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.
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‘I trust Doctor Goodrich and I’m back 100%’
September 15, 2025What began as a friendly, full-contact football game to celebrate a 10-year high school reunion ended in a potentially life-changing injury.
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‘I feel like a new woman; back behind the wheel again’
September 04, 2025She has loved driving for nearly seven decades – and she has loved shopping for just as long.
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‘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, 2025They 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 01, 2025She 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, 2025Last 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, 2025It’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 later.“He started having extreme chest pains and…
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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 05, 2025The 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, 2025National “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 sufferer of diabetes and Thoracic…
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'Going to Conemaugh was the best decision I've ever made'
October 16, 2024She didn't like the numbers - or the odds.
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‘The best possible treatment’ received at Conemaugh
October 01, 2024It 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, 2024Weighing 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, 2024Click here to watch their story.
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‘It’s a story that many people need to hear’
June 20, 2024At 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 to hurt; especially his legs which were…
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‘They help me stay healthy, out of the hospital and living my life’
May 22, 2024He had his first heart attack at age 29. Since then, he has had 11 heart stents, and “coded” four times.
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‘I’m one of their happiest walking, talking success stories’
April 30, 2024She just arrived home after a long, tough day at work. But she immediately knew something was wrong. Very wrong.
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'They’ve made me a believer and I’m never going to look back'
April 17, 2024Not too many vacations ago, it was a severe chore for Bethany Cotchen to walk back and forth from the beach. But no longer.
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“I feel great now. I’m able to do my job and live the way I want.”
April 04, 2024Before his gastric bypass operation, Patrick Doepfer despised his job. But now, Patrick looks forward to those long walks – after reducing his weight by 42 percent he now weighs 295 pounds.
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"I’m fine and loving life again."
March 26, 2024He was feeling well and enjoying retirement. The colonoscopy would only be a bump in the road… until it wasn’t.
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