"World Sepsis Day" on September 13 is Designed to Increase Awareness of Sepsis, a Treatable But Often Deadly Condition Reading Health System will join healthcare organizations around the world in recognizing "World Sepsis Day" on Wednesday, September 13. Sepsis is caused by a body's overwhelming immune…
August 30, 2017 - Thanks to the generosity of The Friends of Reading Hospital and other community partners, all schools in Berks County opened this fall with potentially life-saving Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) onsite.
August 23, 2017 - Reading Health System is partnering with United Way for the eighth year to coordinate the 2017 Stuff the Bus - Adopt a Classroom campaign for the Reading Area School District.
August 18, 2017 - Reading Health System is hosting a recognition event to celebrate the hard work and dedication of local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) partners.
U.S. News & World Report Names Reading Hospital 7th Ranked Hospital in Pennsylvania U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Reading Hospital as the 7th highest ranked hospital in Pennsylvania in its 2017-18 regional ranking and ratings report. Out of nearly 250 Pennsylvania hospitals, 27 met…
July 10, 2017 - Debra Powell, MD, has been named Medical Director, Infection Prevention, effective Monday, July 10. Dr. Powell previously served as Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases.
July 3, 2017 - Reading Health System Supply Chain Management has been awarded the 2017 Operational Infor Progress Makers Award. Infor is a software provider with more than 90,000 organizations in more than 200 countries.
June 28, 2017 - Raymond C. Truex Jr., MD, FAANS, FACS, a highly accomplished neurosurgeon in Berks County, is retiring from Reading Health on June 30, 2017, after 50 years in the medical field.
June 16, 2017 - The region's largest physician group is continuing to grow with the integration of Reading Anesthesia Associates with Reading Health Physician Network (RHPN). This will become effective on July 1.
June 13, 2017 - On June 13, Reading Health opened the Reading Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy. The new pharmacy is located inside the hospital's 5th Avenue entrance next to the Tower Café.
