Healthcare
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YMCA Camp Bucks Kids Sit Down with High-Profile Lunch Buddy: Sen. Bob Casey
The kids at YMCA Camp Bucks had an additional adult attending a lunch session last week. It wasn’t a supplemental food server, nor an extra pair of eyes monitoring behavior. It was Senator Bob Casey, as reported by John Berry in The Trentonian. Casey was at the Fairless Hills site to visit with the campers;…
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Doylestown Hospital Issues Reminder on Health Screening That’s Best Not to Let Fall in Arrears
It’s no secret that a colonoscopy isn’t the most pleasant way to pass the time: It’s embarrassing; the prep can be seen as unpleasant; a separate driver is required for the post-procedure commute; it involves sedation; the outcome may be bad news. Doylestown Health, however, confidently asserts that the procedure’s upsides eclipse all objections. In…
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COVID-19 Vaccinators for Children Are Locally Scarce; There Are Two Shots at Finding One Here
Only a third of pharmacies in the Philadelphia region are carrying COVID-19 vaccines for children under five years old. Out of those, two of them are in Bucks County, writes Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Since federal regulations prevent children younger than three from being vaccinated at pharmacies, that leaves only three-and four-year-olds eligible…
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Doylestown Hospital Is Pumped about the Recent Recognition of Its Cardiovascular Care
Doylestown Hospital continues to earn national recognition for quality and patient safety in the delivery of stroke and cardiovascular care. Its latest awards — issued jointly by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology — fall under two evaluative programs, Get with the Guidelines and Mission: Lifetime. These initiatives recognize health systems…
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Doylestown Health: Baby Books Are Important, Even If They’re Not the Keepsakes Most Parents Think of
Baby books, those chronicles of baby milestones, are certainly valuable keepsakes. But Doylestown Health now recommends a different kind of baby book — one to read to infants — in its Books for Babies initiative. Citing evidence that reading to babies yields significant advantages, Doylestown Health now ensures that every parent leaving one of its…
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Rep. Wendi Thomas Proposes Legislation for Collaborative Access to Mental Health Care
Pa.’s may be introducing yet another acronym in its mental health glossary. The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) of patient access has been proposed to meet the state’s mental health care needs. Bucks County Rep. Wendi Thomas proposed the legislation. Its integrated approach is expected to make major inroads to mental health support, especially in the…
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National Association of Catholic Nurses Opts for Doylestown Shrine for Global Healthcare Event
The National Association of Catholic Nurses, headquartered in Crest Hill, Ill., has chosen Doylestown’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa for its 2022 world congress. The Aug. 2–4 event will bring nurses from 21 countries to Bucks County for presentations on scientific research and wellness proposals to improve health worldwide. His Eminence Peter Turkson,…
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Bucks County Makes U.S. News National Ranking as One of 2022’s Healthiest Communities Nationwide
U.S. News and World Report issued its 2022 assessment of the 500 healthiest communities nationwide. The annual ranking uses 89 metrics to evaluate 3,000 localities on factors such as health, equity, education, public safety, and infrastructure. An environmental yardstick was added this year, designed to assess the growing effects of climate change on everyday life…
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Four-Year Collaborative Grand View/Penn Medicine Agreement in Sellersville Is Renewed
In August 2018, Penn Medicine and Grand View Health set a vision to develop collaborative services at Grand View Hospital in an effort to provide comprehensive care that kept patients closer to home. Four years later, the relationship is flourishing, with programs in: Cancer/radiation oncology Trauma Neurosciences Orthopedics The two organizations have therefore renewed the…
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Doylestown Hospital Tech for Nurses: Soft Hearts with Software
It wasn’t that long ago that the physical components of a nurse’s workday — thermometers, charts, prescriptions, blood pressure cuffs — required no connections to either power or data. Advances in tech have, however, changed all that, enabling quicker, more accurate data that is savable and sharable in ways that prior generations in the field…
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Warrington, Warminster May Become the Safe-Drinking Water Standard for Communities Nationwide
Last week, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advisory revised the level of harmful PFAS substances — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — by which drinking-water is evaluated. As communities nationwide now face stricter standards, they seek the guidance of early adopters that include Warrington and Warminster. Chris Ullery dipped into the details in the Bucks County…
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Doylestown Patient Travels to D.C. to Deliver Message: ‘Healthcare Needs to Be Equal and Fair’
Michael Riotto took a trip recently from his Doylestown home to Washington, D.C. It wasn’t a sightseeing excursion. He was there to advocate for healthcare affordability, an issue that resonates with him personally. Mike Black reported on the trip and its impact for WFMZ 69 News. Riotto, diagnosed with a rare blood disease, was part…
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Doylestown Health Assists Gen-X Adults Faced with Taking Car Keys from Boomer Parents
With Bucks County Baby Boomers continuing to age, acuity issues are becoming increasingly worrisome to their Gen-X offspring. When it comes to driver safety, however, the valid concern may be a life-and-death one. Doylestown Health’s Clinical Driving Screening program can help. It’s a one-hour evaluation of driving essentials, including cognitive ability, memory, attention, visual skills,…
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Doylestown Hospital Hops to the Top of Leapfrog Patient Safety Ranking, a National Rating of Care
Doylestown Hospital received an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. The national distinction recognizes the hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error while onsite for treatment. It’s the 12th straight annual A for the healthcare provider. “We are driven to provide the highest quality care possible,” said Scott…
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Doylestown Health Bereavement Volunteers: A Mooring Post to Those Set Adrift by Loss
After losing a spouse or a family member, the pain can be overwhelming. Connection to others is often a means of processing the emotions, evidenced by the heartfelt bereavement volunteers at Doylestown Hospital. Tony Marinelli is one of them. Conquering Hesitancy The loss of both his son and his wife in a seven-year span was…
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Bucks County Foundation Grant Keeps the Canines of Canines — And Other Pets — Sparkly and Healthy
The Bucks County Foundation, supporter of worthy causes since 1979, is taking a bite out of detrimental health issues resulting from poor dental hygiene for animals. The Bucks County Herald unleashed the story. The foundation provided a $10,000 grant to the Women’s Animal Center in Bensalem. The funds will be put toward new dental equipment…
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Social Activities with ‘No Prevention Strategies in Place’ Push Up Regional COVID-19 Cases
COVID-19 cases in the Phila. suburbs (including Bucks County) are once again on the rise. They’re being pushed by a sub-variant of omicron, writes Rob Tornoe, Erin McCarthy, and Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The rate at which the cases are increasing is higher in the collar counties than in in the city itself. And…
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Gasping for Breath from Inadequate State Medicaid Payments, Fox Subacute at Warrington Closes Pulmonary Center
Fox Subacute the Warrington pulmonary care center, has closed, transferring 35 of its 48 respiratory patients to other nearby facilities. The business proved unsustainable when state Medicaid payments proved inadequate to cover rising operational costs. John George reported the story for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The healthcare entity specialized in ventilator-dependent patients. It had 60…
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