Lehigh Valley Health Network’s push to provide health care in more communities is an outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

EPDSC, now known as LCPG Down Syndrome Medical Clinic, will continue to provide resources, education, advocacy and programs to patients and families in the region.  

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) recognized 21 Pennsylvania hospitals, including 10 locally, for their stellar performance ensuring patients’ safety. 

More people looking for Affordable Care Act insurance coverage are opting for better coverage this year. 

HNL Lab Medicine has purchased a new fleet of vehicles to provide lab services to patients at home through its HNL @Home program. 

Heartland Healthcare Services, which operates long-term care pharmacies, is closing its Allentown location at 7010 Snowdrift Road No. 1, idling 71 employees.

Northampton Community College (NCC) is offering Nursing Reactivation and Review Programs to help RNs and LPNs get back into the field. 

Country Meadows Retirement Communities and Ecumenical Retirement Community has a new president and CEO. 

An estimated 478 jobs in the Lehigh Valley and beyond are affected as Morrison Healthcare ends a food service contract with Lehigh Valley Health Network, but the change in providers will likely result in their keeping employment with the new company, Sodexo.

The story has been updated with a comment from Capital Blue Cross on the violations. Harrisburg-based Capital Blue Cross has been ordered to pay an $85,000 penalty by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) after an Affordable Care Act market conduct examination found claims violations.