April 2009

Everyday Heroes

UPMC Passavant staff go above and beyond in providing compassionate care

When Bill Committee, an Ecolab account executive, stepped into UPMC Passavant’s Central Supply one morning, he was white and pasty, and his breathing was labored. Janis Catone, distribution clerk for Central Supply, gave him her chair and asked if he needed help. “He said he’d be fine,” she recalls, but he wasn’t, and she knew it.


     
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Perspective

BY JACK ETZEL

Organic, Naturally Grown or Regular Store Food: What’s the Difference?

It’s likely that you haven’t heard of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA). After all, 98 percent of us are not actively involved in farming. But to obtain the most informative answer to our Perspective question, we dropped in on the PASA’s western regional director, Greg Boulos. His organization promotes profitable farms that produce healthy food while respecting the natural environment.

    

 
 

 

  
 

The U.S. and the Global Economy

  
 

Could You be Depressed?

  
 

Choosing the Right Nursing Home

  
 

A New Era in Housing Education

  
 

Volunteering: It's the Right Time