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Founded in 1787 as a small, private school, the Pittsburgh Academy was located in a log cabin near Pittsburgh?s three rivers. In the 220 years since, the University has evolved into an internationally recognized center of learning and research. Private through much of its history, Pitt became a state-related university in 1966. Today, the University of Pittsburgh system consists of the 132-acre Pittsburgh campus and regional campuses in Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville. The University?s 12,000 employees, including 3,800 full-time faculty members, serve about 34,000 students through the programs of 15 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools.
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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Abiomed to Host Symposium on Spectrum of Heart Recovery Technologies at STS 2008
- 2008-01-24
* Abiomed to Present New Impella([R]) 5.0 Clinical Data * Demonstrations of New iPulse[TM] Combination Console Capable of Running IAB, BVS and AB5000([R]) VADs * First Exhibition of Recently-Announced AB5000([R]) Portable Circulatory Support Driver DANVERS, Mass. -- Abiomed Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD) today announced its schedule of events...
Leading Medical Centers Join Growing Number of Locations Offering IsoRay's Prostate Cancer Treatment Proxcelan™ Brachytherapy Seeds
- 2007-08-09
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Arizona Oncology Services Offer Brachytherapy Seed Breakthrough RICHLAND, Wash. -- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC, and Arizona Oncology Services AOS are two of the latest leading medical facilities offering prostate cancer patients the breakthrough Proxcelan[TM] brachytherapy seeds (Cesium-131). Proxcelan is a proprietary...
Elekta Extends Long-Standing Development Relationship with UPMC Through Elekta Axesse™
- 2006-05-03
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC, one of the leading radiosurgery centers in the U.S, announced today their on-going relationship with Elekta (STO:EKTAB) that will extend UPMC's leadership in the fast-growing field of extracranial radiosurgery utilizing the Elekta AxesseTM system, the only 6D robotic image guided...
University of Pittsburgh Clinical Study to Test Antibody Therapy for Patients With Severe Ulcerative Colitis
- 2006-03-27
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers announced today the start of a global clinical trial evaluating an antibody therapy that could potentially delay the need for surgery for patients with severe ulcerative colitis UC that no longer responds to standard medical therapies. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to Improve Patient Care With IBM Storage Solutions
- 2005-12-21
IBM today announced that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC has completed the first stage of a massive technology infrastructure overhaul that includes the installation of IBM's breakthrough enterprise and midrange storage systems.
OVMC partnership offers enhanced cancer care
- 2005-04-01
Wheeling's Ohio Valley Medical Center, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and UPMC Cancer Care Centers are partnering to bring enhanced cancer care to the Upper Ohio Valley.They'll be working with the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute UPCI, the region's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, to provide patients...
'Top 25 Women in Business in Northeast Pa.': Susan Scanland: Advisor to the elderly
- 2005-03-01
Susan Scanland was researching Alzheimer's disease before most health care providers knew what it was, thanks to Joan McDowell, Ph.D., a geriatric professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Her work was 20 years ahead of her time," Scanland says. "Her passion for elderly patients, research and knowledge has inspired me...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center launches patient Internet portal
- 2005-02-10
PITTSBURGH The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC has launched an Internet-based program for diabetes patients that allows them to communicate more effectively with their doctors from any location and to better manage their health care by using an Internet portal. The Web-based initiative, known as UPMC HealthTrak, is...
McKesson's Pharmacy Automation Technologies Highlighted in UPMC Tour for National Health IT Coordinator; Robotic Dispensing Processes More Than 8,000 Bar-coded Unit Doses Daily
- 2004-09-28
SAN FRANCISCO -- As part of a tour of the renowned University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC last week, National Health Information Technology Coordinator David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D., saw firsthand how automation and bar-code technology complement healthcare IT systems to improve quality, safety and efficiency in the nation's hospitals. While...
Official at Pittsburgh university medical center defends bottom-line focus.
- 2004-07-09
By Byron Spice, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 9--Is the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center a bottom-line organization, increasingly concerned about making money? You betcha, said Dr. Arthur Levine, senior vice chancellor for health sciences and dean...
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