Health
More discouraging financial news arrived for the Butler Health System on Monday, April 1, as credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded the hospital system’s credit rating f...
April 01, 2024
Health
VA Butler Healthcare said veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards are now eligible for health care through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs without first appl...
March 08, 2024
Health
Amy Christensen, a bartender and shift lead at Recon Brewing in Butler, said she and her co-workers have noticed a trend lately that seems unusual for a brewery.
People ...
January 27, 2024
Health
Al Brown has volunteered for the Butler Memorial Hospital Auxiliary for the past 23 years.
He works in the outpatient department, where he takes patients that are regist...
January 26, 2024
Health
CRANBERRY TWP — Last March, 72-year-old Dee Ruckert, of New Sewickley, knew she had to do something about her physical health before it was too late.
“My husband was dia...
January 22, 2024
Health
The number of hospital admissions for the flu increased 500% at Butler Memorial Hospital in the last three months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according a...
January 13, 2024
Health
Western Pennsylvania hospitals have continued to open new beds, despite data indicating the region has been overbedded for years, an expense some experts say ultimately d...
January 11, 2024
Pennsylvania News
Gov. declares January as Radon Action Month
Gov. declares January as Radon Action Month
January 11, 2024
News
ADAMS TWP — As emergency medical service providers across Pennsylvania are feeling the financial pinch, Adams Township has stepped forward to support its EMS provider in ...
December 13, 2023
Health
McCANDLESS TWP, Allegheny County — UPMC Passavant patients can expect more preventive medicine and robotic surgery in the near future.
That was the message Susan Hoolahan...
December 08, 2023
Health
The operating loss of $43.7 million for the 12-month period ending June 30 reported earlier this week by the Butler Health System — one portion of the newly merged Indepe...
November 11, 2023
Health
VA Butler Healthcare temporarily closed its walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center on Wednesday afternoon after running out of vaccine,...
October 07, 2023
Health
With flu season underway, doctors and health care professionals from the Western PA Regional Chief Medical Officers Consortium encourage the public to be vigilant in the ...
October 05, 2023
Health
Every day, Cranberry resident Margarita Hornung realizes how lucky she is to be alive to be with her husband, Mike, and her two children, 15-year-old Noah and 9-year-old ...
September 29, 2023
Health
In recognition of National Recovery Month, Butler County Community College is hosting “Stories of Hope” featuring people in recovery from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, ...
September 13, 2023
Health
To keep flexible and strong, make your muscles long
To keep flexible and strong, make your muscles long
July 19, 2023
Special Sections
A growing need for affordable health services is driving uninsured residents around Butler and surrounding counties to the Jean B. Purvis Community Health Center.
There t...
May 27, 2023
Health
Excela reports $29.3M loss
Excela reports $29.3M loss
May 20, 2023
Health
ZELIENOPLE — Stacie Grenet was not sure what she wanted to do when she graduated high school in 2006, she just knew that she wanted to help others.
“When I graduated high...
May 20, 2023
Health
Jenn Himes-Smith has been there as a person has started his life, and has also been with people at the end of their lives, alongside their families.
While she described h...
May 13, 2023
Business
GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic...
May 05, 2023
Breaking News
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from April 28 to May 3 are:
B...
May 05, 2023
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from April 13 to 20 are:
Butl...
April 22, 2023
Health
CRANBERRY TWP — South College, a multi-campus institution founded in Knoxville, Tenn., is aiming to fill the nursing shortage need.
The school announced the completion of...
April 21, 2023
Business
Allegheny Health Network recently announced the appointment of Dr. Devon M. Ramaeker, to division chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine within AHN Women’s Institute.
In her ne...
April 04, 2023
Business
When the word “midwife” is mentioned, many people think of an uncertified woman who delivers babies at a prospective mother’s home.
The three medical professionals in the...
March 24, 2023
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from March 2 to 8 are:
Butler...
March 10, 2023
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Feb. 16 to 22 are:
Butle...
February 24, 2023
Health
WASHINGTON — The overdose-reversing drug naloxone should be made available over the counter to aid the national response to the opioid crisis, U.S. health advisers said W...
February 16, 2023
Health
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Feb. 9 to 15 are:
Butler...
February 16, 2023
Health
