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Erie County Department of Health going online for …

WEBYou can apply and pay online starting April 24. Applying for a permit or license from the Erie County Department of Health hasn't changed much over the years. …

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What Erie County did right during COVID-19 pandemic: …

WEBErie County posted a COVID-19 hospitalization rate of 155.5 patients per 10,000 residents between March 2020 and December 2022, the seventh-lowest rate in …

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How many Erie County PA residents are grappling with …

WEBIn Pennsylvania, roughly $1.8 billion in medical debt sits in collections, saddling people who have experienced health problems and sometimes stopping them …

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COVID-19, RSV and flu: Erie County, PA sees decline in cases

WEBDavid Bruce. Erie Times-News. 0:00. 0:57. A holiday mini-surge of COVID-19, flu and RSV may be winding down well before Valentine's Day. Case totals for all …

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Adagio Health wins contract to oversee Erie region's …

WEBAdagio offers tobacco cessation through Erie, Edinboro offices. Though Adagio just received the tobacco program contract in October, it has provided women's …

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Erie County sees rise in flu cases, though few …

WEBErie County Department of Health officials reported 273 flu cases the week of Dec. 9-15, more than doubling the 242 previous cases reported in the county since flu …

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Safe, effective vaccines can protect you from RSV, COVID …

WEBThe newly approved RSV immunizations, like the vaccines for COVID-19 and flu, are safe and work to prevent more serious complications, hospitalizations, and …

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Erie County Department of Health hires administrator Kim …

WEBIt took a year to make the changes, get them approved by the state, and conduct the hiring process, but the County Health Department has its new director of …

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Erie PA urgent-care centers change locations, shorten …

WEBUPMC Urgent Care Erie closed its 7200 Peach St. location in August but will reopen it May 20 after it closes its center at 2861 W. 26th St.

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Biden's Inflation Reduction Act helps bridge racial health …

WEBThis is great news! And that's why I'm working every day to implement President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, to improve access to health care, lower …

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Erie, PA doctor returns to work after COVID-19 and lung transplant

WEBErie Times-News. 0:00. 1:16. Twenty months after he contracted COVID-19 severe enough to require a double-lung transplant, Carl Seon, M.D., is returning to work. …

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PHC4 report shows Erie PA region hospitals post high mortality rates

WEBThe statewide in-hospital mortality rate showed a statistically significant increase in 11 of the 16 conditions covered in the report. Significantly higher-than …

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Learn how the insurance industry denies a claim, and how to appeal

WEBWhat’s the difference between a health insurance claim file request and an appeal? After you receive a denial, you can submit an appeal. This means you are …

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ECAT helps Erie woman become UPMC medical assistant and …

WEBGamble attended classes during the day at ECAT, located at 650 East Ave. in the former Wayne School, during the 2022-23 school year. She was the youngest of …

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UPMC to cut more than 1,000 jobs, including some In Erie PA

WEBUPMC, the Pittsburgh-based healthcare giant that includes UPMC Hamot in Erie, is cutting more than 1,000 jobs, most of them non-clinical. It's a big number, but …

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Who should lead on the path to 'Utopia' in American healthcare

WEBThe AMA (American Medical Association) long ago ceased representing practicing physicians. Less than 15% of them are members, and the dues collected in …

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Why the director of Erie's Upper Room homeless shelter is retiring

WEBCris Taylor said that Peggy Taylor is retiring as well. The Upper Room also launched a safety monitor program in collaboration with the Mental Health Association …

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Erie County restaurant inspections for April 11-18, 2024

WEBAt least once a year, Erie County Department of Health officials inspect all restaurants and stores that sell unpackaged food. Here is a list of violations recorded …

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County Health Department's Hepatitis A vaccine clinic closes early

WEBA strong demand for hepatitis A vaccine has forced the Erie County Department of Health to schedule a second vaccination clinic after it ran out of doses at …

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Shapiro-Davis admin seeks to address Black maternity mortality crisis

WEBExpanding postpartum health coverage through Medicaid is vitally important for dealing with the Black maternal mortality crisis. The new Shapiro-Davis budget …

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WIC faces deep cuts after getting a boost during COVID

WEBChildren’s nutrition program, revved up in the pandemic, faces severe cuts. A federal program built to improve nutrition for new mothers and kids is growing for the first …

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Highmark reaches provider agreement with OB/GYN Associates of …

WEBHighmark Inc. has reached a new provider agreement with Erie's largest obstetrics-gynecology practice, preventing hundreds of Erie-area women from having to …

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OB/GYN Associates of Erie might drop Highmark insurance

WEBErie Times-News. 0:00. 0:55. Erie's largest obstetrics-gynecology practice has notified its patients that it will stop accepting Highmark health insurance May 15 …

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