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Penn Medicine residents and fellows become first in Pennsylvania to secure tentative union contract

penn medicine union contract

Investigations

Norristown State Hospital patient charged with killing his roommate

Norristown Hospital murder

Senior Health

Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care and suffer avoidable harm

Hospital Gurney Senior

Development

Residents raise concerns that traffic from proposed 76ers arena could impact emergency care at Jefferson Hospital

Sixers arena Jefferson

Health News

Jefferson Health completes construction of 19-story Honickman Center

Jefferson Honickman Center

Health News

Penn Medicine withdraws plan to use shuttered Brandywine Hospital for veterans care

Penn Medicine Brandywine

Health News

Penn Medicine to acquire Doylestown Health system in Bucks County

Doylestown Hospital Penn

Opioids

Fentanyl withdrawal is driving more opioid users to leave hospitals early, Penn researchers say

Fentanyl Patients Hospitals

Government

New Pa. law requires consent for medical students to perform pelvic, rectal exams on unconscious patients

Pennsylvania Pelvic Exams

Government

Philly hospitals would be unable to remove sick immigrants from U.S. without consent under proposed law

Medical Deportation Philly

Illness

Philly health officials issue COVID-19 advisory as local hospitals see uptick in cases

UPenn Hospital Covid

Health News

Hackers in ransomware attack on Philly-area hospitals post patient data for sale on dark web

Delaware County Memorial Hospital

Health News

To reduce hospital staffing shortages, Pennsylvania to allow out-of-state nurses to practice

Nursing Shortage Licenses

Investigations

Jefferson Health warns Cherry Hill hospital patients of potential data breach

Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital

Health News

Ransomware cyberattack disrupts hospitals and clinics in Pennsylvania, four other states

Delaware County Memorial Hospital

Health News

As nonprofit hospitals reap big tax breaks, states scrutinize their required charity spending

Pottstown Hospital Nonprofit

Health News

Penn Medicine expected to use Brandywine Hospital for veterans care

Penn Medicine Coatesville VA

Health News

Penn Medicine to acquire shuttered Brandywine Hospital from Tower Health

Brandywine Hospital Sale

Health News

Penn Medicine stops participating in U.S. News & World Report's hospital rankings

Penn Medicine

Mental Health

Penn Medicine to open mental health care hub at former Mercy Hospital

Penn Medicine mental health

Illness

This treatment for an intestinal infection sounds disgusting, but it may be a breakthrough, and it has FDA approval

C. Diff Treatment Vowst

Health News

Hospitals must post their prices to every service they provide. But their data isn't always complete or user-friendly

Hospital Price Transparency

Health News

End of COVID-19 emergency will usher in changes across the U.S. health system

COVID Emergency Ends

Illness

Candida auris, a deadly fungal infection, is spreading rapidly in hospitals. Here's what to know

Candida auris infections

Parenting

Parents need to ask about guns before letting children visit family and friends, Trinity Health urges

Trinity Gun Safety

Health News

Cooper University, Cape Regional health care systems to merge

Cooper Cape Regional Health Merger

Temple University Hospital employees agree to a new contract, avoiding potential strike

Adult Health

Crowded emergency departments can increase patient mortality throughout the hospital, data shows

Emergency Department conditions and inpatient mortality

Health News

Delaware County Memorial Hospital emergency operations ordered to be suspended

DCMH ordered to stop emergency services

Health News

Judge temporarily halts closure of Delaware County Memorial Hospital

DCMH Crozer Health

Health News

Crozer Health to shut down emergency department at Delaware County Memorial Hospital

Crozer Health DCMH Springfield

Health News

Cooper University Health Care to expand footprint in Camden with $2 billion project

Cooper Health Expansion Main

Development

CHOP makes progress on plan for 14-story Schuylkill Avenue Research Building next to Roberts Center

CHOP Main Building

Health News

Crozer Health, ChristianaCare merger plan dissolves after months of negotiations

Crozer Health ChristianaCare

Health News

Chestnut Hill Hospital to be sold to Temple Health, Redeemer and PCOM

Chestnut Hill Hospital Temple

Health News

Penn Medicine hospitals named among nation's best for 16th straight year by U.S. News & World Report

HUP Hospital Rankings

Prevention

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients, but there's a simple way to stop it

Hospital brush teeth

Government

Pa. bill would end for-profit ownership of health care systems in effort to protect local hospitals

Bill Package Crozer Health

Lawsuits

Security failures enabled fatal shooting at Jefferson Hospital, lawsuit claims

Jefferson Hospital Lawsuit Security

Illness

COVID-19 cases are spiking, but Philly isn't reinstating a mask mandate

Health News

Canyon Atlantic ends pursuit to reopen Tower Health's Brandywine, Jennersville hospitals

Tower Health Brandywine Jennersville hospitals

Health News

Tower Heath must resume sale of Brandywine, Jennersville hospitals, judge rules

Tower Health Brandywine Jennersville hospitals

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