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Violence in the health care setting

As the cold weather increases the spread of airborne viruses, many people are facing a dilemma when trying to diagnose their illness this fall.

A new partnership through Heritage Valley Health System and UPMC will make an outpatient COVID-19 treatment more widely available to area patients who have contracted the disease.  Called monoclonal antibody treatment, it's given through a one-time intravenous infusion which significantly reduces the risk of death or the need for hospitalization in patients newly diagnosed with COVID-19. While both health systems carry the medication, only UPMC has existing infusion centers designated for the treatment. By pooling their supply of antibodies, both UPMC and Heritage Valley patients can u...

For most decisions in life, it's smart to be thoughtful — clever, even, to sit and stir, mull things over, or really take time to plan and ponder.  But the continuing spread of COVID-19 has put the decision to get vaccinated on a clock, and local and national leaders say it's running out.   This past week President Joe Biden announced his goal to at least partially vaccinate 70% of U.S. adults by July 4. With more than 56% of the population already there, reeling in another 14% over two months seems a simple task. However, a large amount of vaccine hesitation is making things dif...

Date Time UPMC, HVHS Partner to Improve Access to COVID-19 Treatment and Heritage Valley Health System are partnering to make an outpatient COVID-19 treatment more widely available in western Pennsylvania. Monoclonal antibody treatment reduces the risk of death and the need for hospitalization in people who receive it soon after being diagnosed with COVID-19. The health systems will pool their supply of monoclonal antibodies and use the extensive UPMC network of infusion centers to provide Heritage Valley patients with the treatment. “This treatment has potential to drastically cut the numb...