Clinical Care

Hospice

Family Hospice Accepting Names for Celebration of Life Wall

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Family Hospice and Palliative Care, a non-profit organization that is Pennsylvania’s leading hospice provider, is accepting names for its “Celebration ...

Accountable Care Legal

The Progress and Promise of ACOs

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Mike Cassidy, Esq. Since Accountable Care Organizations (“ACO”) are one of the featured topics for the May edition of ...

Pediatric

Developmental Therapists—Gatekeepers for Pediatric Care

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

In medicine, general practitioners are known as the gatekeepers to the health care system. They look at the overall health ...

Nursing

Windber Medical Center Welcomes New VP of Nursing

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Windber Medical Center welcomes Mary Lee Dadey as the Vice President of Nursing Services.  Ms. Dadey is a native of ...

Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)—Sleep Apnea Patients Can Breathe Easier Thanks to Dr. Linda Lakdawala

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Amanda Leff Ritchie Concerned about the care of surgical patients with obstructive sleep apnea, alumna Dr. Linda Lakdawala (’10), DNP, ...

Nursing

Nurses Association Donates to Monongahela Valley Hospital

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

During National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week, May 6-12, officers of the Mon Valley Nurses Association marked the occasion ...

Nursing

Now is a Great Time to Be a Nurse

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Catherine Garner, DrPH, MSN, MPA, RN, FAAN Today’s nurses are called upon to perform job functions that go beyond ...