Healthcare
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Radnor’s Safeguard Scientifics Backs MedCrypt to Tune of $750,000
Safeguard Scientifics, Radnor’s IT and medical investment firm, has provided $750,000 in backing to medical-device software security developer MedCrypt, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The cash influx will be used by Safeguard founders Mike Kijewski and Eric Pancoast and MedCrypt tech founder and Chief Scientific Officer Brett Hemenway to build commercial pilots to…
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Delaware County’s Doctors, Patients Reaping Benefits from HealthShare Exchange
The HealthShare Exchange of Southeastern Pennsylvania is already bringing significant benefits to patient care in Delaware County and the region as a whole, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The nonprofit was started in 2011 through funding from area hospitals, health insurers, and state grants. It improves patient care by connecting the electronic…
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Crozer-Keystone at Broomall Offers Free Prostate Screenings This Month
Today, Crozer-Keystone at Broomall will start accepting urologic oncologic appointments through the new Urologic Oncology at Broomall practice located at 30 Lawrence Road, near the intersection of the Blue Route and West Chester Pike. Fellowship-trained urologists with Academic Urology will see patients at this location. To schedule an appointment in Suite 700, patients should call…
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Crozer-Keystone’s Joyann Kroser Named President-Elect of Delaware County Medical Society
Joyann Kroser, a gastroenterologist for the Crozer-Keystone Health System, was recently named president-elect of the Delaware County Medical Society. Kroser has practiced gastroenterology for more than 20 years, and has extensive experience in ambulatory endoscopy and video capsule endoscopy. Part of the Crozer-Keystone Gastroenterology Associates practice, she has special interests in the gastrointestinal health of…
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Crozer-Keystone at Broomall to Host Summer’s Final Movie Night on Tuesday
Crozer-Keystone at Broomall will host its third and final movie night of the summer on Tuesday, Aug. 23, when Inside Out (2015) starts at approximately 8 PM. The movie, rated PG, will be shown on an inflatable production screen in Crozer-Keystone’s front parking lot, located on Lawrence Road, near the intersection of the Blue Route…
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Wayne’s Teleflex Launches Second-Generation Surgical System
Wayne’s Teleflex has announced that it has launched a second-generation surgical system to make laparoscopic procedures even less invasive, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Laparoscopic surgery allows medical instruments, along with a camera and light source, to be inserted through three small incisions in the abdomen. The surgeon is then able to…
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Administrator from Middletown’s Fair Acres Earns Statewide County Commissioners Award
William D’Amico, the administrator at Fair Acres, Delaware County’s skilled nursing facility in Middletown, recently earned statewide recognition when he received the “Outstanding Affiliate” award from the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP). D’Amico received the award at the CCAP annual conference held last week at Split Rock Resort in Carbon County. He also received…
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Main Line Health the Latest Healthcare Provider to Settle in Glen Mills
Its proximity to the state’s border has always been good for Glen Mills, as it has become a mecca for Pennsylvania healthcare companies trying to entice patients from Delaware, writes Melissa Jacobs for the Delaware Business Times. Crozer-Keystone, CHOP, and The Rothman Institute, three of Pennsylvania’s largest healthcare networks, are already ensconced in Glen Mills.…
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CK’s Broomall Offers High School Sports Physicals for Only $25
Crozer-Keystone Urgent Care at Broomall provides a convenient, trusted, and cost-effective option for athletes requiring sports physicals. All sports physicals are only $25, and no appointment is necessary. Sports physicals ensure students are in good health and proper physical shape to participate in school sports. The student will have his or her height, weight, and…
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Crozer-Keystone’s Physician Wellness Program Relaxes and Rejuvenates Residents
Crozer-Keystone Health System is helping residents avoid burn out by encouraging them to de-stress, according to Crozer-Keystone spokesperson Katrina Stier. The new Physician Wellness Program teaches residents early in their development how to manage their stress properly. The program goal is for residents to “feel happy and healthy.” Pediatric Residency Program Director, Stephen T. Higgins,…
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Collingdale’s Community Health and Education Outreach Closes After 14 Years
Collingdale’s Community Health and Education Outreach, which helped people turned away by other social-service organizations for 14 years, has closed its doors, writes Patti Mengers for the Daily Times. Founded in 2002 by Barbara A. Burton Jones, the non-profit focused on “providing resources to a population that routinely fall between the cracks of eligibility for…
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Riddle Hospital in Media to Receive Historic $16 Million Gift
Riddle Hospital will receive a $16 million gift from the trust created in the Will of John Bancker Gribbel, who passed away in 1947 at the age of 63. Gribbel and his family were dedicated patients of the former “Media Hospital” and of Dr. Charles H. Schoff, who founded that hospital in 1909. Dr. Schoff…
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Patrick Gavin Appointed CEO as Crozer-Keystone Changes Hands
Patrick Gavin has been appointed CEO of the Crozer-Keystone Health System after the finalization of its sale to Prospect Medical Holdings, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Joan Richards, who has served as Crozer-Keystone’s president and CEO for nine years, has announced her retirement. Prospect named Gavin, currently the COO of Crozer-Keystone, as…
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Court Gives Green Light for Sale of Crozer-Keystone
The sale of nonprofit Crozer-Keystone Health System to for-profit Prospect Medical Holdings cleared its final regulatory hurdle, as the Delaware County Orphans Court has given a green light to the transaction, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The last step of the sale, which will convert the five hospitals operated by Crozer-Keystone to…
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Rothman Institute Expands Delco Footprint with Complex in Glen Mills
With offices already located in Media and Newtown Square, The Rothman Institute has expanded its presence in Delaware County with this week’s opening of a $10 million medical office complex in Glen Mills, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “The Glen Mills location expands our footprint in Delaware County, but is a little…
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Non-Professional Staff at Delaware County Memorial Hospital Votes to Unionize
Non-professional workers at Delaware County Memorial Hospital have voted to be represented by District 1199C, writes John George of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Philadelphia-based union already represents employees such as cafeteria workers, laundry workers, maintenance staff, and other service employees at eight area hospitals. According to George, District 1199C officials said that among the…
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American Dental Center Celebrates 35 Years of Healthy Teeth, Beautiful Smiles in Springfield
Dr. H.W. “Bud” Hinebaugh is celebrating 35 years of helping residents of Springfield and Delaware County keep their teeth healthy and smile beautiful, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. American Dental Center has performed thousands of successful root canals, extractions, crowns, and dentures in its long history, always providing patients with the…
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Sale of Delco’s Largest Healthcare Provider Nears Completion
The sale of Delaware County’s largest healthcare provider, nonprofit Crozer-Keystone Health System, to for-profit Prospect Medical Holdings is getting closer to completion, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. A hearing on the proposed sale will be held by Delaware County Orphan Court next week, as the Court must approve the sale of any…
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