The total project investment is $8.5 million, which includes installing automated manufacturing equipment, the majority of which relies on computer-navigated controls.
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Health Care
Panel to study mental health care shortage in Pa.
Pennsylvania lawmakers unanimously adopted a resolution directing a state panel to study the shortage of mental health care providers in the state
Read More »St. Luke’s announces fifth fitness and sports facility, specializing in sports training
St. Luke’s has launched its newest fitness and sports center, one designed especially for athletes.
Read More »Lehigh Valley LGBT center joins lawsuit against federal rule
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown has joined a coalition of activists in a lawsuit challenging a proposed federal rule that would allow doctors, nurses, emergency workers and other medical providers to deny treatment and services to patients if it conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs.
Read More »As population ages, a nursing shortage looms
A look at how Lehigh Valley health care institutions are facing a projected nursing shortage.
Read More »Top court allows UPMC-Shapiro fight to continue
UPMC and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro are heading back to court in their battle over a consent decree requiring the Pittsburgh-based health network to take patients insured by Highmark Health.
Read More »Who does the most cancer surgeries in the Lehigh Valley?
St. Luke’s University Health Network performs the highest number of breast and lung cancer surgeries in the Lehigh Valley, while Lehigh Valley Health Network performs the most brain, colon, liver, pancreas, rectum and stomach cancer procedures, according to new data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. The data, released May 23, compares the ...
Read More »St. Luke’s unveils name for new Bucks County hospital
St. Luke’s University Health Network has announced the name of its newest hospital campus in Bucks County: St. Luke’s Upper Bucks.
Read More »State health officials declare hepatitis A outbreak
The number of hepatitis A cases reported in the state since January of 2018 is 171, according to the May 20 announcement by the state’s Department of Health.
Read More »Coalition panel focuses on improving health care value
For health care industry executives gathered at the 6th annual Healthcare Systems Engineering Symposium at Lehigh University on May 20, the answer to what creates value in health care is simple: lower costs and better health.
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