The waiting room, by the very virtue of the name, has a negative connotation for many of us. At UPMC Northwest, the courtyard is an alternative, offering a functional design with space for privacy and exposure to the outdoors. For the healthcare professional feeling burned-out, and outdoor break can help mitigate emotional exhaustion and increase
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UPMC Northwest patient Gloria Hoover, of Franklin, receives flowers from Theresa Edder, executive director of the Northwest Hospital Foundation on Easter Sunday. Hoover was one of many patients to whom the Foundation delivered flowers to help make their holiday brighter. The Foundation works to secure and allocate resources for funding projects exclusively in support of
Barry and Lynn Cressman A grant to purchase a hightech medical apparatus has given relief to a local man whose mobility has been limited. The Northwest Hospital Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization that supports UPMC Northwest, provided a $22,900 grant to buy a Boston Scientific Cosman G-4 Radiofrequency Generator. It is used as a tool for
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The Northwest Hospital Foundation and the United Way of Venango County have partnered to ensure all babies born at UPMC Northwest have the opportunity to register for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library if they live in Venango, Clarion, and Forest counties. Every baby will receive Dolly Parton’s first Imagination Library book, The Little Engine That Could.
Ivy Kuberry, Environmental Education Specialist from Oil Creek State Park, shows off a piece of gill-over-the-ground ivy during a one-mile nature walk that was hosted by the Northwest Hospital Foundation. The walk was held last week at the UPMC Northwest walking trail for staff, patients, and the community.
UPMC Northwest Hospital has established an in-hospital room that is aimed at providing respite for health care workers. “Imagine you enter a room that offers a glowing beach sunset, peaceful music, soft lighting, snacks, and the gentle hum of a massage chair lounger,” said Theresa Edder, executive director of the non-profit Northwest Hospital Foundation that
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The popular walking trail is getting an upgrade to provide better access to the walkway. The one-mile-long trail that loops around the hospital began as a mulch-covered path in 2005. It was later converted to a gravel walk and in 2017 was rededicated when it was paved. The Northwest Hospital Foundation led the effort to
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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