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Jefferson Hospital Announces Plans for Greatly Expanded, Renovated Emergency Department

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$21 Million, State-of-the-Art Facility Features Patient-Centered Design that Will Increase Capacity and Expedite Care  Jefferson Hospital, home to one of ...

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Don’t Forget the Importance of Vaccines When Flu Season Ends

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By Suzanna Masartis Like clockwork, when flu season ends, so does the bulk of media coverage surrounding the importance of vaccines. ...

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Genesis Medical Teaming Up with Athenahealth

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“In order to provide the most efficient ease of use for our staff, our physicians and their patients, Genesis Medical ...

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North Hills Community Outreach Lends a Helping Hand to People In Financial Crisis

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By Daniel Casciato A financial crisis can strike anyone at any time and when people find themselves in hardship, they ...

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Could Highmark, UPMC Health Plan be in play down the road?

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While the nation’s largest publicly traded health insurers continue an elaborate five-way mating dance, physicians groups worry that a winnowing ...

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The Rise of the “-ists”: A Model Offering New Opportunities and Challenges for Locum Tenens Physicians

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By Joseph Turner The hospitalist model of care has spread like wildfire since its introduction 20 years ago. In the mid-1990s, ...

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Northside Common Ministries Honored for Providing Quality Social and Healthcare Related Services to Low Income and Homeless

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The Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation (ACMSF) will present Northside Common Ministries with a 2014 Benjamin Rush Community Organization Award ...