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After weeks of frustration and complaining about the need to be more vigilant in cleaning and protecting themselves, the prisoners on the F block said they felt they had only one recourse: to engage in collective action.
ep. Andrew Lewis, R-Dauphin, said he received the results on May 20 that indicated his flu-like symptoms were actually that of the novel coronavirus.
Pennsylvania far surpassed most of our neighbors in the number of deaths at nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
You would expect to hear the beeps and rings of heart monitors and medical equipment in the lab. However, these days you’ll also hear the buzzing of six sewing machines working to make handmade masks.
Privacy is often freely given up for either fear or convince. For COVID-19 big tech companies are teaming up to help trace who individuals come into contact with.
Super heroes are all around us. They can be found in hospitals, or even on playgrounds and in kindergarten classrooms….
The last thing nurse Tammy Sullivan remembers was lying in her hospital bed, staring blankly at the call bell in her room at WellSpan Good Samaritan…
Wolf announced Friday that 12 more Pennsylvania counties will move to yellow May 22, including the rest of Franklin’s neighbors. Franklin was not on that list.
“This is the work United Way was built for. We are here to mobilize the community to help our neighbors,” said local United way Executive Director Amy Hicks.
As of Wednesday afternoon Conner reported 16 COVID-19 deaths. Nine were nursing home residents. Conner reported six deaths of Cumberland County residents. Those deaths will go on Cumberland County’s death tally.
WellSpan is the first Pennsylvania health system to receive the prestigious Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award in 15 years.
In Franklin County, as of Monday, 9 of the county’s 15 COVID-19 deaths were nursing home residents. Most of those were at one facility, according to one local source.
There was no script or plan etched in stone that had simple answers or even protocol as potential supply shortages loomed ahead of WellSpan Health’s COVID-19 journey.
Note: This is a first-person account of a WellSpan York Hospital mother’s delivery of a baby during COVID-19. By Rebecca…
The July 4th Summer Jubilee Celebration in Waynesboro — an iconic event for 24 years — won’t take place this year, along with many other summer events.
Franklin County has met the requirement of Wolf’s original ”Stay-at-Home” order, and should get to move to “yellow” status.
Don Garling is an amazing man. When he celebrates his birthday later this month, he can add COVID-19 survivor to his list of lifetime accomplishments.
Exactly half were nursing home patients, but below the state average of 69% of deaths happening at nursing homes or long term care facilities.
Local nurses have made a difference in the lives of our patients and their families during one of the scariest times in our history, the Coronavirus pandemic
DOH says 41 residents in five Franklin County nursing homes infected with the Coronavirus. Five nursing home employees have also tested positive to the virus, according to DOH charts.
COVID-19 kills people in a specific and measurable way, and there are specific guidelines for determining whether it was the cause of death.
Don says it not only gives him a sense of purpose, but also a glimpse into how the doctors, nurses and all the staff at WellSpan York Hospital go above and beyond in caring for patients.
A key instinct for any physician is to bring a patient back to good health. As WellSpan continued through its…
Data from large health systems across the country show COVID-19 patients in their 30s and 40s may be having strokes at a higher rate than non-COVID-19 patients in their age group.
Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said the 479 additional fatalities occurred over the last 10 days and added to the state’s tally from the electronic death-reporting system only this week.
The announcement follows last week’s guidance that construction sites also will resume operations Friday as the state looks toward loosening pandemic restrictions in less affected counties in the coming weeks.
Coroner Jeff Conner is keeping an accurate record of Coronavirus related deaths in Franklin County. His count tallies with figures reported by WellSpan Health in its COVID-19 Information Dashboard on its website.
WellSpan Health and Mennonite Disaster Services (MDS) today announced they are joining forces to meet the 100 Million Mask Challenge, an…
New cases leveled off last week, ranging between 1,200 and arouNd 1,500 a day. Today’s official numbers (885) from the state represent about a 40% drop in new cases.
To date, WellSpan Health physicians have used this investigational treatment for some of the sickest COVID-19 patients at Good Samaritan, Chambersburg And York Hospitals. Only those who are critically ill and hospitalized qualify for convalescent plasma treatment.
According to WellSpan, the health provider has tested 14,846 patients in the six-county area. Of those, 1,460 (about 10%) have tested positive since the testing began in March.
Comforting COVID-19 patients requires a special type of touch. When patients are scared or loved ones are worried, Patti Ford…
Two more Franklin County residents have died as a result of COVID-19 infections as of this afternoon, according to Franklin…
“People were hanging out of their windows, on their balconies, just cheering for us because we were there to help them,” DeCort said. “It was pretty amazing. That was very touching.”
Franklin County’s COVID-19 death count dropped from the 10 deaths the state’s Department of Health reported Tuesday to just one…
State Rep. Rob Kauffman questioned the totals after talking to Franklin County Coroner Jeff Conner who reported the County’s first confirmed COVID-19 death
The white oak tree, which stands at an estimated 90-feet tall with a girth of four feet, is assumed to be between 200 and 300 years old.
Local residents and small business owners joined a rally Monday morning in front of the state capitol in Harrisburg, objecting Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown of businesses across the state in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Chambersburg Area School District is going virtual for its. Next meeting later this month. The Area Agency n Aging is asking for letters for seniors and CPD has been receiving lots of support for its officers from the community.