Healthcare
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Crozer’s Landlord Wants to Sell Hospital Real Estate Amid Losses
Medical Properties Trust, the landlord that’s collecting rent on Crozer Health’s hospitals in Delaware County isn’t too happy these days. MPT, which is leasing the hospital properties to Crozer Health owner Prospect Medical Holdings, has written off $171 million, or 40 percent of the $420 million it invested in the real estate where Crozer’s four…
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Here’s How Financial Problems at Local Hospitals Impact Patient Care
A hospital crisis in Delaware County looms between staffing shortages, rising costs, and more patients, writes Davis Giangiulio for Main Line Tonight. Angela Neopolitano, a 40-year registered nurse, has watched Delaware County Memorial Hospital slowly close since early 2022 as Crozer Health transitions it from a medical facility to a behavioral health center. By the…
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A Valentine’s Gift From the Delco Health Department: Free Condoms
For sexually active couples on Valentine’s Day and beyond, the Delaware County Health Department (DCHD) has a gift for you–Doing Delco Safely. It’s a free mail-order condom distribution program in recognition of Valentine’s Day and National Condom Week Feb. 14 to 21. “Doing Delco Safely” offers a variety of condom options. Residents can order up…
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Lansdowne woman honored by CDC as a Public Health Trailblazer
Betsy Walls of Lansdowne who served as the director of personal health at the Chester County Health Department for 18 years was honored this week by the CDC, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Betsy Walls was honored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Public Health Emergency Preparedness Trailblazer,…
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Identical Twins at Penncrest High Organize School Blood Drive
Two Penncrest High identical twins, Michele and Jess Sun, took the lead on planning and hosting a recent blood drive at the school, with the drive’s 125 available appointments all booked by Penncrest students and faculty, writes Nate File for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The two juniors wanted to give something to the community. “Knowing that…
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Tuberculosis Case Reported at Penn Wood School in Darby
The Delaware County Health Department reported Monday it has identified a positive case of tuberculosis at Penn Wood Middle School in Darby and is now working with school representatives to identify students and staff who could have been exposed. The health department stressed in a release that students and staff can continue active learning in…
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Opioid Settlement Funds Will Move Quickly to Where They Are Needed, Officials Promise
Delaware County will move quickly to use opioid settlement funding coming in to ease the suffering of those with addictions, as well as families and communities affected by the opioid crisis. That assurance comes from Sandy Garrison, chief of the county’s Human Services and Community Support. She is also a member of an Opioid Settlement…
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Highmark Pushes into Region, Takes on Independent Blue Cross
Highmark Blue Shield out of Pittsburgh is stepping up efforts to take on Independence Blue Cross as it sets up operations in southeastern Pennsylvania, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Highmark has named Dan Tropeano, a Villanova University graduate as its first southeastern Pennsylvania segment president. Tropeano was most recently senior vice president and…
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It’s Been 9 Months. How’s Our New Health Department Doing?
The Delaware County Health Department (DCHD) is less than a year old, having opened April 2, 2022, but it has managed to build up a list of accomplishments in its nine months of operation under the direction of Melissa Lyon. “Everyone has had challenging moments, building a Health Department from the ground up is a…
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Prosthetic Innovations in Eddystone Treating Ukrainian Soldiers
Medical facilities in the Philadelphia region, including Prosthetic Innovations in Eddystone, are helping grievously wounded Ukrainian soldiers because of the quality of medical care here and because the region hosts a large Ukrainian population, writes Jeff Gammage for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Soldier Roman Horodenskyi lost a left leg and right arm back in April 2022…
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Clifton Heights Football Player Donates Bone Marrow
A Clifton Heights college football player, Ayden Garnes, is donating bone marrow to help a woman he’s never met, writes Eddie Kadhim for Fox 29. Garnes, 19, an All-State athlete from Monsignor Bonner Prendergast High School, is a defensive back for Duquesne University. He signed up at a team event to be a donor for…
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Bryn Mawr’s Harcum College Dental Hygiene Program Sets 2023 Date to Supercharge Kids’ Smiles
George Washington — one of the two honorees on President’s Day — may have suffered dental woes for most of his life, but participants in Harcum College’s Dental Hygiene Program are seeking to prevent the same misery in area kids. Its Sealant Day event (Feb, 20, 2023, President’s Day) will provide treatments and information to…
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Prospect Medical Requests Negotiations With County Over Hospital
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. wants to negotiate with Delaware County over Delaware County Memorial Hospital, according to Delaware County Solicitor William F. Martin. The request came just as CBS News aired an investigation into Prospect’s finances and the situation at DCMH. The Dec. 6 CBS report cited a ruling by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter…
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ChristianaCare Physician Based in Kennett Square Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Respiratory Viruses This Winter
Health officials throughout the country are indicating that we are now facing a triple threat of respiratory viruses — the flu, COVID-19, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) — as we head into winter. Masking, social distancing, capacity limits, and school closures in 2020 and 2021 meant that we were more protected against these viruses. Now,…
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This Bucks County Resident is in Search of a New Kidney. Read to Learn How You Can Help
A Bucks County resident is currently in search of a new kidney, and he is looking to his community to help him find an eligible donor. Don Brown, a resident of Bucks County for more than 21 years, suffers from stage 5 kidney disease and is in search of a living kidney donor. In January…
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Is Mental Health Services a Profitable Move for Crozer Health?
Turning Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill into an inpatient mental health facility can help people with addiction and mental health issues, but there are still questions whether that’s best for the community and profitable for Crozer, writes Abraham Gutmana and Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Plans from Crozer Health, owner of the…
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Neumann Professor Teaches Nurses Self-Care so They can Cope With the Job
Neumann University offers a course on nursing self-care to help them with the fallout from the COVID crisis and the stress of multi-tasking among healthcare worker shortages, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “There’s so much sorrow and so much struggle,” said Liz Loeper, assistant nursing professor at Neumann University. “First, you were…
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Aftershock Film Focusing on Black Maternal Health Crisis Screened Dec. 2 at Widener University
The Foundation for Delaware County, in partnership with Baby’s 1st Project partners, announces a screening of the documentary, Aftershock, Friday, Dec. 2 from 1 to 4 PM at Widener University. Aftershock debuted this year at the Sundance Film Festival. It documents the families of Shamony Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac who both died from…
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