Health Archives - Page 3 of 56

New DelCo Health Department introduced

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 24, 2022

Delaware County Health Department Director Melissa Lyon introduced the Delaware County Health Department leadership team that includes: Marie Carbonara, division administrator of Environmental Health; Rosemarie Halt, interim division administrator of Population Health/COVID-19 and Board of Health chair; Stephanie Reese, division administrator of Personal Health; Lisa O’Mahony, public health physician; and Victor Alos Rullan, an epidemiologist on Feb. 22. These administrators are leading the department’s team…

Posted by Press Release on February 13, 2022

Christiana Care Health System, Inc. and Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. today announced the signing of a letter of intent for ChristianaCare to acquire Crozer Health from Prospect. The agreement also includes the hospitals’ related businesses, real estate assets, Crozer Health Medical Group and the associated assets, ambulatory centers, medical office buildings, physician clinics and ancillary outpatient services, and it is subject to customary regulatory approvals.…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 20, 2022

Delaware County has been selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to be the host county for a new large-scale COVID-19 testing site for the Pennsylvania Southeast Community Health District, which includes Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, and Schuylkill counties. The COVID-19 drive-thru testing site, located at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby will be operated under the direction of the Health and Human Services’…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 11, 2022

The Chester County Health Department has finalized two additional locations for COVID-19 testing providers to establish free test sites, available by appointment around the county. Free PCR testing is now available at the Chester County Government Services Center, Westtown Road in West Chester. A second testing site opens today, Tuesday, Jan 11, at the Technical College High School – Pennock’s Bridge Campus, located at 280…

Posted by Press Release on October 6, 2021

Read more about the article Sheriff, hospital team up for cancer awareness

Corporal Steve Vitale displays a breast cancer awareness ribbon on a Chester County Sheriff’s Office patrol car.

Thanks to a collaboration with Chester County Hospital, this October the Chester County Sheriff’s Office’s patrol cars are accessorizing with pink cancer ribbons in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The goal is to raise awareness that leads to education, encourage those facing the disease, honor those who survived it, and remember loved ones who succumbed to it. The idea for placing pink ribbon magnets…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 4, 2021

Delaware County Council and the Department of Intercommunity Health are announcing multiple free public flu shot clinics to be held in October. Flu shots will be available to all residents of Delaware County, 3 years of age and up. No insurance is required, and no appointments are necessary. These will be drive-thru clinics, which provide a safe and convenient process for residents to get vaccinated…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 19, 2021

With the start of flu season quickly approaching, the Chester County Health Department announces details of county-wide flu vaccination clinics, open to the entire community at area schools. The clinics are scheduled from late September through November. In addition to the flu vaccine, the Health Department will offer COVID-19 vaccines at most community vaccine sites. Registration is required to help protect the health and safety…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 14, 2021

Unionville High School has again partnered with Chester County Health Department to serve as a community flu vaccine clinic. The Unionville Flu Clinic will take place on Thursday, Sept. 23 from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at Unionville High School. All families and members of the community are encouraged to attend and receive a flu vaccine from the Health Department. A second clinic is scheduled for…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on August 31, 2021

Read more about the article Mask mandates are back in school

Gov. Tom Wolf, speaking during a press conference announcing a new mask mandate for all K-12 schools said, "The Delta variant has changed everything."

In a reversal from just last month, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration has issued a new mask mandate for all K-12 schools and childcare centers. The mandate goes into effect on Sept.7. Wolf had said that it would be up to the individual school districts. Last week he asked the state legislature to enact a law for the mandates, but legislators declined. Next, he said he…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on August 5, 2021

People in Delaware County are being urged to wear masks in public indoor spaces regardless of vaccination status. The Pennsylvania Health Alert Network has issued the recommendation that all people, regardless of vaccination status wear a mask in public indoor settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated COVID-19 guidance based on new evidence of the Delta variant currently circulating in the…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on August 2, 2021

The Pennsylvania Department of Health will resume COVID-19 related services for residents of Delaware County, according to a press release issued by the county. These services include case investigation and surveillance, data reporting, testing and vaccination oversight, public health communications, official guidance (e.g., masking, social distancing), and assistance to residents who have questions and concerns relating to COVID-19. For the past 16 months, the Chester…