After a year in which the nation’s hospitals struggled both financially and operationally, Clint Matthews has announced his retirement as president and CEO of the Berks County-based Tower Health.

Reading-based Tower Health said it was recently the recipient of counterfeit 3M 1860 N95 masks.

Tower Health’s Reading Hospital has now been approved to offer the new COVID-19 treatment, bamlanivimab, the monocolonal antibody developed by Eli Lilly that is similar to the treatment President Donald Trump was given when he contracted the virus.

One of the biggest challenges is structuring a work experience for a population that has diverse needs. Even with the pandemic and the related challenges, recruitment for healthcare workers is very, very competitive.

Tower Health has announced changes in its visitation for hospitals in its network, including Reading Hospital in West Reading and Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown.

Reading Hospital has a new chief financial officer. Tower Health has named Mark Reyngoudt to the position at its flagship hospital. He will be in charge of health care finance, operations and strategy for the hospital in West Reading.

Dr. Karen Restifo comes to Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, where she served as associate dean of student affairs. She starts Sept. 1.

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

In my opinion there is at least a 20 percent increase, compared to the same period last year, in both our mental health and wellness services,” said Eduardo Espiridion, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Reading Hospital Tower Health.

Reading Hospital has added an emergency tent adjacent to the hospital’s emergency department, one of several changes to adjust to the hospital’s needs during the COVID-19 crisis.