The Western PA Healthcare News Team
Education
CCAC Announces New Paramedic Degree Program
New for this fall, the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) is offering a Paramedic program with both certificate and degree ...
Mental Health
The Long-term Medical and Relational Consequences of Anorexia
By Dr. Kim Dennis, CEO and Medical Director at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Anorexia nervosa is a complex and extremely ...
Publisher’s Note: How Many Do-Overs Will We Get?
Two isolated events, but somehow they have become wrapped around each other in my head. First, an email from someone ...
Innovations in Pest Control
By Phil Pierce With the potential to spread disease and infection, pests have no place in the healthcare environment. However, ...
Events
Southwestern PA Partnership for Aging & Southwest PA Council on Aging Event
The Southwestern PA Partnership for Aging & Southwest PA Council on Aging Event would like to invite you to spend an ...
Hospice
Celtic’s Journey Program: Helping Patients and Families With Their Own Journeys
By Kathleen Ganster Palliative care is an important phase of health care, but one that can be difficult for families ...
People in the News
West Penn Allegheny Health System Names New Director of Colorectal Surgery Division
West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) officials announced today that Sherif L. Rizk, MD, FACS, FASCRS, has been named Clinical ...
