Hospitals

Omicron surge may have peaked in the Philly region, but hospitals remain stressed

COVID-19 hospitalizations reach record high in South Jersey as omicron surges

COVID Update Hospitalizations NJ PA

CHOP, Independence executives named among most influential in health care

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FEMA strike teams to aid Pennsylvania hospitals amid COVID-19 surge

Pennsylvania Hospitals COVID-19

Tower Health to shut down Jennersville, Brandywine hospitals after sale falls apart

Tower Health Jennersville Brandywine hospitals

10 Philly-area hospitals recognized for high-quality maternity care by U.S. News & World Report

Best Hospitals Maternity Care

Brandywine, Jennersville hospitals to remain open after Tower Health finds new ownership

Tower Health Brandywine Jennersville hospitals

Temple to open hospital for women's health at former cancer treatment facility

Temple Women's Health Hospital

Patients went into the hospital for care. After testing positive there for COVID, some never came out

COVID-19 Transmission Hospitals

ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don't have COVID

Emergency Departments COVID-19

Philadelphia Orchestra music healing program expands to more than 70 U.S. hospitals

Philadelphia Orchestra hospitals program

Pennsylvania woman denied kidney transplant over COVID-19 vaccine refusal

'Long COVID' affects half of survivors and requires a 'critical' response, Penn State researchers says

Long COVID

President Biden made personal call to overcrowded Pa. hospital on behalf of friend's sick wife

Biden Pennsylvania Hospital

Philly pushes back COVID-19 vaccination deadline for colleges, health care systems

Philly COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Jefferson Health, Einstein finalize merger after multiyear process

Einstein Jefferson Merger Final

Tower Health to sell Chestnut Hill Hospital as part of massive restructuring

Chestnut Hill Hospital

As nurses nationwide battle burnout, Philly-area hospitals add new mental health program for providers

Nurse burnout COVID-19

Jefferson Health to fire employees who don't comply with new vaccine mandate

Jefferson Health vaccine mandate

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will require staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19

CHOP vaccine mandate

Penn Medicine hospitals climb higher on the U.S. News & World Report rankings

U.S. News best hospitals

New Jersey hospital system fires six employees for bucking COVID-19 vaccine mandate

RWJBarnabas Vaccine Mandate

Temple Hospital named Pennsylvania's most racially inclusive hospital, one of the top in the nation

Temple University Hospital

Newsweek ranks Penn Presbyterian, HUP among best hospitals in world

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Financial incentives improve hospital care for patients with opioid addictions, Penn study finds

Hospitals Opioid Treatment

FTC backs off objection to Jefferson-Einstein merger in North Philly

Jefferson Einstein 2021

Healthgrades ranks two Philly-area hospitals among nation's 50 best in 2021

Lankenau Hospital Healthgrades

Renowned artist Maya Lin to install sculpture at new Penn Pavilion

Maya Lin Penn Medicine

Emergency room nurse receives first COVID-19 vaccine in New Jersey

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South Jersey, Philly hospitals set to administer first COVID-19 vaccines

Cooper COVID-19 vaccine

New Jersey set to exceed last spring's high mark for COVID-19 hospitalizations

New Jersey COVID-19 forecast

Pennsylvania hospitals face 'dwindling resources' as COVID-19 patients fill ICUs

PA Hospitals COVID-19

Severe COVID-19 cases, deaths rising as Philly enters critical pandemic stage

COVID Severe Philly NOV

How COVID-19 death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories

COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

Jefferson University cutting 500 jobs as COVID-19 pandemic sacks revenue

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In health care field, family doctors now appear at highest risk of COVID-19 death

Doctor Primary COVID-19

Inexpensive steroid reduces death risk among severe COVID-19 patients

Children's Health

CHOP retains No. 2 spot in U.S. News' best pediatric hospital rankings

CHOP ranked second by U.S. News

Electronic health records miss 33% of medical errors, study finds

Electronic health records

Philadelphia Orchestra brings music to Penn Medicine patients

Philadelphia Orchestra

You can help Dock Street send pizza, positive messages to homeless shelters

Dock Street donations

New Jersey continues expansion of COVID-19 testing across pharmacies

Some elective surgeries, invasive procedures now allowed to resume as New Jersey hospitals empty

surgery resume new jersey

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