The Western PA Healthcare News Team
Hospice
On the Right Course
By Rafael J. Sciullo, MA, LCSW, MS The sun appeared over the horizon. There was hardly a cloud in the ...
Healthcare System
Jefferson Regional Announces Plans for Strategic Partnership with Highmark
Jefferson Regional Medical Center today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously voted to pursue a strategic partnership with ...
People in the News
The Alliance for Excellence Announces New CEO
The Alliance for Excellence in Hospice and Palliative Nursing (The Alliance) has announced that Sara (Sally) K. Welsh MSN, RN, ...
Patient Care
Emerging Medical Devices and Diagnostic Tools
By Aimee Zellers, M.A. Ethical considerations for using human genome sequencing as a diagnostic tool in health care Genetic technologies are ...
Hospice
Hospice Care—What is it Really?
By Lisa Conway, MSW, LSW, and Bereavement Coordinator for Celtic Healthcare of Northeast PA (Hospice Community Care) Through my work ...
People in the News
WPHIMSS Board of Directors Nominations Extended to June 15
Interested health care professionals are asked to submit their nomination by email by the end of the business day June 15, ...
Senior Care
Disagreement over the TV Volume Setting
By Rich Filar Disagreement over the television setting can be problematic even in families where no one has hearing loss, ...






