Clinical Care

Hospice

Providing Quality End of Life Care to Families in Western Pennsylvania

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Kathleen Ganster It is easy to think about only the patient when hospice care enters the picture, but care ...

Pharmaceutical

RX Map Helping to Avoid Costly Hospital Readmissions

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By John Chamberlin Nearly 12 months ago, the Hometown Pharmacy chain began offering a revolutionary concept of customized packaging for ...

Education Nursing

Nursing Next Steps… PhD or DNP?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By John Chamberlin For some nurses, obtaining a PhD or DNP can help them conduct research, influence policy and patient ...

Career Pharmaceutical

Degrees And Certificates That Lead To Careers In Pharmaceutical Industry

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

A 2013 study conducted by the Mayo Clinic and Olmstead Medical Center found that 70 percent of Americans take at ...

Nursing

Surviving Survival

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

​With advances in the treatment of childhood brain tumors, more children, some say up to 90 percent, survive and the ...

Hospice

Someone to Lean On

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Barbara Ivanko “Lean on me when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on. ...

Hospice

Celtic Healthcare: Setting High Standards to Achieve the Best Possible Patient Experience

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Kathleen Ganster Healthcare is on everyone’s mind these days. But while the government fights over what the federal guidelines ...