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OSHA still vigilant over workplace COVID-19 safety
The height of the concern over the COVID-19 virus may have passed, but that doesn’t mean employers shouldn’t still be concerned about their obligation to maintain a healthy environment at work.
B. Braun and LVHN to partner on recycling program
Braun Medical Inc. said that it has been awarded a state grant, secured by Pennsylvania Senator Pat Browne, to fund a medical plastics waste recycling pilot project in the Lehigh Valley.
NCC to host training for OSHA COVID-19 compliance
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has pledged to increase its COVID inspection goal to 10% as the agency works to finalize a permanent coronavirus healthcare standard.
Two state insurers recognized for excellence in service
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have recognized two Pennsylvania insurers for excellence in service.
St. Luke’s partners to offer accelerated breast care; serves as national model
St. Luke’s University Health Network has implemented the first One-Stop Clinic in the United States, serving as a national model for how to help accelerate breast cancer care through a multi-modality approach.
Autism services expanding; new centers in The Lehigh Valley and Harrisburg
Mission Autism Clinics, an Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy provider for children and young adults with autism, is expanding operations in The Lehigh Valley and Harrisburg.
Nonprofit adopts new business model to expand services
Stonehedge Gardens and Holistic Learning Center, a nonprofit in Tamaqua, developed a new business model to expand its holistic offerings by bringing the community into its ownership.
Pennsylvania hospitals face financial challenges but hold strong on economic contributions
Pennsylvania hospitals, while facing financial challenges in the post-pandemic world, still support one in 10 jobs and contribute a fifth of the state’s gross domestic product.
Children’s therapy center opening in the Lehigh Valley
A new behavioral health center treating children is opening in South Whitehall Township.
Tower Health names executive VP and CEO
Tower Health and Tower Health Medical Group has named Dr. Bernard Boulanger executive vice president and CEO, Provider Enterprise for Tower Health, effective Oct. 31.
Capital Blue Cross partners with Mark Cuban for lower drug costs
According to a September 2021 Gallup poll, 18 million Americans have been unable to afford at least one prescription medication for their household, and 1 in 10 Americans have skipped doses to save money.
OraSure cuts ribbon on COVID-19 test manufacturing facility
OraSure Technologies has officially cut the ribbon on Opus Way, its new expanded facility in Bethlehem Township, which was constructed with the help of $109 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to ramp up production of InteliSwab COVID-19 rapid tests as part of the nation’s pandemic preparedness plan.
