Saying the COVID-19 pandemic has made the issue more important than ever, Gov. Tom Wolf called on the general assembly to pass legislation for paid sick and family leave time.
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Health Care
WellSpan Health opens fertility care practice in partnership with Johns Hopkins
WellSpan Health’s new York-based fertility care practice allows providers to collaborate with fertility experts at Lutherville, Maryland-based Johns Hopkins Fertility Center.
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To build ranks of ‘family doctors,’ Pa. health system offers ‘nearly free’ med school education
To help create more family practice and internal medicine doctors, St. Luke’s University Health Network said it is offering a nearly free medical school education for a select group of students who seek degrees in those specialties.
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UPMC grows Heart and Vascular Institute with cardiology practice rebranding
UPMC plans to expand its Heart and Vascular Institute with a series of changes to its services in Lancaster County.
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Local dental practices find strength in numbers
Camp Hill-based Progressive Dental Concepts formed last year to give area dental care facilities a pool of resources usually unavailable for a standard mom and pop clinic.
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Lancaster General Health signs value-based agreement with AmeriHealth Caritas Pa
Health care providers associated with Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s Accountable Care Organization will receive incentives for meeting health care quality and cost-reduction targets through a new partnership with AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania.
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Wolf proposes $325M for business aid, calls for recreational pot revenue to provide long-term funding
Gov. Tom Wolf proposed $325 million in aid for small businesses as part of a statewide pandemic relief package funded by Pennsylvania’s CARES Act allocation. The governor also proposed financing long-term small business support programs by legalizing recreational marijuana and taxing it.
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Penn State Health’s Hampden Medical Center begins to take shape
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center is beginning to take shape in the Wentworth Corporate Center in Cumberland County.
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Penn State Health prepares for potential second wave of COVID-19
The rush for personal protective equipment, patients unable to seek help at hospitals and varying reports of the incoming wave of COVID-19 created a difficult environment to perform in last March, but Penn State Health predicts a different outcome for a potential second wave.
Read More »UPMC Pinnacle West Shore to finish expansion in November
UPMC Pinnacle is nearing completion on its $87.5 million expansion to Hampden Township-based UPMC Pinnacle West Shore.
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State pilots COVID-19 ‘exposure notification’ app ahead of September launch
In an effort to bolster the state’s contact tracing efforts, health department officials are testing an “exposure-notification” app that would alert individuals after coming into close contact with a COVID-19-positive person.
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Dr. Rachel Levine signs PPE requirement order for long-term care facilities
A new state order for Pennsylvania’s long-term care facilities mandates all organizations to provide pre-approved personal protective equipment to all staff working directly with COVID-19 positive residents by Aug. 27.
Read More »Trends in employer-based healthcare: A conversation with Highmark
In this conversation, Lufborrow dissects the trends in employer-based plans, the broad relationships and connectivity Highmark has developed in Pennsylvania and the importance that a well-informed, connected payor has in the employer-based health care relationship.
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Developer follows through on plans for new medical office building in Cumberland County
A Lower Paxton, Dauphin County real estate firm is moving forward with plans for a 20,000-square-foot medical office building along the I-81 corridor in Cumberland County.
Read More »Health Care experts: Pandemic is improving physical and mental medical care
“Cautious optimism” was the phrase used to describe sentiments about the future of the health care industry by the experts at Central Penn Business Journal’s 2020 Health Care Symposium, a virtual event held Aug. 14.
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