At the same time efforts are under way to attract new medical manufacturing businesses to York County, Dentsply International Inc., with 100 years of experience, is making dental equipment in York and selling it worldwide.
The York-based firm, which has been expanding its reach in the sales and services spectrums recently, is noted for a steady growth trajectory that can draw both admiration and criticism for being a little too cautious, analysts said.

The state House of Representatives on Monday passed the Fair Share Act, which would eliminate joint liability for defendants in injury and liability court cases.

Pennsylvania hospitals contributed $98.9 billion to the state's economy in 2010, according to a report released today.

A handful of long-sought malpractice reform measures are on the state Legislature's docket this year, and proponents are optimistic about their passage.
"Politically, the stars are as aligned as have been in a long time. Gov. (Tom) Corbett has made it clear that he supports tort reform, and the House leadership has made it clear that they support tort reform," said Scot Chadwick, vice president of governmental affairs for the Pennsylvania Medical Society.

Last week marked the first anniversary of Congress passing Obamacare, for which former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi infamously said we would “have to pass the bill to find out what is in it.” Well, the taxpayers have had a year to find out what's in it; and since the traditional gift for a first anniversary is paper, the American people are giving the president and Congress a report card with a big, red-inked grade of F.

The American Hospital Association this month will give Carolyn Scanlan its 2011 Board of Trustees Award, which recognizes an individual who has contributed significantly to the group's work.

The Helen M. Simpson Rehabilitation Hospital, part of the PinnacleHealth Community Campus in Lower Paxton Township, ranks in the top 10 percent of inpatient rehabilitation facilities, according to the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation's annual Program Evaluation Model Report Card.

Carlisle Regional Medical Center on Monday opened the Advanced Wound Healing Center of Shippensburg.

York County-based Unilife Corp. today announced it is realigning operations to save the company $12 million, and preparing for full production and sale of its new safety syringes.

PinnacleHealth System today said it was the first to introduce a robotic heart catheter system in southcentral Pennsylvania.

Richmond, Va.-based Patient First plans to open its first Pennsylvania facility Wednesday in Lower Paxton Township.

When it comes to health care costs, less sometimes really does mean more.
That's what Dr. Chris Echterling and his colleagues found when they analyzed cost data from the 8,000 patients enrolled in Healthy York Network, a coalition of York and Adams county providers who care for the uninsured or underinsured.