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Local hospital celebrates addition of new private patient rooms
LEWISTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — A local hospital recently opened a newly renovated nursing unit, continuing an effort to expand and improve the facility. Geisinger Lewistown Hospital cut the ribbon on its newly renovated 4B inpatient nursing unit. It adds 16 private patient rooms as the hospital hopes to have 79 private rooms by winter of […]
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Pharmacy tech who sat on a Pa. township board charged with stealing nearly 90,000 opioid pills
Alyssa R. McDowell, 34, a pharmacy technician at Sheffield Pharmacy, took 80,926 oxycodone pills and 8,744 hydrocodone pills between January 2022 and May 2026, investigators allege, according to the attorney general's office. The 89,670 pills work out to about 1,700 a month over that span, based on the office's figures. The post Pharmacy tech who sat on a Pa. township board charged with stealing nearly 90,000 opioid pills appeared first on LehighDaily.com .
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Mount Nittany Health building new medical office in Bellefonte
Bellefonte, Pa. — Mount Nittany Health is building a two-story, 40,000-square-foot medical office building on Bishop Street in Bellefonte, saying demand at its existing Bellefonte practice has outgrown the current space. “More than 120 years ago, Bellefonte Hospital laid the cornerstone for what would become Mount Nittany Health,” said Kathleen Rhine, president and CEO of Mount Nittany Health. “Our roots are here and this project is a meaningful investment in that history and in Bellefonte’s future.” The building, located at at 987 E. Bishop St., will include a walk-in ExpressCARE clinic and a new imaging clinic, along with relocated and expanded primary care, pediatrics, lab services and the Children’s Advocacy Center of Centre County. Primary care will grow from 10 exam rooms to 18, pediatrics will have eight exam rooms and ExpressCARE will add six exam rooms for walk-in care. With X-ray and ultrasound on site, patients will no longer need to leave Bellefonte for diagnostic imaging, according to the health system. The Children’s Advocacy Center, which supports children who have experienced abuse and their families, will get an updated, expanded space in the building. “Access to health care is about more than having services available — it’s about making