Stories
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Brett Sholtis
Pregnant and on heroin when a nurse changed her life, she worries others won’t get help
With a budget in question, a program pairing pregnant women with nurses could lose funding.
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A new Pa. bill would make it easier for doctors to get insurance approval to treat patients
The proposal would require insurers to provide doctors with more information upfront.
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Exploring health challenges within the LGBTQ+ community
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AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Health care worker shortage, behavioral health resources top concerns for hospital execs in Pa.
Shortages of nurses, doctors and other qualified workers was a challenge before the coronavirus strained hospitals, however, the virus accelerated the need for action, as burned-out nurses fled intensive care units flooded with COVID-19 patients.
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Brett Sholtis
As 988 hotline goes live in Pennsylvania, crisis centers need workers
Pennsylvania crisis intervention centers are facing a staffing shortage at a time when demand is expected to increase.
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Kate Landis
Bucks County, prison guards sued for pepper spraying, restraining woman with mental illness
A Yardley couple is suing Bucks County and 10 county jail employees over what they allege were civil rights violations against their daughter, 29-year-old Kim Stringer.
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Jae C. Hong
Nurses in Pennsylvania waited months to get licenses to work during historic staffing shortage
NPR found Pennsylvania processed LPN applications more slowly than any other state and was among the slowest at issuing RN licenses last year.
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Brett Sholtis
People with mental illness to lose home over Norristown land deal
“The system is really at a critical point now.”
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Jeremy Long
With Pa. hospitals desperate for nurses, ‘travelers’ make the best of a bad situation
Stressed out nurses are ditching their jobs for lucrative travel gigs, while overburdened hospitals see record staffing shortages.
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Delaying Care During a Pandemic
The biggest concern we had when we were at the beginning of the pandemic and everything was shutting down was that we were not doing our mammogram screenings and it was a lack of knowledge on how this virus spreads.
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Brett Sholtis
Inside a Pa. middle school where everyone wears masks, and it’s not really an issue
Educators say there’s a clear choice: Limit the spread of the virus, or risk going back to online and hybrid learning.
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Some say food insecurity can alter a child’s future. But it doesn’t have to.
As Pennsylvania’s executive director of advocacy and reform, Dan Jurman looks out for vulnerable populations in the state — a job that has been personal from day one. His childhood included homelessness, food insecurity, family substance abuse, and other adverse experiences.
Jurman recognizes that people helped him along the way. He says others who experience adversity as children need that help too.
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Brett Sholtis
Free lead paint removal available for some Lancaster County residents
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is spending $50 million to prevent lead poisoning.
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Brett Sholtis
For some people living with food insecurity, a meal is the first step toward getting help
Food outreach advocates say additional resources are needed.
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Author Sebene Selassie on interconnection and mindfulness
Sebene Selassie, meditation teacher and author of You Belong: A Call for Connection, says the difficulties of the pandemic proved the need for interconnection.
By Staff
