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2008
News Releases
2007 News Highlights
Calendar
of Events
2008
News Releases
April
2008
April 17
Occupational Medicine Services
relocating to North Main Office Building
April 10
Wellness isn't complicated,
says UPMC Horizon doctor
April 8
Womancare
Center to honor women this Mother's Day with garden
March
2008
March 26
UPMC Horizon expands orthopaedic
services to Mercer
Greenville campus
main entrance closed for improvements
March 17
Womancare Center to host
"Mommy and Me" exercise class
UPMC Horizon appoints
Vice President of Operations
UPMC Passavant thyroid specialist
to see patients at the Womancare Center
February
2008
February 25
New surgical inpatient
unit to open at UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley campus
New Wilmington family
medicine practice joins UPMC Horizon
February 4
UPMC Horizon looking for
a few good volunteers
January 2008
January 31
Dr. Meyer earnes MBA while
providing humanitarian service
January 18
Spine specialists to
see patients at UPMC Horizon
Cardiologist joins UPMC
Horizon medical staff
January 17
UPMC neurosurgeon and spine
surgery specialist now seeing patients in Greenville
Gynecologic oncology specialist
offering services at Womancare Center
January 16
UPMC Horizon
medical staff accepting applications
January 15
UPMC
Horizon opens Center for Metabolic Medicine in the Shenango Valley
January 9
Community Health Partnership
to present program on MRSA
2007
News Highlights
December 20
UPMC Horizon
earns Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
December 14
Wellness
Center members can win prizes for losing pounds
December 4
Applications
available for UPMC Horizon Greenville Auxiliary scholarships
November 30
UPMC
Passavant colorectal cancer and minimally-invasive surgery specialist
to see patients at Womancare Center
UPMC
liver cancer specialist to see patients locally at Womancare Center
in Hermitage
UPMC
Horizon unveils advanced operating room suites for minimally invasive
surgery
November 29
UPMC Horizon
welcomes new board members
November 14
UPMC
Horizon announces plans for $5.6 million comprehensive cancer center
October 4
Annual
board meeting highlights growth at UPMC Horizon and expansion of
services
October 3
UPMC
Passavant to open multi-specialty suite at Womancare Center
October 2
Physicians
join UPMC Horizon medical staff
September 6
Doctors
Pain Clinic expands pain management services to UPMC Horizon
August 21
Internal
medicine, family practice doctors join Greenville Medical Center
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August 15
UPMC
Horizon appoints new nutritional services director
August 14
Jaynee
Reese named 2007 Cameos of Caring awardee for UPMC Horizon
August 2
UPMC
Horizon medical staff awards medical education scholarships
July 25
Physicians
join UPMC Horizon medical staff
International
oncology art exhibit makes a stop at the Womancare Center
July 18
Womancare
Center thanks Mother's Day garden donors
July 2
Allen
Budek joins UPMC Horizon medical staff
New
Castle doctors join UPMC Horizon obstetric and pediatric programs
June 22
UPMC
Horizon laboratories receive College of American Pathologists accreditation
June 12
Stroke
telemedicine brings expert evaluation, quick treatment for local
patients
June 11
UPMC
Horizon honors interns and residents at banquet
June 8
Dr. Lawson
to begin seeing patients at Greenville Medical Center-UPMC
June 7
UPMC
Horizon to become smoke free on July 1
May
11
Nurses
recognized for Excellence in Practice
April
2
UPMC
Horizon appoints new president
March
26
UPMC
Horizon weight loss surgery program named a Center of Excellence
by Health America/Health Assurance
February
7
Center
for Wound Treatment joins national trial
February 5
Womancare
Center to host fibromyalgia support group
January 30
Hospital
announces $6 million surgical revitilization project and expanded
Magee-Womens Hospital affiliation
May
2008 Events Calendar
Classes
Support
Groups
Community Events
Classes
Silver&Fit:
Health Aging
Mondays, May 5, 12, and 19
UPMC Horizon Wellness Center, 26 Conneaut Lake Road, Greenville
Participants must be at least 65 years old. To register, call 724-588-3001.
