Funding Excellence In Local Healthcare
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Every woman with cancer deserves to look good and feel beautiful. We are sponsoring a FREE program just for them! Call (814) 676-7746 to register or for more information.
It was the stench of a Grinch celebration, at UPMC Northwest Hospital’s Family Birthing Center, which on Saturday, celebrated its Eighth Annual Baby’s First Christmas Party to honor the babies born at the hospital last year. Family Birthing Center staff …
Employees who donate to the UPMC Northwest Nursing Education Fund may dress down at work on Fridays between July and September. Staff may wear a UPMC T-shirt, jersey of a favorite sports team, or any seasonal scrub top. Fund donations …
During the month of July, Trails to Ales Brewery is donating 3% from sales of its Sandy Creek Shandy brew to benefit the Northwest Hospital Foundation Medication Hardship Fund. Ales Brewery is located at 1270 Liberty Street in Franklin, Pennsylvania. …
UPMC Northwest received a cardiac device primarily for use in the emergency room but one that can be deployed throughout the hospital. The $14,000 device, which is a gift from the Northwest Hospital Foundation, is the LUCAS 3, V 3.1 …