Hospitals

Cooper Virtual Reality

Cooper becomes world's first hospital to use new virtual reality system for stroke patients

Pennsylvania hospitals cancel surgeries over surgical gown recall

Allegheny Health Gowns

Effort to control opioids in an ER leaves some sickle cell patients in pain

Opioids Sickle Cell Disease

Most women give birth lying in bed, but is there a better way?

Hospital Birth

More Americans are dying at home than in the hospital – for the first time in decades

Dying at home - hospice

'I feel like I'm in jail': Hospital alarms torment patients

Hospital alarms

Camden hospital admits performing kidney transplant on wrong patient

Virtua Lady Lourdes

White House unveils finalized health care price transparency rule

Alex Azar White House hospital transparency rule

Children's Health

Pennsylvania hospital's donor breast milk process at fault for death of 3 infants

Geisinger Pseudomonas

Why hospitals are getting into the housing business

Denver Health

Sepsis death rates declining in Pennsylvania, health officials say

Sepsis PA

Children's Health

CHOP breaks ground on King of Prussia inpatient facility

CHOP KOP 2021

Drexel University, Tower Health to buy St. Christopher's Hospital, report says

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Children's Health

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children receives multiple bids, including Drexel University and Tower Health

St. Christopher's Children Hospital auction

Analysis: How your beloved hospital helps to drive up health care costs

Stock_Carroll - Hospital ER Gurney

Meet 'Sally,' Jefferson Health's new salad-dishing robot

Jefferson Health Salad Robot

More departments close at Hahnemann University Hospital

hahnemann department closures

Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses

01082018_Opioids_CDC

Philadelphia's best (and worst) hospitals for these four common surgeries

Pennsylvania hospitals surgery outcomes

Sea Isle City deck collapse injures several during house party

sea isle city deck collapse

South Jersey hospital has more than 100 health care jobs to fill

Stock_Carroll - New Jersey Ambulance Inspira

Penn State Health reveals plan to build hospital in Lancaster County

Penn State Health acute care hospital

Drexel University president says 40% of clinical staff will lose jobs due to Hahnemann Hospital closure

Hahnemann Drexel

Home birth may start babies off with health-promoting microbes

Home Birth 07182019

Hahnemann University Hospital

Hahnemann announces timeline for hospital closure

Hahnemann hospital timeline closure

Four Philadelphia health care organizations partner in hopes to save St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

St. Christopher's Children Hospital acquisition

New Jersey's CarePoint Health planning layoffs despite owners' sizable earnings

carepoint health employee layoffs

Multiple cases of MRSA confirmed at University of Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital NICU

mrsa pittsburgh nicu

Virtua acquires Lourdes Health System in South Jersey

08312017_Lourdes_Medical_Center

Pennsylvania bill calls for demolition of Allentown State Hospital

Allentown State Hospital glass

Pennsylvania issues cease and desist letter for closure of Hahnemann Hospital

Carroll - Hahnemann University Hospital

Hahnemann University Hospital to close later this year

Carroll - Hahnemann University Hospital

Health Insurance

About 1 in 6 emergency room visits result in a 'surprise bill'

02132019_medical_bills_Flickr

Surgeons who mistreat co-workers put patients in danger, study finds

Surgeon stock photo

Children's Health

U.S. News ranks CHOP as second best children's hospital in country

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ranked second best hospital

Children's Health

Nail polish, makeup spur one ER visit every two hours for young children

children personal care products poisoning

Never say ‘die’: Why so many doctors won’t break bad news

Doctor Mask Tape 06142019

Hershey Medical center reveals expanded emergency department

Hershey Medical Center ER

As ER wait times grow, more patients leave against medical advice

Here's how Philly-area hospitals 'score' in safety

Patient Blood Pressure 05162019

Robotic health care is coming to a hospital near you

Da Vinci Robotic Surgery 05092019

'Hospital openness' can lead to lower mortality rates and improved patient safety, study finds

hospital openness mortality

Penn Medicine shortens hospital stays for mothers and their newborn babies

Newborn Baby at Hospital

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