The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is set to resume making payments through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) programs but could see a gap in benefits after a delay in approval by the federal government.
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Health Care
Open letter to Gov. Wolf, Dr. Levine asks for more information regarding vaccines
Pennsylvania’s rollout of vaccines left smaller private physician practices with little to no information about when or if their staff can expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a group of nine Pennsylvania physician associations wrote in an open letter to Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine.
Read More »Pre-COVID report: ‘Pa. hospitals supported one in nine jobs’
Pennsylvania’s hospitals fueled $143 billion in total economic impact and supported one in nine jobs in the state last year, according to a new report released this week by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).
Read More »Carlisle health center increases examination capacity
Carlisle-based Sadler Health Center announced on Tuesday that it has finished a new expansion to increase its examining capacity by 21%.
Read More »New federal stimulus package welcomed, lawmakers point out issues
State lawmakers praised the coming of the $900 billion federal stimulus package approved by the Senate and Congress this week but noted that much more must be done before the nation recovers from its public health and economic crisis.
Read More »LG Health opens temporary ED entrance ahead of new expansion
Lancaster General Hospital has closed its Duke Street emergency department entrance as it begins a multi-year, $182.5 million expansion to the department.
Read More »State extends deadline to enroll in new ‘Pennie’ health insurance coverage
"Pennie," Pennsylvania's new health insurance marketplace, has expanded service options and the shopping period for individuals seeking coverage that begins Jan. 1.
Read More »New medical construction firm personalizes aging at home renovations
When making medical house calls through Harrisburg-based skilled nursing service, Mike Lawler realized that home-care patients weren’t designing their living environments to fit their future health care needs.
Read More »Lancaster General Health Trauma Center receives Level One accreditation
Lancaster General Hospital is now a Level One Trauma Center after receiving accreditation from the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation.
Read More »Pa. hospitals to begin COVID-19 vaccines this week; health care professionals go first
“This is a pivotal moment in our fight against COVID,”Jahre said. “The world has been waiting for this vaccine, and we are on the cusp of being able to provide it.”
Read More »Q&A with Jenny Englerth, President and CEO, Family First Health
When Jenny Englerth was a preteen, she showed horses. She had excellent trainers and coaches, but Englerth especially admired the grooms, the people who cared for the horses. “They were horse whisperers,” she said.
Read More »Pa. College of Health Sciences prepared for more students after year of change
Health science and nursing programs at the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences have both seen an increase in enrollment for the fall and spring, which could be a factor of the spotlight given to health care careers during the pandemic.
Read More »Gov. Wolf tests positive for COVID-19
Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation at his home in York.
Read More »Rite Aid hits $100M donation milestone with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Following a $723,000 donation to the Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Children’s Hospital, Camp Hill-Based Rite Aid announced it has donated more than $100 million to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Read More »Chicago cannabis company opens first Pa. dispensary in Harrisburg
Chicago-based cannabis company Verano opened its first of three Pennsylvania medical marijuana dispensaries in Harrisburg on Wednesday with dispensaries in Altoona and York coming soon.
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