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Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Earns Magnet Designation for Nursing Excellence

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Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has earned prestigious Magnet® recognition, granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center(ANCC) to only 6 percent of hospitals ...

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Mosquito Spraying Re-Scheduled in Pittsburgh’s West End

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Set for Today, July 25, 8:30 to 11 p.m., Weather Permitting The Allegheny County Health Department has re-scheduled mosquito spraying ...

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Free Arthritis and Joint Pain Seminar Presented by Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Steven Hand

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Jameson Health System and Stryker Orthopaedics are sponsoring a free Arthritis Joint Pain Seminar on Thursday, August 2nd at 6:00 ...

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Issue 7 of Hospital News Now Online!

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Our latest issue is now online! Be sure to check it out and forward it onto your friends and colleagues. Download ...

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MVH’s New Primary Care Resource Center Opens

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Program officials, medical staff and dignitaries toured the new onsite Primary Care Resource Center (PCRC) at Monongahela Valley Hospital last ...

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Mental Health America-Allegheny County Provides Supportive Programs and Services for Mind and Body Health

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

The Mental Health America (MHA) Allegheny County Web site is designed to be a reliable guide to mental health and ...

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July Kartoon from Tim Hartman

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New URAC White Paper Explains the Medical Home from the Consumer Perspective

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

URAC, the leading health care accreditation and education organization, has released its latest report, The Medical Home: A Consumer’s Perspective. ...

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Get Fit, Get in Control: Balance Exercises with Chair

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Great video from Joslin Diabetes Center. Joslin Diabetes Center is world renowned for diabetes research, diabetes care and diabetes education. ...

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AMA Forms Alliance to Standardize Reports used in Physician Profiling Programs

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced today that more than 60 organizations have pledged their formal support to an AMA effort designed ...