Breastfeeding
Class
Monday, May 5, 6 p.m.
Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage
To register, call 724-347-4780.
Silver&Fit:
Group Exercise Class
Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, and 27, and Thursdays, May 1, 8, 15, 22,
and 29, 1 p.m.
UPMC Horizon Wellness Center, 26 Conneaut Lake Road, Greenville
Participants must be at least 65 years old. To register, call 724-588-3001.
New
Provider Advanced Cardiac Life Support CPR
Tuesday, May 6, and Wednesday, May 7,
9 a.m.
UPMC Horizon Wellness Center, 26 Conneaut Lake Road, Greenville
To register, call 724-589-6113.
"Mommy
and Me" Exercise Class
Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, and 27, 6:30 p.m.
Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage
To register, call 724-347-4780.
Meditation
Class
Wednesdays, 7 p.m.
Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage
To register, call 724-347-7700.
Family
and Friends Pediatric CPR
Wednesday, May 7, 7 p.m.
Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage
To register, call 724-347-4780.
New
Health Care Provider CPR
Thursday, May 8, 9 a.m.
Assembly Rooms D and E, Greenville campus
To register, call 724-589-6113.
Lamaze
Prenatal Class
Mondays, May 12, 19, and 26
Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage
To register, call 724-347-7700.
Sibling
Class
Sunday, May 18, 2 p.m.
The Birth Place, Shenango Valley campus
To register, call 724-347-4780.
Lamaze
Weekend Prenatal Class
Thursday, May 22, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May
34, 9 a.m.
Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage
To register, call 724-347-4780.
Support
Groups
Multiple
Sclerosis Support Group
Tuesday, May 6, 7 p.m.
Small Dining Room, Greenville campus
Yellow
Ribbon Support Group
Wednesday, May 7, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. to noon
Conference Room 4, Shenango Valley
The Yellow Ribbon Support Group provides the opportunity for family
members of deployed service men and woman to connect and offer both
encouragement and understanding.
Mercer
County Diabetes Support Group
Monday, May 12, 7 p.m.
Assembly Room B, Greenville
Tuesday, May 13, 1:30 p.m.
Conference Room 1, Shenango Valley
Persons with diabetes, their friends, and family members are invited
to attend. For more information, call 724-589-6163.
Cancer
Support Group
Tuesday, May 13, 1 p.m.
Small Dining Room, Greenville campus
Weight
Loss Surgery Support Group
Tuesday, May 13, 7 p.m.
Assembly Room B, Greenville campus
Tuesday, May 20, 7 p.m.
Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage
If you have undergone surgery for weight loss or are considering
surgery, you are invited to attend this support group meeting. Participants
will be encouraged to share their experiences, ask questions, and
receive support and assistance in a safe, nonjudgmental environment.
Breastfeeding
Support Group
Tuesday, May 13, 11 a.m.
Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage
Wednesday, May 21, 11 a.m.
UPMC Horizon Wellness Center, 26 Conneaut Lake Road, Greenville
To register, call 724-347-4780
Bereavement
Support Group
Monday, May 19, 7 p.m.
Small Dining Room, Greenville campus
Empty
Arms Memorial Service
Monday, May 19, 7 p.m.
Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage
Empty Arms offers support and emotional assistance during the grieving
process following a miscarriage or infant loss. Members of the UPMC
Horizon Maternity Department and parents who have experienced similar
losses are available to share their experiences or just to listen.
Lupus
Support Group
Wednesday, May 21, 7 p.m.
Womancare Center,
875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage
Community Events
"Nutrition
and Fitness 101: Dispelling the Myth that Good Health is Complicated,"
with Philip Lee, DO, internal medicine
Tuesday, May 6, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 17, 9 a.m.
UPMC Horizon Buhl Wellness Center, 28 N. Pine St., Sharon
To register, call 724-981-3700.
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