There was a significant increase in deaths due to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania over the weekend. There are now 1,112 people who have died due to complications of the virus. Dr. Rachel Levine spo... Read more
Pennsylvania’s new mask order in now in effect. All customers and employees at businesses authorized to maintain in-person operations are now required to wear protective face masks. The post... Read more
Butler Memorial Hospital is currently treating seven people for COVID-19 symptoms, with one person currently in the ICU. That’s a decline of four patients from Saturday. Butler Health System... Read more
Friday’s update from the state Department of Health showed that Butler County continues to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Only three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Butler County... Read more
The shutdown of casinos all across the state has led to a significant increase in online gambling. March brought in a record amount of wagers and revenue for online casinos. Pennsylvanians p... Read more
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf gave an address Friday afternoon asking that residents “stay the course” in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Wolf did not give specific steps of his reopening proc... Read more
The Butler Health System continues to remain focused on treating residents and developing plans to protect the community during this ongoing public health crisis. Infectious disease medical... Read more
A couple of local schools are pitching in with the effort to use 3D printing machines to make personal protective equipment to help medical workers. One of the groups pitching in with this e... Read more
The Butler Health System leadership team will begin initial discussions about how the hospital can begin to resume services. Officials say planning will begin tomorrow about how and when the... Read more
The rate of new COVID-19 cases in Butler County continues to slow as four confirmed cases were announced by state officials Thursday. That brings Butler County’s total number of confirmed ca... Read more