Healthcare
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Oxford Woman Dies After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine; Family Awaits Response to Injury Claim
The family of Diane Spears, an Oxford woman who may represent an extremely rare case of a COVID-19 vaccine fatality, still awaits a response from the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP). The injury claim was submitted five months ago, writers Ken Alltucker for USA Today. Hours after receiving the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine in…
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Following Sale Collapse, Tower Health to Close Brandywine, Jennersville Hospitals
Tower Health will close Brandywine and Jennersville hospitals following the collapse of their sale to Canyon Atlantic Partners due to the lack of secure financing, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jennersville will close on the previously announced date, Dec. 31, while the last day of operation for Brandywine will be Jan. 31. The…
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A Day in the Life of a Chester County Hospital Physical Therapist
A society in which children are assigned their jobs at age 12 — this is the world that author Lois Lowry paints in her novel, The Giver. Across the country, plenty of middle school children explore this fictional society, but few children walk away with a vision of their own future. Except for Dr. Meaghan…
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Omicron May Prove to Be a Healthcare Grinch, Especially for This West Chester Woman and Paoli Man
Concerns about the COVID-19 omicron variant are giving Chester County residents pause when making holiday plans this year. Beccah Hendrickson, 6ABC, reported on what may turn out to be a significant wet blanket this December. “COVID is not over,” said Liron Marmin from West Chester. “There are still variants popping out that’s for sure.” Marmin…
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Does New Owner of Jennersville, Brandywine Hospitals Have the Right Prescription to Cure Their Financial Ills?
As Canyon Atlantic Partners is poised to take control of Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals in 2021, industry insiders are watching carefully. Some question if the Texas-based healthcare firm can succeed in making the two facilities financially sustainable. Harold Brubaker addressed the concerns for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Much about Canyon Atlantic remains unknown. The company’s CEO,…
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New Study Names Chester County Hospital One of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals
Chester County Hospital has been named as one of the nation’s top-performing hospitals by Fortune and IBM Watson Health. The annual Fortune/IBM 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study spotlights leading short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of cardiology patients. The study is designed to identify impartial, actionable, and attainable benchmarks for…
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After Seven-Month Battle with COVID-19, Spring City Mom Reunites with Family, Including Her Newborn
After spending more than seven months in the hospital fighting COVID-19, Marissa Fuentes was finally able to reunite with her family at their Spring City home, reports Jaclyn Lee for 6ABC. Fuentes contracted COVID-19 while pregnant in April. Her doctors performed an emergency C-section for her son, Enzo, at 32 weeks. She then contracted severe…
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New Owner of Jennersville, Brandywine Hospitals Calls Them ‘the Cornerstone of Our Company Going Forward’
Canyon Atlantic Healthcare, which is in the process of acquiring Brandywine and Jennersville hospitals from Tower Health, plans to turn them into for-profit facilities, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Canyon specializes in revitalizing distressed hospitals. The acquisition will provide the Austin, Tex.-based company with the first two hospitals it will own and…
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New Owner Found for Jennersville, Brandywine Hospitals: ‘A Sigh of Relief for So Many People’
Tower Health has found a new owner for Brandywine and Jennersville hospitals that will keep both facilities open as acute care hospitals, writes Lisa Scheid for the Daily Local News. Tower entered into a definitive agreement with Canyon Atlantic Partners, which will take over the two hospitals on Jan. 1. All staff in good standing…
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Chester County Home to One of the Fastest-Growing Tech/Life Sciences Companies in North America
Deloitte has published its latest report of the 500 fastest-growing technology and life sciences companies in North America, and AscellaHealth in Berwyn is among them, reports Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Deloitte’s 2021 Technology Fast 500 Rankings grades companies based on revenue growth from 2017-2020. Qualifying metrics were: minimum operating revenue of $50,000…
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Judge’s Ruling in Tower Health’s Bid for Property-Tax Exemption ‘a Shot’ Heard Round the County
Tower Health — the parent company of Brandywine and Phoenixville hospitals and the soon-to-close Jennersville Hospital — is appealing the decision of a Chester County judge who rejected the nonprofit health system’s bid for property tax exemption, writes Lisa Scheid for the Daily Local News. In October, Judge Jeffrey Sommer ruled that the three local…
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Chester County Hospital Recognized by Vizient in 2021 Birnbaum Quality Leadership Performance Ranking
Chester County Hospital (CCH) has been recognized as a top performer in the 2021 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Annual Ranking by Vizient, Inc. CCH was one of 121 healthcare facilities ranked in the Complex Care Medical Centers cohort for demonstrating excellence in delivering high-quality care based on the Vizient Quality and Accountability Ranking,…
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Affordable Dentures and Implants, Exton, Donates Dental Work to Restore a Veteran’s Smile
U.S. Army veteran George Chiles was all smiles after he received no-cost dental work from Affordable Dentures and Implants in Exton, writes Fran Maye for Daily Local News. Chiles, who earned a Bronze Star Medal for his service in the Vietnam War, receives health care from the government, but his dental care is not covered.…
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Penn Medicine to Displaced Jennersville Hospital Employees: We May Have a Slot for You Over Here
Jennersville Hospital employees who were handed their official layoff notice earlier this month got a recent ray of professional hope. They were informed of priority consideration at Penn Medicine for available positions they are qualified for, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. The 293 workers will be displaced from their current jobs once…
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Phoenixville Takes a Group Approach to Ensure a COVID-19 Vaccine for All
A team of pharmacists, firefighters, and emergency medical service personnel are working hard to keep Phoenixville moving forward in containing the coronavirus outbreak. The group effort is working to ensure every resident gets a COVID-19 vaccine, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6ABC. “Knowing that every vaccination is going to make a difference in our community is…
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Malvern-based Ocugen Seeks FDA Emergency Use Authorization of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Use in Children
Malvern-based Ocugen has submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for children. The vaccine candidate BBV152, also known as COVAXIN, was developed by the biopharmaceutical company’s partner, Bharat Biotech. It has already been studied in an immuno-bridging clinical trial in India with children…
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Nearly 300 Jennersville Hospital Employees Receive Layoff Notice from Tower Health
Tower Health issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) last week for 293 employees ahead of the closure of Jennersville Hospital in West Grove, writes Beth Brelje for The Epoch Times. WARN is required to be issued by an employer through the Department of Labor 60 days prior to mass layoffs, which is defined…
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Maternal Vulnerability: Chester County One of the Nation’s Safest Locations for Expectant Mothers
While the United States ranked poorly overall for maternal health among developed countries, Chester County is among the counties that are in the “very low” risk category. That assessment results from a maternal vulnerability index compiled by Surgo Ventures, a Washington, D.C., healthcare- and social-issue advocacy nonprofit. The data were reported by Patch. “When it…
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