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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Nationally Recognized with Sixth ‘A’ for the Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
May 01, 2020Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Conemaugh Memorial’s achievements providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade is a letter grade…
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Conemaugh Health System to Resume Elective and Non-Urgent Surgeries and Procedures
April 30, 2020Conemaugh Health System announced today that it is taking the appropriate steps to safely resume some elective and non-urgent surgeries and procedures that were previously rescheduled out of an abundance of caution amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The decision to reschedule procedures when clinically appropriate was made in accordance with federal and state…
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Updated: Conemaugh Statement on C.O.R.E. Crisis Initiative
April 15, 2020As Conemaugh Health System continues to respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we remain focused on taking care of our patients, taking care of our people, and preventing the spread of disease. Like all hospitals, in addition to fighting COVID-19 on the front lines of patient care, we have to manage the business impact we are experiencing due to…
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Make A Day Brighter
April 13, 2020Make a Day Brighter Need a fun, family activity for your kids to do while school is out?We have the answer! Conemaugh Health System is asking children in our communities to make creative, fun, colorful, homemade cards, letters or drawings for our patients and caregivers to brighten their day. Due to our visitor restrictions during this pandemic, most of our patients…
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Conemaugh Statement on C.O.R.E. Crisis Initiative
April 09, 2020As our hospital continues to respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we remain focused on taking care of our patients, taking care of our people, and preventing the spread of disease. Like all hospitals, in addition to fighting COVID-19 on the front lines of patient care, we have to manage the business impact we are experiencing due to significant…
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Conemaugh Physician Group – Welcomes Internal Medicine Physician
March 27, 2020Conemaugh Physician Group – Internal Medicine is pleased to welcome internal medicine physician Leonardo Amper, MD. Dr. Amper earned his medical degree at University of Santo Tomas, Philippines. He completed his residency at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA. Dr. Amper will be providing care and treatment to inpatients at Conemaugh Memorial and…
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center awarded AABB Accreditation from The Joint Commission
March 26, 2020Johnstown, PA (February 2, 2020) – Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval ® for AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) Accreditation for Transfusion Medicine by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization's…
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Regional Healthcare Providers are Working Together to Preserve Your Health
March 25, 2020It’s fair to say the past two weeks have been among the most challenging we’ve faced as leaders in healthcare. Despite all of our respective preparation, scenario-planning and effort to get ahead of disaster, we still find ourselves in a very strange new world – the world with COVID-19. Our plans and preparation are paying off, yet, we are facing an…
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Conemaugh Memorial Implements Molecular Therapy for Patients
March 25, 2020Johnstown, PA (November 5, 2019) - Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center recently introduced molecular therapy that targets certain cancers in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas, with little to no damage to surrounding healthy tissue. The treatment is used mainly for patients who are not surgery candidates, and when other treatment options are not slowing tumor growth.…
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Conemaugh COVID Update - March 24, 2020
March 24, 2020Conemaugh Health System is committed to protecting the health and safety of everyone who walks through our doors. We can confirm that we have identified a second patient who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We share this information because this patient is the first reported case in Somerset County. This patient was transferred to another facility for…
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Conemaugh COVID Update - March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020Conemaugh Health System continues to adapt to meet the clinical needs of our communities during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and through this, we remain committed to providing high quality care and protecting the health and safety of our patients, employees, physicians and community at large. We have been working closely with the PA Department of Health and…
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COVID-19: What Conemaugh Health System is Doing and What You Can Do
March 16, 2020It probably feels as if coronavirus – or as it is officially known, COVID-19 – is all anyone is talking about these days. As COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses like the seasonal flu continue to spread across the U.S., you also may feel a certain level of concern over how this disease could affect you or your loved ones, or if your local healthcare…
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Shifts Vaccine Registration to MyChart and Establishes Designated Phoneline for Scheduling
February 22, 2020Beginning today, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center will transition vaccine registration and appointment scheduling to the health system’s MyChart service to create a more streamlined experience for patients and community members. As new vaccine appointments become available, MyChart will alert users about opportunities to directly schedule their vaccination, if…
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Conemaugh Physician Group – Welcomes Gastroenterologist
February 19, 2020Conemaugh Physician Group – Gastroenterology is pleased to welcome board-certified gastroenterologist Akil Hassam, MD. Dr. Hassam earned his medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. He completed his residency at Temple and a fellowship at New York Presbyterian Queens, New York, NY. Dr. Hassam, originally from New York, will be…
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Conemaugh Meyersdale Achieves Chest Pain Center Accreditation
February 16, 2020Photo: Pictured are members of Conemaugh Meyersdale’s Chest Pain Committee (from left):Lisa Popovnak, Dr. Kenneth Glassford, Pam Swansboro, MS, RN, Chief Nursing Officer and Heather Smith, CEO. Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center recently received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Accreditation Services for the…
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Conemaugh Health System Job Fair
February 12, 2020Conemaugh Health System will host a “Leap Into a New Career” Job Fair, Saturday, February 29, from 8 am – 12 pm at Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, North Center Avenue, Somerset, PA. This free event will provide a wealth of information about the many services and departments at Conemaugh Health System, such as radiology, laboratory, nursing,…
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Conemaugh Physician Group – Cardiology Welcomes Board-certified Cardiologist
February 12, 2020Conemaugh Physician Group – Cardiology is pleased to welcome board-certified cardiologist Lou Mastrine, DO, FACC, FHRS. Dr. Mastrine earned his medical degree at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, and completed his residency and Cardiovascular Disease fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. He also completed a Cardiac…
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Conemaugh Health System Welcomes New Marketing Communications Director
February 10, 2020Conemaugh Health System is pleased to welcome Kristen Hudak as the Director of Marketing Communications, responsible for marketing, advertising, public relations, and communications for the regional healthcare provider. A Sidman, PA native and Forest Hills graduate, Kristen received her bachelor's degree in Political Science from Mercyhurst University, Erie,…
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1.15.2021 COVID-19 Update from Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
January 15, 2020As of 1.15.2021:Currently, Memorial is treating less than 30 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 in our hospital. While this is a decrease from our last update, this number is very fluid and can change rapidly. We are in the process of distributing COVID-19 vaccines in accordance with prioritization guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Conemaugh Physician Group Welcomes Pain Management Physician
January 02, 2020Conemaugh Physician Group – Pain Management is pleased to welcome Michael Warren, MD. Warren, originally from Chicago, will be providing care to patients at Conemaugh East Hills specializing in the treatment of chronic conditions including, but not included to, back pain, neck pain, and osteoarthritis, with a focus on interventional therapy. Dr. Warren earned his…
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