When many consider “what is a nurse?” they think about a basic caretaker.
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Health Care
Providing the heavy lifting on the road back to mobility
The only regional rehab facility using a robotic exoskeleton to help patients walk after catastrophic injuries is based in Allentown.
Read More »CVS-Aetna merger has potential to reshape health care
While the deal won’t be final until blessed by the Federal Trade Commission, the CVS purchase of Aetna could cause a seismic shift in how health care is delivered.
Read More »Fellowship Community earns national rating for heart care
Patients are admitted to skilled nursing facilities for reasons including continued nursing care for chronic illnesses or to complete physical rehabilitation.
Read More »New Bethlehem dialysis center hosts open house
A Bethlehem dialysis facility hosted an open house Tuesday to highlight the treatment options and services the organization can provide people in need of kidney disease care.
Read More »St. Luke’s opens new medical office building in Bethlehem
Less than a year after it began construction, St. Luke's University Health Network opened a new medical office building in December at a busy intersection at Eighth and Eaton avenues in Bethlehem.
Read More »Blue Mountain Health System now part of St. Luke’s University Health Network
Blue Mountain Health System is now part of St. Luke’s University Health Network.
Read More »St. Luke’s opens new 32-bed unit at Allentown campus
St. Luke’s University Health Network opened a newly constructed, 32-bed unit today at its Allentown campus on Hamilton Street, which includes a newly designed air filtration system.
Read More »St. Luke’s Quakertown gets new president
St. Luke's University Health Network named a new president to head its Quakertown campus.
Read More »Reading Hospital, Acadia partner to provide behavioral health services in Berks, region
Reading Hospital and Acadia Healthcare will build a 144-bed inpatient behavioral health facility on Route 183 in Bern Township beginning early next year.
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