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Hershey Medical, Reading Hospital and St. Luke’s make Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals list
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.
Lancaster, Lehigh workforce programs get boost from state
The Manufacturers Resource Center of the Lehigh Valley has received $192,500 in funding to develop two programs to improve technical education to fuel the manufacturing industry’s innovation needs.
Highmark extends cost-sharing waivers for COVID care, telehealth, to June
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.
Wolf signs bill allowing National Guard to assist in vaccine efforts
The Pennsylvania National Guard (PANG) will be assisting with the state’s vaccination efforts following Governor Tom Wolf’s signing of House Bill 326.
Capital BlueCross releases free mental wellness toolkit
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.
Wolf administration faces potential investigation of COVID-19 guidance to senior homes
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.
Global affordable housing shortage builds interest in prefabricated housing
Global demand for prefabricated housing is forecast to rise 1% annually through 2024 to 3.9 million units, boosted partly by the shortage of affordable housing throughout the world supporting demand for inexpensive prefabricated units.
U.S. economy expected to expand at 6.7 percent clip in 2021
The U.S. economy is expected to grow 6.7 percent in 2021, an improvement not only from last year's 2.5 percent contraction but up, too, compared to last month's forecast of 5.3 percent, according to the February 2021 commentary from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group.
WellSpan Health and SpiriTrust Lutheran announce strategic partnership
WellSpan Health and senior living provider SpiriTrust Lutheran plan to work together to offer skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home care and hospice services.
Milton Hershey School announces location for new central office
Milton Hershey School (MHS) announced on Tuesday that its new Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS) will be opening its central administrative office at 1840 Fishburn Road this spring.
For decades Lebanon County has chosen women to fill high-profile leadership positions
Lebanon County has a history of electing women to high-profile positions, including the state House (Rose Marie Swanger and Mauree Gingrich), District Attorney (Deidre Eshelman and current DA Pier Hess Graf), and several times as mayor.
UPMC Pinnacle increases entry-level wage to $15 an hour
Entry-level positions at UPMC Pinnacle facilities now start at $15 an hour, the Harrisburg-based hospital system announced on Monday.
