Healthcare
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Furlong Wellness Center Receives $50,000 Donation from Local Automotive Group
Kin Wellness and Support Center, located at 2325 Heritage Center in Furlong, recently received a donation of $50,000 from The Thompson Organization. To honor the donation, the wellness center has named their mental health suite the Jack Thompson Counseling & Therapy Suite in honor of Thompson’s founder. “We are proud to be a part of Kin,”…
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Warminster Rehabilitation Center Opening Another Location in Bucks County
A rehabilitation center in Bucks County is preparing to open a second location in the area, offering important medical treatments to residents. Damon C. Williams wrote about the new center for the Bucks County Courier Times. Delaware Valley Residential Care, a rehabilitation center located at 280 Jacksonville Road in Warminster, is currently setting up their…
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Doylestown Medical Organizations Name Buckingham-Based Bank Executive as New COO
Three organizations in the biotechnology sphere, all based in Bucks County, have named their new chief operating officer. The Hepatitis B Foundation, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, and Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, all headquartered in Doylestown, have named Philadelphia bank executive Robert Christmas as their new COO. A native of Buckingham, Christmas most recently served as executive vice president and…
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Langhorne Nonprofit Opening Local Healthcare Centers to All Members of the Community
A medical nonprofit in Bucks County is opening their services to all members of the community in order to assist as many people as possible. John George wrote about the local organization for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Woods System of Care, headquartered at 40 Martin Gross Drive in Langhorne, will be opening their three local…
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Harcum College Offers Affordable Dental Services, Free Care for Children & Teens
The Abram and Goldie Cohen Dental Center at Harcum College provides a wide range of expert dental hygiene services to the public at affordable prices. The state-of-the-art, 16-chair clinical facility is equipped with radiology rooms, Panorex (a 360-degree dental X-Ray machine), a computer lab, and a classroom. The Cohen Dental Center offers free dental exams…
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Envision Healthcare, Conshohocken, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Envision Healthcare, a Nashville-based physician staffing company, has filed for Chapter 11 U.S. Bankruptcy Court protection, as reported by Joel Stinnett and John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The firm is also following through with its previously announced plan to shed 162 jobs in Conshohocken. Envision has also entered into a restructuring support agreement…
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Surgeon Utilizes Bucks County Farmland to Help Women Dealing with Breast Cancer
A surgeon from Bucks County is using a local farm property to help women who are dealing with breast cancer. John George wrote about the surgeon for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Dr. Monique Gary, a cancer surgeon at Grand View Health, recently gathered together with women in and around the Bucks County area who are facing…
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Doylestown Man Relying on Billboards to Draw Attention to His Search for a New Kidney
Doylestown resident Don Brown, a former engineer, has been relying on billboards to draw attention to his search for a life-saving kidney, writes Bo Koltnow for WFMZ 69 News. “My life depends on it,” he said. The 75-year-old has had nearly 100 billboards since late last year from downtown Philadelphia to Times Square in New…
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Bucks County Residential Treatment Program Closing, With Nearly 60 Jobs Being Cut
A residential treatment program center in Bucks County will be closing their doors after decades of helping local youths. John George wrote about the program’s closure in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Warwick House, located at 1460 Meetinghouse Road in the Hartsville area near Warminster, will be closing its doors after filing a notice with…
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Bucks County Leadership: Martha Sharkey, Executive Director, TODAY is a Good Day
Flourtown resident Martha Sharkey, Founder & CEO of TODAY is a Good Day, spoke to BUCKSCO Today about growing up in Lancaster County near farmland, her first job at a museum store that she continued into adulthood, and why she chose to go to Penn State despite her initial reluctance. Sharkey, whose career centered around…
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Physicians at Chalfont Medical Institute Appointed Assistant Professors at Temple University
Two physicians from Bucks County will be taking on assistant professor positions at a well-known university in Philadelphia. Staff writers at PR Newswire wrote about the physicians and their new positions. Dr. Robert Kelly and Dr. H. David Qu, the founders and lead physicians of Bucks County’s Pennsylvania Pain and Spine Institute, have been appointed…
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Organ Transplant System Overhauled; Here’s What This Means for Pennsylvanians on Waiting Lists
The United Network for Organ Sharing nonprofit has been directing organ transplants in the United States for close to four decades, according to a staff report from the TribLive. In this time, critics say the organization has been plagued with problems, including wasted organs. Last month, the Biden administration said it planned to break up…
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Feasterville Dental Office Offers Free Oral Cancer Screenings This Month
A dental office in Bucks County is offering a life-saving practice for free during the month of April as part of a nationwide initiative. Staff writers at WFMZ 69 News wrote about the procedure. Innovative Oral Surgery & Dental Implants, located at 1300 Bridgetown Pike in Feasterville-Trevose, is offering free oral cancer screenings at its…
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Bucks County-Based Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center Launches New Podcast
A biotechnology organization in Bucks County is continuing to enhance their engagement with local residents and people around the country. The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center has launched a new podcast, “Biotech Insiders with Lou Kassa,” which is on most podcast providers and the PABC website. Louis P. Kassa III, chief executive officer of the PABC, Hepatitis B…
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Wall Street Journal: Blue Bell Author Traces the Biology of the Heart, from Keeper of the Soul to Simple Pump
Vincent M. Figueredo, Blue Bell cardiologist, has written a book that chronicles the discovery of the heart’s anatomical role. The Wall Street Journal excerpted it. Figueredo’s cardiological history dates to 1641 and a shocking medical case in England. Patient Hugh Montgomery had sustained a childhood injury that left his beating heart visible through a gap…
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Gwynedd Mercy University Makes Progress on the Future Frances M. Maguire Healthcare Innovation Center
In May 2022, Gwynedd Mercy University announced the largest gift in its history — a transformational $10 million gift from the Maguire Foundation to build the future Frances M. Maguire Healthcare Innovation Center. The 65,000 square foot building will be the university’s largest academic building on campus, conveniently located adjacent to Maguire and Valie Genuardi Halls. The…
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Man Called ‘Sickest Person in Ireland’ by His Doctors Returns Home to Bucks County
A resident of Bucks County, who has been staying in an Irish hospital for months, is finally returning home after a prolonged illness. Sharifa Jackson wrote about the local man and his long journey for 6abc. Matthew Small, who was dubbed “the sickest man in Ireland” by his doctors, is finally back home in Levittown…
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Local Surgeons Enjoy Working from Home in a Post-Pandemic World
The COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 brought changes to the American way of working that have altered forever the relationship between many workers and their physical workplaces. Today, more and more U.S. workers are no longer willing to commute to work and back five days a week, now that COVID-era technology has proven that…
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