The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Healthcare System

Date Attached to 7th Avenue Campus Closing News

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

NOTE: Earlier this week it was announced that Altoona Regional Health System’s 7th Avenue Campus hospital and emergency room would ...

Healthcare System

Mon Valley Hospital Receives $145,860 Grant to Reduce Hospital Readmissions

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Yesterday, the Highmark Foundation announced a two-year $145,860 grant to Monongahela Valley Hospital to support the Assisting Care Transitions Program. ...

Hospice

One Extra Hour

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Rafael J. Sciullo, MA, LCSW, MS We turned our clocks ahead on March 11 for Daylight Savings Time, gaining ...

Events

Slater Funeral Home and Family Hospice Present Jennifer Antkowiak Seminar

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Family Hospice & Palliative Care and John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc. are co-sponsoring a seminar by KDKA-TV news anchor ...

Events

First National Foot and Ankle Fellowship Meeting to Be Held in Pittsburgh

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The first National Foot and Ankle Fellowship Meeting will be held in Pittsburgh May 11 and 12, 2012. Sponsored by the ...

Homecare

Study Reveals Home-Based Intervention Helps Senior Cancer Survivors

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Seniors usually are most comfortable in their homes and doctors often concur. If their doctor agrees that your senior loved ...

Financial

Gazing Into the Future of Hospital Financial Management

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By Jan Jennings An old rule of thumb is that a hospital requires 150 percent of depreciation in the form ...