Shizz just got real: Welcome to UPMC Hamot

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The Hamot Health Foundation Board of Trustees voted unanimously yesterday evening to approve the definitive agreement to affiliate and integrate Hamot with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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The new hospital opens today. Will UPMC keep it there in the future?

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A day that will live in infamy

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The new hospital is set to open January 11, 2011.

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Information regarding Crimestoppers Rewards, Elder Abuse, and the ErieAlert.com & ErieAlerts Twitter grant contest.

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The Hamot Holiday Care Cab starts at 6:00 p.m. on July 3rd and runs through 3:00 a.m. on July 5th.

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Will UPMC, the medical behemoth, swallow up Hamot Hospital and expand its reach into our area?

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Starting Monday, May 17th, Hamot Medical Center will celebrate National Hospital Week which will run through Friday, May 21st. Each day there will be events in honor of the employees and the high quality of care that they give to the community every day. To kick off the celebration, there will be free coffee provided [...]

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Hamot is presenting a Cardiovascular Conference at the Bayfront Convention Center, today, May 14th from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..

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Scary situation Saturday night when one of the buildings at the Granada Apartment complex off Peach St. caught fire. Luckily, everyone got out alive. If you live there, I’d be scared to hear about the flaws in the design of the fire hydrant system in that complex. Michael Allen Wright, 31, has been arrested for [...]

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We’ve blogged recently about the Jacobs family, who are suing Hamot Hospital. Their son, Gregory, was injured in an accident at Peek N Peak and was taken to Hamot. The family contends Hamot and CORE intentionally killed their son in order to harvest his organs for transplant. Hamot has claimed no wrongdoing. The family appeared [...]

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In case you missed it yesterday, the Peach Street Wegmans is now selling take-out beer. The west side location should follow suit in the next few days. It’s cool because sometimes you don’t want a whole case of beer, you want a few, or maybe you want to try something new. Sure, there are a [...]

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The parents of Gregory Jacobs have filed suit against Hamot Medical Center.  Their son, 18, suffered a brain injury while snowboarding at Peek ‘n Peak Ski Resort in New York and believe doctors at Hamot ended Jacobs’ life early and intentionally so they could harvest his organs. They are seeking $5 million for medical bills, [...]

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We’ve not hidden our thoughts that PA’s liquor laws are woefully archaic. If you go to a grocery store in New York or Ohio, you can easily buy a 6 pack of beer, but not so in PA. However, things might be changing. The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court made a ruling yesterday that now allows beer [...]

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In case you missed it yesterday, we’re giving away 3 $25 gift certificates to local restaurants. We’re totally in the holiday spirit. Read more and enter here. Be careful driving today. For the most up-to-date forecast and conditions, check out the WSEE weather box in the column to the right of this post. Congresswoman-elect Kathy [...]

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Erie Insurance disclosed that it has lost about $9.5 million in its Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac holdings. Erie stock closed yesterday at 43.22, down 3.40. Fannie and Freddie were recently bailed out by the Federal government and are the largest source of funding for home mortgages in the U.S. It was another bad day [...]

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