March 2010

UPMC Passavant-Cranberry ED Provides Specialized Care for Pediatric Patients

By Vanessa Orr

In September 2008, the newly expanded emergency department at UPMC Passavant-Cranberry opened its doors. Since then, the number of pediatric patients using the facility has increased by over 50 percent. In order to take care of this growing population, the Emergency Department not only features the latest technology and most efficient design for providing patients with the highest quality care, but also a number of amenities to make even the smallest patients’ visits a more positive experience.


     
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Perspective

BY JACK ETZEL

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross was chartered in 1917 and today serves 1.6 million residents in Allegheny, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties. Additionally, it’s part of a regional chapter that includes five other surrounding counties. Most readers know that when disaster strikes, the Red Cross is there to help victims with their immediate needs and often offers long-term assistance as well. But since it depends almost entirely on volunteers and charitable donations, what happens to the level of aid the organization offers in these poorer economic times? North Hills Monthly spoke with Brian Knavish, the marketing and communications coordinator at the American Red Cross headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh.

   

 

 

 

 
 

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