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Date Attached to 7th Avenue Campus Closing News

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NOTE: Earlier this week it was announced that Altoona Regional Health System’s 7th Avenue Campus hospital and emergency room would ...

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Mon Valley Hospital Receives $145,860 Grant to Reduce Hospital Readmissions

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Yesterday, the Highmark Foundation announced a two-year $145,860 grant to Monongahela Valley Hospital to support the Assisting Care Transitions Program. ...

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Seven Injured in Western Psych Shooting Expected to Do Well, Says UPMC Emergency Medicine Chief

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Seven people are expected to survive injuries they sustained when a gunman entered the lobby of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) ...

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Butler Health System and The Ellwood City Hospital Sign Management Agreement

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Today the Boards of Trustees of The Ellwood City Hospital (ECH) and Butler Health System (BHS) announced that they have ...

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Monongahela Valley Hospital Hosts Coalition Inaugural Meeting

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Representatives from regional health care facilities, consumer advocacy organizations and government groups met at Monongahela Valley Hospital recently to launch ...

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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 ...

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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 ...