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UPMC’s Investment in Ireland Ensures Expanded Health Care Options for Irish Patients
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
UPMC, an $8 billion global health enterprise and one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, today announced completion of an agreement that will provide more treatment options and better access to care for patients in Ireland.
UPMC to Manage New Health Center in Cyprus
Friday, February 27, 2009
UPMC and the Leptos Group are partnering to create a new health center in Paphos, Cyprus. UPMC will manage the facility, offering a wide range of medical services to residents of Cyprus and visitors from throughout Europe and the Middle East.
UPMC Northwest Names New President
Friday, December 19, 2008
David P. Gibbons, M.H.A., R.N., will join UPMC Northwest as president, effective March 2, 2009.
UPMC collaborates with GE Healthcare to Develop International Oncology Centers
Thursday, November 13, 2008
UPMC and GE Healthcare are collaborating to develop cancer centers overseas. With more than 10 million new cancer cases diagnosed annually, this effort will address the world’s growing need for early diagnosis and advanced treatment of this disease.
UPMC To Open Advanced Medical Simulation Center In Italy
Saturday, June 14, 2008
One of the world’s most advanced simulation centers for medical training is exporting its life-saving expertise to Italy.
UPMC and Newcastle Hospitals Announce Innovative Partnership to Deploy Electronic Record Technology in U.K.
Friday, April 25, 2008
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, a National Health System Foundation Trust in the U.K., today announced an innovative partnership to deploy electronic-health-record technology at Newcastle’s hospitals.
UPMC Highlights ‘International Health Care Highway’ at the Fourth World Health Care Congress in Berlin
Friday, March 07, 2008
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) efforts to build an innovative “international medical and academic highway” will be featured on March 10 in presentations at the fourth annual World Health Care Congress Europe in Berlin.
Growing Patient Volumes Drive Strong First Quarter Results for UPMC
Monday, November 12, 2007
With strong growth in patient volumes and Insurance Services membership, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) today reported total revenues of $1.73 billion for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2007 ...
UPMC to Test Biodefense System in Emergency Exercise
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
... (UPMC) will participate on Friday, July 27, in a simulated mass casualty incident involving the Pennsylvania National Guard, St. Francis University’s Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas (CERMUSA) ...
UPMC Reports Record Nine-Month Revenue of $5 Billion, Adds 170 Physicians
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
... University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) today reported record revenues of $5 billion for the nine months ended March 31, 2007, up 13 percent from the year-ago period.
‘Pay-For-Performance’ Incentives Might Motivate Quality Improvement
Monday, May 07, 2007
Pitt-led research finds broad support for P4P from physician group leaders
U.S. Steel Tower Will Become UPMC’s New Corporate Headquarters
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Commitment to Economic Growth and Development of the Region
Innovative UPMC Center Speeds Medical Advances to U.S. Military
Monday, April 02, 2007
... University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) today announced the establishment of the Innovative Medical and Information Technologies (IMITs) Center as a separate, not-for-profit subsidiary.