New Surgical Inpatient Unit to Open at UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley Campus

Farrell, PA — UPMC Horizon plans to expand its bed capacity to include a new 11-bed surgical unit at its hospital campus in Farrell. The bed expansion is in response to continued market growth and local demand for inpatient surgical services at UPMC Horizon.

“Through our relationship with UPMC, UPMC Horizon is able to offer our community access to the largest network of general surgery and surgical specialists in the region. Because of our ability to bring the advanced care of UPMC right here at home, we have seen steady growth among our residents choosing UPMC Horizon as their hospital-of-choice for surgical services.” says Joel Yuhas, president.

Internal renovations will begin in March. The new unit is expected to create additional jobs for Mercer County. The hospital is currently hiring new staff.

Surgical services at UPMC Horizon are growing systemwide. Last year, UPMC Horizon launched a $5.5 million renovation of its Greenville campus surgical suites to further develop its minimally-invasive surgery program and bariatric (weight loss) surgery program, which is recognized as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Contact: Erin Palko, public relations manager, 724-589-8107