News Releases

A collection of our latests press releases.

St. Clair Health Earns ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for Fall 2024

PITTSBURGH, PA (November 15, 2024) – St. Clair Health announced today that it has received an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade for the Spring 2024 period from The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit that is a leader in hospital transparency. This marks the 23rd time St. Clair Health has earned the top grade since The Leapfrog Group introduced its biannual Hospital Safety Grade program—the highest number of ‘A’ grades among all hospitals in the Pittsburgh region.

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St. Clair Health Earns ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for Spring 2024

PITTSBURGH, PA (May 1, 2024) – St. Clair Health has earned an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade for the Spring 2024 period from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization committed to improving health care quality and safety for consumers. The Hospital Safety Grade is considered to be one of the gold standards for measuring patient safety in the United States.

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St. Clair Health Receives Accreditation For New Internal Medicine Residency Program

PITTSBURGH, PA (April 11, 2024) – St. Clair Health announced today that it has earned initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for its new internal medicine residency program. This accreditation is the institution’s first step toward becoming a best-in-class teaching hospital, which will help address the projected shortage of primary care physicians.

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St. Clair Health Awarded ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for Spring 2023

PITTSBURGH, PA (May 3, 2023) – National nonprofit organization The Leapfrog Group announced today its Hospital Safety Grades for Spring 2023, with St. Clair Health being recognized with an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade. Receiving the highest grade for patient safety during this time period is particularly notable, as it reflects hospital performance primarily during the height of the pandemic.

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St. Clair Health To Be Clinical Training Site For Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine Students

St. Clair Health announced today a long-term agreement with Duquesne University to train the next generation of physicians in Southwestern Pennsylvania. This partnership is not only a collective investment in undergraduate medical education but also the region’s future. It comes at a critical time, when demand for health care only continues to intensify amid a shortage of physicians that is expected to continue for decades.

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Annual Pittsburgh Heart Team Summit Brings Together Regional Experts to Transform Patient Care

Symposium Encourages Teamwork Across and Within Health Systems

PITTSBURGH, PA (July 27, 2022) – Leading cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and affiliated specialists from regional health systems including St. Clair Health, Allegheny Health Network, and UPMC recently gathered for the fourth annual Pittsburgh Heart Team Summit at PNC Park. This year’s symposium drew the largest number of attendees ever for a full day of presentations and discussions dedicated to improving the care of patients with cardiovascular diseases.

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St. Clair Health Receives CMS Five-Star Rating for Second Consecutive Year

Rating Places St. Clair Health Among Top Hospitals In Region and Nation

PITTSBURGH, PA (July 29, 2022) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded St. Clair Health a five-star rating as part of its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2022. This is the second year in a row and fourth time in the last five years that St. Clair has received the highest possible rating.

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