Hospitals

Springfield Hospital

Crozer-Keystone to be acquired by LA-based healthcare company

Philly mom posts video of ambulance driver using cell phone

Philly ranks seventh in U.S. life sciences clusters

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Nurses at Atlantic County medical center authorize strike

Shore Medical Center

Camden County hospital resumes normal operations after testing woman for malaria

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Hospitals plan upstaffing, sleep-ins for papal visit

MD Anderson ranked top cancer hospital in the nation

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CHOP’s new Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care set to open

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Young cancer patient 'marries' favorite nurse in dream wedding

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N.J. Legislature awards Camden's emergency services to Cooper University Hospital

Cooper University Hospital

CHOP falls to No. 2 on 'Best Children's Hospitals' list

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Nine still hospitalized at Temple from Amtrak derailment

CHOP names first female CEO

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Aria Health seeks potential merger, alliance partners in Philly area

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Bucks County hospital gives free wigs to cancer patients

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Synthetic marijuana sickens 12 people at East Falls rehab center

UPenn hospital releases its first patient with artificial heart

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Report: New Jersey ranks fifth in hospital safety

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Students, staff at Paulsboro HS fall ill from strong odor

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Jefferson opens its first urgent-care center in N.E. Phila

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President of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital stepping down

CHOP opens specialty care center, with more to follow

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Philly company gets FDA approval on blood-draw tech

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Jefferson invests in virtual medical care

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Philanthropist gives $50M for pediatric research campus

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Are smartphones causing more kid injuries?

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