Remembering Jim Roddey, Former JHF Board Member and Allegheny County’s First Executive

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) paid tribute to Jim Roddey, a business executive and community leader, at its first Board meeting of 2024, recognizing his humor, dedication to the community, and commitment to public service...
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Fellowship Alumni Spotlight: Anna Solomon

Anna Solomon is a fifth-year student in the Duquesne University Physician Assistant Studies program who participated in the 2022 Patient Safety Fellowship. Anna is from West Deer, Pennsylvania. An active participant on campus, Anna ser...
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WHAMglobal Board Member Dr. Anne Newman Receives Two Prestigious Awards

Women's Health Activist Movement Global (WHAMglobal) Board member Anne B. Newman, MD, MPH has received two prestigious awards for her decades-long research on aging and longevity. Dr. Newman is also a past member of the Jewish Healthca...
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An Appreciation: Palliative Care Champion Robert Arnold, MD

After 36 years of unparalleled contributions to palliative care education and practice in the region, Robert Arnold, MD, has departed his roles at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, and is now serving as a professor in the Departme...
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Dr. Neil Resnick Pioneers Geriatric Care

Dr. Neil Resnick got his start in the field of geriatric health serendipitously. Dr. Resnick received a bachelor's degree from Yale University and graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. He did his internship and residen...
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Jewish Healthcare Foundation Awards $665K in Grants to Address Critical Issues Affecting Vulnerable Older Adults

PITTSBURGH, PA – The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) approved $665,000 in grants, including funds to create programming to engage older adults at risk for or with early cognitive decline; initial funding to explore gender and income...
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New Documentary “The Pitch” Reveals Unprecedented Healthcare Safety Innovation Using AI and VR Technology

To celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 10–16), the trailer to the Jewish Healthcare Foundation's (JHF) forthcoming documentary The Pitch: Patient Safety's Next Generation was released online, and a private preview of the fil...
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Read JHF’s 2023 Year in Review

In 2023, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation cultivated diverse partnerships spanning local, statewide, national, and international arenas, fostering a dynamic environment for driving change. Progress was made within each of JHF's focus a...
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JHF Sponsors the Better Healthcare Policy Group Meeting in DC

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) sponsored the "Better Healthcare Policy Group" meeting held on March 12 at the office of The American College of Surgeons in Washington, DC. JHF Chief Policy Officer Robert Ferguson, MPH, was pres...
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Teen Mental Health Advocacy Series Finale Focuses on Youth Perspective

The PA Youth Advocacy Network, a Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) program, launched the 2024 Advocacy Series on January 31. Over the following eight weeks, teens learned advocacy skills, which they applied to their final presentation...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network and Partners Convene Teens at Allegheny Youth Voting Huddle

On March 15, 53 students from 11 area high schools came together at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to discuss issues they care about and learn about the difference their vote can make in elections from the local to the national lev...
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Death and Dying Fellows Put Learnings into Practice

 Since 2015, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation's (JHF's) Death & Dying Fellowship has endeavored to educate and inform the next generation of healthcare professionals on the nuances of communicating with patients and families e...
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Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative Welcomes Four New Board Members and Sets Course on Patient Safety Initiatives

The Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) welcomed four new members to its board during a meeting held on March 12 at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. In their remarks, Jewish Health Care Foundation (JHF) and P...
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WHAMglobal Board Continues to Shape Agenda on “Inequities for Women as They Age”

 A meeting of the WHAMglobal Board on March 26 continued a review of themes and priorities jointly identified by participants at the Salzburg Seminar convened by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) and WHAMglobal in January. Th...
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Up Next for Patient Safety Episode Discusses Tech’s Potential to Transform Patient Safety

How are the next generation of innovators looking to disrupt the status quo and bring new perspectives to improving safety in health care? In this episode, host Karen Wolk Feinstein and young entrepreneur Reetam Ganguli, star of the do...
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Allegheny County Medical Society Highlights PRHI’s Patient Safety Initiatives

The March issue of Allegheny County Medical Society's (ACMS's) Bulletin featured an op-ed by Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) CEO and President Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD, highlighting the scope of patient safety work being done by th...
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JHF Visits Adult Day Care to Explore Care Models

In early March, Jewish Healthcare Foundation staff visited the Prime Time Adult Day Care in Bethel Park, PA, to learn more about successful care models to support community-dwelling older adults who some level of assistance. Prime Time...
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JHF Showcases Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative at National Conference

JHF Nurse Project Manager Maureen Saxon-Gioia, MS HSA, BSN, RN, shared about the exciting progress being made by the Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative initiative at the annual AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medi...
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JCC’s Big Night Honors the Visionary Leadership of JCC’s Former President and CEO Brian Schreiber

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh's (JCC) 18th Annual Big Night celebration, held Saturday, March 9 at the JCC, honored its former President and CEO Brian Schreiber. Schreiber joined the JCC in 1999 as President and CEO...
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Summer Patient Safety Fellowship Applications Now Open

Are you interested in exploring artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technology to revolutionize safety in health care? We invite you to apply for the summer, 9-week Patient Safety Fellowship hosted by the Jewish Healthcare Foundat...
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