• Tower Health Receives Massive Credit Downgrade

    Tower Health Receives Massive Credit Downgrade

    Tower Health – which owns Brandywine, Jennersville, and Phoenixville hospitals – has received a three-tier credit downgrade from Fitch Ratings, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The credit rating agency cited Tower’s average monthly losses of $14 million as the reason for its massive downgrade and warned that future multi-notch downgrades could follow if…

  • Video Shares Successes Companies Can Achieve by Leveraging Cerner On-Site Health Center

    Video Shares Successes Companies Can Achieve by Leveraging Cerner On-Site Health Center

    The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged employers to find new ways to engage employees in their overall health and well-being. With 25-30 percent of employees projected to work virtually throughout 2021, combined with a heightened need to help people live their healthiest, virtual care is essential. Anuva Health™ is Cerner’s newest concept in workforce health. With…

  • March 4 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 92 New Cases, Eight More Deaths

    March 4 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 92 New Cases, Eight More Deaths

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • Malvern’s TerraVida Acquired by Chicago-Based Medical Marijuana Company in $135 Million Deal

    Malvern’s TerraVida Acquired by Chicago-Based Medical Marijuana Company in $135 Million Deal

    TerraVida Holistic Centers, a medical cannabis company with a location in Malvern, has been acquired by Chicago-based Verano Holdings in a deal valued at $135 million, writes Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. TerraVida operates the state’s three top-performing dispensaries in Abington, Malvern, and Sellersville. The cash and stock deal also includes the company’s Jenkintown…

  • More Vaccine Heading to Delaware County, as State Officials Admit Distribution Mistakes

    More Vaccine Heading to Delaware County, as State Officials Admit Distribution Mistakes

    Delaware County will immediately get an increase in vaccine doses so that it’s receiving the same amount on average that’s going out to the rest of the state, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That’s the word from Delaware County’s Congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, who called Pennsylvania’s acting Health Secretary, Alison Beam,…

  • March 3 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 2,577 New Cases, 69 More Deaths

    March 3 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 2,577 New Cases, 69 More Deaths

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • March 3 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 60 New Cases, Four More Deaths

    March 3 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 60 New Cases, Four More Deaths

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • Restrictions Eased as New COVID-19 Cases Plummet in Pennsylvania

    Restrictions Eased as New COVID-19 Cases Plummet in Pennsylvania

    With COVID-19 cases on the decline in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that some COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted across the state: Indoor events can now have 15 percent of maximum occupancy, regardless of venue size. Outdoor events can have 20 percent maximum occupancy, regardless of venue size. Six-foot social distancing, masks, and hand-washing…

  • March 2 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 2,564 New Cases, 74 More Deaths

    March 2 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 2,564 New Cases, 74 More Deaths

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • March 2 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 222 New Cases, Three More Deaths from Weekend

    March 2 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 222 New Cases, Three More Deaths from Weekend

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • March 1 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports Two-Day Total of 3,573 New Cases

    March 1 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports Two-Day Total of 3,573 New Cases

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • March 1 Morning Update on COVID-19: 37,021 People Have Received Vaccine in Chester County

    March 1 Morning Update on COVID-19: 37,021 People Have Received Vaccine in Chester County

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • Update: Cases Continue to Decrease, as Gap Narrows Between Where COVID-19 Is Spreading Most, Least

    Update: Cases Continue to Decrease, as Gap Narrows Between Where COVID-19 Is Spreading Most, Least

    The number of new COVID-19 cases in Chester County continues to plummet, although some areas remain more infected than others, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The latest numbers compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of Health highlight the rates of COVID-19 infection in each ZIP Code for the seven days ending…

  • February 26 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 3,346 New Cases, 69 More Deaths

    February 26 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 3,346 New Cases, 69 More Deaths

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • February 26 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 119 New Cases, One More Death

    February 26 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 119 New Cases, One More Death

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • February 25 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 2,356 New Cases, 81 More Deaths

    February 25 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 2,356 New Cases, 81 More Deaths

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • February 25 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 96 New Cases, Six More Deaths

    February 25 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 96 New Cases, Six More Deaths

    Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…

  • Chester County Hospital’s Partnership with County Health Department Sets Model for Large-Scale Vaccinations

    Chester County Hospital’s Partnership with County Health Department Sets Model for Large-Scale Vaccinations

    Two of Chester County’s leading COVID-19 vaccine providers came together on Saturday for a one-day clinic that vaccinated close to 1,500 individuals in Phase 1A against COVID-19. The event combined the vaccine dose supply received by Chester County Hospital with the vaccine clinic operational resources of the Chester County Health Department to quickly administer Pfizer…