Hillside Rehabilitation receives a Gold Seal
Hillside Rehabilitation receives a Gold Seal
HOWLAND
Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Hospital Accreditation reflecting the hospital’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care and recognizing Hillside’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s standards, officials announced.
Hillside underwent an unannounced site survey in late March, during which a team of commission expert surveyors evaluated compliance with hospital standards related to several areas, including environment of care, infection prevention and control, quality, patient safety, nursing and medication management. Surveyors also conducted on-site observations and interviews.
Children’s Specialty Care Center to relocate
HERMITAGE, PA.
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s Children’s Specialty Care Center in Hermitage is moving next month to the Primary Health Network Building, 80 E. Silver St., Suite 100, in downtown Sharon, Pa.
The center’s new location will offer the same outpatient services, which include, cardiology, Down syndrome, endocrinology, genetics, gastroenterology, nephrology, clinical nutrition, neurology and pulmonology, and the same Children’s Hospital specialists who treat patients at the hospital’s main campus will continue to travel to the Sharon area to provide outpatient services.
Health degree at YSU ranked most affordable
YOUNGSTOWN
Youngstown State University’s online master’s degree in health and human services is ranked 28th among the most affordable in the nation by Healthcare Administration Degree Programs website, which cites the program for offering flexible courses in four tracks – health informatics, health promotion, physical education, and administration for Health and Human Services.
The rankings are based on information gathered in part from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator database.
Alzheimer’s in genetics
BOSTON
People who carry a genetic susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease appear to be at greater risk of diminished cognition from sleep-disordered breathing than those without the susceptibility, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
The study reports that study participants carrying the apolipoprotein -4 (APOE-ε4) gene variant showed greater cognitive deficits with the various indices of sleep-disordered breathing compared to those without the gene variant. APOE is a cholesterol carrier that supports injury repair in the brain.
“Previous studies have shown inconsistent findings between sleep-disordered breathing and cognition, which may be due to the different tests used,” said lead study author Dayna A. Johnson, Ph.D., instructor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
This latest study found increased overnight hypoxemia (oxygen saturation below 90 percent) or increased daytime sleepiness was associated with poorer attention and memory. UPMC home healthcare
PITTSBURGH
UPMC Community Provider Services has purchased Jefferson Hospital’s share of a jointly-owned home health agency. Formerly known as UPMC Jefferson Regional Home Health, the agency’s new name is UPMC Home Healthcare.
UPMC Home Healthcare will continue for patients throughout western Pennsylvania, covering 22 counties and serving roughly 40,000 individuals each year who have comprehensive nursing and rehabilitation needs.