In emergency situations, every second counts. When patients experience medical emergencies at UPMC facilities, UPMC police officers are sometimes first to respond. They routinely demonstrate… Read more
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Help Is On the Way
UPMC Altoona’s Mobile Crisis Unit hits the road in Blair County to deliver critical mental health care, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,… Read more
Strong Foundations: UPMC Altoona Foundation Supports World-Class Care
This is the second piece in a series about the many hospital foundations that support UPMC’s mission to serve the community. Established in 2002, the UPMC… Read more
‘Much-Needed Expertise’: Urologist Brings New Treatment Options to Altoona
Each week, more than five new adult patients suffering from kidney stones come to see the urologists at UPMC Altoona Blair Medical Associates. And now,… Read more
Telemedicine Brings Patients, Specialists Together
When mother-to-be Jamie Bergstein’s blood tests revealed high blood sugar levels, she was referred to a maternal-fetal-medicine specialist at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC. But instead… Read more