Within the last year, several institutions that the communities of northern Pennsylvania depend upon — including healthcare services, a college branch campus, and two correctional facilities — have been snuffed out or find themselves on life support. Officials in Harrisburg have proven unable or unwilling to intervene. If trends continue, […]
Labor and delivery closure expands Pennsylvania’s maternity desert
(The Center Square) – Community members are voicing their anger following the announcement that UPMC Cole in Coudersport has made the decision to end their labor and delivery services in April. The move signifies the expansion of rural Pennsylvania’s maternity care deserts. The network says it will centralize care at […]
Beth Ann Rosica: CHOP’s Gender and Sexuality Clinic remains locked in secrecy
Despite receiving state tax dollars for services related to gender transition and sex reassignment, Children’s Hospital Of Pennsylvania (CHOP) refuses to share annual reports or answer questions while at the same time, tax dollars spent at this clinic and others in the state have rocketed upwards by an astonishing 8000 […]
Becky Corbin: Healthcare roadblocks in Pennsylvania must be addressed
Safety-net hospitals are endangered. Pending legislation in Congress would worsen their plight.
By Becky Corbin
Hospital association sues DHS over pro-union language in Medicaid contracts
Lawsuit argues that DHS doesn’t have the authority to include collective bargaining language in Medicaid contracts.
By Anthony Hennen
Gina Diorio: The Covid context the Wolf administration isn’t giving
Pennsylvanians deserve to know the full picture of Covid-19 hospitalizations. Whether the problem is opaqueness or incompetence, transparency should not be this hard.
By Gina Diorio