Caln police seek help to find missing woman

Barbara Keenan CALN — Township police are asking for help from the public to locate a missing Marcus Hook woman who has gone missing for nearly a week after a visit to Brandywine Hospital. Police are trying to locate Barbara Keenan, almost a week after she sought treatment at the Brandywine Hospital on July 09. Police said Friday she has not been seen or heard from since she was discharged on...

Diabetes Awareness Month – Screenings are critical to prevention

Brandywine Hospital encourages community members to get tested   Coatesville – Each year, more than a million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes. And though the condition can largely be managed through proper diet, exercise and medication, many individuals with diabetes will develop serious health complications during their lives. That’s why diabetes screenings are so important. With early...

Behavioral Health Unit at Brandywine Hospital holds open house

  Brandywine Hospital’s Behavioral Health Older Adult team with Chester County Commissioner, Terence Farrell, discussing the Unit’s resources and recent enhancements that are positively impacting community health. Brandywine Behavioral Health welcomed community members, physicians, hospital associates, senior centers, social workers, and local officials to its Open House on Tuesday, October...

What To Do: United Sports Family Fun, Concerts and more!

The holiday weekend starts early — a week early, as family-friendly events abound By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times United Sports in Downingtown and Brandywine Hospital present Family Fun Summer Series & Movie Nights, starting tonight, June 27, with fun games and activities and a movie after dark. At times, it can be challenging to keep finding family events that provide youngsters with...

Coatesville Farmers Market opens June 4

New home at Brandywine Hospital, new vendors for 2014 COATESVILLE – The Coatesville Farmers Market is opening Wednesday, June 4 in its new location at the Brandywine Hospital.  The Farmers Market Association is excited to welcome Brandywine Health Foundation, and the Brandywine Hospital as its new partners. This season’s vendors will include Botanical Bubbles, Sunset Park, Nomadic Pies, Vollmecke...

At fund-raiser, rain threatens, magic prevails

Venetian-themed Garden Party kicks off Strawberry Festival By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A gondola and strolling musicians helped set the tone for the Brandywine Health Foundations’s 2014 Venetian-themed Garden Party. If you consider the fact that canals surround Venice, then the rain that threatened this year’s Brandywine Health Foundation Garden Party didn’t seem out...

Fund-raiser to offer colorful, healthy experience

Participants will be periodically dusted with tinted powder Brandywine Hospital and the United Way of Chester County want to add some vibrant hues to area residents’ lives. On Sunday, May 4, the public is invited to participate in “Live United in Color,” an unconventional, untimed 5K run/walk fund-raiser. It is designed to generate fun, raise money for needed community programs, and promote...

Coatesville Farmers Market to relocate in June

New location near Brandywine Hospital deemed better for growth By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Big changes are coming for the Coatesville Farmers Market, which will relocate near Brandywine Hospital after two seasons at Gateway Park in the city. Organizer Yvonne Post said that despite intensive efforts to involve the downtown community – such as offering free space to vendors...