Tower Health and Penn Medicine have decided not to move forward with a potential clinical affiliation announced by the Berks County health system more than a year-and-a-half ago. In a statement, the two health systems said they have “mutually and amicably” agreed to no longer pursue a strategic alliance. Both Health Systems had no comments… Read more »
Penn Medicine is set to begin providing patient care on Oct. 30 at its $1.6 billion Pavilion, a 17-story building it is describing as the “future of medicine.” The 1.5-million-square-foot building in West Philadelphia — across the street from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and adjacent to the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine… Read more »
Penn Medicine plans to spend an estimated $60 million to build a new parking garage for the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center campus in West Philadelphia. The 495,000-square-foot garage at 3800 Powelton Ave. is designed to have 1,439 parking spaces. A Penn Medicine spokesperson said the structure will consolidate the parking spaces that are currently split… Read more »
The University of Pennsylvania Health System early Thursday started running the emergency department at the former Mercy Hospital in West Philadelphia as part of a partnership with Public Health Management Corp., Independence Blue Cross, and Trinity Health, the hospital’s former owner. The new name of the facility at 501 S. 54th St. is PHMC Public… Read more »
