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Business Wire
21-05-2025
- Health
- Business Wire
Second Annual Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Improvement Designation Awards Recognize 62 Hospitals
HARRISBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PA PQC) is pleased to announce the recipients of its second annual Perinatal Quality Improvement Designation Awards which were presented at its annual conference in Altoona on May 21, 2025. "Through participation in the Perinatal Quality Collaborative, hospital staff have demonstrated the ability to work with community services to make a difference." Share Designation awards and levels are based on meeting quality improvement milestone criteria over a 12-month period, starting from April 2024 through March 2025. The awards were announced and presented to staff from each hospital during a ceremony at the Blair County Convention Center. Those earning the silver or gold designation level have undertaken additional projects focused on health equity and/or patient voice within maternal and neonatal health care. Hospitals recognized at the ceremony include: ACMH Hospital AHN – Forbes Hospital AHN – Jefferson Hospital AHN – St. Vincent AHN – West Penn Hospital Doylestown Hospital Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Geisinger – Bloomsburg Hospital Geisinger – Community Medical Center Geisinger – Lewistown Hospital Geisinger – Medical Center, Danville Geisinger – Wyoming Valley Medical Center Grand View Hospital Maternity Department Guthrie – Robert Packer Hospital Birthing Center Holy Redeemer Hospital Indiana Regional Medical Center Jefferson Einstein Medical Center Montgomery Jefferson Health – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Lehigh Valley Health Network – Cedar Crest Lehigh Valley Health Network – Hazelton Lehigh Valley Health Network – Muhlenberg Lehigh Valley Health Network – Pocono Lehigh Valley Health Network – Schuylkill Main Line Health – Bryn Mawr Hospital Main Line Health – Lankenau Medical Center Main Line Health – Paoli Hospital Main Line Health – Riddle Hospital Mount Nittany Medical Center Penn Highlands DuBois Penn Medicine – Chester County Hospital Penn Medicine – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Penn Medicine – Lancaster General/Women and Babies Penn Medicine – Pennsylvania Hospital Penn State Health – Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Children's Hospital Penn State Health –St. Joseph's Punxsutawney Area Hospital St. Clair Hospital St. Luke's University Health Network – Allentown St. Luke's University Health Network – Anderson St. Luke's University Health Network – Upper BucksTower Health – Phoenixville Hospital Tower Health System – Reading Hospital Trinity Health - St. Marys Medical Center UPMC Altoona UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC Hamot UPMC Hanover UPMC Harrisburg UPMC Horizon UPMC Magee Womens Hospital UPMC Memorial in York UPMC Northwest UPMC Wellsboro (Susquehanna Soldiers and Sailors) UPMC Williamsport (Susquehanna Williamsport) Warren General Hospital Wayne General Hospital WellSpan – Evangelical Community Hospital WellSpan – Ephrata Community Hospital WellSpan – Gettysburg Hospital WellSpan – Good Samaritan Hospital WellSpan – Summit Health Chambersburg Hospital WellSpan – York Hospital 'Pennsylvanians understand the need to address the ongoing challenges affecting mothers and their newborn babies, especially those causing maternal and infant deaths. Through participation in the Perinatal Quality Collaborative, hospital staff have demonstrated the ability to work with community services to make a difference. With a refocus of priorities at the national level, birthing hospitals across Pennsylvania have responded by increasing their work locally to improve the care of mothers and babies in their communities,' said James Cook, MD, Neonatal Health Co-Chair of the PA PQC Advisory Group and Medical Director of the Northeastern PA PQC. In Pennsylvania, perinatal health issues persist, including racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and neonatal outcomes, higher than average maternal sepsis rates, and drug overdose deaths during pregnancy and postpartum. The PA PQC addresses these challenges through various initiatives, including Maternal Opioid Use Disorder, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Maternal Sepsis, and Safe Sleep. Through collaborative efforts, the PA PQC aims to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes across the state. 'We are proud to recognize the hospitals across Pennsylvania that are leading the way in improving maternal and newborn outcomes in childbirth,' said Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD, President and CEO of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation. 'Their commitment to quality improvement and patient-centered care is helping to address some of the most pressing challenges in maternal health. These designations reflect meaningful progress toward safer care for all families in the Commonwealth.' The PA PQC is administered by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and WHAMglobal, and it is affiliated with the Northeastern Pennsylvania PQC (NEPaPQC). About the Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative The Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PA PQC) provides quality improvement support to healthcare teams to improve the standard of care for pregnant and postpartum people and babies. Seventy-seven birth sites and NICUs from across the commonwealth participate in the PA PQC. The PA PQC is administered by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and WHAMglobal, and it is affiliated with the Northeastern Pennsylvania PQC (NEPaPQC). For more information, visit About the Jewish Healthcare Foundation The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) and its three operating arms — the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI), Health Careers Futures (HCF), and the Women's Health Activist Movement Global (WHAMglobal) — offer a unique brand of activist philanthropy to advance healthcare innovation, advocacy, collaboration, and education in the interest of better health. For more information, visit
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Pilot, son released from burn center after Lancaster plane crash
(WHTM) — A pilot and his son have been discharged from the Lehigh Valley Burn Center after last month's plane crash in Lancaster County. According to a spokesperson for the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Matthew and Judah White were both discharged after receiving care for about a month at the burn center. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Both initially arrived at the burn center in critical condition but were updated to being in 'fair' condition late last month. Matthew White was piloting the six-seat Beechcraft Bonanza when it crashed into a parking lot at the Brethren Village, a local retirement community, on March 9 shortly after taking off from Lancaster Airport. Pennsylvania Plane Crash: Pilot's audio details moments leading up to crash Three other passengers were taken to Lancaster General Hospital, and no injuries were reported on the ground. The NTSB is continuing to investigate the crash. Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Yahoo
