The Violins of Hope exhibit, an effort to bring healing to the region through the power of music and the human spirit, is open through November 21 at Posner Center at Carnegie Mellon University. The centerpiece of Violins of Hope is a ...
Project & Program Updates
At the 2023 Grantmakers in Aging Conference, held in Austin, Texas October 17–20, Jewish Healthcare Foundation COO and Chief Program Officer Nancy Zionts, MBA had the opportunity to share with other funders in the aging space abou...
The Patient Safety Technology Challenge announced the winners of the five sponsored events that took place this fall. DivHacks provided a $200 award to MemorAI, winner of the patient safety track established through Pittsburgh Regional...
Five competitions joined the Patient Safety Technology Challenge this month. Funded by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and administered by the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, the Patient Safety Technology Challenge is designed ...
AIDS Free Pittsburgh (AFP) was invited to speak at the Pittsburgh Trans Pride virtual conference October 6 about its programming and available resources. AFP Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator Hazell Azzer Carpenter-Saunders...
Friend of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean emeritus of the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and nursing leadership advisor on JHF's Aging Initiatives, was honored as the 2023...
Education has always been a cornerstone of Valerie Njie's path, from her commitment to her own education as a young person to the moment her mother handed her the phone in June 1968 to speak with a University of Pittsburgh representati...
The effort to remake patient safety in the United States took a monumental step forward on September 8, when the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released its much-anticipated Report to the President: A...
Jewish Healthcare Foundation President and CEO Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD received the Patricia R. Rooney Award, named after the late wife of Dan Rooney Sr., and presented annually to a woman who has provided exceptional service to the ...
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation Board of Trustees met on September 11 at the new UPMC Mercy Pavilion, home of the UPMC Vision Institute, recipient of grant funding for the Digital Twin Eye project in 2021. The meeting provided an oppo...
Now is the time for desperately needed mental health reforms, as both President Joseph Biden and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro have voiced their commitment to mental health service expansion to meet the great demand. This fall's S...
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation is the recipient of a $795,000 federal grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) which will enable the Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PA PQC) to implement a ne...
On September 20, the grand opening of the physical location of UpStreet was held, opening the doors to the teen mental wellness program which offers drop-in consultation with therapists, scheduled therapy appointments, text-based peer ...
Healthcare simulation has had a powerful impact on medical education, giving students and providers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with complex procedures within a safe, controlled environment. But what is the potential fo...
Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative and Jewish Healthcare Foundation was a guest at the Healthcare Safety Investigations Conference on September 27. In its fourth year, the online patient s...
HIV Providers Share Outreach Strategies to Improve Linkage and Retention in Care across Pennsylvania
Four HIV case managers shared lessons learned over the past decade through implementation of the statewide Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) at an HIV conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Health Division of HIV Disease in G...
Relive Too Hot for July (TH4J), Pittsburgh's only HIV awareness event with this recap video and through interviews with vendors and service providers at the event. Held June 1, the event honors those lost to, living with, and affected ...
AIDS Free Pittsburgh joined dozens of local organizations, officials, and residents at a resource fair at the City-County Building to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31. Local organizations set up tables where ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced two changes with significant implications for both the daily operations and overall health of the nursing home industry. CMS initiated changes to the required Mini...
The Auton Lab 30th Anniversary celebration was held September 8 at Carnegie Mellon University, including presentations from the illustrious alumni of Auton Lab, panel discussions with some of the region's leading informatics and techno...