Lawmakers: Don’t cut drug funds

Gov. Tom Wolf is discussing consolidation of four state departments under the Department of Health and Human Services to save money and streamline service, but local legislators are skeptical. On Monday, Wolf’s office revealed a plan to merge the departments of Human Services, Health, Aging, and Drug and Alcohol Programs into one Department of Health and Human Services.

Good Shepherd rehab moves to St. Lukes

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is leasing nearly 13,000-square-feet at St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Monroe Campus to open a 12-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit. The new hospital opened in October, and the Good Shepherd unit is expected to open in January.