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RADIOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES IMAGING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY IN BOTH AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PET SCANS, ULTRASOUNDS, CAT SCANS, MRIS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, AND MAMMOGRAMS. CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL PROVIDES FREE SCREENINGS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MAMMOGRAMS VIA FUNDS RECEIVED AT LOCAL CHARITABLE EVENTS HOSTED/SPONSORED BY CHH. TOTAL IMAGING PROCEDURES/SCANS FOR FY20 WERE 79,904. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL ONCOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AND RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CHARITY SERVICES TO THEIR SERVICE AREA WHO MEET THEIR CHARITY POLICY GUIDELINES. TARGETED THERAPIES IN THEIR RECENTLY RENOVATED INFUSION SUITE SELECTIVELY AFFECT ONLY THE CELLS RELATED TO A PARTICULAR CANCER, CAUSING LESS DAMAGE AND FEWER SIDE EFFECTS TO SURROUNDING NON- CANCEROUS CELLS AND BODY SYSTEMS THAN TRADITIONAL CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF PREVENTIVE AND TREATMENT CLINICAL TRIALS THROUGH THE CANCER TRIALS SUPPORT UNIT (CTSU). TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY20 WERE 12,838. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER PROVIDES INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND INFUSION SERVICES TO ONCOLOGY PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER OFFERS A ROBUST SERVICE LINE INCLUSIVE OF MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY WITH RAPID ARC TECHNOLOGY WITH THEIR LINEAR ACCELERATOR AND CYBERKNIFE CAPABILITIES. THE POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER IS A FIVE TIME RECIPIENT OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COUNCIL ON CANCER OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THERE ARE ONLY 4 CANCER CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE ACHIEVED THIS DISTINCTION. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY20 WERE 8,040.

EMERGENCY CARE: BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY "24/7/365", REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. BRANDWINE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ALL SPECIALTY SERVICES. EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR FY20 WERE 23,973. CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY "24/7/365", REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. CHH PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ALL SPECIALTY AREAS. CHH REMAINS COMMITTED TO THEIR GOAL OF SEEING PATIENTS IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS. EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR FY20 WERE 35,927. JENNERSVILLE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY "24/7/365", REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. JENNERSVILLE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ALL SPECIALTY SERVICES. EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR FY20 WERE 13,960. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY "24/7/365" REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. PHOENIXVILE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATED ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ALL SPECIALTY SERVICES, FROM SURGEONS TO ALL AREAS OF SPECIALTY CARE. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL HAD "24/7/365" ON-CALL CONSULTANTS FOR PEDIATRIC EMERGECY CASES THROUGH NEMOURS WHICH ENDED 2/9/20. THIS SERVICE NOW TRANSITIONED TO TWO AFFILIATED HOSPITALS. LOCAL EMS PROVIDERS RELY ON PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL FOR ON-GOING MEDICAL EDUCATION. EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR FY20 WERE 20,239. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR AND SERVES PATIENTS FROM BERKS, MONTGOMERY AND CHESTER COUNTIES. THE POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS THE SECOND BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THERE IS A FULL COMPLEMENT OF SPECIALTY SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE LOCAL AND/OR TERTIARY LEVEL WITH OUR SYSTEM HOSPITAL IN READING. EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR FY20 WERE 36,130.