Allegheny General Hospital Physicians Among the First in the Country to Use Novel Radiation Therapy to Treat Severe Heart Arrhythmias
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A team of physicians at Allegheny General Hospital, part of Allegheny Health Network, are among the first in the country to use a novel form of radiation therapy to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder known as ventricular tachycardia.
Radiation oncologist Mark Trombetta, MD, and cardiac electrophysiologist Emerson Liu, MD, are principal investigators in the trial.
“Our goal is to establish this therapy through a broader experience as an innovation that will ultimately result in better long-term outcomes, lower hospitalization rates and an improved quality of life for patients.
Commercial real estate investment firm Equus Capital Partners announced the sale of three of the buildings from The Knitting Mills development in Wyomissing to an affiliate of Kawa Capital Management on Wednesday.
The buildings include the UGI Energy Services corporate headquarters, Teleflex research and development lab and Tower Health training center â together measuring 262,615 square feet.
Terms of the finalized acquisition were not immediately available, though Wyomissing zoning and code officer Michele Bare previously noted a nine-figure offer was made for the properties.
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âKawa is excited to close the acquisition of the three-building portfolio within The Knitting Mills,â said Dan Amer, director of the Florida-based financial planning firm Kawa Capital Management, in a statement.
Dec 23, 2020 Drexel University College Of Medicine At Tower Health Set To Finish
(Wyomissing, PA) The Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health is getting closer to completion. Officials announced yesterday that the new medical school is expected to be completed in July of next year. The school is a result of a partnership between Tower Health s Reading Hospital and Drexel University. The new building will include a large anatomy lab, small group rooms and a simulation lab. Hiring for staff and instructors is going to start next month.
Dec 23, 2020 Drexel University College Of Medicine At Tower Health Set To Finish
(Wyomissing, PA) The Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health is getting closer to completion. Officials announced yesterday that the new medical school is expected to be completed in July of next year. The school is a result of a partnership between Tower Health s Reading Hospital and Drexel University. The new building will include a large anatomy lab, small group rooms and a simulation lab. Hiring for staff and instructors is going to start next month. Reading Downtown Improvement District To Discontinue
(Reading, PA) Reading Downtown Improvement District is going to be discontinued. City Council voted on Monday to not reauthorize the DID for next year. It will be discontinued on New Years Day. The group was originally founded in 1995, and its goal was to improve the city s central business district. Mayor Eddie Moran says his administration is planning to meet with
The hope would be that as students come out here and train out here, they will fall in love with the area and will hopefully stay in residencies, said Dr. Karen Restifo, the college s regional vice dean.
The medical school is the result of a partnership between Drexel University and Tower Health s Reading Hospital. It is a smaller, independent, four-year campus. Students who choose to attend will do their learning in Berks County. Drexel is very interested in community service and patient advocacy, so they will go out of the building to interact, said Restifo. Chad Blimline | 69 News
She added that the medical school will benefit the community in many ways, including economically and through community service initiatives.