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
Category: UPMC McKeesport
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
“The Transformation is Unbelievable:” UPMC McKeesport Doctor Gives New Lease on Life
Susan Parsons was living with constant discomfort from a foot deformity and had been visiting a doctor for over a year, unsuccessfully trying to heal… Read more