Hospital staff work tirelessly every day to provide the care Pennsylvanians rely on. In honor of National Hospital Week — May 12-18 — we asked you to share with us the ways your local hospitals are going above and beyond to provide patient care. “Pennsylvania Hospital...
Based on national estimates, approximately 65,000 Pennsylvania residents are living with primary immunodeficiency (PI). Thousands more are undiagnosed and needlessly struggling with potentially life-threatening symptoms, including recurrent, persistent, and severe infections.
April 22-29 is World PI Week, a time to raise awareness of these rare diseases and help get people who are impacted by PI the diagnosis, treatment, and resources they need.
As part of a larger effort to interest more young people in a health care career, Reading Hospital-Tower Health operates a successful High School Internship Program that indeed has spurred participants to stay with the industry. This fall, 29 students from a dozen...
St. Luke’s University Health Network, in conjunction with the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley, launched Cultural & Linguistic Workforce Development Centers this fall to help nurture a generation of bilingual, highly skilled health care workers. Bilingual...
Allegheny Health Network has launched a variety of initiatives designed to build the next generation of health care professionals. The moves are especially critical in Pennsylvania as many health care professionals are reaching retirement age just as the need for...
If you haven’t ordered a third set of at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government, you still have a few days to take action. The deadline to order the free rapid antigen tests through the federal website is Friday. As we approach the deadline, here’s what you...
Hospitals are always open to provide care to all Pennsylvanians who need it, regardless of their ability to pay. Medicaid supplemental payments to hospitals help make this possible, enabling hospitals to provide lifesaving and critical care for burns and trauma...
The American Red Cross recently announced the first-ever national blood crisis amid a shortage of donors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The shortage means there is less blood available to use in lifesaving procedures that can help people in your community, throughout...
Need a COVID-19 test? You’re not alone. With COVID-19 cases surging throughout the nation due to the highly contagious omicron variant, many Pennsylvanians are seeking COVID-19 tests due to potential exposure, wanting to gather safely with friends or family, or...
There’s still time to enroll in health insurance coverage for 2022 through Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace, Pennie. But you’ll need to act soon. The deadline to select a 2022 plan on Pennie is coming up January 15. Coverage will begin February 1. There are...