U.S. News & World Report Names Reading Hospital 7th Ranked Hospital in Pennsylvania U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Reading Hospital as the 7th highest ranked hospital in Pennsylvania in its 2017-18 regional ranking and ratings report. Out of nearly 250 Pennsylvania hospitals, 27 met…
July 10, 2017 - Debra Powell, MD, has been named Medical Director, Infection Prevention, effective Monday, July 10. Dr. Powell previously served as Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases.
July 3, 2017 - Reading Health System Supply Chain Management has been awarded the 2017 Operational Infor Progress Makers Award. Infor is a software provider with more than 90,000 organizations in more than 200 countries.
June 28, 2017 - Raymond C. Truex Jr., MD, FAANS, FACS, a highly accomplished neurosurgeon in Berks County, is retiring from Reading Health on June 30, 2017, after 50 years in the medical field.
June 16, 2017 - The region's largest physician group is continuing to grow with the integration of Reading Anesthesia Associates with Reading Health Physician Network (RHPN). This will become effective on July 1.
June 13, 2017 - On June 13, Reading Health opened the Reading Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy. The new pharmacy is located inside the hospital's 5th Avenue entrance next to the Tower Café.
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…
May 17, 2017 - The National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Memorial Bike Ride - a seven-day, 540-mile ride to honor fallen EMS providers - will pass the Reading HealthPlex for Advanced Surgical & Patient Care on Wednesday, May 17, at approximately 5 p.m.
May 9, 2017 - Boyer's Food Markets, Inc., will be the first grocery chain in Berks County to install an AED in each of the four stores located in the county.
April 19, 2017 - Reading Health System recently received a $4.5 million federal grant that positions the health system as a "hub" that will help bridge the gap between medical care and social services for local Medicare and Medicaid patients.
