Dr. Roxanna Gapstur, president and CEO of WellSpan Health, spoke to the Central Penn Business Journal last week about the system's COVID-19 efforts and how the pandemic has effected its facilities and patients.

Hospitals are the front line for providing health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet there is a lack of partnership with the Pennsylvania state government to protect hospitals, health care workers and the communities they serve. Throughout this pandemic, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania has worked in partnership with the Department of Health and other state agencies to ...

Hospitals in the commonwealth can resume their elective surgeries and procedures if they follow new guidance released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Residential and non-residential construction in Pennsylvania is set to resume May 8, but projects deemed life-sustaining continued across the commonwealth with only a short delay, including some by regional health care systems.

Businesses and residents of Central Pennsylvania can rest assured that health care providers in the region have the medical supplies they need to treat COVID-19 patients, according to representatives of two major Central Penn health systems. UPMC Pinnacle has a strong supply chain system in place to ensure that the system is building an adequate inventory of personal protective equipment ...

Pennsylvania’s hospitals are facing mounting financial pressure, according to a new report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.

Pennsylvania hospitals can now apply for loans through a $450 million aid package from the state to help facilities stay above water during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospitals across the country are experiencing a widespread lack of access to COVID-19 testing supplies, according to a survey from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

WellSpan Health expects to add about 160 additional intensive care unit beds to its hospitals in the coming weeks.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have temporarily pulled back on a series of regulations for hospital systems to allow for more flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Hershey-based startup developing continuously cleaning surfaces for hospitals is growing its outreach to the area’s life-sustaining businesses.

Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to sign a bill on Friday that would deposit $50 million in transferred state funding to be used for medical equipment and supplies by the state’s health care providers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

WellSpan Health confirmed on Monday that an employee at its WellSpan York Hospital tested positive for COVID-19.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has given the state’s hospitals until midnight Thursday to implement their COVID-19 emergency plans, including limits on elective surgeries.

Highmark Blue Shield will be offering a new health insurance product for WellSpan patients as part of a recently announced strategic partnership.