Healthcare
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Penn Medicine Chester County Nurse Is Giving Back to Cancer Patients
At Chester County Hospital (CCH), Surgical Prep and Recovery Nurse Christina Ferrarini, BSN, RN, CAPA, has spent her career caring for patients as they go through the surgical process for cancer treatment. She created care bags filled with items she found useful during her own cancer treatment to support patients after their chemotherapy port placements…
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Crozer Uses EMS Ambulances for Non-emergencies After Vendor Quits
Crozer Health lost its ambulance vendor, Keystone Quality Transport, so it is facing an ambulance shortage as it uses emergency ambulances for nonemergency transport, writes Harold Brubaker and Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crozer owes the vendor $267,000, so they quit providing service on Friday. Likewise, a fuel card bill went unpaid, so $500…
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IBX Foundation’s Support of Local Health Centers Strengthens Region’s Healthcare Safety Net
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) — first established in 1965 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty — play a crucial role in the healthcare system, especially for underserved and vulnerable populations. FQHCs receive federal funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health…
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A Legacy of Care: Chester Community Clinic Marks 15 Years
The Chester Community Clinic in Widener University’s Wollman Hall, is celebrating 15 years in its dual role as a place to serve the health needs of the Chester community while giving Widener University students an exceptional learning experience. Chester Community Clinic first opened in September 2009 and has grown in size, scope, and impact, offering…
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How a Chance Encounter with Jimmy Carter Set the Path for Temple Health Physician’s Career Trajectory
Maura Sammon was just a little girl when then-presidential candidate Jimmy Carter visited the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in 1976. She was there alongside her grandparents and a crowd of campaign supporters. “My grandparents wanted to introduce me to the American political system,” Sammon recalled. “He was there kissing babies, picking up kids and he picked…
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Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital Debuts First Baby Born in New Year
A new year is all about new beginnings, and at Chester County Hospital, a sweet bundle of joy entered the world just a few hours after the beginning of 2025. Taija Lawrence and James Childs, of Chester County, are the proud parents of the first baby born in 2025 at Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital.…
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Embrace Your Health in 2025 with Chester County Hospital’s January Wellness Classes
Don’t let your New Year’s resolution for better health fall by the wayside this year. At Chester County Hospital, there is a line-up of wellness-related workshops and classes this January classes ranging from postpartum care to nutrition to quitting smoking and more. Here’s a glimpse at the January schedule, but you can find more on…
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Former Nurse From Coatesville Continues to Donate Blood at 100 Years Old
100-year-old retired nurse Blanche McKee continues to donate blood to the American Red Cross, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. McKee is originally from Iowa and later moved to Pennsylvania, where she worked as a medical assistant at an OB-GYN practice for many years. Mckee first began donating blood as a nursing student, and has continued…
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ChesPenn Health Services Announces Transition Plan for Coatesville Location
ChesPenn Health Services, a Federally Qualified Community Health Center serving the Coatesville community since 2007, is preparing for a transition in services following the conclusion of its lease and grant agreement with The Alliance for Health Equity on June 30, 2025. Despite the challenges posed by funding constraints, ChesPenn remains fully committed to providing comprehensive…
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As West Chester Native Battles Long-Term Effects of Childhood Cancer, CHOP Works on New Research
Raine Talley, a West Chester native, overcame leukemia as a child, but the treatment left her with several long-term effects, including new cancers, writes Nicole Leonard for the WHYY. At just eight years old, Talley had to have a bone marrow transplant, followed by radiation. The treatment cured her leukemia, but over a decade later,…
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ETHOS Treatment Launches Family Program for Those with Loved Ones in Recovery
Recognizing that family involvement in addiction treatment can lead to better outcomes for people struggling with substance use disorders, ETHOS Treatment LLC is launching a six-week program for families seeking to best support their loved ones — and each other — during this delicate time of vulnerability, growth, and transition. “Family patterns and relationships are…
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Chester County Mother Personally Fights for Comprehensive Eye Exams in Schools
Chester County student Nathan Koenig was a smart and articulate child, enjoying both hearing and telling stories, writes Alison McCook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When he started school, he quickly began to have trouble with reading and writing. After bringing home multiple class worksheets blank, he was diagnosed with a learning disability. It took years…
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Oxford Man Reunites with Hospital Care Team That Saved His Life Two Years Ago
Jeff Dillard, an Oxford public works employee, nearly died at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania in 2022, writes Alison McCook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was transferred to Penn in December 2021 with a severe case of COVID-19. He spent several months in a coma and on a ventilator. Last week, he returned to…
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Main Line Health Receives Top Marks in Patient Safety
All four Main Line Health acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, and Riddle Hospital—have once again received an “A” grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, writes Main Line Times & Suburban. This national nonprofit evaluates hospitals based on over 30 measures, including errors, injuries, and infection prevention, as well…
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Monica Nash of Flourtown’s Guardian Nurses Honored at 2024 Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania
Monica Nash of Flourtown-based Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates received the prestigious Community Nursing Award at the 35th Annual Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania, held recently at the Harrisburg Hilton Hotel. The award honors Nash’s unwavering commitment to nursing and the remarkable impact she has made in her community. The Nightingale Awards, designed to celebrate the finest…
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Tower Health Nears Sale of Brandywine Hospital Campus to Developers
Tower Health, which recorded its first profitable quarter in five years in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, is in final negotiations to sell its Brandywine Hospital campus, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The hospital closed its doors in January 2022 as part of Tower Health’s turnaround plan. Then earlier this year,…
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Founder of Flourtown-Based Guardian Nurses Receives 2024 Mary Ann Garrigan Award
The Board of Nursing Archives Associates at Boston University’s Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center has honored Betty Long, the founder and CEO of Flourtown-based Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates, with the annual Mary Ann Garrigan Award. The prestigious award “honors individuals with outstanding professional achievements in nursing and others who have made substantial contributions to or…
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Haverford ‘Miracle Woman’ Survives Brain Injuries
Swimming may have provided the miracle that allowed Nan Long of Haverford to survive a near-fatal brain injury and return to a normal life, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “I fell down the basement steps reaching for a darn box of dog bones,” the now 67-year-old said of the incident on Oct.…
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