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July 28, 2023 – For the 13th year, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children celebrated the last days of summer with a Back-to-School Carnival for patients and families in the community. Featuring games, music, food, the Phillie Fanatic, and the distribution of thousands of free backpacks stuffed with school supplies. 

July 24, 2023 - The Friends of Reading Hospital and the Reading Hospital Community Wellness team will donate two electric bikes to the West Reading and City of Reading Police Departments. 

July 18, 2023 - Reading Hospital proudly announced today that president and CEO, Charles F. Barbera, MD, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review 2023 list of “Physician Leaders to Know” for his dedication to improving and optimizing healthcare in our community.

July 11, 2023 - PENN Entertainment, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has committed $75,000 over five years to the Reading Hospital Foundation. 

July 10, 2023 - Tower Health announced today that Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and Reading Hospital have received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Gold Plus with Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll quality achievement award for their commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, meaning reduced readmissions and more healthy days at home.

June 5, 2023 - The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted re-accredited status to Breast Health Center – Phoenixville.

June 26, 2023 - The Friends of Reading Hospital (The Friends) announced today that they will provide $241,239 in grant funds to aid hospital departments. 

June 20, 2023 - In my more than 25 years at Reading Hospital, as an emergency physician and now as its president and CEO, I have never been prouder of the people who are Reading Hospital.

June 20, 2023 - Reading Hospital will host a ribbon-cutting and grand opening event on Thursday, June 22, to celebrate the opening of a new full-service pharmacy on 7th Avenue in Reading Hospital’s Doctor’s Office Building.

June 13, 2023 - Phoenixville and Reading Hospitals were both recently recognized for having “Platinum” level Respiratory Departments of the Year by the Pennsylvania Society for Respiratory Care (PSRC).