Health News
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Mount Nittany Health Preparing to Begin Work on New Bellefonte Facility
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Updated 12:18 p.m. Oct. 21, 2026. Mount Nittany Health is getting ready to begin construction for a new Bellefonte facility that will bring expanded services together under one roof. The Centre County-based health system recently held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new two-story, 40,000-square foot building to be located at 987 E. Bishop St., near…
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Community Health Clinic to Offer Free Flu Shots, Affordable Pet Vaccines
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Local residents can get free flu shots for themselves and low-cost vaccines and microchips for their pets at a community health clinic this weekend. State Rep. Paul Takac, D-College Township, is partnering with Centre County PAWS and several Penn State programs to host the People, PAWS and PSU health clinic from 11 a.m. to 2…
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Paterno: Upcoming Impact Award Honorees Represent ‘the Very Best of Penn State’
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Penn State is the nation’s leading service-oriented university, a school where philanthropy and helping others is part of our DNA. That commitment is university-wide, including a long history of service to others by student-athletes, both current and alumni. A few years ago, we started The Impact Awards to recognize former Penn State football student-athletes that…
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Great PA News Quiz: Lawmaker Resigns Committees, Passenger Rail Schedule and TV Extra Excitement
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In this quiz: the measles outbreak continues, Shapiro on open primaries, a major settlement could spark a political fight and a lawmaker wants to leave a hunting rule up to democracy.
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Pennsylvania Records 5th Measles-Associated Death This Year
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Pennsylvania health officials reported a fifth measles-associated death Wednesday as the U.S. endures its worst year for the disease since 1991. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said the person was from Lancaster County and was unvaccinated. The state did not provide any further information about the person who died. Lancaster County’s coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni,…
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Commissioners OK Tax-Exempt Financing Through Hospital Authority for Ongoing Mount Nittany Building Projects
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Mount Nittany Medical Center will use tax-exempt financing through the Centre County Hospital Authority for two building projects following approval by the county Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. The Hospital Authority will issue a series of notes not to exceed $150 million for Mount Nittany’s nearly completed patient tower at the medical center and a…
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Mount Nittany Now Projects $15.1M Annual Loss From Cancellation of Sole Community Hospital Status
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Mount Nittany Medical Center stands to lose about $6.2 million more than initially projected from the revocation of its sole community hospital status, according to a new court filing in the hospital’s lawsuit against the federal government. Loss of the designation will cost the College Township hospital at least $15.1 million a year in Medicare…
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Mount Nittany Health Opens Expanded Dermatology Practice
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Mount Nittany Health has expanded its dermatology services with a new, larger location designed to improve access to care. The new dermatology practice opened on Aug. 31 in a 7,296-square-foot facility at 2188 Sandy Drive in Ferguson Township. Mount Nittany Health acquired the property, which was formerly owned by State College Family Medicine, in August…
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Shapiro Admin Rules for Medicaid Recipients Spark Lawsuit From People With Disabilities
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Four Pennsylvanians with intellectual and developmental disabilities filed a class action lawsuit challenging the new relative caregiver and travel rules.
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Boil Water Advisory Issued for Rock Spring Customers in Ferguson Township
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A boil water advisory was issued on Tuesday for the approximately 480 properties served by Rock Spring Water Company in rural Ferguson Township. Pennsylvania American Water, which was appointed emergency operator of the privately-owned utility last year, said in a notice that a loss of positive water pressure in the system left some customers without…