Healthcare
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Jenkintown’s Salus University and Vanderbilt Pilot Helps Bridge the Gap in Physical Therapy for Vision Impaired
Salus University’s Blindness and Low Vision Studies (BLVS) department recently developed and implemented a pilot program in partnership with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, specifically for Vanderbilt’s on-staff Physical Therapists (PTs), that provided Orientation and Mobility (O&M) skills-based training PTs could offer their patients. “Unfortunately, there is frequently a dearth in the number…
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Doylestown Hospital’s Dr. Scott Levy Mask/No-Mask Decision Tip: Remember Your Umbrella
Dr. Scott Levy, Chief Medical Officer of Doylestown Hospital, addressed the topic of mask wearing, an issue he continues to see much confusion about. He suggested a visual cue, an umbrella, and its associated protection against getting wet, as a means of making an intelligent decision about when to cover up. W for Who Dr.…
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Mosquito Bug Bite Season Is Quietly Waiting in the Wings: Nexgel, Langhorne, Has a Fix Ready to Fly
Although spring-summer bugs are still dormant (male mosquitos died off last fall; female mosquitos are hibernating), Nexgel, Inc., is preparing for their emergence and the bug bite discomfort that will follow. The Langhorne hydrogel product manufacturer has announced its Medagel Bug Bite Relief Patch. The cooling patches provide instant relief to irritated skin caused by…
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Healthlink Dental Clinic to Move, But Its Commitment to Needy Patients Remains Hard as Enamel
HealthLink Dental Clinic has sold its Southampton building, according to a staff report in the Lower Bucks Times. For the past 20 years, the practice offered free dental service to veterans and low-income residents from its 1775 Street Road location. It remains committed to continuing that focus, even as it seeks a new site. In…
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CSL Behring Partners with Uplifting Athletes for Rare Disease Research and Honors Those Making an Impact
At the celebratory event, presented by global biotherapies leader CSL Behring, Uplifting Athletes awarded $180,000 in research grants to nine promising young investigative rare disease researchers and honored the six newest members of the organization’s Rare Disease Championship Team―an exemplary group of college football players who support Uplifting Athletes’ mission to inspire the Rare Disease Community…
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Perkasie Welder Mistakes Chest Pains for Chicken Wing Indigestion, Survives ‘Widow Maker’ Heart Attack
Perkasie welder and heart attack survivor David Byrne knew something was up on the morning of April 22, 2021. He arose with bad indigestion, resulting (he assumed) from chicken wings eaten the night before. Later that morning, he collapsed while showering. Jillian, his newlywed wife (they had just married the prior January), called 911. The…
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Former Neshaminy Mall Sears Part of National Trend of Repurposing Retail Locations into Healthcare Sites
The former Bensalem Sears in the Neshaminy Mall continues on its way to becoming a community medical center. The repurposing of dormant retail stores into healthcare businesses has become something of a national trend, reports Konrad Putzier for The Wall Street Journal. Neshaminy Mall’s Sears closed in 2018, part of a nationwide series of store…
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Dr. Scott Levy on COVID-19: ‘Nobody Wants to Be the Last Soldier Injured in a War’
“We are reaching a new point in the pandemic.” That is the crux of this week’s COVID-19 update from Dr. Scott Levy, Chief Medical Officer at Doylestown Hospital. Dr. Levy noted that much of Bucks County’s population is “well protected” against getting a case of COVID-19 serious enough to land them in an Intensive Care…
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Bucks County Community College Joins with the County for Black History Month Honor of Dr. Frank Erdman Boston
To celebrate Black History Month, Bucks County Community College, in partnership with the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, invites the public to a free, online discussion honoring Dr. Frank Erdman Boston on Feb. 17 at 3 p.m. Dr. Boston was a World War I veteran, born in Philadelphia and lived in Bucks County. He was…
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St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, Receives $750K Gift for Tech Upgrades; Source Remains Anonymous
New tech equipment and software is coming to St. Mary Medical Center, yet the Langhorne healthcare facility has no one to thank for the resources to purchase it. That’s because the $750K gift came from a generous donor who prefers to maintain his or her anonymity. The donation will upgrade the technology associated with the…
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Spring City Man Among First U.S. Patients Receiving Lung Transplant as COVID-19 Treatment
Spring City resident John Silknitter, 68, is one of the first patients in the country to receive a lung transplant as a treatment for COVID-19, writes Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Silknitter’s lung suffered extensive scarring during his infection with COVID-19. It left him unable to cross the room without running out of breath.…
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Bucks County Lawmakers Announce Passage of Bill to Support Healthcare Workers
Bucks County Reps. Tina Davis, John Galloway, and Perry Warren have announced the unanimous passing of H.B. 253. The legislation provides the support needed for healthcare professionals who have fought on the front lines of a pandemic for almost two years. H.B. 253 delivers $225 million in federal money set aside by the American Rescue…
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Local Operator Vacancies Raise the Specter of Calling 911 and Nobody Picking Up
Much of the news on the pandemic’s effect on local essential services has understandably centered around understaffed hospitals. But in an alarming item from CBS3 Philly, Alicia Roberts reported that Bucks County’s 911 call center also has a disconcerting number of vacancies. The county’s capacity to field emergency calls is currently only 80 percent of…
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Intraprise, Yardley Healthcare Cybersecurity Firm, Opens HR Firewall to Welcome New CEO
Intraprise Health, Yardley, has announced the hiring of George Pappas as Chief Executive Officer. The news of the new leader was piggybacked with an announcement of growth-investment funding from dual sources. Pappas is a healthcare technology veteran who most recently served as Chief Customer Officer and Chief Operating Officer at DrFirst, a Rockville, Md., medication…
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Doylestown Hepatitis B Foundation Doctors Appear on ‘This Podcast Will Kill You’; Return Unscathed
“This Podcast Will Kill You” — a globally popular medical-science streaming audio show — recently interviewed two leaders of Doylestown’s Hepatitis B Foundation. Dr. Chari Cohen and Dr. Su Wang contributed to a two-part episode focusing on hep B, which kills 1 million people worldwide, despite being preventable and treatable. Part one — which details…
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Doylestown Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Scott Levy: Get Vaccinated and Stay Out of the Hospital!
Every single day, Dr. Scott Levy, Doylestown Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, bears firsthand witness to the enormous toll the pandemic is taking on his in-house colleagues. His advice to alleviate their physical, emotional, professional, and personal loads is succinct: Get vaccinated. Wear a mask. And significantly reduce your risk of joining the legions of patients…
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Opens Second Inpatient Hospital in King of Prussia
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) just opened its second inpatient hospital in King of Prussia, the Middleman Family Pavilion. Built with families in mind, the new hospital aims to provide convenient access to CHOP’s excellent care and resources to children across the region. “Since our founding in 1855, a key component of CHOP’s mission…
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Sports Marketing Agency in Tredyffrin Township Selected by Rothman Orthopaedic to ‘Bring Its Portfolio Life’
Tredyffrin Township-based POV Sports Marketing has been selected by the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute to serve as its first sports marketing agency of record. John George reported the alignment for the Philadelphia Business Journal. POV Sports will manage and activate the specialty physician practice’s respective sports partnerships across its fast-expanding geographical footprint. The collaboration will also…
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