Reading Hospital News

June 27, 2022 - The Reading Hospital Foundation (RHF) awarded grants totaling $346,502 to initiate seven new programs benefiting patients and employees at Reading Hospital.

June 23, 2022 - Reading Hospital has received a full three-year accreditation as a Level I Trauma Center, effective October 1, 2022, from the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF). This is the highest level of accreditation available for trauma care

June 21, 2022 - Eight Tower Health physicians and residents were recognized at the 27th Annual Golden Apple Awards by the Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM) student body.

June 20, 2022 - Tower Health has named John Derderian DO, FHM, Senior Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

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 14, 2022 - Reading Rehabilitation Hospital at Wyomissing (RHRW) has received Three-Year Accreditation from The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for the seventh consecutive time, representing 21 years of certification.

June 13, 2022 - Robert P. Paul, MBA, has been named Vice President of Hospital-Based Outpatient Services for Reading Hospital – Tower Health. In this new role, Mr. Paul will continue to provide administrative and operational leadership for 24 hospital-based primary and specialty care practices.

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 7, 2022 - Reading Hospital announced it will provide up to 10 full-tuition scholarships for the incoming class of Surgical Technology students at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences (RHSHS).