Lehigh Valley Health Network has bought the Venel Institute in Bethlehem to expand its educational capabilities. 

St. Luke’s University Health Network of Bethlehem, said it will expand its participation in clinical trials for cancer research though a partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute, the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in New Jersey, together with RWJBarnabas Health. 

State Sen. Art Haywood, D-Montgomery/Philadelphia, last week announced $10 million in funding for statewide mobile and community clinics to support health access in Pennsylvania.

New Vitae Wellness and Recovery has held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Browne Cottage, a new living space at its Mount Trexler Manor/Action Recovery site in Upper Saucon Township. 

"No Shave November” netted Reading Hospital Foundation more than $41,700 for men’s health. 

Allentown Bureau of Health and Bethlehem Bureau of Health are among 10 agencies to receive part of $98 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Infrastructure grant program. 

 The COVID-19 pandemic shutdown was hard on everyone, but those in elder care were hit particularly hard as they had to continue operations while caring for a particularly vulnerable population. 

Tower Health said that TowerDIRECT, the system’s non-profit ambulance company, has been awarded a three-year contract through a competitive bid process to provide emergency 911 response in Phoenixville Borough, Chester County. 

St. Luke’s University Health Network is third in the country and state for social responsibility. 

A new performance report of state hospitals shows significant statewide increases in in-hospital mortality rates for most of the reported conditions.