Pennsylvania Department of Health

Officials said Thursday that the Dickson City hospital will reopen Friday morning, just over a week after last week’s fire destroyed its orthopedic institute.

State health officials will be working with Lehigh Valley Hospital-Dickson City management on getting the fire-damaged facility ready to reopen but so far no date has been announced for that to happen.

Local foundations that had financially stepped up to keep Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton open ended payments in August, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan said Friday. Closure of the hospitals was 'imminent,' the lawmaker said, but he and partners including state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski worked to keep the doors open. The foundations replied that the arrangement was for 90 days only, and there was no request for additional funding at that time.

Holidays should be about spreading joy, not germs. That was the message state health leaders brought to Dunmore on Friday, as they emphasized the importance of receiving the flu vaccine — especially before holiday gatherings and at a time of increased vaccine hesitancy.