WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — UPMC hospitals across the state are trying to keep up with the demand for health care. Many of the health care system's hospitals in Central Pennsylvania are near or over 100% ...

UPMC is launching what it’s calling an in-house staffing agency for travel nurses early next year. These staff will be a new category of UPMC employee who will receive higher compensation to be part ...

PITTSBURGH — UPMC is celebrating the graduation of nearly 200 new nurses. This month, UPMC Schools of Nursing had 197 nurses graduate from its programs. Of those graduates, 119 took positions across ...

The hospital in York County is honoring nursing staff across all departments through Monday.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Monday marked the first day of school for dozens of future nurses in Harrisburg. “I know when I was younger I got hurt a lot, breaking bones and stuff and spent a lot of time in ...

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is attempting to address the national nursing shortage through a new program designed to make it more affordable for student nurses to complete their ...

PITTSBURGH — University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has created a new in-house travel staffing agency in hopes of attracting nursing candidates amid a nationwide shortage. According to a news release ...

UPMC St. Margaret announced it has earned recognition for meeting rigorous standards for nursing excellence. The hospital received a Magnet Recognition granted by the American Nurses Credentialing ...

As a geriatrician who has cared for patients in nursing homes across western Pennsylvania, Steven Handler, M.D., Ph.D., has seen first-hand how some are transferred unnecessarily in the middle of the ...

One doctor is working to improve access to care for nursing home patients through a telemedicine company supported by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. UPMC’s Steven Handler, an associate ...

UPMC nurses (from left) Jaime Balsamo, Abigail Urion and Leann Oppel spoke in front of the Blair County Courthouse Tuesday morning to advocate for the state General Assembly to move forward with the ...