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Franklin County Free Press

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WellSpan Honors 21 Nurses With DAISY Awards

WellSpan Health announced 21 DAISY Award recipients across eight hospitals, including five nurses at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital and two at WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital. The awards recognize nurses for their patient care. Ashley Cordell, Dana Rosario, Diana Olvera, Erin Hammond and Mia McClure received awards at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. Brooke Jensen...

Chambersburg, PA · 2d

WKBN

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Sharon Regional Medical Center suspends all hospital services after state revokes license

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4 AHN facilities honored for ambulatory surgery

Four Allegheny Health Network outpatient surgery facilities have been recognized among Pennsylvania’s highest-performing ambulatory surgery centers, according to an AHN news release. The honor comes from Newsweek’s America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2027 rankings. AHN’s Monroeville Surgery Center, Westmoreland Outpatient Center, Bethel Park Surgery Center and Wexford...

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Case Summary: Redeemer Health Chapter 11

A deck version of this summary is also available HERE. Headquartered in Meadowbrook, PA, Redeemer Health ("RH"), together with its Debtor and non-Debtor affiliates (collectively, the "Company"), is a nonprofit Catholic health and social services system serving southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. RH, the parent of eleven Debtor affiliates (together with RH, the "Debtors"), is a holding company with no employees or direct operations. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Holy Redeemer Health System (“HRHS”), operates Holy Redeemer Hospital, a licensed 239-bed acute care facility in Abington Township, PA. The hospital provides emergency, inpatient and outpatient care and ancillary services, including rehabilitation and respiratory therapy, with a focus on cancer care, women’s health, cardiovascular health and orthopedics.

Pennsylvania · 21h

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Free drive-through flu shots offered this weekend in the Lehigh Valley

Lehigh Valley residents will be rolling down the window and rolling up their sleeves, as Jefferson Health administers free influenza vaccinations during two drive-through clinics this weekend. A community health initiative now in its 28th year, the clinics will take place Saturday, Nov. 7, at Dorney Park in South Whitehall...

Lehigh Valley, PA · 1d

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Allegheny County officials, nonprofits prepare for major Jan. 1 Medicaid changes

With major changes to the Medicaid program set to take effect soon, a host of Allegheny County and nonprofit officials said they are working hard to ensure as few people as possible lose their health care coverage in the coming months. “We’ve been sounding the alarm for more than a...

Allegheny County, PA · 20h

CBS Pittsburgh

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Shortage of home healthcare workers driven by Pennsylvania's reimbursement rates

Pennsylvania is experiencing a shortage of home healthcare workers.

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As Allegheny County's oldest population surges, experts urge action on senior care

Experts on aging from around the region and state gathered in Pittsburgh recently to share recommendations with federal lawmakers about how to improve the quality of life for elders throughout Pennsylvania. U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman convened a congressional hearing to examine the challenges of caring for growing...

Allegheny County, PA · 4d

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Bob Brooks Defeats Ryan Mackenzie in 7th LV Congressional Race

HARRISBURG — Democrat Bob Brooks defeated Republican incumbent Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District race Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race just before 10:30 p.m. According to unofficial results, Brooks captured roughly 56 percent of the vote and Mackenzie received 44 percent in Tuesday’s election.

Pennsylvania · 1d

WTAJ

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Career Rehabilitation Building Services opens new Adult Day Program in Johnstown

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Career Rehabilitation Building Services celebrated the grand opening of its new Adult Day Program facility in Johnstown on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Community members, local leaders, and supporters stopped by the new Ferndale Avenue location to tour the facility and take part in the celebration. Guests enjoyed refreshments, explored the facility, […]

Johnstown, PA · 1d

Newser

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Amid Measles Surge, Amish Country Opens Up to Vaccines

(This content was created with the help of AI.) Pennsylvania's largest Amish community has become ground zero for the country's worst measles surge in decades—and it's quietly shifting some minds on vaccines. The AP reports Lancaster County accounts for more than a third of the state's 1,350-plus measles cases this year, with at least three related deaths there. Though the Amish and conservative Mennonites often live apart from mainstream civic life, they shop, work, and attend school alongside their "English" neighbors, making it impossible to contain the highly contagious virus within their ...

