Jefferson HealthJefferson Health hit with federal WARN Act lawsuitThe lawsuit in Philadelphia federal court accuses Jefferson of violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act when it laid off 1% of its 65,000 employees on short notice last month.Harold Brubaker Jefferson Abington closes behavioral health unit to accommodate emergency department overflowSarah Gantz Thomas Jefferson University gets its first alma mater song 200 years later. Meet the composer.Susan Snyder Jefferson Health reported a $104 million operating loss in first quarter of fiscal 2026Harold Brubaker 17 Philadelphia-area hospitals earn top grades in fall Leapfrog report cardSarah Gantz and Lizzie Mulvey AdvertisementHome visits are helping new moms get healthcare, support, and diapers in the weeks after they give birth at Jefferson Einstein PhiladelphiaWithin two to three weeks after giving birth, mothers and babies receive an at-home health screening, with nurses offering new parents tips on feeding, swaddling, and safe sleeping.Aubrey Whelan At some Philly doctors’ offices, AI is listening in the exam roomAmbient listening and AI scribes are among the artificial intelligence tools gaining traction at health systems across the country.Sarah Gantz Former Rothman CEO Mike West didn’t want to burden his family with his Alzheimer’s. He quietly planned his suicide.Only 200,000, or 3%, are diagnosed with Alzheimer's before age 65. Such an early onset means the disease is more likely to progress rapidly and shorten their lives. Wendy Ruderman A new, potent street drug is causing severe withdrawal, and Philly doctors are scrambling to respondBy last winter, medetomidine was showing up in 70% of illicit opioid samples tested in Philly, along with other unregulated substances and synthetic opioids like fentanyl.Aubrey Whelan and Max Marin Jefferson Health says it will terminate Lehigh Valley Health Network’s contracts with UnitedHealthcareIt remains possible that Jefferson's Lehigh Valley Health Network could reach a deal with UnitedHealthcare before the contracts end.Harold Brubaker Medicare coverage for telehealth suspended as result of government shutdownPenn and Temple said they will continue providing virtual visits for Medicare patients in anticipation of a budget deal. Sarah Gantz Penn Medicine is investing more than $500 million in new cancer facilitiesThe projects will add a proton therapy center at Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia and a cancer center at Princeton Medical Center.Harold Brubaker Jefferson is laying off about 1%, or roughly 600 to 700, of its employees this weekThe layoff of 600 to 700 people is the second round of job cuts this year at Jefferson Health, which includes Lehigh Valley Health Network.Harold Brubaker A year of inspections at Jefferson Health Northeast: July 2024 - June 2025Jefferson Frankford Hospital was cited for failing to check on two patients in restraints every 15 minutes.Sarah Gantz RFK Jr. demanded that a scientific journal retract a vaccine study. Its Philly-based editor refused.Annals of Internal Medicine editor and Jefferson Health physician Christine Laine says she won’t retract the study, as demanded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Aubrey Whelan A virus gave a man an aggressive blood cancer. Philadelphia doctors want people to know about it.A Jefferson patient died from a cancer caused by HTLV-1, a little-known virus first discovered in 1979.Kayla Yup How much did Philly-area nonprofit health system CEOs make in 2023?Compensation for nonprofit health system leaders has spurred intense debate in recent years.Harold Brubaker Pennsylvania health insurers are asking for an average 19% increase for individual ACA plansIt’s the biggest requested increase in at least 10 years. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department's review of the requests typically lead to changes.Harold Brubaker ChristianaCare’s new micro hospital in West Grove is opening in AugustChristianaCare is planning two more micro hospitals for Aston and Springfield in Delaware County. Sarah Gantz Hospital food is often unhealthy. This Pennsylvania program is changing that.The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is among the 63 Pennsylvania hospitals participating in the state's Good Food, Healthy Hospitals initiative to promote healthier food options.Kayla Yup See more storiesAdvertisement
Jefferson Health hit with federal WARN Act lawsuitThe lawsuit in Philadelphia federal court accuses Jefferson of violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act when it laid off 1% of its 65,000 employees on short notice last month.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health hit with federal WARN Act lawsuitThe lawsuit in Philadelphia federal court accuses Jefferson of violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act when it laid off 1% of its 65,000 employees on short notice last month.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Abington closes behavioral health unit to accommodate emergency department overflowSarah Gantz
Jefferson Abington closes behavioral health unit to accommodate emergency department overflowSarah Gantz
Thomas Jefferson University gets its first alma mater song 200 years later. Meet the composer.Susan Snyder
Thomas Jefferson University gets its first alma mater song 200 years later. Meet the composer.Susan Snyder
Jefferson Health reported a $104 million operating loss in first quarter of fiscal 2026Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health reported a $104 million operating loss in first quarter of fiscal 2026Harold Brubaker
17 Philadelphia-area hospitals earn top grades in fall Leapfrog report cardSarah Gantz and Lizzie Mulvey
17 Philadelphia-area hospitals earn top grades in fall Leapfrog report cardSarah Gantz and Lizzie Mulvey
Home visits are helping new moms get healthcare, support, and diapers in the weeks after they give birth at Jefferson Einstein PhiladelphiaWithin two to three weeks after giving birth, mothers and babies receive an at-home health screening, with nurses offering new parents tips on feeding, swaddling, and safe sleeping.Aubrey Whelan
Home visits are helping new moms get healthcare, support, and diapers in the weeks after they give birth at Jefferson Einstein PhiladelphiaWithin two to three weeks after giving birth, mothers and babies receive an at-home health screening, with nurses offering new parents tips on feeding, swaddling, and safe sleeping.Aubrey Whelan
At some Philly doctors’ offices, AI is listening in the exam roomAmbient listening and AI scribes are among the artificial intelligence tools gaining traction at health systems across the country.Sarah Gantz
