October 17, 2023 Pa. Hospitals Generate Billions in Community, Economic Benefits Pennsylvania hospitals invested $9 billion in strengthening the health of their communities while supporting 1 in 10 jobs statewide and one-fifth of the commonwealth’s gross domestic product, an analysis released today by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) found.
October 16, 2023 COVID-19 Roundup: Encouraging Trends Ahead of Respiratory Virus Season Following a summer bump, COVID-19 hospitalizations are trending in an encouraging direction heading into respiratory virus season.
October 16, 2023 Is Your Hospital Ready for a Blizzard? We hope winter will be mild and routine, but we all know that “hope” isn’t the best plan in emergency management.
October 12, 2023 A New Type of Heart Disease The American Heart Association this week sent a national alert identifying a new condition that connects obesity, Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease.
October 10, 2023 The Next Steps for Pa.’s Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Tracking System The Pennsylvania state police have released a new report looking at potential options for a system to track the processing of sexual assault evidence kits.
October 09, 2023 DEA Extends Telehealth Prescribing through 2024 For the second time, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has extended the COVID-19 flexibilities that have allowed clinicians to virtually prescribe certain medications through 2024.