Healthcare
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IBX Foundation’s Service Scholars Program Accelerates Pathway to a Nursing Career for Military Veterans
The United States is currently grappling with a nursing shortage that is impacting healthcare. The shortage is causing a ripple effect, which includes rising healthcare costs, concerns about quality of care, and increases in the demand for and complexity of healthcare. For more than a decade, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation has been committed to…
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Main Line Health Halves Operating Loss, Charting a New Financial Course
Main Line Health significantly improved its financial performance in fiscal 2024, reports John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The health group reduced its operating loss by half, according to audited financial statements. They reported an operating loss of $61.1 million for the year ending June 30, down from a $125.3 million deficit in the…
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ETHOS Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer to Be Honored by Caron Foundation
A. Michael Blanche, the co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of ETHOS Treatment LLC, will receive the Richard J. Caron Award of Excellence at a gala on Nov. 7 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. Blanche has spent more than two decades delivering direct clinical treatment for individuals grappling with dual diagnoses…
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ChristianaCare to Open 2 Micro-Hospitals in Delaware County
The nonprofit ChristianaCare is partnering with Emerus Holdings Inc., a healthcare company, to open two micro-hospitals in Delaware County in 2025, reports Delaware Business Now! The locations will be announced at a later date. Each neighborhood hospital will be open 24/7 with 10 inpatient beds and a full-service emergency department. The hospitals will be equipped…
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Universal Health Services Sells Hospital to Shannon Health System
King of Prussia-based Universal Health Services recently sold River Crest Hospital to San Angelo, Texas-based Shannon Medical Center, writes Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review. River Crest in San Angelo is an 80-bed facility that offers behavioral health and substance use disorder programs for children, adolescents, adults, and military members. The hospital’s new owner already…
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Officials Say 1 of 2 ChristianaCare Micro-Hospitals Coming to Aston
One of two ChristianaCare micro hospitals will be coming to Aston Township, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. A notice posted on the township website Friday stated the two-story hospital will be built at 700 N. Turner Way, across Dutton Mill Road from the IceWorks skating facility. The building currently there will be demolished.…
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Claudia Friskey of Prospect Park Brings Smiles to Domenican Republican Children
Dental hygiene students from the Pennsylvania College of Technology, including Claudia D. Friskey from Prospect Park, had a unique opportunity to visit four villages in the Dominican Republic and provide dental care to 250 children, writes the staff of North Central PA. The students are enrolled in a course called Global Experience: Oral Healthcare Field.…
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Delaware County Hospital Makes National List of Best Medical Centers
A Delaware County hospital was among three medical centers in the Philadelphia area that made Healthgrades’ list of best hospitals in the nation for 2024. Riddle Hospital in Media was one of two Main Line Health hospitals to make it into the top 50, the other being Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, writes John George…
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Changing Healthcare Putting an End to Independent Practices
Drexel Hill dermatologist Anthony V Benedetto who ran an independent practice for more than 40 years has now joined a bigger practice, a sign of the times, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Benedetto sold his practice, Dermatologic SurgiCenter, and works these days for Dermatology Partners, a growing Berks County practice. The new group…
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Haverford High Senior and Her Cousin Battle Rare Brain Tumors
Lily Walker’s parents had expected to watch their daughter run track and cross country at Haverford High School. Instead, in eighth grade, she suddenly lost weight and suffered severe headaches. Peter Cellucci’s parents hoped to see him on a Malvern soccer field. Instead, the then-seven-year-old stopped eating and was losing his balance. The two second…
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Closing Taylor Hospital Operating Room Services Displaces 30
The decision to close the operating rooms at Taylor Hospital eliminates 30 positions at the Ridley Park facility, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Crozer Health spokesperson Lori Bookbinder said the surgical services and support staff were offered jobs elsewhere at Crozer. Crozer decided to close services at Taylor’s three operating room as of…
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Delaware Valley University (DelVal) Celebrates First Cohort of Speech-Language Pathology Graduates
Delaware Valley University (DelVal) celebrated its first cohort of Speech-Language Pathologist graduate students to complete the curriculum during the program’s inaugural graduation ceremony on Sunday, August 11. The DelVal speech-language pathology program was launched in 2022 and is delivered entirely online, allowing students from across the country to earn their master of science degree and…
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Springfield Micro-Hospital Plan on Hold Pending Crozer Health Sale
Plans to create a 10-bed micro-hospital at Springfield Hospital have been put on hold because of the potential sale of Crozer Health to CHA Partners, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Crozer is also halting plans to reactivate the emergency department at the Springfield campus that was closed in 2022 and to bring back…
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ETHOS Treatment Launches ETHOS Institute, a Continuing Education Program for Behavioral Health Professionals
ETHOS Treatment LLC, a leading provider of care for individuals and families dealing with substance use disorders and mental health issues, has launched ETHOS Institute, a continuing education program designed for behavioral health professionals. Introduced in May 2024, ETHOS Institute aims to enrich the knowledge and skills of professionals in the field through quarterly webinars…
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DelVal and Penn State Abington Announce Pathway to Master’s in Healthcare Administration
Delaware Valley University (DelVal) and Penn State Abington have announced an agreement to create a five-year pathway program so undergraduates enrolled in four Abington majors may earn a Master of Science degree in healthcare administration from DelVal in a faster and more affordable manner. Abington students may take up to nine credits of coursework at…
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Crozer Health Ending All Operating Room Services at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park
Crozer Health, the financially distressed four-hospital system in Delaware County, is planning to end all operating room services at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park by next month, writes Kenny Cooper for the WHYY. Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito said that the move comes after the health system recorded a reduction “in the complement of general…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Activist Andy Sealy From Sharon Hill Remembered
Sharon Hill native Andy Sealy, who was a breast cancer awareness advocate and who supported updated medical aid-in-dying laws, died Aug. 4. She was 44, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Andrea B. Sealy graduated from Academy Park High School in 1998. She studied human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University, and…
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Deal Struck With CHA Partners to Acquire Crozer Health as a Nonprofit
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. and CHA Partners LLC have announced a preliminary deal Aug. 5 to sell Crozer Health to CHA, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The purchase would return Crozer Health to nonprofit status. “We believe this is a positive step for our physicians, employees and the communities we serve, and will…
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