Healthcare
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As COVID-19 Delta Variant Spreads Nationally, Pennsylvania’s High Vax Rate Offers Protection
The COVID-19 Delta variant — the highly transmissible strain — continues to spread throughout the country. Pennsylvania, however, remains one of the most protected states, given its high vaccination rate. Erika Fry and Nicolas Rapp reported the statewide level of protection for Fortune. So far, studies have shown that vaccines are effective against this variant.…
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Al Roker-Produced Documentary Depicts Lengths to Which a Local Nurse Went to Treat Her COVID-19 Patients
American Nurse Heroes — a televised documentary produced by American Nurse journal, NBC journalist Al Roker, and the American Nurses Association — spotlighted above-and-beyond COVID-19 caregivers nationwide. It included the exhausting, harrowing, frustrating, fear-filled, and emotionally wrenching first-person account of Shumi Mazzacano, an ICU nurse at Doylestown Hospital. The 16-month pandemic forced Mazzacano, a 12-year veteran, to tap professional and personal reserves she wasn’t even sure she had. …
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Disparate Guidelines on Medical Marijuana Funding Prove Fatal for Bucks County Man
Opioid withdrawal held Tyler Cordiero in its tight grasp. Despite a lack of health insurance, his treatment provider had authorized him for medical marijuana usage. But a federal-state disconnect ultimately led to his death, reports Ed Mahon for The Daily Item. Cordiero, a 24-year-old from Bensalem, accessed treatment for his addiction from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Federal funding for this…
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Meet Chester County Hospital’s New Spine Surgeon: Q&A with Dr. Sherif Sherif
Cairo, Egypt.Santa Monica, Calif.Boston, Mass.Rochester, N.Y.Cherry Hill, N.J.West Chester, Pa. No, this isn’t a list of destinations to add to your future vacations — though it would be an exciting list if it were. This is just a handful of the many places Dr. Sherif Sherif has called home. Along with his wife, and later,…
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Chester County Hospital to Host Virtual Program Tonight on Weight Loss
What is good nutrition? For most people, that is a hard question to answer. You can find weight management and nutritional advice on the Internet, on television, social media, or in bookstores — but sorting through it all leaves many people confused. The best weight management and nutrition programs are specifically tailored to your nutritional,…
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Turning the Page on COVID-19: Pennsylvania Officially Lifts Mask Mandate
It’s the time we have all been waiting for: the state’s mask mandate is finally lifted today. Approximately 60 percent of the state’s residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19, writes Hannah Kanik of PhillyVoice. Effective today, the mask mandate for all Pennsylvanians has been lifted, regardless of vaccination status. The universal order first went into…
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Phoenixville Woman Designs Mental Health App to Help Ease Panic Attacks
Phoenixville’s Alexandra Dodge, a graphic and interactive design student at Temple University, has designed a mental health app that guides users through panic attacks, writes Bethany Ao for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dodge is one of the millions of Americans who are dealing with an anxiety disorder. She knows from personal experience how debilitating the symptoms…
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Chester County Hospital’s Virtual Presentation on Wednesday to Explore Latest Treatments for Spine Issues
Chester County Hospital invites you to join an online discussion with an orthopedic surgeon and a pain medicine specialist to learn about the latest surgical and non-surgical treatments for spine issues that cause back pain. Dr. Sherif Sherif and Dr. Justin Roh will be the presenters on Wednesday, June 30, from 6-7 PM, and they…
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Abington Scientist Who Pioneered COVID-19 Vaccine Research Believes mRNA Tech Can Fight Many Diseases
While even the majority of scientists working on mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 were shocked by its effectiveness, Katalin Karikó, an Abington biochemist and one of the pioneers of mRNA technology research, did not expect anything less, writes Stephen Buranyi for WIRED magazine. “There was no nail-biting,” she said. “I expected the vaccines to be very…
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Chester County Hospital’s Virtual Wellness Presentations Help You Focus on Your Best Self
Chester County Hospital is committed to providing a broad scope of high-quality health education programs. Check out its wide variety; you’ll surely find one that meets your health needs. Weight Management and Nutrition Struggles and Solutions on July 12 from 5:15-6:15 PM: A registered dietitian will lead a discussion on an interesting, timely, and immediately…
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East Goshen Man Survives 120 Days in the ICU, Receives Warm Welcome Home After Six-Month Battle with COVID
After spending more than six months in the hospital fighting COVID-19, Kevin Culbertson of East Goshen received an emotional homecoming, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. Around two dozen of his family members and friends welcomed him back with cheers. Neighbors placed hundreds of support signs on their lawns to greet his arrival.…
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Head of State: Pandemic Mitigation Yet Another Category in Which Chester County Leads the Way in PA
Chester County currently has a COVID-19 positivity rate of less than one percent, a statistic no other county in Pennsylvania can claim, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. Last week, only 37 people tested positive for the virus, compared with more than 1,000 people at the beginning of February. When measured against the…
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Chester County Hospital Nationally Recognized for ‘Putting Patient Safety First’
Chester County Hospital has been awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer healthcare. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national organization committed to healthcare quality and safety. The hospital was one of just two in Chester…
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County Officials Provide COVID-19 Update: ‘Communities Rallied, and Their Commitment Really Made an Impact’
The Chester County Health Department has announced that 83 percent of the county’s eligible residents (those ages 12 and older) are partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Furthermore, 92 percent of individuals 18 and older – which follows Gov. Tom Wolf’s benchmark – are partially or fully vaccinated. According to county health officials, these figures…
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SCORE Award Winner: Philadelphia Integrative Medicine
Each year, SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties recognizes owners and entrepreneurs that have demonstrated unique vision, innovation, and achievement in support of their local economy and small business community. On Thursday, June 10, at noon, SCORE presents a one-hour virtual event to honor its 2021 Small Business Achievement Award winners. Learn how they were able to navigate COVID-19…
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This Five-Star Rating Puts Chester County Hospital Among Highest-Ranked Hospitals in the Nation
Chester County Hospital has been awarded a five-star rating – the highest possible score – by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In Pennsylvania, only 22 hospitals were given a five-star rating from CMS. Chester County Hospital tops the list and is one of just two hospitals in the county to receive the…
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Local Leaders Sound the Alarm Over the Future of Tower Health’s Three Hospitals in Chester County
Chester County and state medical leaders worry that Brandywine, Phoenixville, and Jennersville hospitals will close, writes Kelly Rule for FOX29. They believe that the hospitals’ owner, financially troubled Tower Health, will shutter them if it cannot find a partner. The history of one particular hospital in Coatesville – built by African-American physician W.C. Atkinson in…
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Shots Amidst Shrooms: Farmworkers in Southern Chester County Receive Onsite Vaccinations
Chester County farmworkers are finally getting their COVID-19 vaccines. Better, they don’t even have to leave the worksite. The outreach is courtesy of the Avondale-based American Mushroom Institute (AMI), writes Ximena Conde for WHYY. AMI surveyed local farmworkers, who are primarily Latino, and found that most of them wanted to receive a shot as soon…
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