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Reading Hospital Nurse Named 2019 Clinical Nurse Specialist of the Year

Reading Hospital Nurse Named 2019 Clinical Nurse Specialist of the Year National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Honors Neonatal Specialist Lori Brittingham Lori Brittingham, MSN, RN, CNS, ACCNS-N, a Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) at Reading Hospital, who has spent almost three…

National Healthcare Decisions Day: Have You Planned Your Future Healthcare Choices?

Most Americans believe it is important to have a record of their healthcare preferences available, should they be unable to share that information. But Reading Hospital statistics indicate in 2018 only 38 percent of hospital inpatients actually had prepared advance directives for end-of-life care. That's…

Reading Hospital Employee Engagement Initiative Benefits Community and Employees

April 1, 2019 - Committed to advancing health and transforming lives, Reading Hospital continues to grow an innovative Employee Engagement Initiative that benefits the community and employees alike.

Reading Hospital To Hold Organ Donation Awareness Flag Ceremony April 1

March 29, 2019 - Reading Hospital will celebrate its commitment to building awareness about the importance of organ donation nationwide by raising a "2019 Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) Donate Life Challenge" flag on Monday, April 1, beginning at 7:45 a.m. at the Fifth Avenue entrance.

Reading Hospital to Host Free Community Talk on Migraines

Reading Hospital to Host Free Community Talk on Migraines Reading Hospital will host a free community talk on Migraines. Led by Richard Lukose, DO, from Neurology - Tower Health Medical Group, the educational seminar will be held on Wednesday, April 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Reading Hospital…

Reading Hospital Celebrates National Nutrition Month With 'Power Bowls'

Reading Hospital Celebrates National Nutrition Month With 'Power Bowls' March is National Nutrition Month and to celebrate the Reading Hospital Nutrition Services team will be offering "Power Bowls" as a special lunch option in the employee cafeteria on Thursday, March 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The…

Reading Hospital Be Well Berks Grant Recipients Share Midterm Progress

Reading Hospital's Be Well Berks grant recipients are halfway through the first cycle of the grant program. In July 2018, Reading Hospital funded and awarded $200,000 in grants to five local organizations whose long-term program goals address the key priorities outlined in the 2016 Community Health Needs…

Donate Life – Become an Organ Donor

March 12, 2019 - Each day, 20 people in the United States will die while waiting for an organ transplant. Thousands more await a life-enhancing tissue transplant.

Reading Hospital Physician, Nurse, and Multidisciplinary Cardiac Team To Receive Recognition For Patient Communication

Reading Hospital Physician, Nurse, and Multidisciplinary Cardiac Team To Receive Recognition For Patient Communication Reading Hospital Foundation has named Dijana Vucetic, MSN, RN, CCRN and the Reading Hospital Multidisciplinary Cardiac Team, as recipients of the 2019 Russell S. Bickel Jr. Award for…

Reading Hospital Receives Nationally Recognized Five Star Rating from CMS

February 28, 2019 - Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Hospital Compare Star Ratings illustrating the quality performance of more than 3,500 hospitals in the United States.