The Western PA Healthcare News Team
Nursing
Decreased Screenings Improve Health Care for Veterans
By Brenda Shaffer, DNP, RN-BC, NE-BC A “Do No Harm” focus of medicine is critical to avoid unintended consequences associated ...
Rehab is Key for Persons with Low Vision, Macular Degeneration
By Dr. Erica A. Hacker, O.D. Incredible progress has been made in the treatment of macular degeneration in the past ...
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. ...
