Health By the numbers: Local Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations inching upward There were 579 weekly new cases here through Wednesday this week, up 19%, according to Pennsylvania’s Covid-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard. By Tim Stuhldreher - July 15, 2022
Community By the numbers: Covid-19 stays at low ebb locally in June The number of reported COVID cases and hospitalizations in Lancaster County dropped slightly in June, continuing a trend of relatively low infections and serious cases over … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - July 8, 2022
Health Lancaster EMS, LG Health partner to offer athletic training to emergency responders (video) The initiative is the first of its kind in the region. By Kyle Gamble - July 7, 2022
Health Penn State Health completes construction of hospital in East Hempfield Township The 132-bed hospital cost an estimated $375 million. By One United Lancaster - July 7, 2022
Health By the numbers: Covid-19 cases continue declining locally; FDA recommends targeting BA.4/BA.5 variants in fall boosters The omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are believed to be responsible for just over half of new U.S. Covid-19 infections. By Tim Stuhldreher - July 1, 2022
Health LG Health announces July blood drive schedule Blood collected in Lancaster County stays here and is used by local health care providers. By One United Lancaster - June 30, 2022
Health Covid-19 vaccination for children under 5 begins in Lancaster County Nationwide, the expansion makes about 17 million young children eligible for vaccination. By One United Lancaster - June 22, 2022
Health Penn State Health celebrates opening of Lancaster’s largest pediatric center Penn State Health officially opened its Lancaster Pediatric Center on Tuesday, holding a ribbon-cutting at the renovated former Toys ‘R’ Us building at 1430 Harrisburg Pike … Read more By One United Lancaster - June 21, 2022
Health By the numbers: LG Health discontinues community Covid-19 updates; FDA OK’s Covid vaccines for children under 5 Covid-19 cases are continuing a gentle decline in Lancaster County, according to state data. By Tim Stuhldreher - June 17, 2022
Health Summit focuses on Alzheimer’s in the Latino community By 2060, the Alzheimer’s Association estimates that 3.2 million U.S. Latinos will have the disease. By Tim Stuhldreher - June 10, 2022
Health Organizers envision launching a Lancaster ‘Alzheimer’s Action Network’ The idea is to bring all stakeholders to the table to coordinate their activities, said Clay Jacobs, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater PA. By Tim Stuhldreher - June 10, 2022
Health By the numbers: Covid-19 cases declining here, hospitalizations stay steady The number of newly reported coronavirus cases in Lancaster County has declined over the past two weeks, but hospitalization rates have yet to follow. There were … Read more By Tim Stuhldreher - June 8, 2022