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Fire Displaces ICU Patients, Newborns At Crozer-Chester Medical Center (DEVELOPING) Fire Displaces ICU Patients, Newborns At Crozer-Chester Medical Center (DEVELOPING)
Fire Displaces ICU Patients, Newborns At Crozer-Chester Medical Center (Developing) A fire broke out in the electrical room of the loading dock at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland on Thursday night, Dec. 26, prompting a massive emergency response and the evacuation of multiple hospital units, according to authorities. Emergency crews were dispatched shortly after 8:40 p.m. when smoke was detected in the loading dock along Upland Avenue. By 9:10 p.m., the fire was confirmed to have spread to a room that controlled the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), fire officials said over radio traffic. All 24 ICU patients were evacuated, with ambulances across the county mobi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Hospitals Filling Up With 2K+ COVID-19 Patients, DOH Says Pennsylvania Hospitals Filling Up With 2K+ COVID-19 Patients, DOH Says
Pennsylvania Hospitals Filling Up With 2K+ Covid-19 Patients, DOH Says The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting staggering data on the state of coronavirus case.4,391 additional positive COVID-19 cases were reported in 24 hours, as of Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 12 a.m. This brings the statewide total to 1,329,111. There are 2,010 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and of that number, 496 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. The state says the 14-day moving average number of hospitalized patients is increasing. Statewide percent positivity for the week of Aug. 27 – Sept. 2 stood at 8.2%. 38 new deaths were reported as Tuesday, Sep…

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by Jillian Pikora
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COVID-19: Pennsylvania Averages Record 5,000 Hospitalizations Daily COVID-19: Pennsylvania Averages Record 5,000 Hospitalizations Daily
Covid-19: Pennsylvania Averages Record 5,000 Hospitalizations Daily Nearly 6,000 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, which has seen record levels of cases across the state this past week, authorities said. . The Keystone State has averaged more than 5,000 patients in the hospital every day during the past week due to COVID-19, state officials said on Tuesday. That's an all-time high for the state since the coronavirus epidemic arrived in  In fact, it's nearly double the state's last peak in spring, officials said. It also coincides with the nation's peak for hospitalizations which was recorded on Monday, according to The Hill.  A total of…

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by Jon Craig
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Pennsylvania Reports 2nd Consecutive Day Of Record Positive Coronavirus Cases Pennsylvania Reports 2nd Consecutive Day Of Record Positive Coronavirus Cases
Pennsylvania Reports 2nd Consecutive Day Of Record Positive Coronavirus Cases Pennsylvania reported its second straight highest daily count of new, positive coronavirus on Friday since the pandemic began, state health department officials said. As of midnight on Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed there were 11,763 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 398,600. This was the highest daily increase of COVID-19 cases since the epidemic began in March, state officials said. The trend in the 14-day moving average of number of hospitalized patients per day has increased by nearly 3,600 since the end of September, what…

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by Jon Craig