Tower Health News

June 8, 2022 - Tower Health announced Thomas Bartiromo as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Mr. Bartiromo will lead the following IT teams: Service Desk, Field Services, Media Services, Client Systems, Voice System Engineering, Network Engineering, and Systems Engineering.

June 1, 2022 - Tower Health announced today that Christine Keithly, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, has been promoted to Vice President for Nursing Administration & Operations.

May 31, 2022 - Heather Baum, CRNP, became a patient at Tower Health Weight Loss and Wellness Center and lost a total of 141 pounds. When she learned the Weight Loss Center was looking for a nurse practitioner, she was immediately interested. 10 weeks into her new position, Heather likes being a part of the care team that helped her change her life.

May 11, 2022 - Tower Health announced today that Brian Lahmann, MD, has been appointed the Physician Leader for Emergency Medicine at Tower Health.

May 5, 2022 - At Tower Health, nurses are the backbone of caring for patients and the community—in hospitals, outpatient settings, physician offices, and patients' homes. Our nurses are strong and, no matter the challenge, are at the patient's side when they need care, comfort, health guidance, or just a kind word of solace or sympathy.

April 29, 2022 - Fernando Garcia, MD, has been named Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Reading Hospital and Medical Director, Pathology Service Line for Tower Health. In this role, he is responsible for providing medical leadership and program development for the Department, as well as integrating and evolving Pathology services provided across Tower Health.

April 22, 2022 - Tower Health will host a career fair and ice cream social on Saturday, April 23 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Reading Hospital at the 6th Avenue (Clock Tower) Entrance on the hospital's main campus in West Reading.

April 7, 2022 - Tower Health announced today that Pamela Hernandez will become Tower Health’s new Senior Vice President and Chief Human Engagement Officer, effective Monday, April 11.

April 5, 2022 - Tower Health is pleased to join The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) and Gift of Life Donor Program to inspire hope, advocacy, and passion as part of a statewide campaign to promote organ and tissue donation.

March 31, 2022 - The Tower Health Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Charles Barbera, MD, MBA, MPH, FACEP, as president and CEO of Reading Hospital, effective April 4, 2022. Dr. Barbera brings deep experience to the position, having served in a variety of senior clinical and executive roles during his more than 25-year tenure with the health system.