COVID-19 News

January 20, 2021 - Tower Health is building teams to support the health system’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts for the patients and communities it serves.

December 23, 2020 - As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Berks County, Reading Hospital – Tower Health encourages the community to consider alternate care locations for non-life-threatening, but urgent, health issues. Tower Health offers several in-person and virtual care options for patients, including: 

December 8, 2020 - Reading Hospital – Tower Health is fortunate to have received doses of the recently approved COVID-19 drug bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody to treat individuals diagnosed with COVID-19.

October 5, 2020 - While COVID-19 has expanded opportunities for patients to connect with providers through the use of telehealth services, it may also create opportunity for scammers to commit fraud by taking advantage of the unfamiliarity some patients may have with this new method of accessing healthcare.

September 22, 2020 - Last week, Reading Hospital - Tower Health recognized the discharge of its 500th patient to successfully recover from COVID-19.

August 18, 2020 - Tower Health has recently enrolled 36 COVID-19 patients in the "IMmunoPhenotyping Assessment in a COVID-19 Cohort" study, or IMPACC, that aims to develop effective treatments for COVID-19.

July 23, 2020 - COVID-19 has made a significant impact on the way many individuals work, live, and interact with friends and family. These rapid changes have caused many individuals to feel additional stress and anxiety in already uncertain times.

April 23, 2020 - Pharmacists at Reading Hospital - Tower Health wanted to aid their hospital team members in the fight against COVID-19. Because pharmacists possess a unique knowledge of product compounding, they decided to make hand sanitizer.

April 22, 2020 - Tower Health announced today that it is participating in important research involving the use of plasma from those who have recovered from COVID-19. The goal is to investigate the use of antibodies, presumed to be present in the plasma, as a treatment for those with the disease.

April 21, 2020 - Tower Health announced today that it will begin furloughing approximately 1,000 FTEs in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health system. Impacted employees work in a range of support, administrative, and technical areas.