UPMC Harrisburg Kicks Off 2026 Donate Life Month with Flag-Raising Ceremony
HARRISBURG, PA., April 7, 2026 - UPMC Harrisburg kicked off Donate Life Month, observed annually in April, with a flag‑raising ceremony held on Friday at the hospital. The event honors deceased and living donors, celebrates the lives they've saved, and creates awareness of the importance of registering to be a donor. This year’s theme highlights trees as powerful symbols of life, strength, and connection. Just as trees grow together and support one another in a forest, donation brings people together,
The UPMC Kidney Transplant Program at UPMC Harrisburg Awarded ELITE Status from INTERLINK
HARRISBURG, PA., April 3, 2026 — The Kidney Transplant Program at UPMC Harrisburg recently achieved ELITE status from INTERLINK COE Networks & Programs as part of its Programs of Excellence transplant network. ELITE is the highest designation within the network and is awarded to only a small number of transplant programs nationwide after peer comparisons across key performance measures. INTERLINK COE Networks & Programs (Interlink Health) is a managed care organization that develops Centers of
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UPMC and OIP Open New Orthopaedic Clinic in York County to Meet Community Need
YORK, Pa. – (April 2, 2026) In response to York County’s growing population and the fact that one in two Americans will need care for an orthopaedic condition in their lifetime, UPMC and Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania (OIP) have opened a new clinic in York to meet community needs. The new OIP clinic, located 520 Greenbriar Road, York, will welcome patients on April 6 and will be staffed by sixteen physicians and ten advanced practice providers between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
UPMC Empowering Wellness through Annual Women’s Cancer Survivorship Conference
HARRISBURG, PA., March 31, 2026 — UPMC Magee-Womens and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Central Pa. with the support of UPMC Pinnacle Foundation, hosted the annual Women’s Cancer Survivorship Conference on March 28 at the Penn Harris Hotel Convention Center. Dedicated to empowering women living with cancer, the comprehensive one-day free event focused on wellness and was attended by over 100 participants. “Survivorship extends far beyond medical follow-up,” said Beth Rudge, CRNP, WHNP-BC, program
