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The first comprehensive nationwide assessment of emergency medical services (EMS) guidance issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic reveals that while there was great variability in the development and dissemination of protocols to…

UPMC is leveraging its clinical expertise and innovative technology to launch the first tele-Emergency Department (Tele-ED) in Pennsylvania at UPMC Kane in McKean County. In line with the Pennsylvania Department of Health guidelines…

For the fourth year in a row, Ethisphere Institute, an organization focused on defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, has named UPMC one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. In 2022, 136 honorees were…

Almost one third of babies born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, die from heart failure before their first birthday. By uncovering cellular processes that drive heart failure in these young patients, a new study may hold the…

Nearly a third of pregnant Medicaid beneficiaries who have opioid use disorder and are screened for hepatitis C test positive for the potentially deadly, liver-destroying virus, according to new findings made by a research consortium led…

UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Twin Lakes broke ground on a $16 million expansion project, which will increase the number of beds by 60% and add 26 new jobs. The project, which includes the addition of a new building and a renovation…

A prognostic model developed by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine data scientists and UPMC neurotrauma surgeons is the first to use automated brain scans and machine learning to inform outcomes in patients with severe traumatic…

Nearly 400 UPMC physicians have been recognized as "Top Doctors" across more than 60 different specialties. The annually published Pittsburgh Magazine “Top Doctors” list is a selection of the region’s top physicians.UPMC doctors represent…

Neurobiologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine give new meaning to the term “motor mouth” in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. By carefully mapping neural networks in marmoset…

Seventeen UPMC hospitals received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022, a record number for UPMC. This national distinction recognizes these hospitals’ achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error…