Pottstown Hospital News

Back-to-School Injuries: Prevention and Treatment

August 22, 2019 - While back-to-school season introduces a sense of excitement among children, it also introduces the rapid spread of infections and even injuries.

Celebrating Our 2019 Top Doctors - Pottstown Hospital

Congratulations to our 2019 Top Doctors, who have each been recognized by Philadelphia Magazine for providing outstanding care to our patients every day. We appreciate your commitment to Advancing Health and Transforming Lives across each of the communities we serve. Rakesh Baman, MD, Cardiovascular…

Pottstown Hospital and Community Health and Dental Care, Inc. Collaborate to Optimize Care for Pregnant, Underinsured Women

Tower Health is pleased to announce a newly formed collaboration with Community Health and Dental Care (CHDC), Inc., to provide services to underinsured, pregnant women. Effective February 1, 2019, patients of Pottstown Hospital Obstetric Associates will transition to Community Health and Dental Care,…

Pottstown Hospital Employees Donate More than $20,000 to Area Charities

January 8, 2019 - A portion of the donations were made through "Casual for a Cause," a weekly dress-down day spearheaded by the Celebrate and Recognize Employees’ Work committee (CREW) at Pottstown Hospital.

Pottstown Hospital Receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

Pottstown Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally…

Welcome Omer Nasir, MD

Tower Health Medical Group is proud to welcome Omer Nasir, MD, FACS. Dr. Nasir is a fellowship-trained surgeon providing general surgery procedures at Pottstown Hospital.    Specializing in advanced laparoscopic surgery, he performs complex hernia repairs including ventral, inguinal, umbilical…

Preventing Cervical Cancer

One of the great success stories in cancer research, since annual Pap test cervical cancer screenings were introduced in the 1950s, cases of what was once the number one cancer in women have plummeted. Human Papillovirus (HPV) vaccination has further reduced the numbers. “Today, we know cervical cancer…

The Roadmap to Avoiding Another Stroke

Patients often ask, how can I avoid my probability of having another stroke? According to the American Stroke Association, having a stroke increases your chances of another stroke by three percent after one month, up to 16 percent five years after a stroke. Of the nearly 700,000 ischemic strokes…

When to Seek Emergency Medical Help for Flu

The flu virus continues to spread across the U.S., with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) closely tracking the number of confirmed cases and urging stringent precautions to minimize its impact. Pottstown Memorial Medical Center continues to see flu-symptomatic patients in the emergency…

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…