Phoenixville Hospital News

June 15, 2022 - Tower Health announced today that Desha Dickson has been named Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Community Wellness.

June 8, 2022 - Tower Health announced Thomas Bartiromo as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Mr. Bartiromo will lead the following IT teams: Service Desk, Field Services, Media Services, Client Systems, Voice System Engineering, Network Engineering, and Systems Engineering.

June 1, 2022 - Tower Health announced today that Christine Keithly, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, has been promoted to Vice President for Nursing Administration & Operations.

May 11, 2022 - Tower Health announced today that Brian Lahmann, MD, has been appointed the Physician Leader for Emergency Medicine at Tower Health.

May 6, 2022 - Phoenixville Hospital has received an evaluation of 90 out of 100 and the designation of "LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer" in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), the nation's foremost benchmarking survey of healthcare facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of their LGBTQ+ patients, visitors, and employees.

May 5, 2022 - At Tower Health, nurses are the backbone of caring for patients and the community—in hospitals, outpatient settings, physician offices, and patients' homes. Our nurses are strong and, no matter the challenge, are at the patient's side when they need care, comfort, health guidance, or just a kind word of solace or sympathy.

May 3, 2022 - Diane Kochinsky, BSN, began her career at Phoenixville Hospital in 1978.  

April 29, 2022 - Fernando Garcia, MD, has been named Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Reading Hospital and Medical Director, Pathology Service Line for Tower Health. In this role, he is responsible for providing medical leadership and program development for the Department, as well as integrating and evolving Pathology services provided across Tower Health.

April 7, 2022 - Tower Health announced today that Pamela Hernandez will become Tower Health’s new Senior Vice President and Chief Human Engagement Officer, effective Monday, April 11.

April 5, 2022 - Tower Health is pleased to join The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) and Gift of Life Donor Program to inspire hope, advocacy, and passion as part of a statewide campaign to promote organ and tissue donation.