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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) joined the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) and Pennsylvania organ donation organizations Donate Life PA, Center for Organ Recovery and Education …
Pennsylvania License, ID Card Holders Can Save Lives Through Organ Donation Read More
WEST READING, PA — Each day, 20 people in the United States die while waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. Tower Health announced it has joined with The Hospital & …
Gift of Life Donor Program and Tower Health Promote Organ Donation to Help Save Lives Read More
WEST READING, PA — Tower Health announced the satellite office of Penn Transplant Institute (PTI) opened at Reading Hospital on December 14. Pre- and post-transplant care at Reading Hospital are …
Penn Transplant Institute Outpatient Care Site Opens at Reading Hospital Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Orencia (abatacept) for the prophylaxis (prevention) of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD), a condition that occurs when donor …
FDA Approves First Drug to Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit stakeholder …
HHS Seeks Public Comments to Advance Equity and Reduce Disparities in Organ Transplantation Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Jessica Beth Schwartz Memorial Scholarship announced that four organ transplant recipients, two of which are Chester County natives, are the winners of its 2021-22 higher education …
Two Chester County Natives Awarded Transplant Scholarships Read More
WEST READING, PA — Tower Health announced that its Tower Health Transplant Institute (THTI) and related transplant Nephrology and Hepatology practices will transition to Penn Medicine. THTI’s kidney and liver …
Tower Health Transplant Institute to Transition to Penn Medicine Read More
WEST READING, PA — Each day, 17 people in the United States die while waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. Tower Health has joined the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of …
Tower Health Participating in Gift of Life Donor Program to Promote Life Saving Organ Donation Read More
WEST READING, PA — Tower Health Transplant Institute (THTI) performed its first liver transplant at Reading Hospital on Thursday, December 3. The surgery was performed by Tower Health transplant surgeons …
Tower Health Transplant Institute Performs First Liver Transplant at Reading Hospital Read More