Former Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam is set to take over as UPMC’s vice president of government affairs and chief government relations officer in June. 

UPMC Orthopaedic Care has opened a new Walk-In Orthopaedic Injury Clinic in Harrisburg. 

A floating nurse program first used at WellSpan York Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic is now being used across WellSpan Health’s midstate hospitals. 

Harrisburg-based Central Pennsylvania Surgical Associates has joined UPMC as UPMC Central Pennsylvania Surgical Associates. 

Cumberland County’s Smilehaus Pediatric Dentistry was approved for a loan from the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority to support the growth of the practice and add jobs.

Lebanon-based WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital’s vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer will be leading the hospital as its president starting Feb. 6. 

Carlisle-based Organic Remedies, a medical marijuana cultivation and research organization, is opening a dispensary in Paoli, its fifth in Pennsylvania. 

During the pandemic, health care providers have had to shift away from ongoing care priorities to respond to surges in COVID-19. 

Following approval from both the Pennsylvania House and Senate this week, Gov. Tom Wolf signed House Bill 253 into law on Wednesday. 

A bill allocating $225 million in state relief to support health care professionals and strengthen Pennsylvania’s health care workforce has been approved by both the House and Senate and awaits a signature from Gov. Tom Wolf. 

Lancaster-based Smart Health Innovation Lab (iLab) is working with a Chicago-based teledermatology company through its health care technology accelerator program to bring the product to more markets. 

Memorial Eye Institute, an ophthalmology practice and surgery center with two offices in Harrisburg, has been acquired by Vision Innovation Partners for an undisclosed price. 

York-based HR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Is expanding its offerings of urology products with the acquisition of catheter manufacturer Medical Technologies of Georgia (MTG). 

Dr. David Talenti, a gastroenterologist who practices in Wayne County, was inaugurated as the 172nd president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society on Jan. 8.  

Camp Hill-based Dailey Harvey Eye Associates has been acquired by OCLI Vision, a multi-practice ophthalmology group in the Northeast.