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Tower Health Supply Chain Department Recognized as 'Supply Chain Department of the Year'

August 13, 2019 - Tower Health Supply Chain department has been named the 2019 "Supply Chain Department of the Year" by Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN).

Reading Hospital Receives Get With The Guidelines-Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold Quality Achievement Award

July 17, 2019 - Reading Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines® Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the 13th consecutive year.

Reading Hospital a Finalist for the Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S.

June 18, 2018 - Soliant has recently announced the nominees for its Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S. contest and Reading Hospital is a finalist. Please visit the Soliant website to cast your votes for Reading Hospital. The voting period is now open and will close on Monday, July 15.

Tower Health and Drexel University College of Medicine Break Ground on New Four-Year Regional Campus

June 17, 2019 - Reading Hospital earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Pediatric Asthma Certification. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.

Welcome, Drexel Students!

May 31, 2019 - On May 29, Tower Health and Drexel University College welcomed a class of 20, third-year medical students to Reading Hospital.

Celebrating Our 2019 Top Doctors - Phoenixville Hospital

April 12, 2019 - Congratulations to our 2019 Top Doctors, who have each been recognized by Philadelphia Magazine for providing outstanding care to our patients every day.

National Healthcare Decisions Day: Have You Planned Your Future Healthcare Choices?

Most Americans believe it is important to have a record of their healthcare preferences available, should they be unable to share that information. But Reading Hospital statistics indicate in 2018 only 38 percent of hospital inpatients actually had prepared advance directives for end-of-life care. That's…

Reading Hospital Be Well Berks Grant Recipients Share Midterm Progress

Reading Hospital's Be Well Berks grant recipients are halfway through the first cycle of the grant program. In July 2018, Reading Hospital funded and awarded $200,000 in grants to five local organizations whose long-term program goals address the key priorities outlined in the 2016 Community Health Needs…

Tower Health and Drexel University Sign Medical School Academic Agreement, Further Plans for New Campus

February 22, 2019 - Tower Health and Drexel University have secured appropriate accreditation approval to establish a new four-year regional campus of Drexel University College of Medicine in West Reading near Reading Hospital.

Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Welcomes Inaugural Diagnostic Medical Sonography Class

On Monday, January 7, the inaugural class of six students began the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. The new 27-month program will combine formal lectures, laboratory exercises, and supervised hands-on clinical rotations for students to gain the…