Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The Balch Family welcomed Shane Jr. at 12:11 a.m. Tuesday; a Lafayette Hill woman gave birth to the county's first baby in Abington at 12:05 a.m.
UPDATE: On the other side of the county, Sara and Greg Stokes welcomed Marguerite Lynn at 12:05 a.m. at Abington Memorial Hospital, making her the 2013 first baby born in the region. Read more about the Lafayette Hill couple's new addition here. ORIGINAL STORY: Jessica and Shane Balch of Schwenksville welcomed the area’s first baby of 2013 at Grand View Hospital on Tuesday morning, according to The Reporter. Shane Balch Jr., little brother of twins Matthew and Zackary, weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces when he was born at 12:11 a.m. on Jan. 1. Shane Balch Sr., who works at Asher’s Chocolates in Souderton, told The Reporter that Jessica was not due until Jan. 20, but a Caesarean section was scheduled for Jan. 4 because it was a high-risk …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
John Flenders, 27, had his pinky devastated by Streptococcus pyogenes, which caused the flesh-eating disease Necrotizing Fasciitis. It all started with a tiny cut on his pinky finger and end with a partial amputation. He now educates others on the disease
John Flenders knew something was severely wrong with his right pinky finger when an infection ran red up his arm toward his heart, highlighting his arteries like an aerial view of the Amazon River. He called out of work at Adecco Engineering. The burning wouldn’t stop for more than eight hours. He couldn’t bend his finger. It all began with a tiny cut on the pinky knuckle; it ended with the chopping off of a dead, gangrenous, black pinky up to the second knuckle. A flesh-eating disease called Necrotizing Fasciitis infiltrated and nearly destroyed Flenders’ finger and arm in two days during the week of September 25. Flenders, 27, believes he contracted Group A Streptococcus Pyogenes when he retrieved a football from a koi pond in a friend’s…
Monday, June 11, 2012
Local hospitals were ranked according to rating system developed by nonprofit coalition of employers and other groups that purchase health benefits
Abington Health-Lansdale Hospital was given a grade of "A" by a national group focused on ranking and rating hospitals' performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. The ranking of overall performance listed Lansdale Hospital under its prior name - Central Montgomery Medical Center. You can read the details of Lansdale Hospital's ranking by clicking this link. The ratings were given out and announced Monday by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. Grand View Hospital in Sellersville received a "B" rating for safety. All the ratings, together with more information, are on the Hospital Safety Group website. "The Leapfrog Group …
StGabes
11:10 am on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Thank you for sharing!!! Who would have thought something like this would happen by getting a football out of water, it blows my mind..... more ›