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Tower Health Cuts 350 Jobs, Closes Key Services

11/8/2025

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Tower Health, based in Berks County, will lay off 350 employees and close the intensive care unit, endoscopy center, and McGlinn Cancer Institute at Pottstown Hospital.
Existing patients will be transferred to other facilities.
The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals criticized the layoffs as harming access and disparities, and the service cuts take effect on January 16, 2026.

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Story summary

Tower Health, based in Berks County, will lay off 350 employees and close the intensive care unit, endoscopy center, and McGlinn Cancer Institute at Pottstown Hospital.
Existing patients will be transferred to other facilities.
The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals criticized the layoffs as harming access and disparities, and the service cuts take effect on January 16, 2026.