Healthcare
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Tower Health Sells Shuttered Brandywine Hospital
A letter of intent has been signed by both Tower Health and Penn Medicine for the purchase of the shuttered Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville, writes Ryan Sharrow for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 85-acre campus was closed on Jan. 31, 2022 in an effort to relieve Tower Health’s financial struggles as it remains with over…
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‘We Still Care Deeply’: Chester County’s Lincoln University to Close Nursing Program
Lincoln University is closing its nursing program, making the Class of May 2023 its last, write Wendy Ruderman and Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The historically Black college and university was the only one in Pennsylvania to offer a bachelor’s of science in nursing. When it was began in 2013, the program was hailed…
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Is Dry Skin Just a Winter Issue? How to Treat Dry Skin All Year Long
You get stuck in traffic. Someone’s phone goes off in a movie theater. You don’t remember why you walked into a room. Annoying experiences are just a part of life — and some are related to your body. Dry skin is one of those common, yet frustrating, conditions that you have probably experienced at one time…
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Chester County Hospital Nationally Recognized for Commitment to High-Quality AFib Care
Chester County Hospital (CCH) has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – AFib Gold quality achievement award for its commitment to managing atrial fibrillation (AFib), ultimately helping to reduce patients’ stroke risk. AFib affects millions of Americans, often leading to heart-related complications as well as increasing the risk for stroke fivefold. However,…
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Paoli-Based Optometry Practice to Be Acquired by Horsham-Based Company
A specialty optometry practice in Paoli is being acquired by a Horsham company in an effort to expand across the southeastern Pennsylvania region, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Personal Eyes will be joining Medical Optometry America’s Eye Health Center in Newtown Square; financial details of the acquisition are not public. The…
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Chester County Hospital Opens Physical Therapy Clinic in Westtown
Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital has announced the opening of a new physical therapy office, Penn Medicine Westtown, in Westtown PA, on June 26, 2023. The clinic will offer general outpatient physical therapy with an emphasis on orthopedics, Parkinson’s, and concussion/vestibular treatment. Located at 200 Willowbrook Lane, Suite 220 in West Chester, PA, the operating…
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Chester County Hospital Provides Medical Preparations for Summer Travel
The Travel Medicine Program located at Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital’s Occupational Health Centers (OHC) offers travelers a wide range of services and access to care for a variety of needs such as vaccines and boosters, as well as quick, convenient scheduling. In addition to making sure patients are adequately vaccinated ahead of travel, the…
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Chester County Hospital: What Your Bad Breath Could Be Trying to Tell You About Your Health
You’re running late in the morning and leave the house in a rush. You drink your coffee and talk to a few coworkers, but it isn’t until halfway through the day that you realize you forgot to brush your teeth and your breath smells kind of funky. An estimated 31.8 precent of adults and adolescents…
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New Book Recalls ‘America’s First Plague,’ Mosquito-borne Epidemic That Struck Philadelphia in 1790s
A mosquito-borne epidemic that started to spread throughout Philadelphia in the 1790s made the nation’s then-capital totter under its impact, writes Fergus M. Bordewich for The Wall Street Journal. As Robert Watson writes in his new book, America’s First Plague, the outbreak was “one of the worst epidemics in American history.” Within three months, anywhere…
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Well-Established Chester County Family Helps Set Up Behavioral Center in West Grove
LCH Health and Community Services is planning to open the Pia Center for Behavioral Health in West Grove to provide critical mental health services to the community, writes Holly Herman for the West Chester Patch. The initiative was made possible thanks to the generous contributions of Nancy and Michael Pia. The couple recognized the escalating…
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West Chester OB-GYN Goes Viral on TikTok for Sharing Unusual Way Surgeons Tie Their Laces
Dr. Justin Sloane, a West Chester OB-GYN, has gone viral on TikTok for demonstrating the unusual way surgeons tie their laces: they use the same technique as they do on blood vessels, writes Andrew Court for the New York Post. The viral video was uploaded earlier this week to WebMD’s official account, where it immediately…
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One of the Hottest Trends in Healthcare Coming to King of Prussia
MedCoShare, a Philadelphia-based company, is opening its third co-working space for medical professionals, this one in King of Prussia, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Ronak Vyas, MedCoShare’s co-founder and CEO, said that the idea for the company came to him after he saw how popular co-working spaces were for tech companies and…
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Caln Township Youth Baseball Coach Gets Second Chance at Life After Stroke
John Monaghan, who has been coaching kids in Caln Township for years, is grateful to doctors who saved his life after he suffered a stroke, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6ABC. Monaghan has been a youth baseball coach ever since his sons were old enough to play. However, that changed in 2021 with a medical emergency.…
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Harcum College Offers Affordable Dental Services, Free Care for Children & Teens
The Abram and Goldie Cohen Dental Center at Harcum College provides a wide range of expert dental hygiene services to the public at affordable prices. The state-of-the-art, 16-chair clinical facility is equipped with radiology rooms, Panorex (a 360-degree dental X-Ray machine), a computer lab, and a classroom. The Cohen Dental Center offers free dental exams…
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Chester County Hospital Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients
Chester County Hospital (CCH) has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2023. CCH is one of only 56 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes CCH’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies…
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Chester County Hospital Receives $15,000 from the American Cancer Society
To alleviate the financial burden of cancer treatment, the American Cancer Society (ACS) recently awarded a $15,000 transportation grant to The Abramson Cancer Center at Chester County Hospital. The grant is one of 380 transportation grants totaling $6.2 million awarded to health systems nationwide. The funding will allow health systems to provide eligible patients with…
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Chester County Hospital Marks the End of the COVID-19 Emergency
On Thursday, May 11, the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 ended, marking a milestone in a pandemic that has lasted more than three years, taken the lives of more than a million Americans, and brought unprecedented scientific breakthroughs and health care innovations to beat the virus. Chester County Hospital’s (CCH) physicians, nurses, and…
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Paoli Hospital Nurse Invents Device for Wound Care
Paoli Hospital nurses got a special visit from FOX29. It’s Nurse Appreciation Week, and to spotlight the daily sacrifices of these healthcare professionals, the news outlet joined the morning shift. One of the nurses participated in the Nurse Inventor Program. Her innovation was a limb support device to assist with wound care. “When I do…
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