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AVH Hosts Upcoming Heart Programs

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Allegheny Valley Hospital’s (AVH) PriorityCare program will close heart month with a special presentation by John Balacko, MD from Tri-County ...

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Highmark Launches Call-In Care Advocate Program to Members

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Highmark Inc. announced today that it has launched a new telephone-based support service, myCare Navigator, where members can call 24 ...

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Allegheny Valley Hospital Offers Palliative Medicine Program

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Allegheny Valley Hospital (AVH) today announced it is now offering a Palliative Medicine program at the hospital in Harrison.  Palliative ...

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Center for Organ Recovery & Education Embraces “20 Million in 2012,” Reflects on Recently Launched Initiatives to Increase Organ Donation

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

 The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), a federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) serving Pennsylvania, West Virginia, ...

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Get Your Game Plan Ready to Fight Heart Disease

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

In Recognition of American Heart Month, West Penn Allegheny Cardiologists Offer Top 10 Ideas for Lowering Your Risk of Heart Disease  Heart ...

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Family Hospice Dedicates New Inpatient Unit

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Family Hospice and Palliative Care hosted an open house and ribbon-cutting Thursday, Jan. 26 to mark the opening of its ...

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Recognizing Depression in Older Adults

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

It is estimated that one in five Americans 65 years of age or older have some form of depression. But since it is sometimes ...

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The War Over Prescription Painkillers

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

This article in the Huffington Post discusses how the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and several ...

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Bayada Nurses Wins First Place at Best Practices Awards

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Program that Helps Children with Special Needs Honored Bayada Nurses, a leading provider of home health care services to people ...

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Let Us Do For Your Brand What We Have Done With Ours

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Harvey Kart New technology has a familiar pattern for most businesses. The early adopters embrace it and take full ...