J.C. Blair and PinnacleHealth enter Partnership Negotiations
HUNTINGDON, PA – Two Pennsylvania Health Systems, PinnacleHealth System, Harrisburg, and J.C. Blair Health System, Huntingdon, announced they have entered into a period of exclusive partnership...
View ArticleGlenn Steele Jr. named among 100 Leaders of Great Hospitals in America
DANVILLE, Pa. – Glenn Steele Jr., M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, has been named among Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100 Leaders of Great Hospitals in...
View ArticleGeisinger having trouble raising funds for shale study
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An important study on possible health impacts of natural gas drilling is still looking for additional funding. Geisinger Health System spokeswoman Amanda O’Rourke said Wednesday the...
View ArticleGeisinger Board approves merger with Lewistown Hospital
DANVILLE, PA. – The Geisinger Health System Foundation Board of Directors voted today to approve the Comprehensive Integration and Merger Agreement (CIMA) Geisinger has been working on with the...
View ArticleSmall Business Health Options Program delayed for one year–What does that...
“Right now, we can assume pretty confidently that health care costs will go up for individuals and for small businesses, but by how much, we don’t know yet, and that’s the scary part.” –Amanda Austin,...
View ArticleNASE releases guide to help small businesses transition into the nation’s new...
Provided by the National Association for the Self-Employed WASHINGTON, DC – With enrollment in our nation’s new health care system quickly approaching, 945,103 small businesses across the state of...
View ArticleHome Nursing Agency Named to Best Places to Work in PA 2013
ALTOONA, PA–Home Nursing Agency has been named one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2013. The awards program, created in 2000, is one of the first statewide programs of its kind in the country. The...
View ArticleMerger of Lewistown Hospital and Geisinger Health System approved
LEWISTOWN, Pa. – The full merger and integration of Lewistown Hospital into Geisinger Health System has received final approval from the Pennsylvania Attorney General and the Pennsylvania Department of...
View ArticleUPMC Altoona nurses begin 1-day strike
ALTOONA, PA (AP) — Nurses have begun a one-day strike at UPMC-Altoona. The nurses last month announced plans for a one-day strike on Tuesday after rejecting UPMC’s last contract offer. The sides...
View ArticleSomerset Hospital CEO steps down
SOMERSET, PA – Ronald M. Park Jr. resigned from his leadership post as Somerset Hospital’s president and CEO on Monday evening after 13 months in the position. The hospital’s board of directors...
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