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Serving Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD

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The latest information on the local healthcare industry around Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD.

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Meritus cites stats for suicide prevention

HAGERSTOWN – There were 24 people who took their own lives in Washington County, Maryland, in 2023. The number of suicides in the...

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Maryland Physicians Care provides $624,000 in scholarships for osteopathic students

HAGERSTOWN – Maryland Physicians Care provided a $624,000 grant to fund scholarships at the Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine. “MPC, a local Medicaid-managed...

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Community event to promote mental wellness, suicide prevention

WAYNESBORO – In response to growing concern about mental health, Healthy Franklin County and the Mental Health Association of Franklin/Fulton counties are offering...

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Franklin County Commissioners show support for recovery community 

CHAMBERSBURG – The Franklin County Commissioners have proclaimed September to be National Recovery Month in Franklin County. In doing so, the commissioners are...

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From paper to paint: Art therapy helped transform WellSpan patient’s recovery

MOUNT GRETNA – Over the past year, people started finding tiny cranes everywhere in the WellSpan Philhaven hospital building in Mount Gretna. The...

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Meritus Health awards over $1.4 Million in scholarships to inaugural med class

HAGERSTOWN – Isaiah Stevens, a member of the inaugural class of the Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine, said the school’s focus on service...

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Free flu shots available for seniors at Franklin County senior centers

CHAMBERSBURG – The Franklin County Area Agency on Aging, in partnership with Keystone Health, has scheduled a series of mobile flu shot clinics...

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Viral illnesses on the rise

HAGERSTOWN – As the number of viral illness cases begins to tick up in the region, Meritus Health officials are reminding the public...

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WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital improves inpatient pharmacy

WAYNESBORO – WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital has completed a new inpatient pharmacy. The modern facility is designed to advance patient safety, medication quality and...

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Franklin County’s reading program boosts kids’ early learning

Class of 2038… that’s what year five-year-old Mae Kint will graduate as she begins her first day of kindergarten. As she starts this...

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