Healthcare
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New Farm in Elverson to Offer Outdoor Therapy, Opportunities to Engage with Nature in Unique Ways
Spirited Breeze Care Farm, which will officially open its doors in Elverson on Sept. 1, will offer visitors individual and family therapy outdoors, including sessions with the animals, writes Carol Quaintance for the Daily Local News. The farm is owned by Kathleen Leonard and her husband, Richard Hohner, both licensed clinical social workers. According to…
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DEA Database Shows 76 Million Prescription Pain Pills Were Supplied to Chesco over Seven-Year Period
From 2006 to 2012, there were enough prescription pain pills supplied to Chester County to provide each resident with 22 pills per year, according to a report in The Washington Post. The newspaper waged a year-long battle to gain access to a Drug Enforcement Administration database that tracks the path of every pain pill sold…
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La Comunidad Hispana Provides Southern Chester County with Integrated Health, Community Services
By Steve Edgcumbe La Comunidad Hispana has been serving southern Chester County as a leading provider of integrated health and community services for 46 years now. LCH was started in 1973 as a bilingual social services agency by a group of Kennett Square residents – led by Peggy Harris and Margarita Quiñones, clergy members, and…
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County Officials Worry About Changes Coming to Pennsylvania’s Medicaid Transit Program
Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance Transportation Program, the state’s answer to the federal mandate for states to provide free nonemergency medical transportation for Medicaid patients, could change for the worse, according to county officials, who will no longer administer the program, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance Transportation Program is a coordinated shared-ride…
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Challenge for Cancer Bike Tour Benefits Abramson Cancer Center at Chester County Hospital
The 21st Annual Challenge for Cancer Bike Tour, presented by Brandywine Valley Heating and Air Conditioning, will be held Sunday, June 23, rain or shine, for the benefit of patients receiving treatment at The Abramson Cancer Center at Chester County Hospital and Hospice at Chester County Hospital. Supporting the event will allow the hospital to…
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Bishop Shanahan Grad Honors People She Lost by Dedicating Her Life to ALS Research
Brigid Jensen, 32, a Bishop Shanahan High School graduate, has dedicated her life to science to honor the important people she has lost to neurodegenerative diseases, writes Shara Dae Howard for KYW Newsradio. Jensen’s grandfather died when she was two years old from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Then, in her 20s, ALS – or amyotrophic lateral…
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Proving That It Can Pay to Stay Local for Your Healthcare
What if your health insurance’s preferred provider was also your most convenient provider? This is a fortunate truth for the countless people with tiered health plans who choose Chester County Hospital for their care. “Chester County Hospital is a tier-one hospital, a distinction that is based on our ability to provide high-quality care at a…
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Anuva Health, Cerner’s Latest Concept in Workforce Health, Provides Unique Benefits and Reduces Health Care Costs for Employers
There are two costs never far from the minds of employers: salaries and health care. And the latter only seems to be rising like the temperature in August. Cerner, which has excelled for 40 years at the intersection of health care and information technology, showcased its new near-site health network, Anuva Health, to a number…
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Two WCU Professionals Recognized for their Impact on Mental Health Awareness
West Chester University’s Amanda Blue and Leanne Valentine were two of the “Health Care Heroes” spotlighted in the May issue of Main Line Today. Blue, outreach manager for the College of Health Sciences, and Valentine, director of WCU’s Community Mental Health Clinic, were recognized for their outstanding mental health contributions on campus, as well as…
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Chester County Hospital’s 13th Annual Polo Cup Supports Ob/Gyn Clinic and Heart, Vascular Program
Tickets are now on sale for the Chester County Hospital Polo Cup. The event will be held at the Brandywine Polo Club on Sunday, June 9. Proceeds from this year’s event, presented by the Turks Head branch of The Women’s Auxiliary, will benefit the hospital’s Ob/Gyn Clinic and The Women’s Auxiliary’s Heart to Heart pledge,…
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Register Now to Tour Anuva Health, Cerner’s New Employer Health Clinic in Malvern, on June 6
Cerner, which already operates dozens of employer health centers around the country, has launched Anuva Health, the first in a new network of near-site employer health clinics, in Malvern. On Thursday, June 6 from 12-2 PM at its campus at 51 Valley Stream Parkway, Cerner will host a complimentary lunch and networking event with engaging…
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Kennett Square-Based Genesis HealthCare Poised to Capitalize on Industry’s Shifting Supply, Demand
Demand for long-term nursing home occupancy might soon exceed supply in many states, and Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare is poised to capitalize on this, writes Alex Spanko for Skilled Nursing News. Long-term nursing homes are closing their doors for good across the nation due to Medicaid shortfalls. Meanwhile, the construction of new skilled nursing facilities…
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Cerner Unveils Innovative, Near-Site Health Network in Malvern for Workforce Health Management
Cerner, a global health platform and innovation company, has unveiled Anuva Health, its new near-site heath network offering, in Malvern. The offering combines in-person and virtual health care services for employers looking to provide a unique benefit to employees to support improved health and lower costs. Cerner will host a free event, entitled Discover Anuva…
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Independence Blue Cross Honors Nurse at Pocopson Elementary School with Its Celebrate Caring Award
Kathy Einthoven, a nurse at Pocopson Elementary School in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, is one of three winners of Independence Blue Cross’s Celebrate Caring Awards. Independence Blue Cross recently traveled to Einthoven’s workplace during National Nurses Week to surprise her with the award. The health insurer invited people in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey…
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Chester County Hospital: What Happens When Children Come to the Emergency Room?
By Chester County Hospital Whether you’re there because you’re sick to your stomach or you’ve been in an accident, going to the emergency room can be stressful, overwhelming, and sometimes scary. For children and their families, add a double dose of that. Treating pediatric emergencies isn’t exactly the same as treating adult issues, because children…
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Main Line Health Provides Specialized, Welcoming, Competent Care for LGBTQ Community
Social inequality is often associated with poorer health status, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sexual orientation has been associated with multiple health threats. As such, there is a need for culturally competent medical care and prevention services that are specific to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) population.…
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Play Golf at All the Top Courses to Help Chester County Hospital’s Tiniest Patients
You are invited to make a big difference for the tiniest patients through a great day of golf at the Chester County Hospital’s 34th Annual FORE Health Golf Invitational on Monday, May 20 at Chester Valley Golf Club in Malvern. The Invitational is a scramble format. Registration includes greens fees, cart, tee prizes, boxed lunch,…
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Cerner to Debut Health Center for Employers Looking to Reduce Health Care Costs
Cerner, which boasts 30 years of workplace health experience and more than 40 years in health care technology, is now on a mission to reinvent the health care experience for employers and their workforce. As health care costs continue to rise, many large employers are turning to customized, on-site health centers as a way to…
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