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PennLive.com

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New VA clinic in Pa. to open in 2028

A new Veterans Affairs community clinic is planned for Berks County. The VA Lebanon Healthcare System announced that Motus Development will build and manage the future Berks County Veterans Affairs Community Clinic at 4710 Penn Ave., Suite 100, in South Heidelberg Township, near Sinking Spring, in a portion of the former Fecera’s Furniture building.

Berks County, PA · 3d
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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 · 1d
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Former CCMC patients getting bills more than a year after hospital closed

It has been more than a year since Crozer-Chester Medical Center (CCMC) closed, but former patients have been receiving bills and debt collection notices. The unexpected bills are creating additional stress for residents who were forced to find new doctors and hospitals following the collapse of Crozer Health. Crozer Health...

Chester, PA · 1d
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Right at Home Offers Meaningful Senior Care on the Main Line

Joining the Navy in 2014, Ted Pease traveled the world on his way to becoming a lieutenant commander. After he left active duty, he found his way back to the area he loves. Raised in West Chester, the Malvern Prep alum is now the owner of Newtown Square’s Right at Home Main Line, a company that provides in-home care and assistance to seniors and adults.

Newtown Square, PA · 3d
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MONTCO.Today

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More Than a Clinic. The People Behind FYZICAL Physical Therapy in Collegeville

Some clinics are built around appointments. Claudia Ibarra and Steve Amenta set out to build one around people. For the owners of FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers in Collegeville, physical therapy is about more than repairing an injury. It is about the person who wants to walk to the mailbox...

Collegeville, PA · 2d

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

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The University of Maryland Medical System is building a $110 million Center for Outpatient Care in Towson

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is building a $110 million Outpatient Care Center in Towson. Dignitaries broke ground last week for the University of Maryland Center for Outpatient Care, the latest addition to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (UM SJMC) campus at 7601 Osler Drive.

Towson, MD · 1d

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.

Pennsylvania · 6d

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The Medical Minute: Newborn Intensive Care — What Parents Need to Know

HERSHEY, Pa. — Lyndsay Gardner was enjoying a normal, healthy pregnancy until her water broke at 31 weeks. Due around Christmas in 2023, she gave birth to her son just before Halloween instead. Born nine weeks early, little Maximus Coelho couldn’t go home to Lititz with his mother, father,...

Hershey, PA · 5d

Bucks County Beacon

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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.

Lancaster County, PA · 7d

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CCMC’s future remains uncertain for health care

The new owners of the former Crozer-Chester Medical Center (CCMC) property, during a virtual town hall meeting last week, told area residents they remain committed to bringing back health care to the 64-acre campus, but they have yet to secure a health system willing to operate a hospital at the site.

Delaware County, PA · 8d

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Worst measles outbreak in decades hits Pennsylvania Amish country

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has been the epicenter of the nation's worst measles outbreak in 35 years. Low vaccination rates among Amish and the wider population have added to the virus' resurgence, prompting renewed openness to vaccines. (AP Video/ Jessie Wardarski)

Lancaster County, PA · 7d

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After 40 Years, a New Chapter for Ganly Vision Care

For longtime Kennett Square optometrist Dr. Ken Ganly, joining Simon Eye offered a way to plan for the future without stepping away from his patients or community. After 16 years in business, Dr. Ken Ganly began thinking about the future of Ganly Vision Care. He wasn’t ready to retire, but he wanted a succession plan that would allow him to spend less time running a business and more time caring for patients.

Kennett Square, PA · 7d

The Associated Press

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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 in central Pennsylvania, 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,

Lancaster County, PA · 7d

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Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers opens School-Based Health Center

Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers has opened a School-Based Health Center to expand access to care and bring health services closer to the students and families who need them. Grants from two local charities – $445,000 from Moses Taylor Foundation and $275,000 from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation have supported this project and purchase of the mobile unit.

Wayne, PA · 8d

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Tower Health hospitals earn national Healthgrades recognition for clinical quality and specialty care for 2027

Tower Health hospitals earn national Healthgrades recognition for clinical quality and specialty care for 2027. Reading Hospital earns dual national honors for joint replacement, while Pottstown Hospital is recognized for outpatient joint replacement and other areas of care. West Reading, PA – Oct. 28, 2026 –Tower Health hospitals have again...

Reading, PA · 9d

Hanover Evening Sun

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UPMC Hanover marks 100 years of community medical care

For the last century, thousands of Hanoverians have received medical care within their own community at the campus of Hanover Hospital. On Oct. 22, 2026, Hanover Hospital, known today as UPMC Hanover, celebrated 100 years of treating patients at the hospital at 300 Highland Avenue in Hanover Borough. Among the celebrations, UPMC established a centennial website at www.upmchanover100.org , raised funds with a Centennial golf tournament in August and hosted a centennial celebration at the historic Warehime-Myers Mansion on Oct. 22. Sheppard and Myers The story of Hanover's own hospital begins with two influential Hanover businessmen, Harper D. Sheppard and Clinton N. Myers, founders of the Hanover Shoe Company in 1899. From their highly successful shoe partnership, Sheppard and Myers would finance the creation of numerous industries in Hanover, including establishing the Hanover Shoe Farms, founding The Evening Sun newspaper, creating the Hanover Waterworks, donating the Sheppard-Myers athletic field to Hanover's school district, and creating two impounding dams: the Long Arm Reservoir and the Sheppard-Myers Reservoir. Among their many ventures, Sheppard and Myers recognized that the growing Hanover community was in need of a local hospital, leading the pair to announce their plans to fund the construction of a hospital,

Hanover, PA · 9d

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7 WellSpan hospitals earn national quality awards

YORK, Pa. (Oct. 27, 2026) - Seven of WellSpan Health’s acute care hospitals earned honors from Healthgrades, the leading resource for consumers seeking high-quality hospitals and physicians. Notably, three WellSpan Hospitals were recognized among Pennsylvania’s top five for critical care. WellSpan also received more America’s 100 Best Hospitals...

York, PA · 10d