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Jefferson, Kennedy Health to Merge

Jefferson has announced yet another merger deal. On Friday, Jefferson announced the signing of a letter of intent to merge with Kennedy Health, a South Jersey-based health system. Kennedy […]

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850 Hahnemann Hospital Nurses Vote to Unionize

For the second time in the past week, hundreds of nurses at a Philadelphia-area hospital have voted to unionize. This time it was 850 nurses […]

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Jefferson, Aria Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

Aria Health System and Jefferson signed a definitive agreement to merge. The deal is expected to be complete in spring 2016. Before then, both organizations will […]

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330 Nurses Vote to Unionize at Delco Hospital

This past weekend, more than 330 registered nurses at Delaware County Memorial Hospital voted to join the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals […]

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DreamIt was Second-Most Active Health Care Investor in 2015

Whether it’s a mouthpiece that detects concussions, pill bottles that blink when it’s time for patients to take medicines or wearables that track diseases, health care […]

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Crozer-Keystone Health System to be Sold

Crozer-Keystone Health System — which runs five hospitals in the Philadelphia region and has 6,000 employees — has been sold to Los Angeles-based hospital operator […]

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Two Philly-Area Tech Firms Raise $8.25 Million Combined

Just days apart, two local tech firms raised a combined $8.25 million in separate deals. Here’s a breakdown: Agilence: $6 million Agilence is based in Mount […]

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Aria Health Agrees to Pay $3 Million to Settle Variety of Allegations

Aria Health has agreed to pay $564,700 to resolve claims that a cardiologist performed unnecessary invasive procedures on inpatients and outpatients at its Torresdale campus between October […]

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Court: No, Cooper Hospital Can’t Be Camden’s Sole Paramedic Provider

Cooper University Hospital and Virtua have been battling for months over a controversial new law allowing Cooper to effectively take over paramedic services in Camden County. But on […]

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10 Most In-Demand Jobs Right Now

With unemployment at 5 percent nationally and the economic crisis of 2008 even further in the rear-view mirror, it’s a great time to examine which jobs are […]

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Study: Philly-Area Hospitals Charge Wildly Different Prices for Same Treatment

One of the most vexing things about the American health care system is costs. When making a large purchase like a house or car, most […]

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$231 Million Paves Way for “Starbucks of Addiction Rehab”

There’s no such thing as a “Starbucks of Addiction Rehab,” but a King of Prussia-based company might soon be the closest thing. Recovery Centers of […]

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Pfizer, Allergan Merge to Create World’s Largest Drug Maker

Pfizer and Allergan have struck a $160 billion merger deal that would create the world’s largest drug maker. It’s yet another example of a merger in the […]

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“Heroin Antidote” Nasal Spray Gets FDA Approval

Heroin usage has reached epidemic proportions in the United States — and families in Philadelphia have certainly been feeling its wrath. In fact, deaths nationally […]

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Penn Study: Paying Patients, Doctors Leads to Lower Cholesterol

What’s the best way to lower people’s cholesterol? Offer financial rewards to both patients and doctors when people take their allotted medications at the appropriate times. That was […]