A report released today outlines financial data for the state's acute-care hospitals by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.
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Health Care
Lancaster General Health sells dialysis center
Lancaster General Health today announced a transfer in ownership of its outpatient Renal Dialysis Center in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.
Read More »Hershey pediatricians partner with Lancaster General
Doctors from Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital are providing pediatric care at Lancaster General Hospital as the first step of a broader planned partnership, the two health care organizations said today.
Read More »Ephrata Community Hospital starts $13M expansion
Ephrata Community Hospital on Wednesday announced the start of a $13 million expansion project to its emergency department.
Read More »Medical malpractice lawsuits down statewide
The number of medical malpractice case filings statewide has leveled off after six years of declining, Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille announced on Monday.
Read More »Select Medical refinances bonds
Select Medical Corp. is refinancing more than $300 million of debt through a private-placement bond offering.
Read More »Eastern Insurance, PPL, Select Medical Q1 earnings grow
First-quarter earnings grew substantially for Eastern Insurance Holding Inc., PPL Corp. and Select Medical Holdings Corp., while YRC Worldwide Inc. continued narrowing its quarterly losses, according to the companies with midstate presence.
Read More »Highmark launches new supply chain business
A new supply chain services organization started by Pittsburgh-based Highmark Inc. already has secured multiple hospital contracts, the health insurance giant said today.
Read More »In brief: Hershey Medical Center reaches $200M mark in campaign
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center recently passed the $200 million mark in its $300 million fundraising campaign.
Read More »Examining the cost of health care reform
Health care reform has reached its terrible twos, and the growing pains are only set to continue.
Read More »Highmark and UPMC extend contract
Gov. Tom Corbett today announced a continuing agreement between Pittsburgh-based Highmark Inc. and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Read More »Welsh Mountain clinic receives grant
A Lancaster County health clinic that serves the needy has received a $1.68 million federal grant through the Affordable Care Act.
Read More »Orrstown, Community Health, UGI report earnings
A midstate bank and two other companies with local operations on Thursday released first-quarter earnings.
Read More »Conference on Affordable Care Act issues Monday
The Pennsylvania Health Access Network on Monday will hold its fourth annual health care conference in Harrisburg.
Read More »Behind the list with Bill Hearl
Bill Hearl's company, Immunomic Therapeutics Inc., creates vaccines using DNA engineering. The vaccines employ the Lysosome Associated Membrane Protein platform, or LAMP for short. LAMP directs vaccine agents to the right location within cells, making them optimally effective.
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