Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health is leaving the Wolf administration on April 22.
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Former Pennsylvania Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam joins UPMC
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.
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Lawsuit filed to remove restrictions on certain medical marijuana vaping products
Medical Marijuana Access & Patient Safety Inc. filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court Feb. 10 seeking to stay the actions of the Department of Health restricting access to approved medications.
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Department of Health announces proposed rulemaking for Pennsylvania’s long-term care facilities
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is holding a public comment period for a package of proposed nursing home regulations for new construction, alterations and renovations of skilled nursing facilities.
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Med-cannabis dispensary thrives in PA market amid growing patient size, limited product
Miami-based medical marijuana dispensary Fluent operates 28 storefronts throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas and Michigan, but its highest revenue generating store has been its only Pennsylvanian location in Hanover.
Read More »Pennsylvania state health officials outline their COVID-19 vaccine plan
As pharmaceutical companies race to create, test and stockpile doses of vaccines to protect against the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania is contemplating a similarly daunting challenge: distributing those doses as quickly and effectively as possible.
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Limits on number of people that can congregate in-person not enforceable — for now
In his memorandum filed on Tuesday, Stickman reaffirmed his contention that Wolf and Health Secretary Rachel Levine violated citizens’ First Amendment’s right of assembly and the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment.
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Pa. skilled nursing facilities given new guidance for reopening after a COVID-19 outbreak
The Pennsylvania Department of Health released updated guidance for when skilled nursing facilities can reopen to visitors and when they should test their staff and residents for COVID-19.
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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.
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For independent physicians, obtaining PPE is an ongoing struggle
Maintaining personal protection equipment for patients and staff has become a full-time job for independent health care providers who have not received the help from the state that their counterparts in health care systems have.
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PA to award $10 million in grants for COVID-19 vaccine, treatment and therapy research
The state is now accepting applications for $10 million in grant funding through its COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies program to support advancement in new methods to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CDC commends Pa.’s reduction of COVID-19 positive cases
Pennsylvania is one of three states of the country that have had a downward trajectory of COVID-19 cases for more than 42 days, Gov. Tom Wolf announced during a press conference on Wednesday.
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Levine orders new regulations for Pa. hospitals
The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an order that calls on hospitals to create to implement new safety measures by next week to make facilities safer for staff and patients.
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Pa. hospitals may resume elective surgeries under new DOH guidance
Hospitals in the commonwealth can resume their elective surgeries and procedures if they follow new guidance released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Read More »DOH mask mandate allows for homemade masks
A statewide order compelling employers to require all employees and customers to wear masks in their facilities will not be postponed despite a lack of available supplies.
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