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Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress
Gas prices have whizzed past $3 per gallon in much of the nation. The cost of used cars and new furniture, airline tickets, department store blouses, ground beef and a Chipotle burrito are on the rise, too. Many economists say the price increases are fueled by the aftereffects of a global pandemic[...]
Americans are heading back to gyms as interest in at-home workouts wanes, Jefferies says
As Covid restrictions ease across the country, vaccines are jabbed into arms and fitness centers revoke mask-wearing policies, more people are heading back to the gym, new research shows. Jefferies has been tracking visits to fitness chains such as Planet Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness and monitoring online searches for gyms and[...]
Racial inequalities persist in U.S. unemployment numbers
Racial inequities in the unemployment count persist, according to the United States Department of Labor’s April Jobs Report. The unemployment rate for African Americans increased slightly to 9.7 % in the month of March, while the Hispanic rate was unchanged at 7.9%. The unemployment rate among Asian workers declined to 5.7%, and the rate for whites fell to 5.3%. [...]
97% of physicians in St. Luke’s network now vaccinated against COVID-19
As of May 6, 97% of St. Luke’s University Health Network physicians were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Bethlehem-based health network. To drive up the employee vaccination rate, the network launched an extensive, sustained internal communications campaign to educate employees on the importance of vaccination to achieve herd[...]
Vaccinated adults aged 65 + are 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID than their unvaccinated peers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that fully vaccinated adults 65 years and older were 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than people of the same age who were not vaccinated. The findings, released April 28, confirmed clinical trial data showing vaccines prevent severe COVID-19 illness,[...]
Filling the gap: As shortage looms, a search for primary care alternatives
Primary care is a calling, not just a career, for many physicians like Dr. David Richard. “Practicing family medicine has been the highlight of my life. I never want to retire,” said Richard who is vice chair of education in the family and community medicine department at Penn State Health[...]
Coordinated Health opens new facility in Hazleton area
Coordinated Health Professional Practice, a subsidiary of Coordinated Health, has opened a new medical office building in Hazle Township, according to a news release. The facility, at 26 Station Circle in the Humboldt Industrial Park, offers orthopedic services, women’s health care and primary care services. Both orthopedic and primary care[...]
PA Farm Bill to invest over $23M in state’s agriculture industry
Governor Wolf signed the PA Farm Bill into law July 1, enacting legislation that will support the agriculture industry across the state. The bill will make $23.1 million in strategic investments into the state’s largest industry, according to a news release. Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry provides a $135.7 billion economic impact[...]
Health professionals: Better awareness of workplace violence leads to better training
Every day, workers in hospitals, psychiatric facilities, nursing homes and other settings face the threat of violence. Physical assaults, from shoves to bites to punches, can and do beset health care professionals as they treat patients. Yet, health care professionals interviewed by Lehigh Valley Business feel awareness of the risk[...]
Lehigh Valley Health Network, CVS Health sign five-year partnership
Lehigh Valley Health Network has announced a five-year strategic affiliation with CVS Health, building on an existing relationship between the two entities. The agreement, signed May 1, focuses on the co-branding of preventative care programs, according to a June 24 news release. Through the sharing of electronic health records, CVS[...]
Business owners weigh merits of higher pay
The debate over lifting Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is reverberating among small-business owners in the Lehigh Valley who worry about the consequences. They oppose a dramatically higher wage over fears that it will force them to cut staff, reduce employees’ hours or even put them out of business. Others champion a[...]
Geisinger looks within for new president/CEO
Geisinger’s board of directors has appointed Dr. Jaewon Ryu as president and CEO, according to a June 20 press release. Ryu, who has served as Geisinger’s interim president and CEO since November 2018 and executive vice president and chief medical officer since September 2016, becomes the seventh CEO in Geisinger’s[...]
