The Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation gave the hospital its approval, effective September 1, after a lengthy and in-depth review of the hospital’s specialized surgical services and other related medical resources.

Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg is officially a Level II adult trauma center, making it the fourth Lehigh Valley Health Network hospital to receive trauma center accreditation. The accreditation was approved by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF), the accrediting body for trauma centers in Pennsylvania, on July 16, 2021 and is effective Sept. 1, 2021, according ...

Gov. Tom Wolf established a number of councils and commissions on Friday that his administration says will help the state address comprehensive reforms in both physical and behavioral health and make health care easier to access for Pennsylvanians.

Tower Health has named Dr. Ron Nutting, as the new chief medical officer of Reading Hospital in West Reading.

On Dec. 20, Congress passed the Setting Everyone Up For Retirement Enhancement Act, which became law on Jan. 1. It adds changes to how people can save for retirement.

The booming wearables market is transforming the health care industry as patients use smartphone apps, the Apple Watch, Fitbits and Garmins to track their heart rate, check for heart arrhythmia, and monitor physical activity, sleep patterns and hydration.

With roughly a million potential patients for medical marijuana uses in the commonwealth and growing, those in the industry are exploring marijuana’s many components for deriving existing “cultivars” or “strains” for product development.

RWJBH and St. Luke’s have signed a three-year joint, renewable agreement that will provide patients in northwest New Jersey greater access to services from both organizations.

Lehigh Valley Health Network has announced a new partnership with IKS Health; a Burr Ridge, Illinois based health care solutions organization. The partnership aims to bring innovative technology to LVHN that will improve physician and patient satisfaction through improved efficiency.

The Health Resources and Services Administration or HRSA, has awarded St. Luke’s Miners Campus a $1 million grant to help combat the opioid crisis.