Healthcare
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Grand View Health Seeks $14 Million to Complete Sellersville Outpatient Center Construction
A Grand View Health capital campaign seeks to raise $14 million to cover the remaining cost of an expansion to the healthcare’s Sellersville site. Joe Zlomek reported the effort in the Sanatoga Post. The project comprises a 190,000 sq. ft. addition to the existing hospital. When completed, the hospital system intends for it to elevate…
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Bucks County Hospital Bed Capacity: If You Need the ICU, You’ve Got the Best Odds in the Area of Getting In
Bucks County is in the lower half of counties with a low hospital bed capacity in Pennsylvania, according to a new ranking by Stacker. Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the lowest in-patient bed capacities in the state as of September 29. Its rankings came from an assessment of data from the U.S.…
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Healing the Healers: Ivyland Psychotherapist Dr. Mona Masood Details a Help Line for Healthcare Workers
A mental health resource for embattled healthcare workers has been very active for the duration of the pandemic. Its champion, Dr. Mona Masood, an Ivyland psychotherapist, provided details to 6abc’s Matt O’Donnell for Inside Story. Dr. Masood’s phone resource, the Physician Support Line, is open to anyone in the healthcare field. It is a free,…
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‘The Sassy Shrink’ Counsels Women from Her Ivyland Home, Providing ‘Good Magic through Zoom’
In her pre-pandemic professional life, Jaclyn Borgia of Ivyland counseled patients in person. Using the moniker The Sassy Shrink, she transitioned to virtual sessions last August. The Reporter Online chronicled the progression. Borgia felt as a teen she had the gift of empathy that would make her an appropriate healer. The death of a classmate…
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Immigrant Couple Flees Violence in Colombia to Achieve American Dream in Exton
After leaving their country at the height of drug wars, Colombia natives Juan Carlos and Adriana Mora found success in Mora Family Dentistry in Exton, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. The pair met in dental school in 1991. After they married, they decided to move to the U.S., where Juan Carlos’s mother…
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Children’s Village, Former Doylestown Hospital Education Building, Became a Local Firefighters’ School
A 2020 tornado that tore through Children’s Village, the onsite education building at Doylestown Hospital, rendered it unusable. But it temporarily gained a second life, still associated with learning, this summer. The building became the site of several firefighter training sessions, providing an unbeatable setting for practicing life-saving tactics. After the tornado, the ravaged building…
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Church in Frazer Uplifts Local Woman from a Seemingly Unending Run of Critical Health Issues
Jenny Moore is certain that her recovery from a leg amputation and COVID-19 are a direct result of the members of Frazer Mennonite Church. Steven Hoffman, in the Chester County Press, described the physical and spiritual support it provided. Moore, who is diabetic, was rationing her insulin due to its high cost. She suffered a…
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Fire Prevention Week Advice: Don’t Just Keep an Eye Out for Flames, Keep Your Ears Attuned, Too
Fire Prevention Week, October 3-9, 2021, offers wise reminders to involve the senses in ongoing safety measures: watch for flames; be attuned for the smell of smoke; touch doors for heat before opening. But experts advise not to discount auditory input as well, according to an item in The Reporter Online. To that latter point,…
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Jenkintown’s Maternal Wellness Village Hopes to Improve Health Outcomes of Pregnant Black Women
Maternal Wellness Village, a Jenkintown-based collective, hopes to improve health outcomes for pregnant Black people with help of Temple University researchers, writes Aparna Nathan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They have partnered to study how easy access to community support services — Black doulas, lactation consultants, and more — can reduce complications and deaths relating to…
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Feasterville Woman Receives Life-Giving Kidney Donation, Then Heads Fundraiser in the Donor’s Memory
Krista Doran’s lupus played havoc with her kidneys, necessitating several transplants. One kidney donation among her three, however, gave her the opportunity to thank her benefactor in an unusual and heartfelt way. 93.3 WMMR had the details. Doran’s latest kidney donor was initially unknown to her. But some Google and Facebook sleuthing revealed his identity:…
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Respiratory Therapist at CHOP Balances the Stress of the Intensive Care Unit with His Creative Work as a Filmmaker
By following his passion for the arts, Collingdale native and Broomall resident Michael Duff balances the stress of the intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with his creative work as a filmmaker. It’s a juggling act inspired by a book he read long ago that resonated with him. “I’m very excited that, at…
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Chester County Hospital’s Infectious Disease Expert Makes Dire but Informed Prediction on Unvaccinated Residents
Dr. Shafinaz Akhter and her colleagues at Chester County Hospital have been battling COVID-19 cases since the very beginning of the pandemic. Over that course of time, her education and her experience have shaped a definite view of the disease, its progress in Chester County and beyond, its treatment options, and heaviest on her heart,…
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OrthogenRx Launches HarmoKnee, A Service to Give Joint-Pain Sufferers Something to Sing About
Doylestown’s OrthogenRx introduced its HarmoKnee patient support service at the recent annual meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. HarmoKnee is a suite of customer-focused services that simplifies and optimizes patient and provider access to the company’s product line of injectable treatments for relieving chronic knee pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA). “HarmoKnee Customer Support Services is…
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Grand View Health CEO Retires After Leading the Sellersville-based Provider for Nearly 40 Years
On September 30, Jean Keeler, president and CEO of Grand View Health, will close her Sellersville office door for the last time. Keeler, who rose from general counsel to vice president to the highest office in the organization, is retiring after nearly 40 years of service. John George covered her well-earned respite for the Philadelphia…
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Bucks County COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Ranks in Top-Ten Across Pennsylvania
The Bucks County COVID-19 vaccination rate is among the highest in Pennsylvania, according to a new report by Stacker. To determine counties’ vaccination rates, Stacker used data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as of September 9. Bucks County ranked in sixth place, with 60.5 percent of the population (or 379,967 residents)…
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Return to Elementary/High Schools Coincides with Positive COVID-19 Cases for Bucks County Students
Bucks County students settling into the first weeks of school faced the usual worries about doing well and making friends. But they also faced a health threat with more serious implications. Kate Fishman, of the Bensalem Patch, got the details. Positive COVID-19 infections were verified in 131 children between the ages of five and 19…
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Purchase of a Medical Testing Facility Proves Fortuitous to ProPhase Labs in Doylestown
The Board of Directors at ProPhase Labs recently approved a $6 million stock buyback, reflective of its healthy bottom line. The company’s newfound profitability stems from several strategic acquisitions, according to John George in the Philadelphia Business Journal. In the four years since it divested itself of its flagship product — Cold-Eeze zinc lozenges —…
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CenTrak, Newtown, Expands Real-Time Tracking Capability, Bolstering Its ‘GPS for Hospitals’
CenTrak — the Newtown-based provider of locating, sensing, and security solutions for the healthcare industry — has incorporated a cloud-based data platform into its product line. The integration of Cisco DNA Spaces’ next-gen indoor location platform will boost CenTrak’s data collection and analytic capabilities. The CenTrak Location and Sensing Services app is a real-time locator…
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