As a child, Dr. Ed Goralczyk knew he wanted to be a physician. He drew inspiration from his mother, who was a nurse, his grade… Read more
Category: UPMC McKeesport
Beating Breast Cancer at UPMC McKeesport
Felicia Scrivens, an executive assistant at UPMC Shadyside, was 37 years old and didn’t normally give herself breast self-exams. As a working mom of three… Read more
All the Right Notes: UPMC Music Therapists Connect Patients to Treatment with a Beat
Ann Jackovich was working recently with a patient at UPMC McKeesport who was diagnosed with schizophrenia; her condition had her pacing, fidgeting, acting out. There… Read more
Food Insecurity and Related Health Problems Surge in Pandemic
Millions of Americans face food insecurity every day, and since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the number has drastically increased. Although social distancing protocols… Read more
‘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