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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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Mom, 4-Year-Old Hospitalized After I-81 Triple Fatal Crash In Central PA Mom, 4-Year-Old Hospitalized After I-81 Triple Fatal Crash In Central PA
Mom, 4-Year-Old Hospitalized After I-81 Triple Fatal Crash In Central PA A 4-year-old girl and her mom are in the hospital with serious injuries after a triple fatal crash on Interstate 81 killed the family's matriarch, a family friend told Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 16.  Lieu Nguyen, 49 of Harrisburg, was among the three killed in a crash when a tractor-trailer left I-81 North went over the grassy median and struck multiple vehicles on I-81 South on Sunday, July 14, as Daily Voice reported at the time.  Lieu's daughter, 28-year-old Hoa-my Nguyen, and her daughter (Lieu granddaughter) 4-year-old Mila Nguyen remain in Hershey Medical Center …

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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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