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
Health LG Health hosts ‘Topping Out’ ceremony for Emergency Department expansion (photos, video) The last beam for Lancaster General Hospital’s Emergency Department expansion is hoisted by crane during a “Topping Out” ceremony on Monday, May 23, 2022. (Photo: Tim … Read more By Tim Stuhldreher - May 23, 2022
Health By the numbers: Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations trending upward Click to enlarge. (Source: Pa. Dept. of Health) Covid-19 case rates and hospitalizations continue to rise in Lancaster County, according to state data. As of Wednesday, … Read more By Tim Stuhldreher - May 20, 2022
Health LGH to detour traffic away from Duke Street this weekend due to ER construction This rendering depicts the facade of Lancaster General Hospital along North Duke Street after its emergency department expansion is completed. (Source: LG Health) The 500 block … Read more By Tim Stuhldreher - May 19, 2022
Health Upcoming blood drives announced United Way of Lancaster County Director of Communications Madeline Seiler donates blood at a drive at Lafayette Fire Co. during the Extraordinary Give on Friday, Nov. … Read more By One United Lancaster - May 18, 2022