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Lampeter, PA · Health
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Aston Micro-Hospital Outpaces Projections as ChristianaCare Fills Post-Crozer Gap
ChristianaCare’s new micro-hospital in Aston Township has been busier than expected. The facility has welcomed nearly 4,500 emergency patients in its first four months, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The hospital opened June 2 and surpassed the patient volume projected for its first two months within...
WFMZ-TV Online
Street closures expected during Reading Hospital ‘Road Run’
READING, Pa. – Restrictions are coming to roads in Reading, West Reading and Wyomissing this weekend for the annual Reading Hospital “Road Run.”. The event features a 5K, half marathon, and one-mile fun run/walk on Sunday, Oct. 18. The race starts at the hospital in West Reading and...
abc27 News
Clinic helps women who experience pregnancy loss
Oct. 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. One in four pregnancies will end in some type of loss; either stillbirth, miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. Local experts say that is a statistic that desperately needs to change. “We haven’t moved that needle yet on decreasing stillbirth rates and this gives us that opportunity to […]
lebtown.com
CoLA flags water contamination claims, weighs $28M pump station
This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project. The City of Lebanon Authority (CoLA) is cautioning customers to be wary of individuals going door-to-door with claims the city’s water is contaminated. In recent days, CoLA has received reports about two men who...
WMAR 2 News Baltimore
Replacing Harford Memorial Hospital
Berks Weekly
Reading Hospital celebrates community leaders, announces transformational gift for future of emergency care at second annual Champions of Care Dinner
When patients and families face a medical emergency, they depend on expert care, advanced resources and a hospital ready to meet the community’s needs for generations to come. At Reading Hospital’s second annual Champions of Care Dinner, community leaders came together to celebrate the people advancing health care in...
jems.com
Narberth (PA) Ambulance Now Providing ALS Intercept for Five Municipalities
Narberth Ambulance has reached an agreement with Glenolden, Norwood, Prospect Park, Ridley Park and Tinicum Township to provide a paramedic intercept vehicle with Advanced Life Support. “The willingness to work across municipal boundaries, identify a shared need and develop a cooperative solution demonstrates what can be accomplished when communities and...
wwnytv.com
Social Security announces 3.6% benefit increase for 2027
BALTIMORE, Maryland (WWNY) - The Social Security Administration announced a 3.6% benefit increase for 2027. Social Security benefits include Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance, and Supplemental Security Income. Retirement benefits will increase by an average of $75 per month. Nearly 72 million Social Security beneficiaries will see the cost-of-living adjustment...
Sand Hills Express
As measles continues to spread, health officials are seeing vaccine interest rise
Instructions for a measles vaccination are seen outside of the Lubbock Public Health facility on April 9, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) As measles continues to spread across the U.S., local health officials say it may be spurring some to get themselves or their children vaccinated. More than...
Delaware LIVE News
ChristianaCare rehabilitation center earns national recognition
Newsweek again ranks Wilmington Hospital program among nation’s best as ChristianaCare expands rehabilitation capacity in Delaware WILMINGTON, Del. — ChristianaCare’s Center for Rehabilitation at Wilmington Hospital has been named one of the nation’s best inpatient rehabilitation facilities for the fourth consecutive year. Newsweek included the center among its Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers in the United States and ranked it among ... Read More
wellspan.org
How a record-breaking ECMO program reflects the future at WellSpan York Hospital
When patients face catastrophic heart or lung failure, there are few therapies more complex or more demanding than extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, better known as ECMO. Often described as the highest level of life support available, ECMO temporarily takes over the work of the heart, lungs or both, giving patients a chance to recover when traditional treatments are no longer enough. Over the last year at WellSpan York Hospital, more patients than ever before received that chance.