The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Real Estate, Design & Construction

Designing for an Aging Healthcare Clientele

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By Scott Hazlett, AIA, ACHA, NCARB, EDAC After spending thirty years of my architectural career specializing in the design of ...

Real Estate, Design & Construction

“Haste Makes Waste” Is Still True Today

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By John Reddick When I was 10 years old, I would walk to my neighborhood elementary school with my older ...

Hospice

Start the Conversation: National Healthcare Decisions Day 2012

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By Denise Stahl, Executive Director, UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute Families are often given the difficult job of making critical ...

Events

11th Annual “Shake Your Booties” Event Raises $240,000

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The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center held its 11th annual signature fundraising event, Shake Your Booties on Saturday, March ...

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

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By Susan C. Clinton PT, MHS, OCS, WCS For 30 years, physical therapists (PTs) have treated women and men with ...

Hospice

Chaplains: The Heart of Hospice

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By Francine Rose, AseraCare Hospice Volunteer A patient facing death needs to talk, but doesn’t want to burden his family. ...

Education Events

University of Pittsburgh to Host a “Take a Shot at Changing the World” Event to Observe the April 12th Anniversary of the Salk Polio Vaccine Developed at Pitt

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Stacy Smith, KDKA-TV anchor and polio survivor, will moderate the global videoconference titled “Finishing the Job: Making the World Polio ...