St. Clair Health & A Glimmer of Hope Foundation Partner to Offer Portable Scalp Cooling Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients

PITTSBURGH, PA (June 2, 2025) – For patients facing breast cancer, every part of the treatment journey matters—not just the medications and procedures, but also the ability to hold onto a sense of self. That’s why St. Clair Health and A Glimmer of Hope Foundation have partnered to offer portable scalp cooling therapy to breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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St. Clair Health Earns ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for Spring 2025

PITTSBURGH, PA (May 1, 2025) – St. Clair Health has received an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade for the Spring 2025 period from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization recognized for promoting transparency and improving healthcare safety. Achieving this gold standard in patient safety reinforces St. Clair Health’s position as a leader in delivering high-quality healthcare.

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St. Clair Health Celebrates Inaugural Match Day

PITTSBURGH, PA (March 28, 2025) – St. Clair Health marked a historic milestone in its transition to a teaching hospital with the successful completion of its inaugural Match Day on Friday, March 21. Institutional leaders, program faculty and staff, and other supporters gathered to celebrate the matching of the first cohort of residents for the newly established programs in Internal Medicine and Transitional Year.

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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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