Healthcare
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Devon Recovery Center Opens New Malvern Location to Combat Low Availability of Mental Health Services
The Recovery Centers of America (RCA) at Devon has taken another step forward in combatting the low availability of mental health services by opening another, larger RCA location Malvern, according to a report from the Daily Local News. With the rise in mental health issues in all ages and demographics, there was a need for…
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Combatting Provider Burnout and Stress with Music
Stress. If you weren’t well-acquainted with the term prior to the pandemic, you most likely are now. When we encounter a stressor, our adrenal gland starts producing cortisol, a useful hormone that in the short term helps us focus and summon the energy we’re going to need to navigate the moment. But when we remain in…
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ChristianaCare Finalizes Purchase of Jennersville Hospital from Tower Health
ChristianaCare and Tower Health completed the acquisition for former Jennersville Hospital in West Grove of $8 million, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The hospital that closed on Dec. 31 will be known as the ChristianaCare West Grove Campus after it reopens. While the exact timeline for reopening of the community medical center…
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Chesco Seeks Feedback as County Prepares for New 988 Mental Health Crisis Hotline
Beginning Saturday, July 16, Chester County is joining with communities across the nation, introducing “988” as the direct phone connection support for anyone experiencing mental health-related distress. Chester County sees the implementation of the new 988 call option as a first step towards a transformed crisis care system and is seeking feedback through two online surveys…
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African American Physician — Already a Comic Book Hero — Has Street Named for Him
State Route 2004 in Lansdale/Hatfield is now the Dr. Frank Erdman Boston Memorial Highway. The change was enacted by the recent passing of Pa. House Bill 1560, writes Jon Campisi in the Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch. Dr. Boston was a Phila.-born physician-surgeon who served as a medical officer in World War I. After being discharged from the…
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Tears, Hugs, and Smiles: Chester County Hospital Employees Receive Carnations, Thank-You Notes
Volunteers recently distributed hundreds of carnations and thank-you notes to Chester County Hospital employees. The “Carnation Day” event was an effort of the Care Team, part of Chester County’s Suicide Prevention Task Force (CCSPTF). It is an outreach project created with the simple idea that even brief interventions and acts of kindness can be effective…
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Positive Study Results in Children Further Malvern-Based Ocugen’s Hopes to Bring Its COVID-19 Vaccine to U.S.
Malvern-based Ocugen announced positive feedback for pediatric clinical testing of its version of the COVID-19 vaccine as the biopharmaceutical company attempts to bring it to North America, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Ocugen partnered with India-based Bharat Biotech last year, together producing a COVID-19 vaccine called Covaxin. It was administered to about…
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Dunwoody at Home: Alzheimer’s Help for Family Caregivers
The full article by Lawrence Robinson, Melissa S. Wayne, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. appears in HelpGuide and can be found at the Dunwoody at Home website. Taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia can be overwhelming but you are not alone. There are more than 16 million people in the…
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Kennett Square-Based Nonprofit ‘Provides Unconditional Love’ to Children Impacted by HIV and AIDS
A fundraiser to support Kennett Square-based Camp Dreamcatcher and its week-long camp for children impacted by HIV or AIDS will take place on June 25, writes Steven Hoffman for the Chester County Press. The Catching Dreams for Kids event will feature two in-person wine tastings and food pairings. All of the proceeds from these events…
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Local Officials Announce Acquisition of Jennersville Hospital
ChristianaCare has entered into an agreement to acquire Jennersville Hospital in West Grove. The transaction is anticipated to close in the third quarter. “Today’s announcement comes after a great deal of hard work by many people and is a true game-changer for high-quality medical care in our community,” said State Rep. John Lawrence. “It has…
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‘Crisis Sounds Dramatic, but Also Very Accurate’: Chesco EMS Council, Residents React to Impending Loss of Service
After Tower Health announced that its Medic 93 services, or Tower Direct, are being pulled from the western Chester County area by September, residents and municipalities let loose their feelings, writes Kelly Rule for FOX 29. The Chester County EMS Council said that municipalities like Coatesville may not have enough time to find another ambulance…
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‘He Was Brave, Very Brave, to Take on the Field’: Avondale Man Remembered as a Pioneer in Child Psychiatry
Avondale resident Dr. Stuart Kaplan, a leading child psychiatrist, author, and researcher, has died at 82, writes Abraham Gutman for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Kaplan was chief of child psychiatry at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and recently a part-time physician at Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems in Kennett Square. In the 1990s,…
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Areas of Chester County Still Reeling After Hospital Closures Dealt Another Tough Hand for Healthcare
The areas of Chester County that are reeling after the recent closure of Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals will now also lose the services of Tower Health Advanced Life Support ambulances, known as Tower Direct’s Medic 93, writes Mark Walsh for the Daily Local News. Local municipalities serviced by Medic 93 received a letter earlier this…
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Chester County Hospital to Host Colon Cancer Prevention Event in Coatesville in Honor of Juneteenth
African-Americans between the ages of 45 and 75 are more likely to be diagnosed and die from colon cancer. This form of cancer, though, is relatively easy to treat if detected early. Those two facts are the impetus behind the Community Wellness and Colon Cancer Prevention Event that Chester County Hospital is hosting on Saturday,…
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Survey from The Alliance for Health Equity Aims to Assess Impact of Closure of Brandywine, Jennersville Hospitals
In collaboration with the Greater Coatesville Hospital Closure Group, The Alliance for Health Equity is working toward rebuilding a strong and equitable healthcare system for the Greater Coatesville region by gathering results from a confidential survey about the healthcare services in the area. The public is encouraged to complete the survey by June 17. The Greater…
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‘It’s Not Rocket Science’: Chester County Hospital, Aidan’s Heart Foundation to Host CPR, AED Training on Thursday
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can happen to anyone, regardless of their age and health. It’s why Chester County Hospital is partnering with Aidan’s Heart Foundation to offer free hands-only CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) training sessions to the community on Thursday, June 2. According to the American Heart Association, SCA annually claims the lives…
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Exton-Based Telemedicine Company Among the Top 50 Healthcare Solutions Providers of 2022
SwiftMD, a telemedicine company based in Exton, is among the Top 50 Healthcare Solutions Providers of 2022, according to CIOReview. The magazine’s distinguished panel of CEOs, CIOs, VCs, and other thought leaders from the healthcare industry compile the list annually, selecting “the leading healthcare solution and consulting companies that are continually pushing the envelope to…
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WHYY: Public Safety Not Affected Despite Staffing Crisis at Chester County Department of Emergency Services
In order to address the staffing crisis at the Chester County Department of Emergency Services, six 911 dispatchers have been hired, but there are still 24 openings that need to be filled, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Despite the shortage, the department continues to operate normally, and it has not affected public safety. While…
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