CharlesBarberaMDMBA, FACEP

Vice President, Pre-Hospital and Unscheduled Care, Tower Health Chief Medical Officer, Tower Health Urgent Care Former Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Reading Hospital/Tower

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Office
6th Ave And Spruce Street
West Reading, PA 19611
Phone+1 484-628-8908

Fax+1 484-628-5252

Education & Training

George Washington UniversityGraduate Certificate in Public Health, Public Health, 2016 - 2018
Alvernia UniversityMBA, Healthcare Administration, 1999 - 2001
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1993
University of PennsylvaniaPost Baccaulareate Pre Health, 1987 - 1989
La Salle UniversityBA, Communication Arts, 1986

Certifications & Licensure

DE State Medical License 2020 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

8 citations
Alternatives to Opioid Education and a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Cumulatively Decreased Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions.
Adam Sigal, Ankit Shah, Alex Onderdonk, Traci S Deaner, David A. Schlappy
Pain Medicine. 2021-02-23
11 citations
Success Of An Expedited Emergency Department Triage Evaluation System For Geriatric Trauma Patients Not Meeting Trauma Activation Criteria.
Forrest B. Fernandez, Adrian W. Ong, Anthony Martin, C. William Schwab, Tom Wasser
Open Access Emergency Medicine. 2019-10-29
The ED challenge: designing for excellence.
Doug Childs, James Lennon, Frank Zilm, Michael P. Pietrzak, Charles Barbera
Health Facilities Management. 2005-01-01

Press Mentions

Reading Hospital Named One of “Great Hospitals in America”August 29th, 2024
TowerDIRECT Ambulances 1st in Pa. To Carry Blood Products for Patient TransfusionsMay 14th, 2024
First Responders Hope for Local Action, Regional Unity as Advanced Life Support Crisis IntensifiesAugust 5th, 2022
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Professional Memberships

American College of Emergency Physicians - ACEP
Fellow