Hospitals

ChristianaCare Aston Hospital

ChristianaCare to open small hospital in Delaware County, where health care access has shrunk

Philly City Council supports the creation of a state health care advocate – here's what that office would do

Public Health care Advovate PA

Nationwide IV fluid shortage could change how hospitals manage patient hydration

IV Fluid Conservation

Medical residents at four Philly hospitals join growing trend in effort to unionize

Philly Residents Union

Philly-area hospitals are closely monitoring IV fluid supplies as the nationwide shortage wears on

IV Fluid Shortage

Former health commissioner opposes proposed 76ers arena over potential traffic impacts on emergency care

76ers arena hospital

Penn Medicine residents and fellows become first in Pennsylvania to secure tentative union contract

penn medicine union contract

Norristown State Hospital patient charged with killing his roommate

Norristown Hospital murder

Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care and suffer avoidable harm

Hospital Gurney Senior

Residents raise concerns that traffic from proposed 76ers arena could impact emergency care at Jefferson Hospital

Sixers arena Jefferson

Jefferson Health completes construction of 19-story Honickman Center

Jefferson Honickman Center

Penn Medicine withdraws plan to use shuttered Brandywine Hospital for veterans care

Penn Medicine Brandywine

Penn Medicine to acquire Doylestown Health system in Bucks County

Doylestown Hospital Penn

Fentanyl withdrawal is driving more opioid users to leave hospitals early, Penn researchers say

Fentanyl Patients Hospitals

New Pa. law requires consent for medical students to perform pelvic, rectal exams on unconscious patients

Pennsylvania Pelvic Exams

Philly hospitals would be unable to remove sick immigrants from U.S. without consent under proposed law

Medical Deportation Philly

Philly health officials issue COVID-19 advisory as local hospitals see uptick in cases

UPenn Hospital Covid

Hackers in ransomware attack on Philly-area hospitals post patient data for sale on dark web

Delaware County Memorial Hospital

To reduce hospital staffing shortages, Pennsylvania to allow out-of-state nurses to practice

Nursing Shortage Licenses

Jefferson Health warns Cherry Hill hospital patients of potential data breach

Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital

Ransomware cyberattack disrupts hospitals and clinics in Pennsylvania, four other states

Delaware County Memorial Hospital

As nonprofit hospitals reap big tax breaks, states scrutinize their required charity spending

Pottstown Hospital Nonprofit

Penn Medicine expected to use Brandywine Hospital for veterans care

Penn Medicine Coatesville VA

Penn Medicine to acquire shuttered Brandywine Hospital from Tower Health

Brandywine Hospital Sale

Penn Medicine stops participating in U.S. News & World Report's hospital rankings

Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine to open mental health care hub at former Mercy Hospital

Penn Medicine mental health

This treatment for an intestinal infection sounds disgusting, but it may be a breakthrough, and it has FDA approval

C. Diff Treatment Vowst

Hospitals must post their prices to every service they provide. But their data isn't always complete or user-friendly

Hospital Price Transparency

End of COVID-19 emergency will usher in changes across the U.S. health system

COVID Emergency Ends

Candida auris, a deadly fungal infection, is spreading rapidly in hospitals. Here's what to know

Candida auris infections

Parents need to ask about guns before letting children visit family and friends, Trinity Health urges

Trinity Gun Safety

Cooper University, Cape Regional health care systems to merge

Cooper Cape Regional Health Merger

Temple University Hospital employees agree to a new contract, avoiding potential strike

Crowded emergency departments can increase patient mortality throughout the hospital, data shows

Emergency Department conditions and inpatient mortality

Delaware County Memorial Hospital emergency operations ordered to be suspended

DCMH ordered to stop emergency services

Judge temporarily halts closure of Delaware County Memorial Hospital

DCMH Crozer Health

Crozer Health to shut down emergency department at Delaware County Memorial Hospital

Crozer Health DCMH Springfield

Cooper University Health Care to expand footprint in Camden with $2 billion project

Cooper Health Expansion Main

CHOP makes progress on plan for 14-story Schuylkill Avenue Research Building next to Roberts Center

CHOP Main Building

Crozer Health, ChristianaCare merger plan dissolves after months of negotiations

Crozer Health ChristianaCare

Chestnut Hill Hospital to be sold to Temple Health, Redeemer and PCOM

Chestnut Hill Hospital Temple

Penn Medicine hospitals named among nation's best for 16th straight year by U.S. News & World Report

HUP Hospital Rankings

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients, but there's a simple way to stop it

Hospital brush teeth

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