Chester County Hospital Joins Up with Penn

The Chester County Hospital joins the University of Pennsylvania health system.

The following is a press release from the Chester County Hospital.   The Chester County Hospital and Health System (TCCHHS) announced today the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent to join the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS). In August 2012, The Chester County Hospital and Health System announced its intention to seek a strategic corporate partner for its West Chester, PA-based system. The confidential Letter of Intent provides for a period of due diligence during which time UPHS will review additional information regarding TCCHHS. TCCHHS already has existing relationships with Penn in the areas of cancer, radiology, radiation oncology and maternal fetal medicine. William W. Wylie, Jr., Chairman of The Chester County …

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Chester County Named a Top Hospital in the Region

U.S. News and World Report Ranked the Chester County Hospital the 17th best hospital in the Philadelphia region.

U.S. World News and Report ranked the Chester County Hospital the 17th best hospital in the Philadelphia region in a recent poll. According to U.S. World News and Report, the Chester County Hospital got high marks "in patient safety, demonstrating commitment to reducing accidents and medical mistakes." U.S. World News and Report also ranked the hospital as high-performing in the field of Nephrology (kidneys).  Other specialties of the hospital include: Gastroenterology (digestive system) and Ear, Nose and Throat. To read the complete report please click the link: here.

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How Safe is Chester County Hospital?

A new hospital safety score ranks how safe area hospitals are for patients.

Chester County Hospital received an “A” rating in a recent hospital safety score released by the Leapfrog Group. According to a release on the group’s website, the safety score is meant to “represent the very basic blocks of medical care,” and includes measurements for hand washing, computerized medication control and nurse staffing levels. “A hospital may have the best surgeons and greatest technology in the world, but unless it is preventing infections and eliminating medical and medication errors and injuries, it is not delivering on … the premise of ensuring the safety of you and your loved ones,” states a release on the group’s website. Click here for a full breakdown on how Chester County Hopsital was ranked.

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May Festival draws crowds at Chester County Hospital

The Chester County Hospital kicks off summer with the May Festival

Chester County Hospital Plans Expansion

The expansion will add up to 72 private rooms.

The Chester County Hospital and Health System has announced plans to construct a new, three-floor patient care tower that will accommodate 72 private patient rooms and a state-of-the-art linear accelerator to enhance cancer treatment at the Hospital. "At the core of the project is the need for more beds and specifically for private rooms," says Michael J. Duncan, President and CEO of The Chester County Hospital and Health System. "The plan we created addresses that primary need. In fact, the building plans - referred to internally as the Tower Project - are designed to accommodate 72 private patient rooms in total or 24 rooms each on three new levels." Initially, only one floor will be fit out with 24 beds. The remaining two floors will be…

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WSFS Bank Associates Volunteer so Local Patients with Cancer can SHINE

Local bank associates help cancer patients manage their appointments and logistics.

The following is a press release from the Chester County Hospital. Associates of WSFS Bank are volunteering their time to assemble SHINE Patient Padfolios for people living with cancer in Chester County. "It is a journal, Rolodex, calendar and filing system all rolled into one attractive portfolio. It keeps all the information a patient needs in one place and makes the logistics of care simpler," says Paige Willover, Vice President of Retail Office Manager at the WSFS West Chester office. Associates of the West Chester branch of WSFS keep the supplies at the bank and volunteer their time to assemble the Padfolios and deliver them to the Hospital. Each Padfolio has about 30 pieces and is designed to be personalized for each patient. For …

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Report: Chester County Hospital Lays Off 45 Employees

The Chester County Hospital laid-off 45 employees Monday.

According to the Daily Local, the Chester County Hospital confirmed Monday that 45 full time employees were laid-off last week. “In response to downward pressure on health-care revenues across the industry, the Chester County Hospital came to the painful conclusion that a reduction in our work force would be required to respond to this trend,” hospital spokeswoman Coleen Leonard Leyden told the Daily Local. According to the Daily Local: Leyden said the focus of the action was on administrative and supervisory positions in order to minimize the impact on direct patient care areas. To read the complete story please click on the link: here.

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Hair Salon Raises Money for Cancer Patients

Headquarters Hair Salon raises over $1,000 for the Chester County Hospital.

The following is a press release from the Chester County Hospital. Headquarters Hair Salon owner, Sara Grudzinski, and her staff hold a raffle for charity annually. For Sara, her staff and her clients, it's a fun way to give back to the community. Businesses in the Parkway Shopping Center, and friends and clients of Headquarters donate artwork, gift certificates and products to be raffled. With donations and raffles sales, Headquarters was able to donate more than $1,000 to SHINE. SHINE is a volunteer organization dedicated to patient care. With the motto "Our Community, Our Patients, Our Responsibility," the group works with the Medical Staff of The Chester County Hospital and Health System to find ways to improve outcomes and ease stress…

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Rotary Club Donates Books to the Hospital

The Rotary Club of West Chester Downtown donated over 1,000 books to the Chester County Hospital.

The following is a press release from the Chester County Hospital. The Rotary Club of West Chester Downtown actively promotes literacy at home and abroad. Last month, members of the Rotary Club of West Chester Downtown donated 1,000 children's books by author Bruce Larkin to The Chester County Hospital's Emergency Department and Prenatal Clinic. The books are for pre-kindergarten to the second grade reading level, and include titles in both English and Spanish. The Chester County Hospital was delighted to receive this donation. Betty Brennan, Director of the Emergency Department states, "We are very pleased and honored to receive this important gift of books from the Rotary. For our pediatric patients and visitors, a visit to an emergency …

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Whimsical Pillows Donated to Chester County Hospital

A local financial firm, Hoover Financial Advisors, donated 40 handmade pillow covers to the children’s rooms of the Chester County Hospital.

Over the holidays, the children’s rooms at the Chester County Hospital were given an unusual donation: decorative pillow cases.   The entire staff of a Malvern-based company, Hoover Financial Advisors PC (HFA),  helped to create the pillow covers, in part to bring smiles to children at Chester County Hospital’s (CCH) Inpatient Pediatrics department. Peter K. Hoover, the company’s president and founder, shown in the picture posted here,  led  a team that designed and completed 40 beautifully whimsical pillow cases for kids. Posed with Hoover in the picture are, from left to right, Beth Hoover, HFA’s marketing director,  Carol Olver, HFA’s tax specialist, and Carol Dunnigan of the Chester County Hospital volunteer office. The colorful pillow…

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