Real Patients. Real Stories.
At Conemaugh Health System, we put patient care first. We know that every patient is a valuable member of the community we serve. View our patient stories below, where you can hear firsthand accounts of the quality care you will receive at Conemaugh Health System.
‘Conemaugh has kept me alive for 30 years; no place like it’
April 11, 2025
It’s an extremely long walk from the far-reaching parking lots of Beaver Stadium. But nothing was going to stop die-hard Penn State football fan Bob Smith from seeing his beloved Penn State Lions play Kent State last September – not even serious heart issues that would necessitate a double-bypass just days...
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Conemaugh PCP, surgeon ‘saved my bacon’
March 19, 2025
"I’m back to enjoying life, taking walks with Cheryl and doing whatever I want.”
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‘When precious seconds mattered’
March 5, 2025
The wreck into the abutment of a Meyersdale bridge was far and away the worst ever witnessed by the nearly 50 rescuers called to the scene. But an extraordinary combination of circumstances culminated in what some believe to be a miracle.
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'Revascularization' procedures crucial for restoring heart health
February 10, 2025
National “Heart Month,” celebrated each February, is about much more than the precious organ beating within the left side of our chest. It’s also about the care of an extraordinarily complex network of arteries and veins that convey life-giving blood throughout our bodies. Herbert Wilt, 75, knows all about that. A longtime...
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'Going to Conemaugh was the best decision I've ever made'
October 16, 2024
She didn't like the numbers - or the odds.
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‘The best possible treatment’ received at Conemaugh
October 1, 2024
It was just a routine mammogram at Conemaugh Hospital... she had many over the years.
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Conemaugh’s NICU: ‘Where miracles are born’
September 24, 2024
Weighing in at 1 pound, 5 ounces, she was way too small for premature baby clothes; so, her mother bought a small baby doll that came with six outfits.
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1-pound twins survive, thrive because of Conemaugh NICU
August 28, 2024
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‘It’s a story that many people need to hear’
June 20, 2024
At 6-foot-3-inches, Kevin Kassick was always a big, athletic guy. But after the awful combination of a debilitating back injury – suffered while working as a laborer for a cement manufacturer – and an out-of-control diet, his weight ballooned to nearly 380 pounds. In addition to his ailing back, everything else began...
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‘They help me stay healthy, out of the hospital and living my life’
May 22, 2024
He had his first heart attack at age 29. Since then, he has had 11 heart stents, and “coded” four times.
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