June 16, 2022 - On December 31, 2021, Berks County resident Cory Heckman, age 31, was admitted to Pottstown Hospital for treatment of COVID-19. One hundred and forty-nine days later, Cory went home under his own power.
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 3, 2022 - Pottstown Hospital, Pottstown Police Department, and Montgomery County SWAT-Western Region recently took part in an Active Shooter Emergency Preparedness Drill in the hospital.
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 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.
Peggy Neese, BSN, RN, OCN, Director of Cancer Center at Pottstown Hospital, began in 1979.
What departments have you worked in during your tenure at the hospital?
When I started with the cancer program with Pottstown Hospital in 1979, I was the only nurse and the hospital didn’t have an oncologist…
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.
