Facility Brings Together the Medical Expertise of UPMC Passavant and UPMC St. Margaret Under One Roof to Deliver Coordinated Primary Care for Adults and Children

UPMC has unveiled a first-of-its-kind facility in the region to deliver coordinated primary health care for children and adults. The ribbon was cut today at the UPMC Outpatient Center located in Hampton Township, 4490 Mt. Royal Blvd., Allison Park, Pa., and the 44,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical mall complex opens for service next week.

“This represents a significant strategic landmark in UPMC’s history of providing exceptional patient care,” said Dave Martin, senior vice president, Health Services Division, UPMC, and president, UPMC Passavant. “This $19 million community investment provides a wide range of outpatient services for patients in the area and brings together the talent and expertise of the clinical and administrative staff of UPMC St. Margaret and UPMC Passavant,” Martin added. “Our UPMC teams worked very hard behind the scenes paving the way for a facility of this magnitude to open and operate here for our patients.”

“Our Hampton center provides a full spectrum of primary care services for both adults and pediatrics,” said Dave Patton, president, UPMC St. Margaret. “This facility is UPMC’s debut of our medical home concept in which we create a base for primary care and related services under one roof. Hampton and surrounding communities can now locally access coordinated outpatient services that have been carefully considered with patient access and convenience top of mind.”

Patton added, “Its central location also is by design. Whether you consider your community hospital to be UPMC St. Margaret or UPMC Passavant, the Hampton outpatient facility is for you.” [Read more…]

The Abie Abraham Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center is Officially Unveiled

Construction for VA Butler’s new Health Care Center (HCC) is complete, and an official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 to mark the occasion. The new facility, officially called the Abie Abraham Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center, will open for Veterans on September 5, 2017.

“It is a privilege to serve my fellow Veterans at VA Butler, and I could not be more excited to do so in this new, state-of-art facility,” said David Cord, VA Butler Healthcare’s Director. “This new facility is fittingly named after one of our nation’s greatest heroes, and it is my promise to those we serve that we will honor his legacy every day by providing our Veterans with accessible, quality health care.”

The HCC is named after WWII hero, Bataan Death March survivor, and former POW Sergeant Major Abie Abraham. Abraham volunteered at VA Butler Healthcare for 23 years, spending 36,851 hours caring for fellow Veterans.

The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony included remarks from VA Leadership and Cambridge Healthcare Solutions PA, LP, and the keynote address was provided by U.S. Representative Mike Kelly. Additionally, former Pittsburgh Steeler and longtime friend of Abraham, Rocky Bleier, provided a special tribute to Abraham as the new facility sign was officially unveiled. [Read more…]

As part of Monongahela Valley Hospital’s (MVH) mission to enhance the health of the residents of the mid-Monongahela Valley, MVH has created a new initiative called the Community Care Network (CCN).

The CCN, which is available free of charge, has been developed to help people receive the best health care possible through a comprehensive series of care coordination and educational strategies. The CCN helps people transition to the next step of care and avoid readmission to the hospital. Whether it’s home or to a skilled nursing facility, rehab center or another hospital, MVH works to ensure a seamless continuity of care.

The CCN consists of an interdisciplinary team made up of a medical director, CRNP, pharmacist, dietitians, social worker, behaviorist, and patient navigators. The team focuses on the signs and symptoms of chronic diseases and works with current care providers to help people understand and manage their care.

The team also works with other community agencies to utilize all available resources to take medical follow-up care to a new level. The team, under direct medical supervision, can help ensure that people are following treatment plans and actually taking medications as prescribed. In addition, the CCN focuses on eliminating missed appointments with PCPs and specialists. With an emphasis on early detection, in-home monitoring can be provided to help identify changes in symptoms early on, which could eliminate unnecessary readmissions.

“Personally, I like all aspects of this program,” said Louis J. Panza Jr., president and CEO of Monongahela Valley Hospital.  “One of the best benefits of the CCN is that we can begin care coordination during hospitalization, especially those with challenging conditions or circumstances that result in readmissions or multiple emergency room visits.”

(from left to right) Cheryl Brazelton, social work,  Laine Greenawalt, nutritionist,  Rhea Regul, navigator, Pam Suehr, RN, care coordinator,  Kristen Graney, pharmacist, Lynda Nester, executive director, Megan Murphy, behaviorist, Susan Flynn, CEO Vale-U Health, Hailey Wiant, intern, Sarrah Park, navigator.  Missing from the picture is Deborah Holman, RN, care coordinator and Kristen Cunic, CRNP.