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EAST NORRITON — After a year of pandemic protocols keeping visitors out of hospitals to protect patients, their family members and hospital staff from the spread of the coronavirus, restrictions have been lifting at area facilities in recent months. “The ability of patients to have visitors, whether it be family, a friend, clergy or a support person, is really an important part of the healing process,” noted Beth Duffy, Chief Operating Officer of Einstein Medical Center Montgomery. “With COVID, it was one of the first things that we took a pretty hard stance on and we clos...

EAST NORRITON —  “It’s only been a year but it feels like 20 years,” noted Einstein Medical Center Montgomery COO Beth Duffy when reflecting on the coronavirus timeline at the East Norriton facility. “We remember back in January of 2020 we first started hearing about this ‘epidemic’ when the first death was reported by the Chinese government on Jan. 11. Then it started to ramp up when the World Health Organization declared a global emergency on Jan. 30, 2020. The first case was reported in the United States on Feb. 1, and then the first death from COVI...

Today Rain likely. High 63F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Locally heavy rainfall possible.. Tonight Cloudy with periods of rain. Becoming windy overnight. Low 39F. SSW winds shifting to NW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Higher wind gusts possible. Updated: March 31, 2021 @ 12:41 pm