The average American spends one hour every year face-to-face with a health care provider. That same American spends 104 hours every year face-to-screen watching a… Read more
Category: emergency medicine
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians Honors UPMC Mercy Physician
Michael Turturro, M.D., chief of emergency services at UPMC Mercy and associate professor of emergency medicine at University of Pittsburgh, received the 2016 Pennsylvania College… Read more
Ambulance Driving Simulator to Improve EMS Safety in Western PA
Every day, Pennsylvania has at least one crash involving an ambulance, according to the Emergency Medical Services Institute (EMSI). UPMC has partnered with EMSI to… Read more
Answering the Call When Tragedy Hits Close to Home
It takes just 10 minutes to drive from Franklin Regional Senior High School in Murrysville to UPMC East in Monroeville. When a mass stabbing incident… Read more
In the News: What You Should Know About the Measles
Late last week, the Allegheny County Health Department confirmed that a Pittsburgh woman contracted measles during an out-of-state visit and may have exposed some in… Read more