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November 7, 2018

REMINDER: Town Hall Meeting Scheduled For Tonight

This evening Ellwood City residents will finally have their chance to ask their looming questions about the recent happenings and what the future entails for the Ellwood City Medical Center as a Town Hall Meeting has been scheduled. The meeting will begin at 6:15 p.m. and is scheduled to be held in the upstairs auditorium of the Ellwood City Municipal Building according to interim Borough Manager, Joe Cioffi Officials from the Florida-based Americore Health LLC, including CEO Grant White, will be in attendance. The meeting had been requested at the previous Town Hall meeting, due to the rising concerns regarding…

October 25, 2018

Date Released For Town Hall Meeting Regarding The EC Medical Center

On Wednesday, November 7, Ellwood City residents will finally have their chance to ask their looming questions about the recent happenings and what the future entails for the Ellwood City Medical Center as a Town Hall Meeting has been scheduled. The meeting will begin at 6:15 p.m. and is scheduled to be held in the upstairs auditorium of the Ellwood City Municipal Building according to interim Borough Manager, Joe Cioffi Officials from the Florida-based Americore Health LLC, including CEO Grant White, will be in attendance. The meeting had been requested at the previous Town Hall meeting, due to the rising…

October 18, 2018

EC Medical Center: Helping Raise Money for Hayden Hamilton, Offering Flu Vaccines

The Ellwood City Medical Center is supporting Hayden Hamilton, a sophomore at linebacker at Laurel High School who sustained a serious spinal injury during a football game on August 31, 2018. Hayden went through a nine-hour surgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to isolate the fractured vertebrae and assess the damage to his spinal cord.  Hayden said he’s hopeful to be home by the end of November. He said he is most excited to see his dogs, in an interview with WFMJ.com earlier this month. Everyone can help Hayden by purchasing a t-shirt for $15, available in sizes Medium, Large,…

October 5, 2018

Letter to the Editor: Ellwood Medical Center – Americore

How much do you know, or care, about what is happening at the Ellwood City Medical Center now operated by Americore, which was once our beloved community hospital? There’s been some news about Americore’s financial difficulties elsewhere, and according to Americore, they’ve been settled.  However, according to court documents obtained by The Lee Daily Register from the Supreme Court Clerk of New York the headline story reads “All Americore Hospitals Tied Up In Supreme Court Legal Battle.”  Specifically mentioned in the list: “Ellwood City Hospital, Ellwood City Medical Center LLC, Ellwood Medical LLC, Ellwood Medical Center Operations LLC.” Perhaps this…