A proposed Cumberland County health care education training facility could create a pipeline of skilled workers to take advantage of the county’s rapidly expanding health care industry.
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Health Care
Q&A: Dr. Jessica Shoemaker, Natural Paths to Wellness
Dr. Jessica Shoemaker was drawn to naturopathic medicine for the chance to understand the complexity of the body’s inner-connectedness and how natural health therapies can resolve conditions.
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A Pain in the Mask; From “Mask Jaw” to trigger finger, the rise in pandemic-related workplace injuries
When it comes to focusing on workplace wellness amidst the pandemic, many things come to mind. Stress management, social distancing, mask-wearing and working from home when possible. All contribute to keeping workers healthy, both mentally and physically.
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Q&A: Patricia Fonzi, CEO, Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania
As the CEO of Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania and a staff member since 1997, Fonzi sees similarities between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics.
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Central Penn College adds optometric technician certificate program to growing list of health care offerings
Central Penn College is set to launch a new optometric technician certificate program-- the first of its kind in the midstate.
Read More »Midstate hospitals had to build their coronavirus plans on the fly
No COVID-19 playbook was sitting on Pennsylvania’s hospital leaders’ shelves when cases began to spread into the Commonwealth last year. It had to be built through collaboration between hospitals and first-hand experience.
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Most companies maintained their health plans during the pandemic
Businesses large and small put a pause on making large changes to their health plans, adopting a wait-and-see approach before switching plans.
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Improve your health? Pa. startup has an app for that
A Bethlehem startup has launched a new app designed to help people reverse and prevent health problems.
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Penn State Health and Susquehanna Valley Emergency Medical Services sign letter of intent to merge
Susquehanna Valley Emergency Medical Services (SVEMS) and Penn State Health have signed a letter of intent for SVEMS to join Penn State Health this summer.
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Two Harrisburg associations focus on equitable telehealth care with new program.
Two Harrisburg health care associations were awarded a total of $250,000 in grant money as part of a national initiative to make access to telehealth services more equitable.
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Caring skillfully: A lot has changed in the senior-care industry in the past year
Battered by the coronavirus pandemic and public perceptions many senior living communities offering a range of care and living options are implementing lessons learned over the past year.
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Following historic peaks in telehealth usage last year, patients are expected to continue to use virtual care
If you were to ask any health system executive what the future of health care was in 2019, they would have said telemedicine. And in March of last year, with patients unable to access their physicians because of the quarantine, that shift to telemedicine happened in weeks, not years.
Read More »Congratulations to the 2021 Health Care Heroes honorees
Each year the Central Penn Business Journal and Central Penn Parent recognizes excellence, promotes innovation and honors the efforts of individuals and organizations making significant positive impacts on the quality of health care
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PA College unveils new medical assistant program
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences launches a new medical assistant program beginning this fall.
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Penn State Health to begin construction on new Lancaster County pediatric outpatient center
Penn State Health plans to open a new pediatric outpatient center in Manheim Township, Lancaster County next spring.
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