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Lions Club Donation to Provide Special Chairs for Heart Failure Patients in New Program

March 23, 2017 - Reading Health System has embarked on a community partnership that is improving the health of congestive heart failure patients who are discharged from Reading Health's inpatient unit and need in-home support.

Reading Health System to Host Physician to Discuss Her Late Husband's Battle With Cancer and His Memoir

Reading Health System to Host Lucy Kalanithi, M.D., Who Will Discuss Her Late Husband's Battle With Cancer and His Memoir, "When Breath Becomes Air" On Saturday, March 25, Reading Health System will host Lucy Kalanithi, M.D., whose late husband wrote "When Breath Becomes Air," a New York Times best…

Reading Hospital Receives Healthgrades' 2017 America's 100 Best Hospitals Award

Reading Hospital Receives Healthgrades' 2017 America's 100 Best Hospitals Award Reading Hospital has received Healthgrades' America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™, a distinction that places Reading Hospital in the top 2 percent of more than 4,500 hospitals across the country. The award recognizes America…

Community Summit on Opioid Abuse Hosted at Reading Hospital

February 21, 2017 - Reading Health System has been designated one of Pennsylvania's 45 Centers of Excellence (COE) and will host a community summit on Friday, February 24, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. in Thun/Janssen Auditorium at Reading Hospital.

Reading Health Appoints Christopher F. Valente, MD, as Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

February 3, 2017 - Reading Health System has appointed Christopher F. Valente, MD, as Chief of the newly created section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, within the Department of Emergency Medicine, as of January 1, 2017.

Raymond J. Hubbard, MD, Receives 2017 Russell S. Bickel Jr. Award for His Work with Special Needs Children

January 27, 2017 - Reading Health System has awarded the 2017 Russell S. Bickel, Jr. Award for Excellence in Communication and Caring to Patients and their Families to Raymond J. Hubbard, MD, of Reading Pediatrics.

Reading Hospital Achieves Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence

January 25, 2017 - Reading Hospital has received the 2017 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ from Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.

Reading Health To Open Dedicated Psychiatric Emergency Department

Reading Health will open its Psychiatric Emergency Department on Tuesday, January 17, in the Reading HealthPlex for Advanced Surgical & Patient Care. The new designated Psychiatric Emergency Unit will offer specialized emergency care in Reading Hospital's Emergency Department. Reading Health's…