Vaccine distributors across the state will need to direct 10% of each shipment to non-hospital affiliated health care personnel, according to a new order signed by Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine on Wednesday.
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Open letter to Gov. Wolf, Dr. Levine asks for more information regarding vaccines
Pennsylvania’s rollout of vaccines left smaller private physician practices with little to no information about when or if their staff can expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a group of nine Pennsylvania physician associations wrote in an open letter to Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine.
Read More »Pre-COVID report: ‘Pa. hospitals supported one in nine jobs’
Pennsylvania’s hospitals fueled $143 billion in total economic impact and supported one in nine jobs in the state last year, according to a new report released this week by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).
Read More »New medical construction firm personalizes aging at home renovations
When making medical house calls through Harrisburg-based skilled nursing service, Mike Lawler realized that home-care patients weren’t designing their living environments to fit their future health care needs.
Read More »WellSpan taps Cincinnati-based health system exec to be its CFO
The CFO of a Cincinnati-based nonprofit Catholic health system took the role of senior vice president and CFO for WellSpan Health, the York-based system announced on Monday.
Read More »Geisinger Health Plan adds UPMC Memorial, OSS Health
UPMC Memorial Hospital and OSS Health have joined Geisinger Health Plan as in-network providers, the Danville-based health plan announced last week.
Read More »UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg opens new pediatric unit
UPMC Pinnacle officially opened its new pediatric inpatient unit at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg last week.
Read More »App developer Fizika Group creates print journal for seniors without internet
The creators of a wellness app for seniors have published a print journal for individuals without internet access.
Read More »WellSpan Health limits visitations to its facilities
WellSpan Health updated its visitation policy on Tuesday to tighten visitation to its facilities as Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 positive cases continue to rise.
Read More »Lancaster Health and Welsh Mountain Health centers approve merger
The boards of two Lancaster County-based, Federally Qualified Health Centers approved a merger between the nonprofit organizations they say will help provide accessible, affordable and integrated care to Lancaster and Lebanon counties.
Read More »Central Penn Business Group on Health announces new executive director
A local human resources professional is set to be the new executive director of the Lancaster-based Central Penn Business Group on Health.
Read More »Penn State Health finishes expansion to children’s hospital
Seven years after opening Penn State Children’s Hospital in Hershey, Penn State Health finished a three-floor expansion to the hospital to better meet a growing need across the midstate for pediatric care.
Read More »Family First Health get $2M grant to improve health care at York school
Family First Health is poised to increase access to health care for students at York City’s Hannah Penn K-8 school, and their families, through a $2 million grant.
Read More »Penn State Health and Penn State to receive $2 million grant from PNC Foundation
PNC Bank’s nonprofit foundation plans to give $2 million in grant funding to Penn State and Penn State Health to support a number of the organizations’ initiatives.
Read More »A WellSpan leader’s experience with digital tools follows her to a new position
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.
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