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More Than 500 Volunteers Apply to Help at Tower Health COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics

February 9, 2021 - On January 20, Tower Health announced it was looking to build a team of volunteers to support the health system’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts. In one week, the health system received more than 500 applications.

Tower Behavioral Health Opens Adolescent Unit

February 3, 2021Tower Behavioral Health is now providing inpatient care for adolescents. The facility’s new Inspiration unit, which is now open and accepting patients, features age-appropriate inpatient services for adolescents ages 14-17 who have been struggling with mental and behavioral health disorders.

Tower Health Encourages Parents to Vaccinate Children Against Influenza

January 27, 2021 - While cases of influenza-like illness are currently low in the region, Tower Health physicians are encouraging parents and guardians to schedule an appointment for children who have not yet received the annual flu vaccine to protect them from seasonal influenza.

Tower Health Working to Operationalize Broader Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine

January 20, 2021 - Tower Health is following Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and PA Department of Health (DOH) guidelines for prioritizing distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Volunteers Needed for Tower Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics

January 20, 2021Tower Health is building teams to support the health system’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts for the patients and communities it serves.

Reading Hospital – Tower Health Adds Six Academic Programs

January 12, 2021 - Reading Hospital – Tower Health received approval to add six new Residency and Fellowship programs in Nephrology, Plastic Surgery, Sleep Medicine, and Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine.

Reading Hospital – Tower Health to Offer Recently Approved COVID-19 Treatment

December 8, 2020Reading Hospital – Tower Health is fortunate to have received doses of the recently approved COVID-19 drug bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody to treat individuals diagnosed with COVID-19.

Tower Health and Southern Berks Regional EMS Announce New Model for EMS Care

December 4, 2020Leaders at Tower Health and Southern Berks Regional Emergency Medical Service (SBREMS) in Berks County announced today that they have completed an agreement to merge SBREMS with TowerDIRECT, the non-profit ambulance company owned by Tower Health, effective December 6, 2020.

Tower Health Earns 2020 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Recognitions

November 30, 2020 - Tower Health announced that it has earned 2020 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition achieving Digital Health Certification Level 7 for both the Acute and Ambulatory settings.

Tower Health Medical Group Opens New Family Medicine Location in Sinking Spring

November 23, 2020 - Tower Health opened Tower Health Medical Group Family Medicine – Sinking Spring on Monday, November 16, located at 3855 Penn Avenue in Berks County.