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WellSpan looks to strengthen new stake in Northern Pa.
Less than a month into bringing Evangelical Community Hospital into its system, WellSpan Health has begun accessing the needs of the five-county area the hospital serves.
Access is critical to ease behavioral health crisis
There is no one answer to the behavioral health care crisis being felt across the state and the nation.
Health care systems still struggling to regain financial footing
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and health care systems are still facing financial turmoil.
Salary disparity keeps nurses out of education, limiting nurse graduates
A shortage of educators at nursing schools is limiting the number of students admitted at a time when health systems are in dire need to fill roles.
Medical malpractice court filings, insurance rates rise with venue shopping
Medical malpractice filings in Philadelphia surged last year following the state Supreme Court’s reversal of a 2002 rule that required lawsuits to be filed in the jurisdiction where they occurred. […]
Six months in, new head of HAP focused on fixing health care crisis
Nicole Stallings took the helm of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) in June by taking a listening tour across the state.
Prescription drug prices escalating cost of health care
Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing making it hard for some patients to afford the care they need.
Rate of maternal morbidity sounds alarms
Pennsylvania has seen an alarming rise in severe maternal morbidity rates among patients hospitalized for delivery.
Pa. hospitals look to new nursing hires as regulations soften
Penn State Health, like all major health care systems, is looking to the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) to help fill about 200 nursing positions.
HAP chooses next leader
A leader in addressing workforce shortages has been chosen to head the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).
Pennsylvania hospitals face financial challenges but hold strong on economic contributions
Pennsylvania hospitals, while facing financial challenges in the post-pandemic world, still support one in 10 jobs and contribute a fifth of the state’s gross domestic product.
Medical malpractice cases again can be tried in any county
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reversed a 2002 ruling Thursday, allowing medical malpractice claimants to bring their case to court in counties other than where the injury occurred.
