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These Pennsylvania Hospitals Rank Among Best, Worst In America For Safety These Pennsylvania Hospitals Rank Among Best, Worst In America For Safety
These Pennsylvania Hospitals Rank Among Best, Worst In America For Safety A hospital safety website has released its gradings for 2023, and some Pennsylvania hospitals rank among the most safe — and least safe — in the nation, according to The Leapfrog Group.  Researchers say they selected 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to come up with grades for the nearly 3,000 hospitals and acute care centers across the United States, with more methodological information available on their website. Here's how hospitals across Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Yor…

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by Mac Bullock
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Missing Boy, 9, Found Dead In PA Pond Missing Boy, 9, Found Dead In PA Pond
Missing Boy, 9, Found Dead In PA Pond The body of a 9-year-old boy who had gone missing was pulled from a Pennsylvania pond on Monday evening, June 19, officials said. Police arriving at the pond located at Vaux and Hickory drives in New Britain Borough saw a boy’s bicycle with a fishing pole next to it, around 5:50 p.m., the Central Bucks Regional Police Department said. A dive team from Point Pleasant Fire Department responded and found the young boy within minutes. He was taken to Doylestown Hospital where he was pronounced dead just after 7 p.m., police said. The area remains an active scene with police presence.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose
Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose A 31-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 6 to six to 20 years in state prison for three drug-dealing cases in 2021, including one committed in the Bucks County Correctional Facility that led to an inmate’s overdose. Brian Joseph O’Connell, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, one for each of the cases, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. In the most recent case, O’Connell was charged with selling drugs inside the Bucks County Correctional Facility, a day after he was booked on hi…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Best Hospitals In Pennsylvania Ranked In Newly Released Report Best Hospitals In Pennsylvania Ranked In Newly Released Report
Best Hospitals In Pennsylvania Ranked In Newly Released Report US News & World Report has released its annual rankings of the best hospitals in Pennsylvania. At the very top are Penn Presbyterian in Philadelphia and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside in Pittsburgh. Penn Presbyterian was nationally ranked in 12 specialties while UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside was nationally ranked in nine specialties. Two hundred twenty-seven hospitals in the Keystone state were evaluated, with the addition of health equity and cancer ratings. 15. Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia 13. Tie between Main Line Health Bryn Mawr Hospital and Doylestown Ho…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Fourth Inmate Death Of 2022 Reported At Bucks County Correctional Facility Fourth Inmate Death Of 2022 Reported At Bucks County Correctional Facility
Fourth Inmate Death Of 2022 Reported At Bucks County Correctional Facility The death of a fourth inmate at the Bucks County Correctional Facility this year is under investigation, authorities said. A 50-year-old man was pronounced dead Thursday, July 14 at Doylestown Hospital, county officials said. The unidentified victim's death is being investigated by the Bucks County Detectives and the Department of Corrections Investigations Unit. The news comes approximately two weeks after 37-year-old Floyd Harper died by suicide in the facility. 

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Man Gets Prison Time For Violent Assault On Guards Philadelphia Man Gets Prison Time For Violent Assault On Guards
Philadelphia Man Gets Prison Time For Violent Assault On Guards A Philadelphia man is going to spend time behind bars for a violent assault on sheriff's deputies last year, authorities said. Jeffrey Dingle, 44, was sentenced to 18 months to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday, April 12 to three counts of aggravated assault and one count each of criminal trespassing, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct, according to the Bucks County DA's Office. Dingle injured several deputies on April 21, 2021, and they were taken to Doylestown Hospital for treatment. One suffered a fractured orbital bone, authorities said. The…

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by Nicole Acosta