Each year during Nurses Week, the UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence recognizes nurses system-wide with awards based on their dedication to patient care, innovation and… Read more
Category: nursing
‘When People Say They Don’t See Color, Then They Don’t See Me:’ An Interview with Dawndra Jones
Dawndra Jones, D.N.P., chief nursing officer (CNO) and vice president, Patient Care Services, UPMC East and UPMC McKeesport, was introduced to health care early, and knew nursing was… Read more
And Then There Were Nine
With a phone call on Oct. 31, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital became the ninth UPMC facility to be recognized under the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s… Read more
UPMC Employee Does Things Differently
Growing up, Brett Fadgen, nurse anesthetist, Physician Services Division, always wanted to prove that he could do anything, but knew he’d have to figure it… Read more
Better Practice, Better Care for Victims of Sexual Assault
Last year, 224 victims of intimate partner violence or some form of abuse sought treatment at UPMC Hamot. Of these patients, 82 were adult or… Read more