When Lisa Kulesa, Linda Gardner and Betty Strotz started their careers 20 or more years ago at St. Clair Hospital, only one was a mother. The last thing they imagined was that their daughters would join them one day at work.
But that is exactly what happened, and all three are delighted to share a workplace and so much more with their daughters.
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.
PITTSBURGH, PA (April 12, 2022) – Healthgrades, the number one website Americans use to find information about physicians and hospitals, recently awarded St. Clair Health with the 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ and 2023 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™.
Patients receiving treatment at the St. Clair Hospital Cancer Center got a special treat courtesy of Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts.
The third- and fourth-grade students of Troop 60187 in Upper St. Clair packed up nearly 150 boxes of Girl Scout cookies and delivered them in March to Dr. Vince Reyes. He is assistant medical director for the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Medical Oncology Network and chief of hematology and medical oncology at St. Clair Health, located in Scott and Mt. Lebanon.
You’ll lose an hour of rest on March 12, but the tradeoff may be well worth it.
When Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 o’clock that morning, it ushers in a natural remedy for what’s ailing plenty of Western Pennsylvanians.
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.
St. Clair Health announced today that Marion A. McGowan was recently appointed to the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. She will succeed Michael J. Flanagan, who served in the position for 15 years before becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Clair Health in July 2022.
A new report on hospital price transparency claims that many hospitals and health systems — including some of the region’s biggest names — aren’t compliant with federal rules requiring details on their website. But some of the hospital systems that are listed in the report, including UPMC, pushed back on the report and said they complied with the report.
PITTSBURGH, PA (November 9, 2022) – St. Clair Health was once again recognized as Certified Level 9 in the annual Digital Health Most Wired Survey from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). This is the eleventh consecutive year that St. Clair Health has been named a Digital Health Most Wired hospital by CHIME.
New telestroke collaboration with Mayo Clinic enhances acute stroke care
Telestroke, also called stroke telemedicine, allows doctors with advanced training to communicate using modern technology in a concerted team effort to treat patients at another location.
The main advantage? Time and timing. “This is a 24/7 service where patients can be evaluated in minutes,” says Maxim D. Hammer, M.D., Chief of Neurology who practices with St. Clair Medical Group. “A Mayo Clinic stroke specialist will be able to provide video consultation to any patient when an acute stroke is suspected in order to help guide treatment decisions.”