St. Christopher's Hospital for Children News

July 19, 2022 - Tower Health is adding 162 Residents and Fellows with students from 96 medical schools in the United States and internationally. The new Residents and Fellows will arrive in June for orientation and then officially begin their trainings on either July 1 or August 1, 2022. 

July 18, 2022 - Tower Health announced today that Meg Mueller and Jim Boscov have been named as Tower Health Board Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, effective July 1, 2022, for a one-year term.

July 12, 2022 - Tower Health has produced its latest round of Community Health Needs Assessments for its hospitals’ service areas in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties.

June 30, 2022 - In a testament to the importance of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children as a center of clinical care, medical training, and research, a number of Philadelphia's most prominent healthcare and higher education organizations will provide substantial financial support to help ensure that the hospital remains an essential community asset into the future.

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 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.