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In the Community
READING HOSPITAL:
CELEBRATING A CENTURY
AND A HALF OF CARE

W

hen patients cross through the sleek glass entrance
of the HealthPlex at Reading Hospital, they emerge
into a world of advanced diagnostic, treatment,
and health and wellness. Nuclear imaging detects potential
heart attacks before they happen. Robot-assisted surgery makes
delicate procedures safer and recovery swifter. Robots even
navigate the corridors to deliver meals to patients.
Reading Hospital patients - from those at the HealthPlex
to those treated throughout the system - also experience
patient-centered care in a community-based environment. To
meet the needs of today's busy healthcare consumer, the hospital
has expanded its outpatient and wellness services to convenient
locations across the region. One of the most impactful advances is the Reading Hospital's electronic medical record system
that enables patients to access their health information from
their own smart phone, tablet or computer and communicate
electronically with their physicians.
Throughout its history, Reading Hospital has been renowned for
its combination of leading-edge care and unyielding compassion.
This year, the hospital is celebrating its 150th anniversary - a
century and a half of caring.
"At Reading Hospital, our patients know they are not only
cared for, but they are cared about," says Clint Matthews, President and CEO. "That adage has been true since we opened
our doors in 1868."
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The Reading Dispensary, the precursor to Reading Hospital,
opened on January 27, 1868. Berks County physicians met and
agreed there should be a hospital that could provide for "the
worthy and respectable poor of our city."
Within two decades, the hospital ranked "with the most advanced of its kind." The hospital also continued to outgrow its
space and by 1921, plans began for a new Reading Hospital. Local
businessmen Henry Janssen, Gustav Oberlaender and Ferdinand
Thun offered The Reading Hospital land and a cash contribution
to build on the present site in West Reading.
Today, Reading Hospital annually treats more than 133,000
people in the emergency room; delivers 3,600 babies; replaces
more than 900 hips, knees and other joints; repairs 500 hearts;



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