A new personal-care facility has opened in Richlandtown, as Meadow Glen at Phoebe Richland is accepting patients.
Health Care
Construction nears end for $15M Country Meadows retirement community
Construction is advancing on the fourth Greater Lehigh Valley campus for Country Meadows Retirement Communities.
Read More »Pa. House passes medical marijuana bill
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed legislation allowing the medical use of marijuana, a key step toward legalizing a form of treatment sought by patients throughout the commonwealth.
Read More »LVHN joins Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance
Local cancer patients now will have access to more clinical trials as Lehigh Valley Health Network has joined the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance.
Read More »NEW VENTURES: Foot Solutions franchisee opens second Lehigh Valley location
Foot Solutions of Palmer Township is growing. After nine years in business, John and Stephanie Garrity are expanding their business into a second franchise store in Allentown.
Greater Lehigh Valley not affected by Genesis hospice operations sale
Kennett Square-based Genesis Health Care, which has operations in Lehigh, Berks, Bucks and Monroe counties, said no local operations will be affected by its agreement to sell its home and hospice operations.
Read More »Residents of Valley living longer, health assessment says
Lehigh Valley residents are living longer, in part because of the high quality of medical care, says the region’s Health Care Council.
Read More »LifeAire’s new targets: hospitals, nursing homes, pharma
While leaving Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township after a typical day at work, Kathryn C. Worrilow was walking through the parking lot when she noticed fumes wafting from the freshly resurfaced asphalt of the MedEvac helicopter pad.
Greater Lehigh Valley area hospitals honored by insurer
Pittsburgh-based health insurance provider Highmark has honored hospitals in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware for delivering quality affordable care.
Read More »St. Luke’s Dialysis Center debuts new Allentown facility; Whitehall center to open in March
St. Luke’s University Health Network and DaVita dialysis physicians, clinicians and staff gathered Tuesday night for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the new DaVita St. Luke’s Dialysis Center in west Allentown.
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