Early in her role as vice president of Women and Children Services at WellSpan Health, Megan Lecas, along with her team, began asking caregivers and patients what was important to them involving pregnancy care.

The increase in Pennsylvania COVID-19 cases over the past week are the first signs the virus is surging into the fall, according to state Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine.

Central Penn College students now have access to a variety of health care services including COVID-19 testing thanks to a partnership between the East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County-based college and UPMC Pinnacle Medical Group.

Middletown-based senior lifestyle and health-care services organization Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries announced this week that its Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer will take over as president and CEO on Jan 1.

Employers who aren’t giving their retirement plans as much attention as their health plans could be missing vital benefits when it comes to finding new employees.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey blamed the Trump administration for promoting “junk” health insurance plans after a federal report found that some sales representatives of short-term insurance plans were using deceptive sales practices.

A York County optometrist with over 15 years of experience offering medical eye care in the region will lead the first practice of a new Montgomery County-based optometry company.

State-licensed pharmacists and pharmacy interns will be able to order and administer COVID-19 vaccines when they become available thanks to new guidance through the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Penn State Health will build its second Lancaster County outpatient center at the intersection of Harrisburg Pike and Rt. 30 in Lancaster.

Pennsylvania’s six medical marijuana testing laboratories have been approved by the state Department of Health to begin testing for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels in Pennsylvania’s hemp crops.

UPMC Pinnacle’s new, 43,000-square-foot outpatient center in West Manheim Township, York County will hosue five local practices and four new ones and services to one place.

WellSpan Health will use a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to launch its first mobile dental clinic.

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.

UPMC Pinnacle was awarded more than $705,000 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enhance telehealth services at its hospitals.

“These laws will pay a critical role in helping our hospital families feel protected from violence in their workplaces,” said Andy Carter, president and CEO of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.