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UPMC employees ask attorney general for help with medical debt

Apr 15, 2019 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage

Shapiro is engaged in a high-profile battle against UPMC over the consent decree with Highmark and UPMC’s role as a nonprofit. 

UPMC Breaks Ground on Uptown Facility Where It Hopes to Help Cure Blindness

Mar 14, 2019 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage

“We believe that when a corporation like UPMC is developing in our community, it should be attentive to the needs to that community,” said Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy, the executive director of activist group Pittsburgh United. “The facilities that they’re putting in are...

In rift over UPMC hospital, a union and mayor exposes split views

Aug 30, 2018 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage

Deep down, Lisa Sayre, a nurse entrenched in the yearslong effort to pressure UPMC to recognize a health care workers union, wasn’t expecting much from the public hearing in April. So Ms. Sayre — one of about two dozen people who spoke at a Pittsburgh Planning...

Councilman Lavelle Says Deal With UPMC Mercy Constrained By Circumstances

Aug 9, 2018 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage

The community benefits agreement finalized with UPMC Mercy last week is very different from the Lower Hill agreement struck with the Pittsburgh Penguins, said city Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle, who was party to both negotiations. “Two totally different scenarios, and...

UPMC Mercy expansion approved after community voices opposition

Aug 9, 2018 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage

Pittsburgh City Council voted 7-2 in a crowded session on July 31 to approve UPMC Mercy’s controversial expansion plan – council members Deb Gross and Darlene Harris voted against the measure. The vote followed two hours of searing public comments against the...

City Council Approves UPMC Mercy Expansion, Despite Outrage From Community

Jul 31, 2018 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage

After an emotional day in the City County Building, Pittsburgh City Council voted 7-2 to approve UPMC’s expansion of its Mercy campus in Uptown. The decision came after nearly two hours of public comment from community members opposing the plan. Many spoke out against...
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