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Catholic Charities Free Health Care Center Receives $500,000 Gift From Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
PITTSBURGH, June 22 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh today received a $500,000 gift from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to support its Free Health Care Center, which offers quality medical and dental care at no cost to individuals who do not have employer-sponsored health insurance, cannot afford private insurance or do not qualify for Medicaid or other types of medical assistance. “The Catholic Charities Free Health Care Center has become a valuable resource in our community, and it serves as a model program for providing quality, low-cost health care to people in need,” said Bishop David Zubik, the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Governor Rendell Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Hoover and SFC Robert J. Fike
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 21 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Governor Edward G. Rendell today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags across the commonwealth to be flown at half-staff in honor of Staff Sgt.
Hough Named as Game Commission Deputy Executive Director
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that Matt Hough, of Johnstown, Cambria County, has been appointed as the new deputy executive director for field operations.
DCED: State Investments Will Help Milton Public Library Move to Larger, Historic Rose Hill Mansion
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 17 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Residents of northern Northumberland County will soon have access to an improved public library now that state and local officials have cut the ribbon on an important expansion project that will also renovate the historic Rose Hill Mansion, the Department of Community and Economic Development said today. In addition to housing a first-class Milton Public Library, DCED Deputy Secretary Jackie Parker said the new facility will include a community center.
Erie Coke Pays $6 Million Penalty; Agrees to Upgrade Coke Ovens, Improve Facilities
Court to Enforce Order, Settle Air Quality Violations MEADVILLE, Pa., June 17 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The Department of Environmental Protection today filed in Commonwealth Court a consent decree that legally binds Erie Coke and its owner to comply with environmental laws and regulations, which will improve the environment and air quality in the region. Erie Coke and its CEO J.D.
Disruptive Behavior in Healthcare Facilities Causes Harm to Patients
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority data shows that healthcare clinicians’ disruptive behaviors negatively affected patient care while a Pennsylvania hospital works to reduce the number of adverse events in its facility by improving teamwork HARRISBURG, Pa., June 16 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Disruptive behavior was reported in 177 events submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority from May 2007 to October 2009. In many of the events patient care was compromised, according to data released today by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority and published in the June Supplementary Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory . Of the 177 events, 73 (41%) were due to conflicts between healthcare clinicians, 30 (17%) to procedures not followed, 17 (10%) to absence of responses or delays, 22 (12%) were listed as other, and behaviors for the remaining 35 events (20%) were not given.
Recall tied to moldy-smelling Tylenol expands
FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania – Johnson & Johnson is expanding a months-old recall of certain over-the-counter medicines due to complaints about a moldy smell that can cause nausea and sickness. J&J’s McNeill Consumer Healthcare unit has issued three major recalls of its medicines in eight months, leading to congressional investigations and citations by the Food and Drug Administration.
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell: Manufacturing Company to Create Nearly 60 Jobs in Snyder County
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 9 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — A modular home manufacturer will create nearly 60 jobs and breathe new life into a recently idled production site in Selinsgrove, Snyder County, with the help of state investments announced today by Governor Edward G. Rendell.
Primaries in 3 states may yield more clues to electorate’s mood (The Newsroom)
Voters head to the polls today for primaries in three states: New Mexico, Mississippi, and Alabama . Today’s ballotting is not expected to be as momentous as next week’s June 8 primary, when voters in 10 states will head to the polls.
Revenue Department Releases May Collections
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 1 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Pennsylvania collected $1.8 billion in General Fund revenue in May, which was $124.9 million, or 6.5 percent, less than anticipated, Secretary of Revenue C. Daniel Hassell reported today.