Real Patients. Real Stories
Your health means everything. And for these patients, seeking quality healthcare at Conemaugh Health System was a life-changing experience. No matter how large or how small the issue, it’s time to take charge of your health again. At Conemaugh Health System we put your healthcare needs first. Don't make your health wait. Get the care you need now and learn more about our quality healthcare services from real patients, in the real stories below.
‘I’m a brand-new person, chasing dreams, planning ahead’
August 24, 2025
“When you weigh more than 400 pounds, you can’t do things. You can’t fit into an airplane seat, car seat, bass fishing boat or restaurant booth. You’re trapped, you hurt all over, and you’re miserable.”
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‘We feel like the injuries never happened’
August 14, 2025
They share the same last name, the same home, the same high school football and wrestling teams, and the same fanatical love of sports. They also share similar shoulder injuries, the same orthopedic surgeon and the same raving reviews for shoulder repairs done by that physician.
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‘Doctor Duke is a lot more than just about losing weight’
August 1, 2025
She has fun clothes shopping with her daughter – and actually buying an entirely new wardrobe.
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‘I’m in good hands; the best hands’
April 30, 2025
Last August, it was a broken ankle. This week, it was a hip replacement, and then spinal surgery.
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‘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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