Hospitals

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Pennsylvania hospital apologizes for telling patients to get care somewhere else

Hospitals lure diabetes patients with self-care courses, but costs can weigh heavily

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Spinal Cord Injuries

Magee Rehab fundraiser draws patients from all walks of life

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‘Nightmare bacteria’ stalk U.S. hospitals

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CHOP holds streak as best-ranked pediatrics department in United States

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Jefferson Health to merge with Einstein Healthcare Network

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From the ER to inpatient care — at home

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Mercy Philadelphia Hospital embarks on $15 million ER expansion

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Main Line Health to build $32 million health center in King of Prussia

Main Line Health – Planned KOP facility

Einstein orthopedic surgeon goes to the mat for young athletes

The Doctor is Out, Dr. Brett Sweitzer

Hospital honchos hone new message in wake of opioid epidemic: expect pain

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For elder health, trips to the ER are often a tipping point

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Penn Medicine now includes the Princeton HealthCare System

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Julius 'Dr. J' Erving hospitalized after falling ill at Sixers game

Two Philly hospitals penalized for high injury, infection rates

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Philly-area emergency rooms adjust to increase of opioid overdose cases

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Hahnemann launches new transgender health training

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Health Care Costs

Ambulances stick patients with surprise bills

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A hospital charged $1,877 to pierce a 5-year-old’s ears. This is why health care costs so much

Antibiotics can be unnecessary and potentially harmful, IBC says

Here's how Philly hospitals grade out in survey on patient safety

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Penn researchers: Targeting enzyme could slow spreading in deadly cancer

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For Delco nurse and pageant competitor, beauty is more than just skin deep

The Doc is Out Radhika Patel

CHOP mini-doc examines life, surgery of infant twins formerly conjoined at head

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Chasing millions in Medicaid dollars, hospitals buy up nursing homes

St. Christopher's nurse and her family make a splash for special needs children

5 regional hospitals lose in-network status with Independence Blue Cross in sale

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Independence Blue Cross reaches deal to include five local hospitals

Nowhere to go: Young people with severe autism languish In hospitals

At Pennsylvania hospital, staffers surrounded patient with item in genitals to take photos

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17 cardiology specialists join Jefferson Health system

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Two Philly hospitals sold in $170 million deal

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Cooper University Health Care to acquire Lourdes hospital and other Trinity facilities

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CHOP taking part in $14.8 million research effort into link between birth defects, childhood cancer

Report: Number of infants exposed to illegal drugs soars in SE Pennsylvania

Penn neurosurgeon becomes first in Pennsylvania to perform back-saving procedure

Pender, a very good and chill dog, arrives in area to help brain-injury patients

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U.S. News & World Report ranks two Philadelphia facilities in 'Top Hospitals' list

Jefferson, GE Healthcare form nation's largest partnership to save $1 billion in efficiencies

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Penn finds cases of nasty gut infection 'soaring' in United States

Study: Hospital workers who wash can still spread MRSA to babies

CHOP, once again, scores big on U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Children's Hospitals'

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In rare procedure, CHOP surgeons separate twin girls conjoined at the head

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