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Reading Hospital Revises Visitor Policy as COVID-19 Cases Increase in Community

Reading Hospital announced Thursday that inpatient visitation on the main hospital campus will move to one visitor per patient per day, effective immediately. Additionally,...
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Potassium Iodide tablets to be distributed in Boyertown for Limerick Power Plant

The Department of Health will offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on Thursday, September 9, 2021, to Pennsylvanians who are within 10 miles...
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COCA September Events Observe National Recovery Month in Berks County

The Council on Chemical Abuse will observe National Recovery Month in Berks County this September with events and activities that celebrate and draw attention...
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PA Requiring Masking in Schools, Early Learning and Child Care as Delta Variant Cases Rise

With a focus on protecting students and keeping them in classrooms, Governor Tom Wolf joined the departments of Health, Human Services and Education today...
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Tower Health Transplant Institute to Transition to Penn Medicine

Tower Health announced Wednesday afternoon that its Tower Health Transplant Institute and related transplant Nephrology and Hepatology practices will transition to Penn Medicine. THTI’s...
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DDAP Secretary Jen Smith highlights Importance of Warm Handoff Programs for Overdose Survivors

Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Jen Smith, visited Reading Hospital - Tower Health to highlight successes within their warm handoff program and...
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Prevalence of Ticks in Pennsylvania is High, Officials offers Steps to Prevent Tick Bites and Diseases

Pennsylvania Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell, and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy...
COVID-19

Reading Mayor adds concert tickets as incentive for vaccine clinic

Reading Mayor Eddie Morán is offering concert tickets to the La India concert in September as an incentive for a new vaccination clinic to...
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Women’s Health Caucus Chairs begin #OptInPA Campaign for Postpartum Medicaid Expansion

Women’s Health Caucus Chairs Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11th district) and Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-148th district) held a press conference Tuesday about postpartum Medicaid...
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Tower Health to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine for Employees, Policy following full FDA approval

Tower Health announced Tuesday that it will require COVID-19 vaccination for all Tower Health employees when the FDA gives the vaccine full approval, a...
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