The Lancaster Heart & Stroke Foundation, a nonprofit founded 20 years ago by The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health, has merged with Lancaster General Hospital.
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Health Care
AmeriHealth Mercy becomes AmeriHealth Caritas
Both a Harrisburg-based Medicaid managed care plan and the Philadelphia company it is part of announced name changes this week involving the word “caritas,” which is Latin for “charity.”
Read More »Pa. nurses rallying to urge safe staffing legislation
Nurses are gathering in the Capitol Rotunda this morning to urge lawmakers to support what the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association calls major change: Safe staffing legislation.
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Plan for the worst, health insurance brokers warn
Talking about upcoming health insurance renewals, local brokers have started using terms like “tsunami,” “scary math” and “significant increases.”
Read More »Newsmakers: Associations
Businesses featured this week: Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association
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Businesses featured this week: Aecom Technical Services Inc., Buchart Horn Inc., Century Engineering Inc., Dawood Engineering Inc., Erdman Anthony, Gannett Fleming, HNTB Corp., Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson Inc., KS Engineers, Lutheran Home Care & Hospice, Mackin Engineering Co., Michael Baker Jr. Inc., Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc., Pennoni Associates, Rettew Associates Inc., SAI Consulting Engineers Inc., STV, URS Corp., Whitman Requardt & Associates LLP
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Behind the List with Nelson Kling
Nelson Kling is president of Mennonite Home Communities in Lancaster County. He has been with the company 23 years. In this Q&A, Kling talks about the changing expectations of retirees and why his company serves more than Mennonites.
Read More »Rental is trend in Central Pennsylvania senior care communities
The entry of New Jersey-based Juniper Communities to the midstate senior- and retirement-care market with its all-rental-fee model comes as the trend has already been away from the entry-fee model, the head of a state care association said.
Read More »Providing medical, other services outside hospitals a growing industry
“Modestly” is a good descriptor for how Pennsylvania home health services have grown in recent years, according to RN and LPN employment statistics.
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Holy Spirit to open Spirit Urgent Care next to hospital
Holy Spirit Health System is bringing an urgent care center to its hospital campus at 431 N. 21st St., Camp Hill.
Read More »In brief: Highmark announces partnership with medical college
Highmark Inc. and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine have entered a five-year, $500,000 partnership intended to increase the supply and retention of physicians in rural areas of Pennsylvania.
Read More »In brief: Holy Spirit, HACC adjust radiology program
A radiology technology program that since 1980 has allowed students to enroll at Harrisburg Area Community College or Holy Spirit Hospital will now use Holy Spirit only as a clinical site.
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Missed our live chat with David Vassilaros? Replay it now
Capital BlueCross exec David Vassilaros answered a slew of questions this morning during a live chat on our Health Care Reform Resource Center.
Read More »Editorial: You can’t hide from PPACA wave anymore
From the governor on down, Pennsylvanians have been complaining about lack of detail when it comes to implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Now hard numbers are emerging on the cost side, and they aren’t pretty.
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Camp Hill ambulance owner, six operators accused of $3.6M Medicare fraud
Penn Choice Ambulance Inc. operates from Camp Hill, Philadelphia and Huntingdon Valley, authorities said.
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