NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA – Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has embarked on a $12 million expansion project to enhance the imaging and radiology department at Allegheny Valley Hospital (AVH). The new 8000-square-foot imaging center at AVH will expand the hospital’s current imaging department capabilities and absorb the services currently offered at AVH’s outpatient radiology center, located just…

Harrisburg, PA – Education and outreach staff from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) will be hosting and participating in numerous presentations for groups of senior citizens, service providers and the public throughout the month of February to promote financial capability and provide investor education. February outreach events will be held in person and virtually…

Photo submitted by Allegheny Health Network PITTSBURGH — Allegheny Health Network has introduced its new “We See You” brand platform, designed to showcase the many ways that AHN and its care providers serve, support and “see” people throughout their lives — on good days and bad ones, in the home and in the hospital, in challenging times and…

PITTSBURGH, PA (Jan. 24, 2023)— Highmark Health announced today the appointment of Whitney Perkins Witt, PhD, MPH, as vice president of social determinants of health (SDoH), operations and strategy. In this pivotal leadership role for Highmark, Dr. Witt will direct SDoH interventions, research and evaluation, advanced data analytics, provider collaboration, health innovation and technology, and thought…

BEAVER FALLS, PA (DECEMBER 16, 2022) – The Cornerstone of Beaver County (TCBC) – a nonprofit organization working to prevent and end homelessness in Beaver County – has coordinated with community partners to provide warming centers this winter for those experiencing homelessness or housing-related crisis in Beaver County. Warming centers provide relief from inclement and potentially dangerous winter weather, including extreme…

This Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, photo shows a Social Security card in Tigard, Ore. Social Security checks to increase by 5.9%, as inflation fuels largest COLA for retirees in nearly 40 years (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Three residents of the Pittsburgh area were sentenced in federal court for conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program and related offenses, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon sentenced Arlinda Moriarty, 53, of Cranberry, to 84 months’ imprisonment; her sister, Daynelle Dickens, of Pittsburgh,…

(Story and photo by Beaver County Radio Staff Members) (Potter Twp., Pa.) The Shell Cracker Plant in Potter Township is nearing completion and they are preparing to start operations at the facility. Shell held a virtual townhall Wednesday  night to discuss what Beaver County residents can expect as they prepare for start-up. The Topics that…