News
January 21, 2021
The Chester County Health Department is processing the impact of the recent changes made by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, moving those over the age of 65 and those 16-64 with certain medical conditions into Phase 1A. This change adds 90,000+ eligible people to Phase 1A, a large increase of eligible people for Phase 1A. On average, the Chester County Health Department has received 2,000 doses per week, and in total, the county has been averaging receipt of 6,000 doses ... View Article
January 7, 2021
(PHOENIXVILLE, PA) – December 15, 2020 – Phoenixville Hospital recently added the da Vinci® X Surgical System to its services. The da Vinci X Surgical System is a proven robotic-assisted surgical technology that helps enable our surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgery with an advanced set of instruments and a 3D high-definition view of the surgical area. The surgeon is 100% in control of the robotic-assisted da Vinci Surgical System, which translates his/her hand movements into smaller, more precise movements ... View Article
January 4, 2021
The time-limited mitigation orders put in place on Dec. 12 have helped to begin flattening the curve of new cases following the post-Thanksgiving surge in Pennsylvania. As a result, today Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced that the time-limited orders as written will expire at 8 a.m., Jan. 4 as planned. “Our mitigation efforts over the past several weeks are working, and I thank everyone who abided by the restrictions put in place to protect ... View Article
December 18, 2020
WEST CHESTER, PA_ The Chester County Commissioners approved today a further $10 million in funding to support small businesses and agricultural enterprises impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Available under the Chester County Main Street Preservation program, grants will be administered by the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) at the request of the Commissioners. “This program doesn’t just help our local small businesses, it helps our neighbors, our friends and our whole community” said Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Marian Moskowitz. ... View Article
December 14, 2020
Phoenixville, Pa., December 14 — French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust has preserved forever 54 acres along St. Matthews Road in West Vincent Township, northern Chester County, through a conservation easement on property owned by 18 Years, LLC, established by township residents Paul and Cynthia Black and Bob and Shelley Casciato. 18 Years is so named because it took that long for the couples to acquire the land from real estate developers that planned to build 20 houses on the ... View Article