Pennsylvania plane crash: Hospital provides update on victims
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Two of the victims involved in last weekend's plane crash in Lancaster County remain in critical condition, according to a spokesperson from the Lehigh Valley Health Network. The spokesperson said that the pilot, Matthew White, and a passenger, identified as Judah White, are currently in critical condition after being transported to the Lehigh Valley Burn Recovery Center following the crash. FAA releases preliminary information on Pennsylvania plane crash A third victim was transported to the burn center, but their identity is currently unknown. A Lancaster General Hospital Official said two other victims were not transported to the burn center. Their conditions are unknown. The six-seater private plane, a Beechcraft Bonanza, crashed into a parking lot of the Brethren Village, a retirement community, shortly after taking off from Lancaster Airport on Sunday, March 9. This is a developing story. Stay with abc27 News as more information becomes available Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
5 taken to the hospital after a plane crashes near a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
A small plane crashed into the parking lot at a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sunday afternoon, injuring the five people aboard and damaging around a dozen vehicles, according to local authorities. The plane, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza, crashed around 3:18 p.m. ET on the property of Brethren Village retirement community in Manheim Township, Scott Little, the chief of Manheim Township Fire, said at a Sunday evening news conference. Five people were on board and were transported to hospitals, according to Little. All five were initially taken to Lancaster General Hospital and three were transferred to the burn unit at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania, according to a spokesperson for Lancaster General Hospital. The other two patients were treated and released, the spokesperson said. CNN has reached out to Lehigh Valley Health Network Regional Burn Center for the status of the patients transported there and to authorities in Manheim Township for more information. About a dozen cars were damaged, five 'severely,' officials said. There was no structural damage to the retirement community building and no one on the ground was injured, Little said. Video of the scene shows the wreckage of the plane engulfed in flames and dark smoke. The fire has since been put out using 'copious amounts of water,' according to Little. The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the crash, which comes after a devastating midair collision in January and a string of plane crashes across the country. In Philadelphia, all six passengers and one person on the ground were killed when a medical evacuation jet crashed on January 31. The National Transportation Safety Board told CNN it is also opening an investigation and will evaluate the documentation and initial examination gathered by FAA investigators at the crash site. The pilot reported the plane had an open door, in a radio conversation with an air traffic controller. The controller instructed the pilot to 'pull up' moments before the crash. The plane was scheduled to depart from Lancaster Airport, just north of the crash site and was headed toward Springfield, Ohio, according to FlightAware. Pennsylvania State Police are 'on the ground assisting local first responders,' Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a post on X. The governor added that, 'All Commonwealth resources are available as the response continues.' One witness said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff. 'It was pretty high, but then it started veering left, and suddenly it nose-dived sideways while continuing to turn left,' Brian Pipkin told CNN. Pipkin said he rushed to the parking lot of the retirement center, where he saw the cockpit of the plane engulfed in flames. He described the intense heat as 'feeling like opening an oven set to 500 degrees when you open the door and it hits your face.' 'It was so hot,' he said. 'I was getting closer, praying to God that nothing would blow up.' CNN has reached out to Pennsylvania State Police and Manheim Township Fire and Rescue for more information. This story has been updated with additional information. CNN's Aaron Cooper and Amanda Jackson contributed to this report.
Associated Press
10-03-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
3 victims of Pennsylvania plane crash were taken to a burn unit for treatment, hospital says
LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — Three of the five people injured in a single-engine plane crash in central Pennsylvania over the weekend were sent from a Lancaster hospital to a burn center for treatment, authorities said Monday. Two patients were flown to the Lehigh Valley Health Network's burn center and a third was driven there by ambulance, according to a spokesman for Lancaster General Hospital, where all five occupants were taken immediately after the crash. The other two patients were released Sunday night from Lancaster General, he said in an email. The plane burst into flames as it crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday from Lancaster Airport and was destroyed. It landed in a parking lot of the Brethren Village retirement community in Lititz, some 75 miles (121 kilometers) west of Philadelphia. Lehigh Valley Health Network spokeswoman Jamie Stover said she was not permitted to confirm that her facility treated anyone without first being told the patients' names, which authorities have not released. The Beechcraft Bonanza plane, registered to Jam Zoom Yayos LLC in Manheim, not far from the airport, went down just after 3 p.m. No one was killed in the fiery crash and no one was injured on the ground, the Federal Aviation Administration said. FlightAware said the plane was headed to Springfield, Ohio. The National Transportation Safety Board said it has opened an investigation and is working with the FAA, which it said has someone at the site to examine it and gather documentation. Investigators will look into the pilot, the aircraft and the operating environment, the NTSB said. That will include gathering recordings of air traffic control communications, flight tracking data, witness statements, surveillance video and aircraft maintenance records. A preliminary report is expected within 30 days of the accident, while an investigation can take 12 to 24 months to complete, it said. A message seeking comment was left Monday for the airport's operations director. Witness Brian Pipkin was driving when he noticed the plane veer to its left. 'And then it went down nose first,' Pipkin said Sunday. 'There was an immediate fireball.' He called 911. Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft 'has an open door, we need to return for a landing.' An air traffic controller is heard clearing the plane to land, before saying, 'Pull up!' Moments later, someone can be heard saying the aircraft was 'down just behind the terminal in the parking lot street area.'
