Pregnancy Recovery Center launched

Pregnancy Recovery Center launched

PITTSBURGH

USED Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, in collaboration with four local insurance companies and the Allegheny County Office of Behavioral Health, has launched a comprehensive Pregnancy Recovery Center to provide concurrent treatment for opiate dependence and prenatal care and delivery.

The program provides pregnant women who struggle with an opiate dependence the opportunity to begin treatment with buprenorphine on an out-patient basis that is integrated with their obstetric services. Like methadone, buprenorphine is a drug used to treat opioid addiction. In addition, patients will receive behavioral counseling and clinic visits as well as routine prenatal care.

For information, call 412-641-1211.

Sharon Regional gets a national award

SHARON, PA.

Sharon Regional Health System has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiology Data Registry’s Get With The Guidelines Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2014.

Sharon Regional is one of only 256 hospitals nationwide to receive the award, which recognizes commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart- attack patients. To receive the GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award, Sharon Regional consistently followed the treatment guidelines for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 90 percent for specific performance measures.