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Shriners Erie Becomes Ambulatory Facility; Children’s Hospital to Establish Specialty Care Clinics

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Officials at Shriners Hospitals for Children® – Erie announced today that the facility is now officially an ambulatory surgery center ...

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PA Hospitals: PHC4 Report Shows $100 Million Growth in Uncompensated Care

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Responding to a new Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) report, The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) ...

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Monongahela Valley Hospital Is a Safe Haven for Newborns

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Females who are experiencing unexpected or unwanted pregnancies can turn to Monongahela Valley Hospital as a Safe Haven for their ...

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Monongahela Valley Hospital Offers Advance Care Assistance

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Despite recent gains in public awareness of the need for advance care planning, studies indicate that most Americans have not ...

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Date Attached to 7th Avenue Campus Closing News

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

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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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

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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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

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