Impact News

April 28, 2026 - Tower Health Medical Group’s Street Medicine team celebrated a decade of service on April 23, honoring the dedicated volunteers who have helped bring vital healthcare directly to some of the community’s most vulnerable residents.

April 20, 2026 - Reading Hospital has again earned national recognition for excellence in clinical outcomes, best practices, value, and patient experience. The hospital was recently named to Forbes Top Hospitals List and to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals List. It’s the fourth consecutive year the hospital has earned top honors from Newsweek. 

April 14, 2026 - At Tower Health, the need for organ donation is not abstract – it’s personal. For more than a year, one of our occupational therapists, Amanda Kuzo, has been waiting for a kidney transplant and will soon begin nightly dialysis, even as she remains asymptomatic five years after her diagnosis.

March 31, 2026 - Reading Hospital’s annual “Piece Per Person” food drive continues to make a major impact in the fight against student hunger. This year, nearly 3,000 employees across 70 departments collected 31,484 food items to support students in the Reading School District through Weekender Bags, in partnership with Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank. 

March 13, 2026 - The Friends of Reading Hospital, in partnership with the Reading Hospital Foundation, raised more than $150,000 at this year’s Farm to Table(aux) celebration.

March 3, 2026 - Reading Hospital partnered with The Junior League of Reading and Berks Teens to host “Let’s Talk, Period,” a free event focused on menstrual equity and period positivity for teens and tweens in grades 3 to 8 and a trusted adult. More than 130 individuals were in attendance, making it the largest event to date.

January 26, 2026 - Reading Hospital’s Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) believes it’s never too early to start reading! The team participated in the 2025 Babies with Books Read-A-Thon, a friendly reading competition between multiple NICUs to promote early literacy, family bonding, and brain development. 

January 15, 2025 - Every blood donation can save up to three lives. I donate blood multiple times per year so I can give families the same precious gift my wife and I received. 

November 12, 2025 - In August 2025, the Health Equity team celebrated the first ever National Community Health Worker (CHW) Awareness Week. Throughout the week, the team hosted events to show the important role CHWs play in supporting patients and strengthening our community.