The Perez family has been waiting nine years for a multi-organ transplant for their son. They got the call this week that UPMC Children’s Hospital had a match for all five organs their he needed. The family, who lives in Michigan, immediately started their travels to Pittsburgh where their 9-year-old successfully underwent surgery. Tonight on […]
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1 dead in Downtown shooting near UPMC Mercy
Jun. 9—Pittsburgh Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place Downtown on Sunday morning. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert for three shots fired at 11:15 a.m. in the area of Fifth Avenue and Vine Street near UPMC Mercy Hospital, where they found a man with a shotgun wound to the chest. He was […]
UPMC takes former patients to Kennywood Park for National Cancer Survivors Day
UPMC celebrated cancer survivors with a special day at Kennywood Park. National Cancer Survivors Day is June 2. UPMC took its Children’s Hospital “Survivorship Clinic” patients and their families to Kennywood Park for free to recognize the day. The survivorship program provides resources for patients into their adulthood. Survivors said the visit to the park […]
UPMC donates $250,000 to community organizations
May 5—CUMBERLAND — UPMC Western Maryland officials announced Friday the donation of $250,000 to five community organizations. The funding was made possible through the support of Maryland Physicians Care, which administers Maryland Medicaid in communities across the state. UPMC has a 25% ownership stake in MPC, said Michele Martz, UPMC Western Maryland president. “We are […]
UPMC to layoff at least 1,000 people, cites ongoing post-pandemic challenges
UPMC confirms to Channel 11 that it will be laying off part of its workforce. In a statement, Paul Wood, the vice president and chief communication officer, said the health care system “continues to face the realities of a still-evolving, post-pandemic marketplace” and as a response to the ongoing challenges says “limited reductions are occurring.” […]
UPMC travel nurses say their pay was cut by 15%
They were part of the front-line workers putting their lives on the line every day at the height of the pandemic. But now, travel nurses within the UPMC hospital system say they feel unappreciated and undervalued. “We were lied to,” said a male nurse of 10 years, who didn’t want to be identified. Several nurses […]
Former UPMC doctor pleads guilty to DUI, killing another doctor in 2022 crash
A former UPMC doctor accused of driving over the speed limit while under the influence and causing a fatal crash pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle and DUI. This guilty plea came exactly 18 months after the tragic crash that happened along Wexford Bayne Road in July 2022. You may remember the video of this […]