Healthcare
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Healthcare ‘Strike Team’ Arrives in Bucks County, Relieving Omicron-Weary Hospital Staff
A “strike team” of medical professionals has arrived at Grand View Health of Bucks County, offering much-needed relief for its overworked, undermanned staff. Mallory Falk covered the reinforcement’s necessity, especially against an omicron-fueled caseload, for WHYY. The additional hands — the first in the state — came from the Pa. Department of Health, which brought…
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North Penn School District Advances Health Clinic Site, Serving Hilltown, New Britain Twp. Educators
The North Penn School District has received a green light from its school board to proceed with a planned health clinic and pharmacy for employees and families. The health service may also extend to students, reports Toni Di Domizio for North Penn Now. The facility’s construction budget is $800,000; however, half of that is expected…
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Doylestown Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Scott Levy Offers Good-News/Bad-News on Omicron Variant Spread
The weekly video update of Dr. Scott Levy, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Doylestown Hospital, describes the current good-news bad-news developments in the regional fight against the omicron variant of COVID-19. Dr. Levy framed the persistent spread of the possibly fatal illness as “…something we’ve never seen in the history of medicine, with…
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Nicholas Montero, Neshaminy High School Junior, Surreptitiously Gets COVID-19 Vaccine in Phila.
Teenagers have been sneaking out of their parents’ home to embark on unauthorized adventures forever. But for Nicholas Montero of Langhorne, an under-cover trip to Philadelphia had a compelling reason. Nina Feldman reported his covert action for WHYY. Montero’s clandestine adventure was, in his estimation, a matter of taking control of his own health. He…
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Grand View Health Offers Fire Safety Reminders in Aftermath of Recent Local Tragedies
Against the sad backdrop of a Dec. 25 fatal house fire in Quakertown and a devastating Jan. 7 blaze in Phila., Grand View Health, Sellersville, seeks to prevent further disasters of this type. Toward that end, it offers these smoke alarm recommendations and fire safety reminders: Install smoke alarms on every floor of your house,…
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Nexgel, Langhorne Hydrogel Product Provider, Steps Out with Blister Relief Patch
Nexgel, Inc., the Langhorne provider of ultra-gentle, high-water-content hydrogel products for healthcare and consumer applications, is dipping its corporate toe into a new product. The company’s ClearComfort Hydrogel Patch prevents and treats foot blisters by insulating the skin against further rubbing and chafing from shoes. The patches come in a variety of shapes, including a…
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‘Driving on Turnpike with a Kidney in the Car at Three in the Morning’: Devon Man Retires from Career Saving Lives
Devon resident Howard Nathan is stepping down as president and CEO of the Gift of Life Donor Program. He exits his career after nearly four decades of connecting organ donors with patients in need. Emily Bobrow profiled his life-saving profession in The Wall Street Journal. The Gift of Life Donor Program is the nation’s largest…
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Gladwyne Residents Rise Up Against New Senior Luxury Living Facility That Sleeps Only Eight
Affluent residents of Gladwyne are up in arms over Rosette, a new luxury senior living facility that will serve as a home to eight people, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Seniors living at Rosette will receive more personal attention and care, owing to the facility’s smaller size. “We are here to provide a level…
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Via Transformative Journey, Tyler Murphy, Langhorne, Lost Weight But Not Sense of Humor
Langhorne resident Tyler Murphy was an emotional eater as a child. His mother routinely “cured” skinned knees with a serving of pudding. In 2016, however, he caught the running bug, a pastime that transformed him from severely overweight to downright svelte. Wayne Fish laced up the loose ends of Murphy’s tale for Flying Fish Hockey.…
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Rash of Resignations Puts Women’s Health Associates of Bucks County Out of the Baby Business
The resignation of five physicians at Women’s Health Associates, Langhorne, is compelling the need for alternate delivery arrangements for its maternal patients. Peg Quann reported the development for the Bucks County Courier Times. Labor-and-delivery services at the healthcare center are scheduled to end March 26, 2022. The reason for the numerous resignations was not made…
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Wolf Administration Omicron Strategy Boils Down to This: Vaccines v. Shutdowns
Gov. Tom Wolf once again reiterated that his administration’s strategy to fight the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 is the vaccine and not shutdowns, according to a staff report from WHYY. “The vaccine is our strategy, and people need to get the vaccine,” said Wolf. Wolf spoke during a regularly scheduled appearance on…
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St. Luke’s Opens New Primary Care Practice, Bringing Treatment for Addictions to Sellersville
St. Luke’s University Health Network has opened a primary care practice in Sellersville. The behavioral health disorder treatment center resulted from the hospital system’s recent merger with Penn Foundation, now the St. Luke’s Penn Foundation (SLPF). The new Sellersville Primary Care practice is being led by Cynthia Martin, DO. She is an experienced and board-certified…
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Pine2Pink Finds the Green in Countywide Breast Cancer Fundraising Effort
The latest Pine2Pink fundraising effort — encompassing nearly 100 business partners across seven in-county communities — raised an all-time-high $117,000 in financial support for breast cancer patients. The Bucks County Herald covered the record effort. Pine2Pink is the brainstorm of New Hope native (now Doylestown resident) Keith Fenimore. He sought a way to honor a…
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Holy Redeemer Preemie Survives, Thrives, Grows Up, and Has Child at — Where Else? — Holy Redeemer
Two generations of Passehl women benefitted from the expert maternal care given at Holy Redeemer Hospital in nearby Meadowbrook. The story was nested on the hospital’s website. In October 1989, Nancy Passehl was rushed to Holy Redeemer where she learned that her daughter, after only six months in utero, was about to be born. When…
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Sellersville Grand View Surgeon Fosters Couple’s Weight Loss, Making Them ‘Crazy Inspired’ About Health
Amanda Vories’ weight-loss transformation began with an innocent invitation from a friend to participate in a 5k run. Figuring that she could walk the distance rather than jog it, she agreed. But less than a mile in, she was done. The healthy decisions that followed were covered in a blog post from Grand View Surgical…
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Animal-Assisted Activity Returns to Doylestown Health, Bringing Smiles and Wags
The moratorium on therapy-dog visits to Doylestown Health sites has been lifted, enabling certified canines and their handlers to again stroll hospital corridors. A Doylestown Health blog post unleashed the details of the reinstated Animal-Assisted Activity. One canine comforter, Pip, was especially glad to be back with owner-handler Joyce Rivas. Pip, a Cavalier King Charles…
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Bucks County Pharmacies Struggle to Meet Demand for COVID-19 Tests
Pharmacies across Bucks County are facing waves of customers eager to purchase COVID-19 tests. Matt Petrillo unboxed story of the scarcity for CBS3 Philly. The experience of Chalfont Pharmacy is indicative of what’s happening across the region: As residents took their undecorated Christmas trees to the curb and vacuumed New Year’s confetti from their carpets,…
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Crozer Health Launches Loan Forgiveness Program for Nurses, Therapists
Crozer Health has announced it is creating a student loan forgiveness program to help retain and attract nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. Crozer Health, like other healthcare providers, is dealing with a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers and wants to make sure there will be enough staff to care for patients. The Crozer Health Student…
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