The Western PA Healthcare News Team

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Tucker Arensberg Strengthens Long Term Care Practice

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Tucker Arensberg announces the hiring of Stacy Mikelonis, JD, MBA, MHA, NHA as an associate in the Health Care practice ...

Patient Experience

New PHC4 Report on Healthcare-Associated Infections Focuses on Readmissions

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Among Pennsylvania patients who acquired a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in 2010, 31.3 percent were readmitted within 30 days for an ...

Around the Region

Little Sisters of the Poor Named to US News & World Report Honor Roll

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The Little Sisters of the Poor, who are celebrating their 140th year of serving Pittsburgh, received another reason to celebrate ...

Events

Innovation in Health Care Technology Conference

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Increasing health care costs and demand for health care services resulting from an aging and ailing population has made health ...

Healthcare System

Allegheny General Hospital Cardiac Surgeons Perform Region’s First SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Implantation

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Groundbreaking Technology Helps Critically Ill Patient Recover While Awaiting a Donor Heart Cardiothoracic surgeons at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) have ...

Healthcare System

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Makes Dramatic Improvements to Garage Lighting

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To increase the safety of all employees, patients and visitors, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center continues to improve its facilities. One ...

Pediatric

Maternal/Infant Health in Guatemala

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From the GlobalLinksPGH YouTube Channel: In Guatemala, the rate of maternal death is eleven times that in the US. Infants ...