Carlisle Regional Medical Center on Monday opened the Advanced Wound Healing Center of Shippensburg.
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Health Care
Unilife to save $12M with realignment
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.
Read More »Pinnacle opening cancer center today
Harrisburg-based PinnacleHealth System today is opening the PinnacleHealth-Fox Chase Regional Cancer and the PinnacleHealth Imaging Center.
Read More »Pinnacle first to introduce robotic heart catheter in southcentral Pa.
PinnacleHealth System today said it was the first to introduce a robotic heart catheter system in southcentral Pennsylvania.
Read More »Medical center opening in Lower Paxton Township
Richmond, Va.-based Patient First plans to open its first Pennsylvania facility Wednesday in Lower Paxton Township.
Read More »‘Super users’ under microscope in WellSpan pilot program
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.
Editorial: Commonwealth needs lawsuit abuse reform now
Why should a defendant in a civil case be responsible for paying the entire judgment when it's only partially liable for an accident?
The question has been pondered for years in the commonwealth, which has one of the worst legal systems in the country. Tort reform received legislative traction in 2006; however, a reform bill died on then-Gov. Ed Rendell's desk.
Pinnacle names Young as president and CEO
Harrisburg-based PinnacleHealth System today named Michael A.Young as its new president and CEO, effective in June.
Read More »Highmark income rises $275M for 2010
Buoyed by lower-than-expected increases in health care costs due to the poor economy, and by rebounding investment income and strong performances from its subsidiaries, 2010 net income at insurer Highmark Inc. surged ahead of the prior year.
Read More »Study: Medical companies find low costs in York area
The York area is the least costly location in the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions for medical technology manufacturing, according to a new study.
Read More »Auditor General asks for tobacco settlement hearings
State Auditor General Jack Wagner is calling for statewide hearings on how the commonwealth should spend its tobacco settlement money.
Read More »Poll: Pa. needs legal reform
Three-quarters of respondents to a recent survey said they believe state government needs to do more to improve the overall legal climate in Pennsylvania. And 65 percent said they believe the number of lawsuits in the state is too high.
Read More »Survey: Small business hiring static; health care worries
Many Pennsylvania small business owners plan to maintain staffing levels and in some cases hire workers, but continue to be concerned about health care, according to a survey by Allegheny County-based SMC Business Councils.
Read More »Report: Pa. physicians pump billions into state economy
Office-based physicians accounted for 170,000 jobs and pumped $44.7 billion into Pennsylvania's economy in 2009, a national study found.
Read More »List: Lancaster General among nation’s best hospitals
Lancaster General Health has made a tally of the nation's 50 best hospitals compiled by a Golden, Colo.-based ratings group.
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