GlobeNewswire: UPMC Contains the last 10 of 23 releaseshttp://www.globenewswire.com/External?Length=42024-03-28T12:54:21ZGlobeNewswirehttp://www.globenewswire.com/External?Length=4newsdesk@globenewswire.com (NewsDesk)https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/05/31/844700/10163115/en/UPMC-Signs-3rd-Agreement-in-China.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=22447UPMC Signs 3rd Agreement in China2016-05-31T12:32:37Z<![CDATA[UPMC and First Chengmei Medical Industry Group have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of health services in China. PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - UPMC and First Chengmei Medical Industry Group (FCMG) of Haikou, China, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of health care services to benefit the people of Hainan Island, the southernmost province in China. ]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/05/31/844406/10163096/en/UPMC-to-Develop-Health-Services-on-China-s-Hainan-Island.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=22447UPMC to Develop Health Services on China's Hainan Island2016-05-31T04:05:40Z<![CDATA[UPMC recently signed its third agreement in China, partnering with First Chengmei Medical Industry Group to help develop health services for Hainan Island, China, the country's southernmost province. PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - ]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/05/26/843694/10163032/en/Heart-Complication-Affects-Lung-Transplant-Survival-Rate-Shows-New-Research.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=22447Heart Complication Affects Lung Transplant Survival Rate, Shows New Research2016-05-26T15:08:31Z<![CDATA[UPMC researchers shine light on common heart complication after lung transplantation. PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Cardiac arrhythmia is a common complication following lung transplantation, and one that has a significant negative impact on long-term patient survival, reports a team of UPMC researchers in the largest study of its kind to date. The results, published online this week in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, provide critical information that will hopefully lead to better care of transplant recipients.]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/03/29/823681/10161373/en/15-Hour-by-2019-Average-UPMC-Service-Worker-Pay-to-Exceed-15-per-Hour-by-2019.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=22447$15/Hour by 2019: Average UPMC Service Worker Pay to Exceed $15 per Hour by 20192016-03-29T13:10:20Z<![CDATA[UPMC will also raise the minimum starting wage for employees to $15 per hour by 2021. PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - UPMC will increase minimum starting salaries for entry-level positions at most Pittsburgh facilities to $15/hour by January 2021, including its flagship UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside hospital, UPMC Mercy, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and many other facilities and sites. Additionally, average service worker pay at these facilities will exceed $15/hour by January 2019. The pay range changes begin Jan. 1, 2017.]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/02/22/812912/10160268/en/Redefining-Sepsis-An-International-Effort-to-Improve-Patient-Outcomes.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=22447Redefining Sepsis: An International Effort to Improve Patient Outcomes2016-02-22T20:23:45Z<![CDATA[In series of JAMA articles, scientists from UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh help bring clarity to this deadly syndrome. PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - ]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/01/29/806014/10159618/en/UPMC-Welcomes-New-Chief-Diversity-and-Inclusion-Officer.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=22447UPMC Welcomes New Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer2016-01-29T14:05:42Z<![CDATA[James E. Taylor, Ph.D., will assume his new role in March, bringing with him a strong background in diversity and inclusion in health care. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - James E. Taylor, Ph.D., will join UPMC as its new chief diversity and inclusion officer beginning March 14.]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/01/19/802951/10159300/en/UPMC-Managed-ISMETT-Reaches-Milestone-of-1-000-Liver-Transplants.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=22447UPMC-Managed ISMETT Reaches Milestone of 1,000 Liver Transplants2016-01-19T14:04:28Z<![CDATA[ISMETT has achieved an important transplant milestone by utilizing the most advanced transplantation techniques. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - ISMETT, a leading Italian transplant center managed by UPMC in Palermo, Italy, recently reached the milestone of transplanting 1,000 livers, saving the lives of both children and adults. Since performing their first liver transplant in 1999, ISMETT surgeons have transplanted 863 livers from deceased donors and 116 from living donors, as well as 21 lung-liver and kidney-liver combinations.]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/12/17/796562/10158631/en/100th-Adult-Living-Donor-Liver-Transplant-Performed-at-ISMETT.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=22447100th Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplant Performed at ISMETT2015-12-17T17:02:34Z<![CDATA[ISMETT, a leading Italian transplant center managed by UPMC, has performed its 100th adult living-donor liver transplant. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - ISMETT, a leading Italian transplant center managed by UPMC, has performed its 100th adult living-donor liver transplant. The patient, a Sicilian woman from Catania, received part of her husband's liver in October and was discharged home earlier this month. ]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/12/03/792764/10157839/en/ISMETT-Ranks-Among-Best-in-Italy-for-Patient-Outcomes-Credits-Strong-UPMC-Partnership.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=22447ISMETT Ranks Among Best in Italy for Patient Outcomes, Credits Strong UPMC Partnership2015-12-03T15:44:06Z<![CDATA[ISMETT was recently ranked among the top hospitals in Italy based on 30-day morality rates after certain surgeries. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - ISMETT, a leading Italian transplant hospital managed by UPMC, was recently ranked among the top hospitals in the country based on 30-day mortality rates following cardiac, thoracic and abdominal surgeries.]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/11/30/791611/10157452/en/Telepathology-Consultations-Benefit-Patients-in-China-UPMC-KingMed-Study-Shows.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=22447Telepathology Consultations Benefit Patients in China, UPMC-KingMed Study Shows2015-11-30T18:19:05Z<![CDATA[UPMC's remote review of pathology cases altered treatment plans for more than half with primary diagnosis from referring hospitals in China. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - International telepathology consultations can significantly improve patient care, according to a new study by ]]>