Healthcare
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New Clot-Busting Procedure at Darby’s Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital a Medical Revelation
Each year, more than 100,000 Americans suffer life-threatening pulmonary embolisms — otherwise known as blood clots in the lungs — often resulting in death or disability. Recently, three days after a 34-year-old woman walked into Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital for extreme shortness of breath caused by two life-threatening blood clots in her lungs, she walked out…
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Delco’s Hospital Super-Utilizers on the Decline
A new report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council shows that Delaware County is successfully reducing its rate of hospital super-utilizers. Super-utilizers are patients who are admitted to a hospital five or more times a year, creating a strain on health care resources. In 2016 alone, there were 21.7 super-utilizers per 10,000 residents…
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Crozer-Keystone Adds Two National Recognitions to Long History of Achievement
The Crozer-Keystone Health System’s renowned Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Center at Crozer-Chester Medical Center recently added two more national recognitions to its long history of achievement. First, the burn center’s co-medical director, Linwood Haith Jr., has assumed the presidency of the American Burn Association (ABA) for a one-year term. Secondly, the Crozer Burn Center…
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Crozer-Keystone, Prospect Medical Holdings Agree to Patch Up Differences
A disagreement over how much Prospect Medical Holdings has paid so far to buy the five hospitals in the Crozer-Keystone Health System has cut deep, but a new breakthrough last week promises to bandage up those differences. Prospect and Crozer-Keystone have agreed to arbitration in order to settle a disputed $21.5 million that Crozer-Keystone Community…
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Battle Between Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation and Prospect Medical Holdings Heats Up
Last year’s buyout of the nonprofit Crozer-Keystone Health System by Prospect Medical Holdings has seemingly exacerbated a rift between Prospect and the foundation it created when it acquired the Delaware county-wide hospital system in 2016. This week, that frustration oozed out onto the front steps of the Delaware County Courthouse with a protest led by…
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As Opioid Overdoses Increase in Indiana, So Does Demand for Adapt Pharma’s Narcan
The growing number of opioid overdoses has increased the demand for the overdose reversal drug naloxone, writes Charlotte Tuggle for WBAA Public Radio. In Indiana, for example, first responders are going through their supplies of medication more quickly. This is due to overdoses triggered by multiple opioid types that require larger or repeated doses of…
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Crozer-Keystone Doing Its Part to Halt Epidemic of Opioid Addiction
Certified recovery specialists in the Crozer-Keystone Health System are doing their part to halt the epidemic of opioid addiction sweeping the nation by encouraging people who come into the ER to enter treatment programs, writes Don Sapatkin for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The “warm handoff” transfers a patient who just went through a potentially life-changing event…
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Drexel Hill Native Honored for Extraordinary Performance as a Nurse
Drexel Hill native Lisa Sullivan, a nurse in the maternity ward at Delaware County Memorial Hospital, has been recognized with the DAISY Award, which honors extraordinary nurses, writes Stephanie Stahl for CBS Philly. Sullivan, who is well known for her dedication to her work, is following in the footsteps of her mother, also a nurse.…
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D.A. and County Council Partner with Crozer to Install Medicine Drop Box
District Attorney Jack Whelan and Councilman Dave White, co-chairs of the Delaware County Heroin Task Force, joined Michael Curran, president of Crozer-Chester Medical Center, on Monday to unveil the newly installed, permanent Medicine Drop Box at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. The Drop Boxes are a secure location for residents to dispose of unused, unwanted, or expired…
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Upper Darby Readies for Marijuana Dispensary
A dispensary for medical marijuana is sprouting in Upper Darby, but it’s still too early to tell whether the state will deem its soil fertile enough to earn one of a select few licenses for the budding industry. Zoning maneuvers were recently approved for Chamounix Ventures’ proposed medical marijuana dispensary site in the Fernwood Industrial…
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Delaware County Memorial Hospital Receives Top Grade for Patient Safety
Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill is one of 11 hospitals in the five-county region and 823 nationwide to receive an “A” grade from the Leapfrog Group for its commitment to reducing errors, infections, and accidents that can harm patients. The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety, and transparency…
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Viral Mustard Challenge from Edgmont Nonprofit Helps Kids Swallow Better Cancer Treatments
It may be a spoonful of silliness to many people, but social media’s viral Mustard Challenge represents the bitter pill too many children have to swallow. Some of the toxic drugs used to treat pediatric cancer patients “were derived from the same chemicals as mustard gas,” according to an ABC News report by Jason Boyd.…
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Newtown Square’s Petplan Accepting Nominations for Veterinary Excellence Awards
Petplan, the Newtown Square-based pet insurance provider, has opened up nominations for its Seventh Annual Veterinary Excellence Awards, according to a report from Veterinary Practice News. Both veterinary professionals and pet owners are invited to visit the insurer’s website and post stories about those who excel in this field. Nominations can be submitted in five…
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Where Does Delco Rank Among the Healthiest Counties in Pennsylvania?
Delaware County recently continued its three-year ascent toward the top of the County Health Rankings, and this year it climbed into the healthiest half of the state for the first time. The rankings placed it at No. 26 based on past health outcomes and the factors that will affect the future health of residents. The…
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Medical Solutions Supplier of Glen Mills a ‘Fairy Tale’ for Employees
The grass really is greener down the street in Glen Mills at Medical Solutions Supplier, which just earned the Philadelphia Inquirer’s top spot among small companies in its Top Workplaces survey. And senior compression therapy consultant Tony Purcell can testify to that first-hand. “They always seemed so positive and upbeat,” Purcell said in a Inquirer…
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Darby’s Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Offers State-of-the-Art Cancer Care
The Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby offers comprehensive treatment for patients from the moment they arrive, according to the winter edition of the Delaware County Regional News the official magazine of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. “You don’t have to leave the community to get great cancer care,” said Dr. Eugene…
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Radnor’s ControlRad Systems Raises $3 Million Ahead of Debut Product Launch
New eye-tracking radiation technology is catching the eyes of medical device investors, as Radnor’s ControlRad Systems just generated $3 million from the sale of private stock. The funding gets ControlRad halfway to its $6 million goal as it prepares for the launch of its debut product, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by John…
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Crozer-Keystone to Open First Steps Detox, Rehabilitation Unit
Supported by more than $940,000 in funding from Delaware County Council, the Crozer-Keystone Health System will soon open First Steps Treatment Center, a 52-bed center at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland. First Steps will be dedicated to comprehensively addressing the detoxification and rehabilitation needs of men and women in Delaware County and the region…
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