Healthcare
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Richboro Film Documentarian — Who Illuminated Nurse-Heroes of the 1980s — Addresses Grads
Brendan Gaul, now a documentary producer who grew up in Richboro, spoke to the Thomas Jefferson University class of nursing graduates at their 2022 commencement. Alicia Vitarelli covered his impactful words for 6abc. Gaul was invited to speak based on his collaborative work on the 2018 film documentary 5B. It is the true story of…
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Local High School Students Can Hardly Restrain the Excitement of Winning 2022 Seat Belt Challenge
New Hope-Solebury High School has won the 2022 Bucks County High School Seat Belt Safety Challenge. The promotional competition, organized by TMA Bucks, requires students to use innovative ways to raise seat belt use across high school campuses countywide. Winners are determined by measurable increases in buckling up. New Hope-Solebury’s teenage drivers demonstrated a 97…
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Bucks County Leadership: Jim Brexler, CEO of Doylestown Health
Jim Brexler, CEO of Doylestown Health spoke with BUCKSCO Today about growing up in St. Louis County, Missouri; taking Chevy Chase–style vacations to Southern California to visit his mother’s family when he was a kid; learning basic leadership skills at the age of six by playing catcher on a little league baseball team coached by…
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Abington Health System Seeks ‘Strategic Partner’
Redeemer Health in Montgomery County is looking for a strategic partner for its healthcare division, including Abington’s Holy Redeemer Hospital. John George gauged the temperature of the company’s intent in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Michael Laign, CEO of Redeemer Health, has reiterated that Redeemer health does not wish to sell the hospital, but rather the…
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Gwynedd Mercy Directs Largest Gift It’s Ever Received to New Healthcare-Career Training Center
The largest gift in the history of Gwynedd Mercy University will lead to the establishment of a unique approach to training local healthcare professionals. Ryan Mulligan reported on the largesse in the Philadelphia Business Journal. A $10 million gift from the Maguire Foundation will fund the construction of the Frances M. Maguire Healthcare Innovation Campus,…
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$1M Grant Enabled Doylestown Hospital to Nearly Double the Capacity of Its Breast Cancer Screenings
A grant from the Pa. Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program has boosted Doylestown Hospital’s countywide efforts to combat breast cancer. The capital enabled the health system to increase the size of its new Clark Center for Breast Imaging, according to John George in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The grant provided $1 million in funding toward the…
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6ABC: Chester County Hospital Nurse ‘Helps Those Who Can’t Help Themselves’
Lissette “Mitzy” Liriano, a nurse at the OB/GYN Clinic at Chester County Hospital, works to ensure that her patients receive the resources that they may not otherwise be able to afford, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. The clinic offers patients gynecological and prenatal care, as well as childbirth services, at a reduced cost. Liriano, who…
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75 Doylestown Health Docs Make Philadelphia Magazine 2022 List of Top Physicians
The 2022 list of Top Docs in the area has been released by Philadelphia Magazine, honoring 75 healthcare providers in the Doylestown Health system. Each year, the task of compiling the list begins with doctors being nominated by peers. The finalists are then tallied by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. a healthcare research and information company…
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Doylestown Health: Giving Patients a Voice or Finding One for Them
Who is the most important person in a patient’s wellness journey? Who is his or her most devoted advocate? Is it immediate family? The healthcare team? Some other advisor? It turns out, according to Doylestown Health, it’s the patient him- or herself. Having an engaged, informed recipient of healthcare services increases outcomes and patient satisfaction.…
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Pottstown’s Medicare Education Services Presents Ask Dave: Finding Information on Medicare
Owner and agent David Morrison of Medicare Education Services uses his decades of experience in the fields of education and insurance benefits to guide his clients through the Medicare election process, ensuring that every person feels like the Medicare process is easy to navigate, and he’s here to help. Every month Dave answers questions from our Montco Today readers about Medicare. Medicare Education Services was founded…
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Across Pa., the COVID-19 Death Rate Varied Some, But One County Experienced ‘Pure Hell’
As the COVID-19 situation continues to quieten, statisticians are now looking at the impact locally, regionally, and nationally. The Philadelphia collar counties, it turned out, recorded some of the lowest COVID-19-related death rates in the state. However one Pa. community was hit worse than almost any other county nationwide. Phil Galewitz revealed which one in…
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Plenty to ‘Like’: Social Media Post Leads to New Kidney for Langhorne Resident
Social media can be blamed for numerous societal downsides: rumor-mongering, bullying, hate speech. But as proven recently in Langhorne, it can also be an agent for good. JoAnn Pileggi, of FOX29 Philadelphia, reported the story of how a public post led to a needy patient’s new kidney. In 2021, FOX 29 profiled local resident Joe…
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Doylestown Hospital Recognized by Newsweek as One of the Best Hospitals Worldwide for 2022
Doylestown Hospital has been ranked seventh in the state and 119th in the nation on Newsweek’s 2022 list of World’s Best Hospitals. It is one of only 25 healthcare facilities from the state to be elevated to a slot on the national list. “We are honored that our tradition of excellence is recognized on the…
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‘Special Equestrians’ Generates Unbridled Enthusiasm in Supporting Persons with Disabilities
Unlike therapy interactions with small-scale animals (dogs, cats, rabbits), Special Equestrians in Warrington thinks big. Its sessions routinely pair special-needs individuals with 660 lbs. of equine friendliness, as reported in The Business & Arts Journal, the publication of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. Special Equestrians began with one dedicated person: therapeutic riding instructor Kathy…
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Miracle Man: Meet the Chester County Resident Now Positioned to Potentially Save Thousands of Lives
Chester Springs resident Richard Hasz, the new CEO of Gift of Life, the organ procurement nonprofit based in Philadelphia, has helped to save thousands of lives since he joined the organization in 1993, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. Hasz, who has a degree in biology and a master’s in forensic science, has helped…
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Fox Subacute at Warrington to Close, Diminishing Access for Post-Acute Patients on Ventilators
Fox Subacute at Warrington — one of only four Pa. post-acute care providers specializing in ventilator care — has announced its closure. The facility finds itself unsustainable, owing to the combined effects of high staffing costs and underfunding from the state. Its exit from the area healthcare market takes 60 ventilator beds with it. Fox…
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Capital Health ‘Micro Hospital’ Project Near Oxford Valley Mall to Recover from Pandemic Halt
The Capital Health renovation of the former Forest Health Medical Center near Oxford Valley Mall is again progressing toward completion. John George reported the project’s revised timeline, delayed by COVID-19, in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 55,000-sq.-ft. building that once was a specialty hospital serving surgical weight-loss patients. It is again on track, after stalling,…
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Lower Bucks Hospital Recognizes Staff for ‘Heroism and Resilience’ During COVID-19
Lower Bucks Hospital recently commemorated the two-year anniversary of its first confirmed coronavirus case. It marked the somber remembrance by honoring its healthcare workers who spent long hours fighting on the pandemic’s front lines. A ceremony in the lobby of the Dee Brown auditorium acknowledged the heroism and grit of the professionals who served on…
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