Coronavirus – The Bradford Era

Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Breaking News, Business, Local News

Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

Additional cases of COVID-19 reported in three local counties

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

Additional cases of COVID-19 reported in three local counties

CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com

Apr 17, 2021

There were 30 new cases of COVID-19 in the region Friday, as reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County had 15 more cases for a ...

Additional COVID-19 cases reported in three local counties

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

Additional COVID-19 cases reported in three local counties

CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com

Apr 12, 2021

There were an additional 30 cases of COVID-19 in the local region over the weekend, as reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Sunday. Mc...

Each local county had more virus cases as of Thursday

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

Each local county had more virus cases as of Thursday

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Apr 09, 2021

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 49 additional cases of COVID-19 in the region as of Thursday. McKean County had 17 additional cases for...

Nearly 2 dozen new virus cases reported as of Wednesday

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

Nearly 2 dozen new virus cases reported as of Wednesday

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Apr 08, 2021

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the region jumped a bit on Wednesday to 23, 16 of which were in Elk County, according to the Pennsylvania Departme...

Appointments available for Friday vaccine clinic

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

Appointments available for Friday vaccine clinic

Apr 08, 2021

Appointments are available for Bradford Regional Medical Center’s COVID vaccination clinic Friday. The clinic will be held from 7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m....

UPMC Cole offers drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations Saturday

Coronavirus, Local News

UPMC Cole offers drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations Saturday

Marcie

Apr 06, 2021

COUDERSPORT — UPMC Cole will be hosting a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Carp Park in Coudersport. The Pf...

Vaccine available at UPMC Cole

Coronavirus, Local News

Vaccine available at UPMC Cole

Marcie

Apr 02, 2021

COUDERSPORT — UPMC Cole currently has a supply of COVID-19 vaccine and is offering vaccinations today. Eligible residents are those over the age of 65...

COVID-19 vaccine clinic scheduled for Bradford

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

COVID-19 vaccine clinic scheduled for Bradford

Apr 02, 2021

BRMC will be hosting a 1,170-dose COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the former Bradford Central Christian building on West Washington Street. The clinic is s...

Eligibility expanded for vaccine, timetable accelerating

Coronavirus, Local News, News

Eligibility expanded for vaccine, timetable accelerating

JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com

Apr 01, 2021

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH), in conjunction with the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, announced Wednesday that eligibility for the COVID-1...

FirstEnergy to resume collection activities; programs for help available

Coronavirus, Local News, News

FirstEnergy to resume collection activities; programs for help available

Apr 01, 2021

In Pennsylvania, the pandemic-related moratorium for nonpayment for residential customers at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) ended We...

Both doses of vaccine available locally

Coronavirus, Local News, News

Both doses of vaccine available locally

JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com

Apr 01, 2021

Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, shared some positive news Tuesday evening in regard to the vaccine situation: An emergency shipment of COVID-19 vac...

New COVID-19 cases reported in three local counties

Coronavirus, Local News, News

New COVID-19 cases reported in three local counties

CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com

Apr 01, 2021

There were an additional 18 cases of COVID-19 in the local region on Wednesday, as reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County re...

New cases of COVID-19 reported for all four local counties

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

New cases of COVID-19 reported for all four local counties

CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com

Mar 31, 2021

There were 39 more cases of COVID-19 in the region as of Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County had 10 additional ...

Region reports 22 new cases of COVID-19

Bradford, Coronavirus, News

Region reports 22 new cases of COVID-19

JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com

Mar 27, 2021

McKean, Elk and Potter counties each registered at least one new case of COVID-19 Friday. As of Friday, Pennsylvania had 1,005,167 cases of COVID-19. ...

Region sees 15 new cases of COVID-19

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

Region sees 15 new cases of COVID-19

RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com

Mar 17, 2021

There were 15 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the local area, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported on Tuesday. This includes 6 each in McK...

Local area has 11 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

Coronavirus, Local News, News

Local area has 11 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com

Feb 18, 2021

The local area had 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. There were 2 more cases in McKean County...

UPMC health plan extends Covid-19 relief benefit provisions through April

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

UPMC health plan extends Covid-19 relief benefit provisions through April

Feb 18, 2021

PITTSBURGH – UPMC Health Plan confirmed Wednesday that it will continue to waive all deductibles, coinsurance, and copays for in-network, inpatient CO...

Penn State Extension to host virtual conference

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

Penn State Extension to host virtual conference

Feb 18, 2021

UNIVERSITY PARK – Potential farmers as well as small and part-time producers are encouraged to attend the virtual Starting and Improving Farms Confere...

FEMA Awards Over $151M to Pennsylvania in support of COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

FEMA Awards Over $151M to Pennsylvania in support of COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Feb 18, 2021

PHILADELPHIA – The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region 3 has obligated more than $151 million to Pennsylvania to aid vaccine distribution to ...

RTS for Feb 17

Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...

Feb 17, 2021

PANDEMIC PHRASES THAT ANNOY: A visit to prpioneer.com/post/pandemic-related-phrases shows that some of the most annoying phrases we hear on a daily ba...