At some Philly doctors’ offices, AI is listening in the exam roomAmbient listening and AI scribes are among the artificial intelligence tools gaining traction at health systems across the country.Sarah Gantz
Former Rothman CEO Mike West didn’t want to burden his family with his Alzheimer’s. He quietly planned his suicide.Only 200,000, or 3%, are diagnosed with Alzheimer's before age 65. Such an early onset means the disease is more likely to progress rapidly and shorten their lives. Wendy Ruderman
Former Rothman CEO Mike West didn’t want to burden his family with his Alzheimer’s. He quietly planned his suicide.Only 200,000, or 3%, are diagnosed with Alzheimer's before age 65. Such an early onset means the disease is more likely to progress rapidly and shorten their lives. Wendy Ruderman
A new, potent street drug is causing severe withdrawal, and Philly doctors are scrambling to respondBy last winter, medetomidine was showing up in 70% of illicit opioid samples tested in Philly, along with other unregulated substances and synthetic opioids like fentanyl.Aubrey Whelan and Max Marin
A new, potent street drug is causing severe withdrawal, and Philly doctors are scrambling to respondBy last winter, medetomidine was showing up in 70% of illicit opioid samples tested in Philly, along with other unregulated substances and synthetic opioids like fentanyl.Aubrey Whelan and Max Marin
Jefferson Health says it will terminate Lehigh Valley Health Network’s contracts with UnitedHealthcareIt remains possible that Jefferson's Lehigh Valley Health Network could reach a deal with UnitedHealthcare before the contracts end.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health says it will terminate Lehigh Valley Health Network’s contracts with UnitedHealthcareIt remains possible that Jefferson's Lehigh Valley Health Network could reach a deal with UnitedHealthcare before the contracts end.Harold Brubaker
Medicare coverage for telehealth suspended as result of government shutdownPenn and Temple said they will continue providing virtual visits for Medicare patients in anticipation of a budget deal. Sarah Gantz
Medicare coverage for telehealth suspended as result of government shutdownPenn and Temple said they will continue providing virtual visits for Medicare patients in anticipation of a budget deal. Sarah Gantz
Penn Medicine is investing more than $500 million in new cancer facilitiesThe projects will add a proton therapy center at Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia and a cancer center at Princeton Medical Center.Harold Brubaker
Penn Medicine is investing more than $500 million in new cancer facilitiesThe projects will add a proton therapy center at Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia and a cancer center at Princeton Medical Center.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson is laying off about 1%, or roughly 600 to 700, of its employees this weekThe layoff of 600 to 700 people is the second round of job cuts this year at Jefferson Health, which includes Lehigh Valley Health Network.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson is laying off about 1%, or roughly 600 to 700, of its employees this weekThe layoff of 600 to 700 people is the second round of job cuts this year at Jefferson Health, which includes Lehigh Valley Health Network.Harold Brubaker
A year of inspections at Jefferson Health Northeast: July 2024 - June 2025Jefferson Frankford Hospital was cited for failing to check on two patients in restraints every 15 minutes.Sarah Gantz
A year of inspections at Jefferson Health Northeast: July 2024 - June 2025Jefferson Frankford Hospital was cited for failing to check on two patients in restraints every 15 minutes.Sarah Gantz
RFK Jr. demanded that a scientific journal retract a vaccine study. Its Philly-based editor refused.Annals of Internal Medicine editor and Jefferson Health physician Christine Laine says she won’t retract the study, as demanded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Aubrey Whelan
RFK Jr. demanded that a scientific journal retract a vaccine study. Its Philly-based editor refused.Annals of Internal Medicine editor and Jefferson Health physician Christine Laine says she won’t retract the study, as demanded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Aubrey Whelan
A virus gave a man an aggressive blood cancer. Philadelphia doctors want people to know about it.A Jefferson patient died from a cancer caused by HTLV-1, a little-known virus first discovered in 1979.Kayla Yup
A virus gave a man an aggressive blood cancer. Philadelphia doctors want people to know about it.A Jefferson patient died from a cancer caused by HTLV-1, a little-known virus first discovered in 1979.Kayla Yup
How much did Philly-area nonprofit health system CEOs make in 2023?Compensation for nonprofit health system leaders has spurred intense debate in recent years.Harold Brubaker
How much did Philly-area nonprofit health system CEOs make in 2023?Compensation for nonprofit health system leaders has spurred intense debate in recent years.Harold Brubaker
Pennsylvania health insurers are asking for an average 19% increase for individual ACA plansIt’s the biggest requested increase in at least 10 years. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department's review of the requests typically lead to changes.Harold Brubaker
Pennsylvania health insurers are asking for an average 19% increase for individual ACA plansIt’s the biggest requested increase in at least 10 years. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department's review of the requests typically lead to changes.Harold Brubaker
ChristianaCare’s new micro hospital in West Grove is opening in AugustChristianaCare is planning two more micro hospitals for Aston and Springfield in Delaware County. Sarah Gantz
ChristianaCare’s new micro hospital in West Grove is opening in AugustChristianaCare is planning two more micro hospitals for Aston and Springfield in Delaware County. Sarah Gantz
Hospital food is often unhealthy. This Pennsylvania program is changing that.The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is among the 63 Pennsylvania hospitals participating in the state's Good Food, Healthy Hospitals initiative to promote healthier food options.Kayla Yup
Hospital food is often unhealthy. This Pennsylvania program is changing that.The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is among the 63 Pennsylvania hospitals participating in the state's Good Food, Healthy Hospitals initiative to promote healthier food options.Kayla Yup
