Healthcare
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New CEO Named for Crozer Health; State Steps in With Staffing Help
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. has replaced the CEO for Crozer Health, naming Kevin Spiegel to the position. He replaces Peter Adamo, who held the position for two years, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Spiegel joined Prospect as senior vice president of strategy and revenue development in March 2020. Before that, he was CEO…
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Opens Second Inpatient Hospital in King of Prussia
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) just opened its second inpatient hospital in King of Prussia, the Middleman Family Pavilion. Built with families in mind, the new hospital aims to provide convenient access to CHOP’s excellent care and resources to children across the region. “Since our founding in 1855, a key component of CHOP’s mission…
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Crozer Health Partners with ThirdEye on Mixed Reality Glasses for First Responders
Crozer Health has formed a partnership with ThirdEye Gen out of Princeton, N.J. to use mixed reality software and X2 MR Smart Glasses so that doctors and first responders can treat patients immediately anywhere in the world, states a ThirdEye Gen release. This will be the first time mixed reality technology will be used in…
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Identical Twin Bonner Grads Ease Stress for Penn’s Cardiac Patients
Double takes are common at Pennsylvania Hospital’s Cardiology Department, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bob and Tom McKee, born and raised in Highland Park, are identical twins and for the past 10 years have worked as cardiovascular ultrasound technologists at Penn Medicine. “There are so many stories of people mixing them up,” said…
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Delaware County Looks Within for Help With the COVID Hospital Crisis
When COVID patients fill hospitals to capacity; when staff shortages are everywhere, where does Delaware County turn? To itself, writes Dann Cuellar and Bryanna Gallagher for 6ABC. Some of the county’s 1,700 active volunteers from the Medical Reserve Corps are now providing extra help to an exhausted staff at four county hospitals: Crozer Chester Medical…
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Nicholas Montero, Neshaminy High School Junior, Surreptitiously Gets COVID-19 Vaccine in Phila.
Teenagers have been sneaking out of their parents’ home to embark on unauthorized adventures forever. But for Nicholas Montero of Langhorne, an under-cover trip to Philadelphia had a compelling reason. Nina Feldman reported his covert action for WHYY. Montero’s clandestine adventure was, in his estimation, a matter of taking control of his own health. He…
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Cosmetic Surgeon Lifts Area Professional’s Spirits, Among Other Things
When a 56-year-old marketing manager from West Chester realized her reflection in the mirror was starting to look saggy, she decided to make an appointment with Wayne’s Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgical Center to consider her options. Debra Wallace profiled the resulting perk-up for Main Line Today. “I know we age, but I felt what I…
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Southeast PA Regional COVID Testing Site Comes to Mercy Fitz in Yeadon Next Week
Starting early next week, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Yeadon will be the site of a Southeast regional high-volume COVID-19 testing site, it was announced Friday by Acting Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter. The location will be staffed by U.S. Health and Human Services contractors with support from the hospital. “The Southeast regional location was…
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Wolf Administration Omicron Strategy Boils Down to a Vaccines v. Shutdowns Decision
Gov. Tom Wolf once again reiterated that his administration’s strategy to fight the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 is the vaccine and not shutdowns, according to a staff report from WHYY. “The vaccine is our strategy, and people need to get the vaccine,” said Wolf. Wolf spoke during a regularly scheduled appearance on…
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Springfield Hospital Suspends Emergency Services Due to Staff Shortages, COVID
Springfield Hospital is temporarily suspending emergency and ancillary services starting Jan. 14 as it copes with staff shortages and the COVID-19 outbreak, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Closures include the Emergency Department, pathology, lab, and medical imaging. Those in need of emergency care will be directed to nearby emergency departments and urgent care…
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Delaware County Memorial Hospital Maternity Ward to Close Jan. 21
The maternity unit and neonatal intensive care units at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill are closing for good Friday, Jan. 21, reports Siafa Lews for CBS 3. The shutdown will mean patients will have to travel 12 miles to Crozer-Chester Medical Center for maternity care—a 30-minute car ride and a 50-minute public transit…
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Delaware County Hospitals Now ‘At Capacity’ From COVID Spread
Rising COVID-19 cases in Delaware County means all of the county hospitals are now at capacity, writes Kathleeen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “Our community, especially our hospitals and emergency departments are overwhelmed by the impact, not just from COVID patients but those needing care for medical emergencies and accidents,” Delaware County Medical Advisor…
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Gov. Wolf Announces New State COVID Test Site at Mercy Fitz in Yeadon
A new state COVID-19 testing site has opened at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Yeadon, writes Maria Pulcinella for WHYY. Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf made the announcement Monday, Jan. 3, in response to the “high” levels of omicron variant COVID-19 transmission that have been found in Delaware County and Pennsylvania. The new drive-thru testing site is…
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Delco Feeds Facebook Group Boosts Morale of Healthcare Workers With Meals
When hospitals were at full capacity from the pandemic back in March 2020, Prospect Park resident Phil Sanders sent some pizzas to a nearby hospital to boost morale for health care workers facing life-threatening conditions and grueling hours. Two years later, Sanders runs “Delco Feeds the Frontlines Group,” a Facebook page he and his friend…
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Dr. Myron E. Resnick, Delaware County Cardiologist, Dead at Age 89
A Delaware County cardiologist who founded Marple Medical Associates in 1968 in Broomall died Dec. 7 in Bryn Mawr. He was 89, writes Stacey Burling for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dr. Myron E. Resnick also served as co-chief of medicine at the now-closed Haverford Hospital. He had a reputation for seeing newly admitted hospital patients at…
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Crozer Health Launches Loan Forgiveness Program for Nurses, Therapists
Crozer Health has announced it is creating a student loan forgiveness program to help retain and attract nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. Crozer Health, like other healthcare providers, is dealing with a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers and wants to make sure there will be enough staff to care for patients. The Crozer Health Student…
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To Mask or Not to Mask? That Is the Question for Delco School Districts
Delaware County’s school districts are wrestling with whether or not to lift a mask mandate in their schools, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling ended state mask mandate requirements in schools, pushing it back on local districts. Response to masking varies from district to district. Some immediately allowed students…
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Healthy for the Holidays: It’s Time to Get a COVID Vaccination or Booster
With everyone traveling, gathering, and celebrating the holiday season, Delaware County Council and the Delaware County COVID-19 Task Force are urging residents to protect themselves and each other. Immunity from COVID-19 has been shown to fade over time and the CDC is recommending that all eligible individuals get a booster vaccine to maintain optimal immunity…
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