Middletown
Middletown, DE · Health
generocity.org
School closures through the lens of community health
When we think about school closures or network/district restructuring, it’s easy to focus only on the physical buildings or the students who attended those schools. However, behind every change are students, families, teachers, and more who are heavily impacted by this restructuring. Philadelphia is no stranger to restructuring its...
dbhids.org
Changes Coming to Medicaid: What you need to know
Due to new federal laws, Medicaid changes are coming and will affect a significant number of Philadelphians. Some groups will experience changes on October 1, 2026; further changes are coming on January 1, 2027. One Philly Medicaid Access is raising awareness of Medicaid changes so Philadelphians can prepare to keep...
gloucestercitynews.net
The Impact of the Holt Marine Terminals on Camden, Gcity, and Paulsboro Residents
Why has the Gloucester City Housing Office allowed this to happen?–The present head of the department, Bill Gallagher, is being paid $75,000 plus to enforce the city’s property ordinances. Decades ago, the Holt family planted a row of evergreens along the Ellis Street corridor that runs parallel with the marine terminal. Today, branches from those trees have not only engulfed the pedestrian sidewalk but have gotten so large that they have swallowed up parts of Ellis Street narrowing the width of road. Parking is at a premium in that area and those same trees are blocking cars from parking next to the curb. If the trees were placed behind the fence that would not have happened. Another improvement that would make a big difference is a sound deflection walls along Ellis Street similar to the ones you see on state and federal highways.
lowerbuckssource.net
GIANT and MARTIN’S Expand Wellbeing Services for Customers on GLP-1 Medications
The GIANT Company, known locally as GIANT and MARTIN’S, today announced an expansion of its wellbeing services to support customers taking GLP-1 medications. Through personalized nutrition guidance, pharmacy expertise and wellness resources, the offering helps customers build healthy habits, achieve sustainable results and improve their overall health. “As more...
franchising.com
Healthcare Entrepreneur and Experienced Business Leader Opens Newest Synergy Homecare Location in Greater Philadelphia
October 05, 2026 // Franchising.com // Tempe, Ariz. – SYNERGY® HomeCare has announced its newest location in the greater Philadelphia area, SYNERGY HomeCare in Cinnaminson. The company is led by the husband-and-wife duo of John and Melissa Fish, experienced healthcare entrepreneurs who previously launched a successful multi-state, mobile wound care company. After years of helping patients who struggled to access traditional care, combined with a personal experience within John’s family, the two recognized an opportunity to expand the non-medical in-home care services available to residents throughout South Jersey and Philadelphia.
DELCO.Today
Crozer-Chester Reopening Faces Long Road, Advocates and Officials Say
Efforts to bring healthcare back to the former Crozer-Chester Medical Center are moving forward. But community advocates and elected officials say there’s still a long road ahead before the Upland campus can reopen, reports Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The Chester chapter of One Pennsylvania held a...
MyChesCo
Premier Orthopaedics Adds Liam Kane to Expand Surgical Care
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — Premier Orthopaedics and Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center have added orthopaedic surgeon Liam Kane, MD, to their medical staff, expanding shoulder, elbow and upper-extremity care at offices in Bucks and Montgomery counties. Kane is accepting new patients at 1203 Langhorne-Newtown Road, St. Clare Building,...
thedp.com
Penn Health System announces joint venture to open additional regional surgery centers
The University of Pennsylvania Health System announced a joint venture to open at least 18 regional surgery centers last week. The ambulatory surgery centers will offer safe, high-quality treatment while ensuring procedures remain affordable for patients. According to Chief of Plastic Surgery Joseph Serletti, the partnership is a “first” for Greater Philadelphia.
hoodline.com
Elkins Park ENT Practice Joins Growing Pennsylvania Medical Network Starting 2027
Beginning January 1, 2027, the office at 375 Township Line Road in Elkins Park is set to operate as an ENTA-PA clinical location. Dr. Melissa Schwartz is bringing her Montgomery County ENT Institute into the network; she has treated patients in the Philadelphia region since 1996 and has run the practice at that address since 2007.
beckersspine.com
Philadelphia orthopedic practices add shoulder, elbow surgeon
Partner practices King of Prussia, Pa.-based Premier Orthopaedics and Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center added Liam Kane, MD, to their medical staff. Dr. Kane is an orthopaedic surgeon with a focus in upper extremities, elbow and shoulder, according to a September news release shared with Becker’s. He is now welcoming new patients at the practices’ Langhorne and Rockledge offices.
the-hospitalist.org
Hospitalists at the Hub of Patient Flow
For all the expansion of hospital medicine beyond its original focus on the hospital floor—incorporating extensivists, skilled-nursing-facility-ists, laborists, nocturnists, etc.—an essential role in the realms of interfacility triage and transfer management is starting to get its deserved attention from the field.1-3 Hospital interfacility transfers have been around for...
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Grassroots group discussed Delco’s lack of health care
Community advocates, local officials, and residents gathered on Sept. 24 at the Church of the Overcomer in Trainer to discuss the ramifications of last year’s closing of Crozer- Chester Medical Center (CCMC) and how it has adversely affected the community. Organized by the Chester Chapter of One Pennsylvania, the hourlong meeting focused on difficulties caused by the closing such as lack of care, increased emergency response times, and lost medical records.