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    Report shows improvement in numbers of uninsured children
    News
    Report shows improvement in numbers of uninsured children
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 13, 2022
    The State of Children’s Health report by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children shows that the number of uninsured children in the state decreased dur...
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    ‘Save Our Hospital’ group to have signs available Sunday
    News
    ‘Save Our Hospital’ group to have signs available Sunday
    Marcie 
    Nov 12, 2022
    The signs have been cropping up around town — “Save Our Hospital.” The committee has 500 of the signs available, at a suggested donation of $5 each to...
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    Guest Comment: Up to us to fight for our hospital
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Guest Comment: Up to us to fight for our hospital
    MARTY WILDER 
    Jun 22, 2022
    Watching the massacre in Texas unfold in recent weeks, my thoughts immediately turned to Bradford. News coverage showed the hospital in Uvalde, a town...
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    Free COVID tests available
    News
    Free COVID tests available
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 29, 2022
    The McKean County State Health Center has more COVID home test kits to distribute for free this week and next. The center, at 84-90 Boylston St., will...
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    Guest Comment: Misplaced blame for crisis at Bradford hospital
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Guest Comment: Misplaced blame for crisis at Bradford hospital
    MARTY WILDER 
    Jan 29, 2022
    Is the pandemic responsible for the crisis at Bradford Regional Medical Center? Not in our opinion. A story in Tuesday’s Era quoted Kaleida Health off...
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    Virginia’s Gov. Youngkin is right on masks
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Virginia’s Gov. Youngkin is right on masks
    RICH LOWRY 
    Jan 19, 2022
    Glenn Youngkin promised to be on the side of parents as Virginia governor, and on his first day in office, he delivered. The Republican issued an exec...
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    Get the COVID stats right
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Get the COVID stats right
    Jan 06, 2022
    From the very beginning of the pandemic, when we called it coronavirus, political leaders tasked with making moment to moment decisions to protect pub...
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    UAHS makes improvements, investments for ER access
    Opinion, Сolumns
    UAHS makes improvements, investments for ER access
    DR. JILL OWENS Special to The Era 
    Dec 19, 2021
    Over the past two years, COVID has taken a toll on our community and our country that no one could have imagined back on March 14, 2020, when the firs...
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    Workers at AHN affiliate Warren General Hospital vote to strike
    News, PA State News
    Workers at AHN affiliate Warren General Hospital vote to strike
    KRIS B. MAMULA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) 
    Dec 14, 2021
    Workers at Allegheny Health Network affiliate Warren General Hospital have voted to strike, straining already fragile medical resources in rural north...
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    Other Voices: Our healthcare heroes
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Other Voices: Our healthcare heroes
    Nov 26, 2021
    Having entered the holiday season of gratitude and giving, it is an appropriate time to pause and thank the dedicated nurses, providers and staff at B...
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    Hospital group talks of future of healthcare in community
    News, Online Features
    Hospital group talks of future of healthcare in community
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 10, 2021
    A meeting of the Save Our Hospital group on Tuesday garnered lots of discussion on the future of healthcare in the community. Betsy Costello, one of t...
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    Hospitals appeal to community for clinical help
    News, Online Features
    Hospitals appeal to community for clinical help
    Marcie 
    Oct 27, 2021
    OLEAN, N.Y. — Hospitals in Bradford, Pa., and Olean are calling out to the community for help. Wednesday afternoon, Gail Bagazzoli, chief nursing offi...
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    Guest Comment: This isn’t working for Bradford Regional Medical Center and the community
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Guest Comment: This isn’t working for Bradford Regional Medical Center and the community
    ANNE HARDY 
    Oct 27, 2021
    I have been reluctant to express my thoughts regarding our community’s access to healthcare because I never want my thoughts to be construed as not su...
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    Thompson to answer Medicare enrollment questions
    News
    Thompson to answer Medicare enrollment questions
    Oct 23, 2021
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson will host a telephone town hall at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to answer questions regarding Medicare Open Enrollment. Th...
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    Thompson plans tele-townhall on Medicare Open Enrollment
    News
    Thompson plans tele-townhall on Medicare Open Enrollment
    Oct 15, 2021
    HOWARD — U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson will host a telephone townhall at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 26 with an expert from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servi...
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    Save Our Hospital meeting set for Monday
    News
    Save Our Hospital meeting set for Monday
    Kate Sager 
    Sep 16, 2021
    “Save Bradford Hospital,” a grassroots community group hoping to keep its local hospital from curtailing needed services, will hold a town hall meetin...
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    COVID causes changes to nursing home visits
    News
    COVID causes changes to nursing home visits
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Sep 11, 2021
    The rise in COVID-19 cases in the region has had an impact on area nursing homes, many of which are limiting visitation again. Guy and Mary Felt Manor...
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    Town hall set regarding BRMC
    News
    Town hall set regarding BRMC
    Sep 01, 2021
    This first in what promises to be a series of town hall meetings concerning the fate of Bradford Hospital has been scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept...
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    Better health care deserved
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Better health care deserved
    Aug 12, 2021
    The United States is a world leader in medical research, education and technology but a global laggard in health care access across its population. A ...
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    Potter Co.’s rate of COVID-19 rising again
    News
    Potter Co.’s rate of COVID-19 rising again
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 07, 2021
    Potter County’s rate of positivity for COVID-19 is rising again, and only about 26% of the county’s population are fully vaccinated. All four local co...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Local Sports, Sports
    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    (TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
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    Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge held with over 160 participants
    Local Sports
    Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge held with over 160 participants
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    The annual Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge (A-100) was held last weekend. It is an event where hikers can choose to hike 100, 75, 50 or 25 miles along...
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    Jewelweed and summer whitetail strategy
    Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
    Jewelweed and summer whitetail strategy
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    June 14, 2025
    Summer is one of my favorite times of year. I love fishing and coaching baseball. However, what I love to do most in the summertime is setting up trai...
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    Selfish grandmother has consistently shown her true colors
    Lifestyles
    Selfish grandmother has consistently shown her true colors
    June 14, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I am a mother of six and a grandma to four. We are a close family and enjoy each other's company. My mom is nearly 80. For reasons I could ...
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