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Westminster Presbyterian Church Grief Recovery Group

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

If you have lost a spouse, child, family member, or friend, it may be hard to feel optimistic about the ...

News & Trends

New PHC4 Report on Healthcare-Associated Infections Focuses on Readmissions

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Among Pennsylvania patients who acquired a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in 2010, 31.3 percent were readmitted within 30 days for an ...

News & Trends

Little Sisters of the Poor Named to US News & World Report Honor Roll

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

The Little Sisters of the Poor, who are celebrating their 140th year of serving Pittsburgh, received another reason to celebrate ...

News & Trends

Allegheny General Hospital Cardiac Surgeons Perform Region’s First SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Implantation

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Groundbreaking Technology Helps Critically Ill Patient Recover While Awaiting a Donor Heart Cardiothoracic surgeons at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) have ...

News & Trends

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Makes Dramatic Improvements to Garage Lighting

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

To increase the safety of all employees, patients and visitors, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center continues to improve its facilities. One ...

Health & Wellness

Acupuncture is Rx for Stress, Anxiety and the Holiday Blues

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Dr. Gina Lepore  Americans report increasingly unhealthy levels of stress and related symptoms, and the holidays can often add ...

Pediatrics

New Online Support Community for Families of Medically Fragile Children

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

PSA Healthcare recently introduced a new online support community for families of medically fragile children. Their goal is to provide ...

Pediatrics

Maternal/Infant Health in Guatemala

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

From the GlobalLinksPGH YouTube Channel: In Guatemala, the rate of maternal death is eleven times that in the US. Infants ...

Health & Wellness

Hypertension & Heart Disease

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Karen Whittier February is Heart Disease/Stroke Awareness Month. High blood pressure or hypertension is a condition, if left untreated, ...

Events News & Trends

Shake Your Booties 2012

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center proudly announces that it will host its 11th annual signature event, Shake Your ...