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Butler Memorial Hospital Receives Honor For Heart Attack Care
Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital has once again received recognition for their ongoing commitment to the best care possible for patients dealing with heart attack symptoms. The American College of Cardiology has presented the hospital with the NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for...
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Allegheny Health Network Begins Rolling Out Blood Transfusions to Five Pittsburgh-Area Suburbs
Allegheny Health Network is rolling out a prehospital blood program that lets specially trained paramedics transfuse blood products into trauma patients before they reach a hospital, with the effort being deployed across five communities ringing Pittsburgh. The network's Paramedic Response Units, staffed by advanced life support paramedics, are being equipped in Belle Vernon, Tarentum, Monroeville, Wexford and northern Butler County.
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Why 1,500 AGH nurses are fighting for more staffing
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Patient Safety Recognition at Butler Memorial Hospital
Independence Health System has received special recognition for efforts in support of patient safety. The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania recently announced that Butler Memorial Hospital recently earned 2026 Excellence in Patient Safety recognition. This initiative honors Pennsylvania’s top-performing hospitals that have demonstrated low rates of health care-associated infections....
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Allegheny County Health Department cuts ribbon on renovated McKeesport clinic
The Allegheny County Health Department on Thursday opened a new clinic in McKeesport, part of a bid to expand its offerings in the area and make healthcare more accessible. The reopened McKeesport Public Health Office still hosts an outpost of the Women, Infants and Children program, which provides health and nutritional services, along with a renovated pediatric dental clinic. New to the location are a sexual health clinic, drug testing, chronic disease offices and a county plumbing program.
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Grapevine’s Warmline Cutting Back Schedule
A local facility for mental health recovery is making some temporary changes to a service that is offered to those in need of someone to talk to. Previously, the Grapevine Center’s Warmline has been operational seven days a week from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. A recent statement from operators...
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UPMC to shutter Shadyside center focused on ‘natural healing practices’
UPMC Shadyside Place is the home of the UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine, which is set to close Nov. 1 (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive) UPMC will close its Center for Integrative Medicine — which offers services like acupuncture, chiropractic therapy and medical hypnosis — after more than 25 years, the hospital system confirmed Wednesday.
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Blackbird Health Expands Pennsylvania Footprint with Pittsburgh-Area Location
Blackbird Health is extending its reach across Pennsylvania, building on its presence in the Philadelphia region with a new Pittsburgh-area location designed to connect more families with a broader network of pediatric mental health specialists. Blackbird began serving families both virtually and in-person at its new Bethel Park clinic on...
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WVU United Hospital Center Offering Innovative Robotic Technology for Knee, Hip Replacement
WVU Medicine United Hospital Center (UHC) is the latest hospital in West Virginia to expand its robotic surgery capabilities by providing total knee and hip replacements using the fourth generation Mako robotic-assisted surgical system—Mako 4 SmartRobotics™. This technology transforms the way joint replacements are performed by surgeons leading to a more personalized surgical experience.
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Squirrel Hill Nursing Home Sued Over Man's Hypothermia Death
George Agie was 78 years old, living with heart failure, a seizure disorder, and end-stage renal disease, when a paramedic crew found him inside a bitterly cold room at Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center on January 29, with a core body temperature of just 82.2 degrees. He died less than two months later, and now his sister is suing the facility, claiming a malfunctioning heater and inattentive staff let a survivable situation turn fatal.
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Bethel Park Lands New Youth Mental Health Clinic as Teen Depression Rates Climb
A pediatric behavioral health provider has opened a new clinic at 1500 Oxford Drive in Bethel Park, offering therapy, medication management, autism assessments, and other evaluations for patients ranging from young children to adults in their mid-twenties. The clinic marks Blackbird Health's return to the Pittsburgh region and its 11th location across Pennsylvania.
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UPMC begins construction on specialty care complex
Pittsburgh-based UPMC began construction on a specialty care complex in Butler, Pa., that is expected to open in early 2027. Plans for the location include specialty physician services, expanded diagnostic imaging and surgical offerings through strategic partnerships, according to an Aug. 31 press release from the health system. Physicians and...
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Pittsburgh nurses rally ahead of AGH negotiations, saying hospital can afford more nursing staff
Jeff Perry, a per-diem nurse at Allegheny General Hospital, at a Monday rally calling for an investment in nurse staffing at Allegheny General Hospital. (Haley Moreland | TribLive) Pittsburgh nurses rallied Monday ahead of contract negotiations with Allegheny General Hospital, calling for staffing investments as patient numbers and their care...
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Cardiac Surgeons at AHN Allegheny General First in Pennsylvania to Implant New Device for the Treatment of Aortic Arch Disease
(Pittsburgh, PA) Cardiac surgeons at Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) announced today that they are the first in Pennsylvania to implant the investigational Arcevo™ LSA hybrid stent graft device as part of a clinical trial, ARTIZEN sponsored by Artivion, evaluating its safety and effectiveness in patients with certain aortic arch conditions, specifically aortic arch dissections (aortic tears) and aneurysms.