Rite Aid recently eliminated 254 corporate office positions as it looks to reduce cost amid growing COVID-19 related expenses.
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Senate bill would shield unimpaired medical marijuana users from DUI charges
A bill introduced in the state Senate would remove zero tolerance DUI penalties for Pennsylvania medical cannabis license holders and require proof the driver was impaired while driving.
Read More »LVHN creates Valley Health Partners to take over community clinics
Lehigh Valley Health Network is creating a new organization to run its community clinics, most of which are located at Lehigh Valley Hospital and 17th and Chew streets.
Read More »Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Center sues Trump over roll back of ACA’s anti-discrimination protections
The Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown has joined a group of other organizations around the country suing the Trump Administration over the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services action to remove LGBTQ people and other populations from the protections of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex and other bases.
Read More »Long term care providers reopen doors to weary families
Pennsylvania’s long term care organizations face the challenge of communicating to new residents and their families that facilities are safe to visit after closing their doors to visitors and prospective residents for months.
Read More »CDC commends Pa.’s reduction of COVID-19 positive cases
Pennsylvania is one of three states of the country that have had a downward trajectory of COVID-19 cases for more than 42 days, Gov. Tom Wolf announced during a press conference on Wednesday.
Read More »Uncertainty and isolation trigger a spike in mental health treatments
In my opinion there is at least a 20 percent increase, compared to the same period last year, in both our mental health and wellness services,” said Eduardo Espiridion, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Reading Hospital Tower Health.
Read More »Tower Health eliminating 1,000 jobs after COVID-19 losses
West Reading-based Tower Health said it will be eliminating 1,000 jobs because of the financial impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on its health system.
Read More »LVHN places final beam at Hecktown Oaks hospital campus
Lehigh Valley Health Network on Friday had a virtual topping off ceremony for its new health campus in Lower Nazareth Township.
Read More »Lehigh Valley Health Network announces return to work services
“Our services were framed with clinical oversight and are designed to address what’s most important to employers and school staff, such as diagnostic and antibody testing.”
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