreme Court said it is delaying action and gathering more information about a proposed rule change that sparked controversy because of its potential effect on the health care industry.

Filling a gap in mental health services between acute psychiatric treatment and therapy, an Ephrata-based drug addiction treatment center is branching out from its substance abuse services.

York-based Stewart & Tate Construction has been tapped to build a Patient First in Bucks County, the contractor's sixth project for the Virginia-based urgent-care chain.

Allentown health care provider Coordinated Health has filed a lawsuit to prevent Bethlehem-based St. Luke's University Health Network from barring Coordinated Health physicians from a St. Luke's hospital.

When it comes to setting goals and joining the workforce, some students lag behind their peers for a whole host of reasons.

Rising rates of elder abuse in Pennsylvania are prompting state lawmakers and senior care organizations to call for the reinstatement of an act that helped guide hiring when it came to applicants with criminal backgrounds.

Lancaster Health Center's new mobile resource for substance use disorder is expected to bring Lancaster County's addiction services to the front doors of those who need it.

Former WellSpan Health president and CEO Kevin Mosser is joining law firm Saxton & Stump as a senior medical consultant, bringing with him 30 years of experience with the hospital system.

Penn State Health Medical Group bought a West Reading pediatric practice, hiring its 60 employees.

Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development wants to grow its endowment fund to $1 million to steel the center against any future dips in donations – and it has a plan for getting there.

A state advisory panel thinks patients in Pennsylvania should have access to food and drink infused with medical marijuana.

Land development plans for Penn State Health's 108-bed acute care hospital were conditionally approved Thursday by Hampden Township commissioners and is expected to receive final approval from the health system's leadership by the end of February.

The article written on business concerns and legalizing recreational use of marijuana (in the Jan. 25 issue of CPBJ) was well written but totally missed a larger point. Legalizing recreational marijuana will create a new set of unintended consequences and will force employers to change pre-employment drug testing.

Republican state lawmakers joined doctors on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol's main rotunda for a rally Wednesday to denounce a proposed rule change by the state Supreme Court they say would jeopardize Pennsylvania health care.