Lancaster County, PA · 4d

Times Leader

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Indicators 2026: Medicaid changes could put new pressure on hospitals, health care providers

WILKES-BARRE — In Northeast Pennsylvania, Medicaid covers a significant portion of the population. Approximately 27% of Luzer

Wayne County, PA · 12d

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Gubernatorial candidates stop in Luzerne County during pre-election blitz

A tale of two campaigns: Gubernatorial candidates stop in Luzerne County during pre-election blitz. Pennsylvania's two gubernatorial campaigns touched down in Luzerne County less than 24 hours apart to make their cases before Northeast Pennsylvania audiences and stump for members of their respective parties. Harrisburg-area TV stations pull Perry campaign...

Luzerne County, PA · 3d

Main Street Dollars

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Pennsylvanians buying coverage through Pennie must enroll by Dec. 15 for Jan. 1

Open enrollment on Pennie, Pennsylvania’s state health insurance exchange, begins Nov. 1 for 2027 coverage. People who want a plan that starts Jan. 1 have to enroll by Dec. 15. The window for coverage that starts later runs into January. The dates for 2027 coverage The Pennsylvania Health Law Project says open enrollment for 2027 […]

Pennsylvania · 4d

NorthcentralPA.com

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Woolrich fire company’s new helistop sees its first patient transfer

Woolrich, Pa. — A helicopter landing site years in the making at the Woolrich Volunteer Fire Company was used for the first time Sunday night to fly a trauma patient to a hospital. The Chief James “Jimmy” Jones Helistop, registered with the Federal Aviation Administration as 35PN, went into service several weeks ago at the home of Woolrich Station 12. On Nov. 1, a STAT MedEvac helicopter landed there to pick up a patient from a land rescue in the area. “With years of planning, hours of hard work, and the drive of volunteers paid off tonight for Woolrich Station 12,” the fire company wrote in a Facebook post. The fire company said the helistop gives medical helicopters a set place to land and pick up trauma patients. That cuts down on transport time and gives patients “the best possible outcome for their injuries,” according to the post. The fire company did not release details about the rescue or the patient’s condition. “Job well done by all involved in the land rescue this evening and our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and their family at this time,” the company wrote. The helistop is named for former Woolrich Volunteer

Woolrich, PA · 3d

StateCollege.com

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As a Historic Measles Outbreak Hits Pennsylvania Amish Country, More Show Openness to Vaccines

EPHRATA, Pa. (AP) — Amish and Mennonite shoppers in conservative dress mingled with shoppers from the wider public on a recent Friday at a vast outdoor market here, where vendors sold colorful pumpkins and mums, fry pies and squash, sports jerseys and Barbie accessories. Such interactions are common in Lancaster County, home to the largest Amish population in the U.S. — and the epicenter of the nation’s worst measles outbreak in 35 years. While they avoid many types of civic engagement for religious reasons, the Amish — like many other groups vulnerable to measles across the nation — are not truly separate. “We are all interconnected,” said Dr. Diego Hijano of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Robust vaccination rates once protected Americans much better. But rates among the general public are now falling , and rates have long been low among the Amish, creating the perfect conditions for the contagious virus — officially considered “eliminated” from the U.S. since 2000 — to spread here and beyond. Pennsylvania has the most U.S. cases, with over 1,350 this year, more than a third in Lancaster County alone , according to state figures. That’s a big undercount, community leaders say, since many people

Lancaster County, PA · 5d

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Pennsylvania Hands Out $19.6M to Clean Up Diesel Trucks in 15 Counties

Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $19.6 million to fund 18 clean transportation technology projects spread across 15 counties, part of a continuing push to cut diesel pollution tied to freight and cargo transportation. The money is aimed squarely at communities that officials describe as disproportionately affected by that kind of pollution, from Philadelphia to Allegheny County.

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CBS News

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Pennsylvania's home healthcare worker shortage driven by reimbursement rates, advocates say

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Bresnahan, Cognetti Clash in Lone NE Pa. Debate as Cognetti Leads in Polls

Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan and Democratic challenger Paige Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, faced off before a live studio audience at WVIA Studios in Pittston on Thursday, October 29, in what turned out to be their only scheduled face-to-face debate before Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District election on Nov. 3. The hour covered a dense list of flashpoints — from the war in Iran to Medicaid, data centers, voter identification and campaign stock trading — and both candidates largely stuck to a civil tone rather than trading direct attacks.

Scranton, PA · 6d

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Voter Guide: Healthcare in PA’s 15th Congressional District

News Lab reporters reached out by email to the two candidates vying for Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes all of Warren County, as well as Armstrong, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Snyder, Tioga, Union, and parts of Indiana, Lycoming, and Venango counties.

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