The privately held company was cofounded by Penn Medicine professor Saar Gill and is currently based in Pennovation Works.

The directory has been renamed, and WURD will expand the database to include doctors “who have demonstrated a commitment to helping underserved patients and communities.”

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with University public health experts and legal scholars to understand the impact of recent policies — including the effects of restricted Medicaid eligibility on immigrant populations.

The closure — which is expected to be completed within 30 days, affecting 3,000 workers and nearly 75,000 patients — comes after Penn Medicine offered a $5 million cash influx to assume two of the system’s leases.

“Wellness Week”  — which took place from April 14 to 18 — included events such as a movie screening, resource fair, keynote speakers, and more. 

Crozer Health and its owner Prospect Medical Holdings filed for bankruptcy in January, creating financial and public health concerns for the region.

Oz — who received an MD from the Perelman School of Medicine and an MBA from Wharton in 1986 — was approved by a 53-45 vote along party lines.

The new affiliation will change the name of Doylestown Health and its affiliates to Penn Medicine Doylestown Health. 

Wellness at Penn is continuing efforts to contain the spread of respiratory illnesses on campus following an uptick in cases this academic year. 

This is the third year MERT has offered this program and the largest to date, with 697 attendees.

The annual program will provide up to $20,000 for LDI senior fellows and $6,000 for assistant fellows. 

This gift — one of the largest ever to name a United States inpatient hospital building according to the news release — is aimed towards accelerating innovation in patient care, research, and medical education.

According to the CDC, bird flu has caused recent human cases in dairy and poultry workers in the United States, though the risk to the public remains low. 

Health and research systems like Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were among those affected by 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump’s funding cuts from the first two weeks of his second term.

In particular, Wellness at Penn staff members pointed to the flu as one of the most common illnesses seen by Penn health professionals as students return from winter break.

The group was founded in 2014 with the goal of providing a confidential and comfortable space for students to talk. 

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to Penn healthcare experts and Philadelphia-area abortion providers about what the next four years under Trump's second administration may hold, from federal abortion bans to state-by-state restrictions.