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UPMC Passavant Celebrates 175 Years and Becoming Advanced Health Care Hub

Employees and local leaders celebrated UPMC Passavant’s 175-year history, including 60 years located in Pittsburgh's North Hills, and realization as an advanced tertiary care and specialty services hub for the northern Pittsburgh region.

Autonomous Medical Intervention Extends ‘Golden Hour’ for Traumatic Injuries with Emergency Air Transport

For the first time, a closed loop, autonomous intervention nearly quadrupled the “golden hour” during which surgeons could save the life of a large animal with internal traumatic bleeding while in emergency ground and air transport, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study.
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Surgery involving sentinel lymph node biopsy for middle-aged women with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer may do more harm than good, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers.Read More

upmc washington affiliation event 061224

“Our employees are at the heart of what makes our organization so successful,” said UPMC CEO and President Leslie Davis during an event to celebrate the affiliation of Washington Health System at the newly renamed UPMC Washington.