The Western PA Healthcare News Team
Legal
Healthcare Workers Under the Influence
By Elaina Smiley In January 2014, patients slapped a Dallas hospital with a lawsuit after a neurosurgeon, accused of drug ...
PA Hospitals’ Economic Contributions Reach Nearly $104 Billion
The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) today released its newest numbers on the fiscal and individual impact of ...
Celebrate National Hospital Week 2014
National Hospital Week, the nation’s largest health care event, is a celebration of the history, technology and dedicated professionals that ...
Kane Scott Earns Two Quality Awards
Kane Scott Township, one of the four Kane skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities located in Allegheny County, has been recognized ...
Nursing
Nurse-Physician Collaboration is Critical
By Debbie Tamilin, MSN, RN, NEA-BC The presence of nurse/physician collaboration has never been more critical than it is today. ...
People in the News
Dinesh Bhaskaran, MD, FACS, Joins Mount Nittany Physician Group’s New Thoracic & Vascular Surgery Practice
Mount Nittany Health is pleased to announce the addition of Dinesh Bhaskaran, MD, FACS, to Mount Nittany Physician Group Thoracic ...
Nursing
Leaders in Shaping the Outcome of the Health Care Conversation
By Christine Alichnie, PhD, RN Nurses Leading the Way is the theme for National Nurses Week running May 6-12, 2014. ...
