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Dec 18, 2020
Conemaugh Health Systemâs Memorial Medical Center campus is shown in this file photo from Oct. 2, 2013.By John Rucosky
Although COVID-19 hospitalizations dipped slightly on Thursday, the stateâs top doctor says the situation remains formidable.
âOur hospitals and health systems in Pennsylvania are significantly challenged due to COVID-19,â Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said.
Average COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased by 5,200 since late September, Levine said during a press briefing.
There were 6,209 COVID-19 patients in Pennsylvania hospitals on Thursday â down by 137 patients since Wednesday. They included 1,246 in intensive care units and 745 on ventilators or breathing machines. On Wednesday, there were 1,238 in ICUs and 740 on ventilators, the Department of Health online dashboard showed
F. Larry Kulp, 77, of rural Martinsburg, died Friday at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown.
A native of Bucks County, Kulp and his wife, Mary Ann, moved to Morrisons Cove and in 1973, began the Lar-Ann Dairy Farm, which they owned and operated for 26 years. In 1999, the farm was renamed Kulp Family Dairy LLC, and is now owned and operated by their son, Phil, and his family.
Joe Diamond, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau regional organizational director, said Kulp was a friendly and outgoing guy.
“He would talk to anybody. He was friendly to everyone,” Diamond said. “He was always there and willing to help if someone had a question about farming.”
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Dr. David Csikos, chief medical officer at Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber, discusses the hospital s COVID-19 antibodies project on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020.By Todd Berkey
âA momentous occasion,â âabsolutely amazingâ and a âgreat dayâ were some of Pennsylvania health care leadersâ descriptions as the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered Monday.
Front-line workers at UPMC hospitals in Pittsburgh were among the first to receive an initial dose of the Pfizer vaccine Monday during a press briefing from the hospital.
Tamara Minnier, UPMC chief quality officer and a registered nurse, administered the vaccine on livestream video.
âThis is truly a momentous occasion,â Minnier said. âThese employees are my personal heroes. Over the last now nearly 10 months, they have worked tirelessly at the front lines taking care of our communities.â