UPMC plans to open its newest orthopedic practice to west shore residents on April 1 to compliment another orthopedic facility opening this month.

Penn State Health-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Reading Hospital in West Reading and St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem were among 13 hospitals in the state of Pennsylvania to be ranked by Newsweek’s list of the World’s Best Hospitals for 2021.

Highmark is extending its waiver on cost-sharing for both inpatient hospital care related to COVID-19 and telehealth visits for members of the Pittsburgh-based insurer to June 30, as opposed to the original end date of March 31.

The Pennsylvania National Guard (PANG) will be assisting with the state’s vaccination efforts following Governor Tom Wolf’s signing of House Bill 326.

Employers with health care coverage through Capital BlueCross now have access to a suite of mental health resources through the Harrisburg-based insurer’s new mental wellness toolkit.

Pennsylvania’s House Republicans plan to refer an investigation into the Wolf administration’s handling of senior and long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic to the House Government Oversight Committee later this month.

WellSpan Health and senior living provider SpiriTrust Lutheran plan to work together to offer skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home care and hospice services.

Entry-level positions at UPMC Pinnacle facilities now start at $15 an hour, the Harrisburg-based hospital system announced on Monday.

Penn State Health opened new vaccination sites in Berks, Centre, Cumberland and Dauphin counties this week.

Two state senators have introduced a bill in the Pennsylvania Senate to legalize adult use marijuana in the Keystone State

Pennsylvania physicians that aren’t affiliated with a health care system are eligible for part of a $4 million grant fund through the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED).

After a year in which the nation’s hospitals struggled both financially and operationally, Clint Matthews has announced his retirement as president and CEO of the Berks County-based Tower Health.

Gov. Tom Wolf signed his fourth renewal of the state’s 90-day Proclamation of Disaster Emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic nearly a year after he signed the first.

Highmark members increased their use of telehealth services by 3,400% last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adult patients of emergency departments and clinics at Penn State Health hospitals will be able to have one family or support person with them beginning Monday.