Healthcare
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Court: Show More Evidence That DCMH Closure Would be Harmful
There’s insufficient proof that closing Delaware County Memorial Hospital would cause ‘irreparable harm’ to the community, a Commonwealth appeals court ruled Wednesday. The court’s decision could allow hospital owner Prospect Medical Holdings and Crozer Health to convert the hospital into a behavioral health facility and urgent care center, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer.…
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Delaware County Tackles Infant, Maternal Mortality in New Program
Delaware County Black women are nearly four times as likely to die during pregnancy or the months after giving birth than white women. Infant mortality among Black babies has increased in Delaware County, even as it goes down for white babies, said Melissa Lyon, director of the Delaware County Health Department. Now the county is…
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CBS News Investigates Impact of DCMH Closure on Area
Closing Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill has overwhelmed the area’s health care system, said first responders in a CBS News report. “Everybody’s feeling this,” said EMS chief for Haverford Township Jim McCans. “This really hit hard.” CBS News is investigating private equity’s role in the collapse of hospitals serving America’s most vulnerable. Part…
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Flourtown-Based Guardian Nurses Names Cynthia Westphal Its Chief Administrative Officer
Cynthia Westphal will now lead the day-to-day operations at Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates after being named its Chief Administrative Officer. The Flourtown-based firm supports patients in the Greater Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, and Seattle areas through its innovative Mobile Care Coordinator Program and patients all over the U.S. through its advocacy services programs. “With…
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Organ Transplant System Overhauled; Here’s What This Means for Pennsylvanians on Waiting Lists
The United Network for Organ Sharing nonprofit has been directing organ transplants in the United States for close to four decades, according to a staff report from the TribLive. In this time, critics say the organization has been plagued with problems, including wasted organs. Last month, the joe-Biden administration said it planned to break up…
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Company Partners with Former Pro Lacrosse Player From Springfield to Fight Turf Burn
Former Major League lacrosse player Greg Gurenlian, a graduate of Springfield High School, has teamed up with NEXGEL to provide athletes with a better treatment for turf burn. NEXGEL is a Langhorne-based provider of hydrogel products for healthcare and consumer applications. It has been developing and manufacturing hydrogels for more than two decades, It has…
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Local Surgeons Enjoy Working from Home in a Post-Pandemic World
The COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 brought changes to the American way of working that have altered forever the relationship between many workers and their physical workplaces. Today, more and more U.S. workers are no longer willing to commute to work and back five days a week, now that COVID-era technology has proven that…
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Penn Likely to Be Top Research Institution for Licensing Revenue, Thanks to Abington Resident
The University of Pennsylvania is likely to once again be on the top among U.S. research institutions for licensing revenue, thanks to COVID-19 vaccines lead by Abington scientist Katalin Karikó, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2021, Penn reached the number-one position with licensing revenue of…
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Zieglerville Resident Recovers from Massive Injury Received While Helping a Stranger
Dec. 15, 2022 — an average workday for Zieglerville’s Travis Reiter — began with his commute to a Berks County digestive health center. A mere 90 minutes after his arrival, he was mortally wounded, as David Mekeel chronicled in the Daily Local News. Reiter, 34, had responded to an office parking lot situation: A female…
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For-Profit Health Care Reforms Re-Introduced by Delco State Senators
Recent staff reductions at Crozer Health have prompted four Delaware County state Senators to re-introduce a legislation package reforming for-profit healthcare systems, writes Kathleen E Carey for the Daily Times. State Sens. Amanda Cappelletti, D-17; John Kane, D-9; Tim Kearney, D-26; and Anthony H. Williams, D-8 introduced the For-Profit Healthcare Reform package last year. “Health…
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ChristianaCare CEO Dr. Janice Nevin Talks Delco Expansion
ChristianaCare may have walked away from a deal to acquire Crozer Health last year but it hasn’t given up on Delaware County, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Dr. Janice Nevin, ChristianaCare CEO, spoke about Delaware County and other healthcare issues at the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Health Care CEO Summit recently. ChristianaCare entered into…
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KoP Mall Gains New Draw: Add Zombie Apocalypse Survival to the Shopping and Dining
Anyone who thinks of King of Prussia Mall merely in terms of its shopping, dining, and socializing advantages can now add another: It’s been identified nationally as a good place to survive a zombie apocalypse. Emily Block explained in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The unconventional accolade to Montgomery County’s retail mecca came from JeffBet, an online…
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Crozer Health Lays Off 215 People in Cost-Cutting Measure
Crozer Health layoffs will affect 215 people, or 4 percent of its total workforce, in an ongoing effort to stop its financial losses, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Crozer Health layoffs close Taylor Hospital’s sleep center, cardiac rehabilitation and wound care in Springfield, and outpatient drug and alcohol treatment at Crozer-Chester Medical…
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Mercy Fitzgerald Seeks New EMS Contract With 3 Boroughs
Clifton Heights, Folcroft and Lansdowne fire companies could lose Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital paramedic services by the end of August if they don’t climb on board with a requested contract modification from Trinity Group, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The hospital contracts with five local fire departments to provide paramedics. The arrangement has…
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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Augments Fall Hunger Drive with Online, Spring Edition
To help Montgomery County food pantries and soup kitchens recover from exhausting resources over the holidays and prepare stock for summer, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) has launched its first-ever Freedom from Hunger Spring Drive in March. The fundraiser — once again held exclusively online — will run throughout the month. It…
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Nurse, Pharmacist Report Delays on Bill Payments at Crozer Chester
Crozer Health, and its parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, have been delaying payment to some of its vendors and contractors at Crozer Chester Medical Center, according to a Crozer nurse, Crozer pharmacist, and an Upland Borough police chief, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. TridentCare, which inserts PICC and IV lines into patients wasn’t able to…
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Get Ready. Worm Blood Could One Day Be Coursing Through Your Veins
A Villanova University associate professor of chemical engineering is researching whether earthworm hemoglobin can one day replace human blood as donor blood for trauma care, writes Queen Muse for phillymag.com. Jacob Elmer said earthworm hemoglobin, specifically night crawlers and red wigglers, works without the side effects of human hemoglobin. As many as 4.5 million Americans…
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Scientist Dad Hoping to Cure Daughter Aided by $25M Donation
Swarthmore scientist Ben Prosser devoted 10 years to heart failure research, then shifted gears suddenly in August 2018 when his daughter Lucy was born with a rare disease. Now an anonymous donor has given $25 million toward his work, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Baby girl Lucy was born with a rare gene…
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