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WEST SIDE — Sen. Lisa Baker said on Thursday that the principle behind a regional police force is sound, practically and financially — greater coverage, protection, and accountability than what two smaller units could be expected to achieve.
Baker’s comments were delivered at the “official launch” of the new West Side Regional Police Department (WSRPD), which combines the Larksville Borough and Edwardsville police departments.
Lehigh Valley Health Network’s newest "neighborhood" concept hospital has opened in the Poconos.
On Jan. 27, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono Creek, located at 1328 Golden Slipper Road, Bartonsville, opened its doors.
This hospital in Pocono Township is LVHN’s first neighborhood hospital in the Poconos. Neighborhood hospitals have also opened in Macungie and Gilbertsville, and a fourth location in Hellertown is planned to open by early 2027.
Tenor Health Foundation has received the required Pennsylvania Department of Health approval to acquire Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and two Lackawanna County hospitals, Tenor Chief Executive Officer and founder Radha Savitala said in a statement Wednesday.
“We thank the Department for its review and thank the Shapiro Administration for their oversight in the process,” Savitala’s statement said, referring to state Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Pennsylvania Health Department officials have given their blessing to nonprofit Tenor Health Foundation's application to acquire three Northeast Pennsylvania hospitals, multiple sources said Wednesday.
The deal is expected to see Tenor take over Wilkes-Barre General, Moses Taylor and Scranton Regional hospitals, which are owned by Commonwealth Health System. A potential sale price has not been disclosed.
(WBRE/WYOU) — A deal for Tenor Health to acquire three local hospitals was approved Wednesday, according to U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr., who represents Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District.
Bresnahan posted Wednesday that he received confirmation that the deal for Tenor Health to acquire ownership of Regional Hospital of Scranton, Moses Taylor Hospital, and Wilkes-Barre General.
The deal was pending for several months, with employees receiving notice of a potential ownership change in August 2025.
A month after Tenor Health Foundation expected to take over three local hospitals, the nonprofit's leader issued a statement Tuesday saying only the state's approval is delaying its plan.
“We stand ready to conclude the transaction and to successfully operate Wilkes-Barre General, Moses Taylor and Scranton Regional hospitals, however we await Department of Health approval,” Tenor CEO Radha Savitala said in a statement. "We are hopeful the approval is forthcoming within days."
WASHINGTON, DC — On January 22, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted in favor of H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 and H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. H.R. 7147 passed the House by a vote of 220-207, and H.R. 7148, which includes three of the 12 appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026, passed the House by a vote of 341-88.
As Northeastern Pennsylvania’s health care system grows more fragile, Rep. Rob Bresnahan deserves credit for confronting one of the root causes. In the December 3 Times Leader article reaffirming his commitment to improving health care in NEPA, he highlighted the urgency of strengthening access and stability across the region.
U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan touted the impact the Rural Health Transformation Fund may have in his district during a roundtable discussion last week with President Donald Trump, administration officials and fellow Republican lawmakers on rural health care.
WASHINGTON, DC — On January 14, Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced he, alongside Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10), introduced the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would bring pay for federal correctional officers in line with other federal law enforcement agencies, strengthening recruitment and retention to address the chromic and severe staffing shortages inside federal prisons.