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February 13, 2023 - Tower Health announced today that TowerDIRECT, the system’s non-profit ambulance company, has been awarded a three-year contract to provide emergency 911 response in the Borough of Birdsboro.

February 9, 2023 - On Saturday, February 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Community Health Committee of the Family Medicine Residency Program at Reading Hospital, will host a Community Health Fair at Centro Hispano, 25 N 2nd Street in Reading. Spanish and English providers will be present at the event.

February 1, 2023 - On Friday, February 3, Tower Health will recognize National Women Physicians Day. This date marks the birthday of legendary physician Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, an influential figure who, in 1849, changed the profession of medicine by becoming the first American woman to earn a medical degree.

January 31, 2023 – In 2022, Pottstown Hospital achieved many accreditations, awards, and rankings for the betterment of the community. 

January 24, 2023 - The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), a statewide membership services organization that advocates for the health and well-being of all Pennsylvanians citizens, has announced the appointment of Michelle Trupp, Chief Operating Officer (COO), of Reading Hospital, to its board of directors for a three-year term effective January 1, 2023.

January 2023 - Phoenixville Hospital – Tower Health is pleased to announce that it ranked in the top 10 percent of 861 inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) that qualified to be ranked in the IRF database of Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR®, LLC) for cases discharged between October 2021 and September 2022. 

January 19, 2023 - Tower Health announced today that Tom Bartiromo has been named Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective immediately.

January 17, 2023 - Tower Health today announced that Reading Hospital is one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2023, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting doctors and patients.

January 17, 2023 - In an effort to encourage families and communities to take an active role in protecting children from gun violence, leading healthcare systems across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey have joined thousands of hospitals and health associations, in a nationwide public awareness and education campaign.

January 10, 2023 - Reading Hospital is hosting Mobile Mammography Coach screening events throughout Berks County in 2023.