Western Pennsylvania hospitals have continued to open new beds, despite data indicating the region has been overbedded for years, an expense some experts say ultimately drives up the cost of health ca.
A North Huntingdon family doctor who recently retired from a career of helping to restore the health of his patients is now working to restore a farmhouse that has been in his family for almost a century. Dr. Daniel Medic hung up his stethoscope at the end of November at
Butler Health System’s credit rating was further downgraded this week by rating agency Fitch. The system, which combined with Greensburg-based Excela Health at the beginning of the year to form Independence Health System, Monday, Dec. 12, had its rating lowered one notch from BBB to BBB- with a Negative Outlook.
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital said Wednesday it is considering a possible affiliation with the hospitals in Indiana and Punxsutawney, in another sign of Western Pennsylvania’s hospitals banding together in a difficult time for community health care systems. The Kittanning-based hospital said Wednesday it signed a non-binding letter of intent “to
Independence Health System has cut 226 positions since January and is now refocusing on growth. Karen Allen, president of two hospitals, has attempted to allay