As COVID-19 cases rise, mostly among unvaccinated people, some heath care networks, colleges and businesses are requiring their employees to get the vaccine. However, a random sample of employers in the Lehigh Valley and Harrisburg region, shows many are not ready to take that step. At least not yet. For now, they say, they are ...
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St. Luke’s Anderson accredited as Level II trauma center
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.
Read More »Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg achieves Level II Trauma Center accreditation
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 ...
Read More »Gov. Tom Wolf initiates plan for comprehensive health care reform
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.
Read More »Nutting named chief medical officer for Reading Hospital
Tower Health has named Dr. Ron Nutting, as the new chief medical officer of Reading Hospital in West Reading.
Read More »New law could change how you save for retirement
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.
Read More »It’s a ‘Wearable’ World: How a boom in personal health devices, from Fitbits to iWatches, is changing the face of health care.
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.
Read More »Medical cannabis conference attracts 250 to Penn State Lehigh
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.
Read More »St. Luke’s partners with New Jersey-based health network
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.
Read More »LVHN collaborates with health care technology innovator IKS Health
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.
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