Healthcare
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Delaware County Dad Reunites With Family After Six-Week Battle With COVID-19
The coronavirus took a Delaware County man on a six-week medical journey that included time in the ICUs at two hospitals and a stay at Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital, reports Ashley Johnson for 6abc.com. Brian Robinson was transferred to Bryn Mawr Rehab after losing bone mass while fighting COVID-19. He received intensive physical therapy and dialysis.…
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Main Line Health Offers Tips on Managing Stress When You Can’t Leave Home
By Main Line Health Let’s face it: Spending several days — or weeks! — cooped up at home can be stressful, especially if you’re there with family, roommates, children, pets, parents … whoever! For many people, family dynamics can be a trigger for stress and anxiety and the unhealthy coping techniques that accompany them. “Consider…
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Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Has Lost 320 Residents to COVID-19 as of Tuesday
Editor”s Note: The Chester County Board of Health is reporting that the unusual jump in the number of Delaware County COVID-19 deaths reported by the PA Department of Health on May 5 reflects a reconciliation in systems between numbers previously reported by hospitals and coroners, and numbers provided to health departments. This reconciliation includes a…
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Coronavirus Update: 83 New Cases, 3 More Deaths Reported for Delaware County
There were 83 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Monday, May 4, bringing the total number of cases to 4,256. Three additional residents have died from complications of COVID-19, raising the county’s death toll to 258, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that number, 193 occurred in…
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Delaware County Looking for Cards, Letters and Signs of Support for Staff and Residents at Long-Term Facilities
The community is being asked to create cards, letters and signs for the staff and residents at long-term facilities across the county. The county will collect the items and distribute them to the dozens of long-term care facilities and personal care homes across the county. “COVID-19 has greatly impacted both residents and staff at long-term…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Surpass 4,000; Deaths Now at 255
Delaware County has surpassed 4,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with numbers at 4,173 as of Sunday, May 3. At the same time, 15 more residents have lost their lives to COVID-19 since Friday, May 1, bringing the county death toll to 255, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that number, 190…
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Delaware County Holds Community Blood Drive on May 5
There is an urgent need for blood and plasma donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Delaware County is hosting a community blood drive May 5, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Media Municipal Building, 301 N. Jackson Street, Media. Residents must register and choose a time to donate for the May 5 Community Blood Drive.…
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5 Delaware County Healthcare Workers Honored in Main Line Today Regional Tribute
Five Delaware County “healthcare heroes” were part of a regional tribute to healthcare providers, as written by Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. Kevin Carr is a paramedic at Riddle Hospital in Media. The 25-year first responder started off as a firefighter. “I had zero interest in riding on an ambulance,” Carr admits. “Eventually, I…
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Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Closing in on 4,000 COVID-19 Confirmed Cases, Death Toll Now 240
Delaware County is approaching 4,000 new reported cases of COVID-19, with 3,895 new cases reported for Friday, May 1. That’s an additional 148 cases reported since Thursday April 30. There were five additional Delaware County residents who lost their lives to COVID-19 reported May 1, bringing the county’s total number of COVID-19 dead to 240,…
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Ignoring State COVID-19 Containment Requirements Will Only Delay Delaware County’s Reopening, According to Officials
Those choosing to ignore state social distancing, mask and shelter at home requirements will only delay the Philadelphia region’s reopening, according to state and county officials. Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf has laid out a reopening approach heavily dependent on getting the number of new COVID-19 cases down region by region. For Delaware County and its…
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There are 7 Places in Delaware County Where You Can Get COVID-19 Testing, If You Qualify
Health care providers have seven drive-up Delaware County testing sites for those with COVID-19 symptoms and for first responders, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Most require a family, primary or tele-medicine physician’s referral or a referral through the Department of Health. Crozer Keystone is testing at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Delaware County…
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Lazaretto in Essington Shows How We Effectively Handled Infectious Diseases in the Past
As we figure out the best path through this pandemic, a look back reminds us that we’ve been here before, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Lazaretto Quarantine Station in Essington is a monument to how we handled infectious diseases that have hit Philadelphia. The 221-year-old building saw its share of yellow fever…
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Coronavirus Update: 11 More Delaware County Residents Lose Their Lives to COVID-19, Bringing Total Deaths to 235
There were 11 additional Delaware County residents who lost their lives to COVID-19 since April 29, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to 235, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that number, 113 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county. COVID-19 deaths have…
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Four Crozer Keystone Hospitals in Delaware County Receive State Loans to Help With COVID-19 Expenses
State loans have been approved for Crozer Keystone Health System’s Delaware County hospitals as short-term financial relief from the surge in COVID-19 cases. Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital will receive a combined total of $20 million, while Taylor Hospital and Delaware County Memorial Hospital will receive a combined total of $15 million. Gov. Tom…
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60 More COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Delaware County, Bringing Total Fatalities to 224
Sixty additional deaths were reported in Delaware County from COVID-19 as of Wednesday, April 29, bringing the number of total deaths in the county to 224, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that number, 113 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county. COVID-19 deaths have now…
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Delaware County Using Available $98.9 Million in Federal Funds to Pay COVID-19 Expenses
Delaware County is facing mounting costs because of the COVID-19 pandemic but $98.9 million in federal funds arrived this week as part of the CARES Act, according to Delaware County Councilwoman Christine Reuther. That money can cover any expenses for COVID-19-related activities for counties that have over 500,000 people, Reuther said, speaking at an April…
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Neumann Alumna Describes Hospital Work in Philadelphia During a Pandemic
Life for Neumann University alumna Krista McAndress is quite different these days as a medical laboratory scientist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She works with point-of-care testing, using hand-held lab devices to detect the COVID-19 virus through nasal swabbing. Jefferson Hospital uses the Abbott ID NOW™ point-of-care testing system, which provides molecular results…
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Coronavirus Update: 19 More COVID-19 Deaths in Delaware County, Total Now 164, Cases at 3,514
Nineteen more Delaware County residents have lost their lives to COVID-19 since Monday, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to 164 as of Tuesday, April 28, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that, 113 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county. The following…
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