A pandemic is going on and there is great unrest in the country.The economy is bad, and unemployment has soared.Racial turmoil is great.The vote is under attack.
More than 130,000 lives have been lost in the United States as a result of COVID-19. In Pennsylvania we have had more than 96,000 people contract COVID-19. Tragically, close to 7,000 have died.
Editor's note: An editorial by Geisinger CMO and U.S. Air Force veteran Dr. Hartle to pay tribute to fallen members of the military.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — While New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts have provided medical liability immunity for their doctors treating COVID-19 patients, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has remained silent on the issue.
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Editor's note: Editorial submitted by Geisinger's Chief Nursing Executive, Janet Tomcavage
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Editor's note: Editorial submitted by Evangelical Community Hospital president/CEO Kendra Aucker
Editor's Note: The following "Open Letter" is written by the Lycoming County Progressives steering committee in response to Senator Gene Yaw's Open Letter to Governor Wolf, posted April 20. (Letter also reprinted below)
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