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Agreement Signed to Sell Hospitals to Reading Health System

Reading Health System (RHS) and subsidiaries of Community Health Systems (CHS) have signed an Asset Purchase Agreement for Reading Health to acquire five Pennsylvania hospitals. The five hospitals include: Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Memorial…

Bicycle Ride Honoring Fallen EMS Providers Will Pass Reading HealthPlex Today

May 17, 2017 - The National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Memorial Bike Ride - a seven-day, 540-mile ride to honor fallen EMS providers - will pass the Reading HealthPlex for Advanced Surgical & Patient Care on Wednesday, May 17, at approximately 5 p.m.

Boyer's Food Markets Becomes First Grocery Store to Install Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in Berks County Stores

May 9, 2017 - Boyer's Food Markets, Inc., will be the first grocery chain in Berks County to install an AED in each of the four stores located in the county.

Federal Grant to Test Care Model for Medicare and Medicaid Patients Received at Reading Health System

April 19, 2017 - Reading Health System recently received a $4.5 million federal grant that positions the health system as a "hub" that will help bridge the gap between medical care and social services for local Medicare and Medicaid patients.

Lions Club Donation to Provide Special Chairs for Heart Failure Patients in New Program

March 23, 2017 - Reading Health System has embarked on a community partnership that is improving the health of congestive heart failure patients who are discharged from Reading Health's inpatient unit and need in-home support.

Reading Health System to Host Physician to Discuss Her Late Husband's Battle With Cancer and His Memoir

Reading Health System to Host Lucy Kalanithi, M.D., Who Will Discuss Her Late Husband's Battle With Cancer and His Memoir, "When Breath Becomes Air" On Saturday, March 25, Reading Health System will host Lucy Kalanithi, M.D., whose late husband wrote "When Breath Becomes Air," a New York Times best…

Reading Hospital Receives Healthgrades' 2017 America's 100 Best Hospitals Award

Reading Hospital Receives Healthgrades' 2017 America's 100 Best Hospitals Award Reading Hospital has received Healthgrades' America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™, a distinction that places Reading Hospital in the top 2 percent of more than 4,500 hospitals across the country. The award recognizes America…

Community Summit on Opioid Abuse Hosted at Reading Hospital

February 21, 2017 - Reading Health System has been designated one of Pennsylvania's 45 Centers of Excellence (COE) and will host a community summit on Friday, February 24, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. in Thun/Janssen Auditorium at Reading Hospital. 

Reading Health Appoints Christopher F. Valente, MD, as Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

February 3, 2017 - Reading Health System has appointed Christopher F. Valente, MD, as Chief of the newly created section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, within the Department of Emergency Medicine, as of January 1, 2017.

Raymond J. Hubbard, MD, Receives 2017 Russell S. Bickel Jr. Award for His Work with Special Needs Children

January 27, 2017 - Reading Health System has awarded the 2017 Russell S. Bickel, Jr. Award for Excellence in Communication and Caring to Patients and their Families to Raymond J. Hubbard, MD, of Reading Pediatrics.