Pennsylvania Hospital System Mitigates Worker Shortage With Bonuses, Vaccine Deferrals

As a worker shortage plagues most businesses, St. Luke’s University Health Network is using several strategies to mitigate employee loss, including how it administers the federal vaccine mandate, and large sign-on bonuses for new workers. St. Luke’s operates 12 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The health system recently … Continued

Pennsylvania Mall Shut Down After Shooting Reported

Park City Mall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was shot down after a shooting was reported there on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The Lancaster Bureau of Police said in a statement that the mall is closed over a “police incident” and there is “no immediate threat or danger to the public at this time.” The mall will remain closed until Monday. … Continued

Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Will Worsen Pennsylvania Nursing Home Staffing Crisis

While Pennsylvania nursing homes and long-term care facilities already face major staffing challenges, the federal vaccine mandate and a new state-proposed minimum staffing requirement could devastate the industry. President Joe Biden’s 100 percent vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is expected to throw thousands of employees out of a job, in an industry that has struggled to find workers in … Continued

ZOA Officials Feldman/Tuchman/Klein Condemn Philadelphia Librarians for Indoctrinating Children with Anti-Israel Material

A public library system in Philadelphia is promising to make operational changes after drawing criticism for what some community members are considering an effort to indoctrinate children and parents against Israel through books, videos and resource links that show a biased pro-Palestinian agenda. The issues were first discovered by members of the Jewish community, who … Continued

Pennsylvania County Declines Election Audit Without New Voting Machines

A county in Pennsylvania formally declined on Thursday to let a state Senate panel access its election machines or related information unless the chamber provides money for new machines. Pennsylvania Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican, was told by commissioners in Tioga County that they were worried about the machines being decertified. Pennsylvania’s top election official earlier this month decertified … Continued

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