UPMC Northwest is a little brighter this holiday season because of the generosity of a local couple. A quartet of 20-foot-high, lighted Christmas trees have been erected on the hospital grounds. The towering trees were funded by a donation to the non-profit Northwest Hospital Foundation. “The donors wish to remain anonymous, but they are longtime
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Franklin VFW Post #1835 recently provided a gift to the Northwest Hospital Foundation to improve the quality of life for disabled patients. “Sometimes it’s not simply a question of what’s for dinner. It’s how dinner will be eaten,” said Theresa Edder, Executive Director of the non-profit foundation that supports the UPMC Northwest Hospital. “People with
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A program called “Look Good Feel Better” (LGFB), which is designed to help cancer patients improve their self-confidence by regaining control of their appearance, is underway through the Northwest Hospital Foundation. Pandemic-related directives have changed the way the program is being offered. It was previously held at UPMC Northwest, but is now conducted live online.
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Dr. Bawab and Evan Ward UPMC Northwest Hospital is putting some of its smallest patients in the driver’s seat. Pediatric patients can now drive themselves to the operating room in miniature battery-powered cars. Most kids are stressed when it comes to operations and procedures, so the operating room staff came up with an innovative way
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