Awards and recognitions: october 2026. Monday, November 2, 2026 Main Line Health nursing leaders recognized at 27th annual Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania gala. Two Main Line Health nursing leaders were recognized for their remarkable contributions to nursing excellence at the 27th Annual Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania Gala. Elizabeth (Craig) Connelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Main Line Health, received the Nursing Administration - Senior Level/Executive Award. Amy Callahan, System Director of Nursing Education and Professional Practice, was named a finalist for Nursing Administration - Leader/Manager/Director. Their recognition reflects our ongoing commitment to nursing excellence and to providing safe, high-quality care for the patients and communities we serve. Healthgrades recognizes Lankenau Medical Center and Riddle Hospital. Lankenau Medical Center and Riddle Hospital rank among Pennsylvania's best in the Healthgrades Specialty State Ranking, according to Healthgrades. Healthgrades recognizes the top-ranked hospitals in each state that deliver superior patient outcomes across 19-plus service lines. System recognized in 2026 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey. Main Line Health has once again earned Digital Health Most Wired recognition from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) for our excellence in healthcare technology. This achievement reflects our leadership in leveraging digital health to improve care delivery, patient outcomes and operational performance. Lankenau Medical Center achieves reaccreditation for radiation oncology services. Lankenau Medical Center has been reaccredited by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) through APEx - Accreditation Program for Excellence(R). APEx is an accreditation program developed by ASTRO that validates a radiation oncology facility's excellence in delivering safe, high-quality patient care. Main Line Health recognized with SailPoint customer Award. Main Line Health's Identity and Access Management team was named SailPoint's 2026 Identity Security Champion at the Americas at SailPoint Navigate in Austin, Texas. This recognition celebrates the team's continued commitment to advancing identity security, strengthening access governance and supporting the security of Main Line Health's workforce and critical systems. Six LIMR researchers ranked among Top 2% Scientists for 2026. Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) is proud to announce that six members of its faculty appear on the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List for 2026. This prestigious list highlights the world's leading scientists who have made a substantial impact in their respective fields through their citation influence. The LIMR scientists, in descending order of their rankings, are Charles Antzelevitch, PhD; George Prendergast, PhD; Michael Ezekowitz, MD; Basel Ramlawi, MD; William Gray, MD; and Sunil Thomas, PhD. Drs. Ramlawi and Gray are newcomers to the rankings. Prestigious appointment for Dr. Dimitrios Magouliotis. LIMR is pleased to announce that Dimitrios Magouliotis, MD, PhD, MBA, MSc, has been appointed to the Adult Cardiac Database Task Force of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. The database consists of surgical interventions and enables surgical teams from participating cardiac hospitals to recognize the data and outcomes from their own hospital and draw comparable data analyses with other hospitals and countries. Rosangely Cruz-Rojas, DrPH, Vice President and Chief Belonging, Equity and Community Officer, featured at annual equity event. Rosangely Cruz-Rojas, DrPH, Vice President and Chief Belonging, Equity and Community Officer, was the keynote speaker at this year's Equity of Care event hosted by the American College of Healthcare Executives of Greater Philadelphia and the National Association of Health Services Executives, Delaware Valley Chapter. The fourth annual event took place at Lankenau Medical Center. Dr. Marisa Weiss adds board certifications in women's health. Marisa Weiss, MD, Director of Breast Radiation Oncology and Breast Health Outreach at Lankenau Medical Center, has added certifications in three fields closely tied to women's health: obesity medicine, lifestyle medicine and menopause care. The new credentials allow Dr. Weiss to address the full range of needs facing people with breast cancer or concerned about their risk. These include weight, metabolic health, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress and menopause symptoms.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross (IBX) is implementing the Epic Payer Platform with health systems and providers in its network to streamline data exchange, close gaps in care, and improve health outcomes for members. Epic Payer Platform is part of Epic, a global healthcare technology company. The platform helps facilitate data exchange and workflow processes for providers and health plans, giving them the insights they need to make care decisions while also saving them time. "We're excited about the implementation of Epic Payer Platform with Drexel Medicine, Jefferson Health, Main Line Health, and Penn Medicine being the first to join us in this transformation. We look forward to more of our health care partners signing on as well," said Michael Vennera, executive vice president and chief strategy, technology, and operations officer at Independence Blue Cross