Burlington County, NJ Health

Just last week I had the honor of attending a celebration marking the last day of operations at the Burlington County Vaccine Mega-Site. By now most Burlington County residents are familiar with the Mooorestown Mall site, as most of our county’s nearly 250,000 fully vaccinated residents received their shots there.

MOORESTOWN - A Marlton mother had been hesitant about the coronavirus vaccine for many months, but Friday she walked into the vaccination mega-site at Moorestown Mall finally ready for what could be a life-saving inoculation. Darlene Olivieri was the last person vaccinated at the Burlington County COVID-19 Vaccine Mega-Site before...

The start of the new school year is fast-approaching and the Burlington County Health Department is planning to hold several pop-up vaccine clinics during the next several weeks to ensure easy access to COVID-19 shots for eligible children and adults who are still not vaccinated. The department will be offering...

The start of the new school year is fast-approaching and the Burlington County Health Department is planning to hold several pop-up vaccine clinics during the next several weeks to ensure easy access to COVID-19 shots for eligible children and adults who are still not vaccinated. The department will be offering...

The Burlington County Health Department will hold pop-up vaccine clinics during the next several weeks to give easy access to COVID-19 shots, particularly for children about to return to school. The clinics will administer the Pfizer vaccine since it’s approved for ages 12 and older. Since Pfizer requires two shots...

MOUNT HOLLY — The Burlington County Health Department has closed its coronavirus test centers after suspending their operations due to falling demand. The county’s testing centers in Mount Laurel, Evesham, Florence and Pemberton, which were open on a rotating basis, closed Monday, said county health director Dr. Herb Conaway. He...

Six supervisory employees of RWJBarnabas Health, one of the largest health care systems in the state, have lost their jobs because they did not get vaccinated against COVID-19. Now the hospital system says it will expand its vaccine mandate from supervisory-level employees to "all staff and physicians." It employs more...

The Burlington County Health Department is suspending its COVID-19 testing programs until further notice amidst diminished demand and the wide availability of over-the-counter home test kits and other testing programs at pharmacies, urgent care centers and health care facilities. Starting Monday, the county’s rotating testing centers in Mount Laurel, Evesham,...

The Burlington County Health Department is suspending its COVID-19 testing programs until further notice amidst diminished demand and the wide availability of over-the-counter home test kits and other testing programs at pharmacies, urgent care centers and health care facilities. Starting Monday, the county’s rotating testing centers in Mount Laurel, Evesham,...

The Burlington County Health Department is suspending its COVID-19 testing programs until further notice amidst diminished demand and the wide availability of over-the-counter home test kits and other testing programs at pharmacies, urgent care centers and health care facilities. The county’s rotating testing centers in Mount Laurel, Evesham, Florence and...

Below is Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing:. QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The regime has to change in order to let the Cuban people thrive.” – Senator Menendez condemning the Cuban government’s efforts to crackdown on protestors. The statewide cumulative COVID-19 count stands at 895,855 cases and 23,807 confirmed fatalities (and...

EVESHAM >> As part of its multi-year strategic roadmap to best serve the REC-L-VIRTUA-0722 South Jersey/Delaware Valley region and beyond, Virtua Health announces transformational renovations of two of its acute care facilities: Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden and Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly. Framed as “Advancing...

Summer lull, logistical issues hamper economic-recovery efforts. Now that restrictions on indoor and outdoor activities have been relaxed to their greatest extent since before COVID 16 months ago, small businesses throughout Burlington County face the prospect of holding on just a little bit longer. They are in that less-than-sweet spot...

Once again, you can beat the summer heat in cooling centers at Burlington County library branches. “In general, on really hot days, if people don’t have air conditioning at home … we encourage them to visit any of our library branches,” said county information officer David Levinsky. “The other place we encourage them to go is the Moorestown Mall.”

The Burlington County Times reports, you no longer have to stress about your Covid-19 vaccine card. Those who live in New Jersey may be able to use a new app to help prove you've been vaccinated against Covid-19. New Jersey's Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli announced in a recent Covid 19...

Virtua Health on Thursday announced it has scrubbed plans to build a new Westampton hospital, choosing instead to focus resources on the Mount Holly campus and other existing properties. The proposed Westampton project first took shape in 2013, when Virtua purchased a 110-acre farm that fronts Route 541 and Woodlane...

As part of its multi-year strategic roadmap to best serve the South Jersey/Delaware Valley region and beyond, Virtua Health announced transformational renovations of two of its acute care facilities: Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, and Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly. Framed as “Advancing Well into the...