West Penn hospital laying off 1,500 employees & closing ER

[bbrian12]

Originally Posted by Pitts10yrs

That's not true. Just a silly statement.

well they killed 2 of my family members in 2 months and a friends family too.

[grimacista]

Originally Posted by bbrian12

here is how non profit works. spent all the money you got on stadiums and lavish salaries so that way there is no money left over for profit

That sounds a lot like PA state government

[neurodistortion]

The same thing UPMC did in Allegheny, I see the same thing happening in Westmoreland with Excela. First, Latrobe and Frick loses some services while Jeannette gets downgraded to a quick-service facility. It really has become a monopoly. Even Monsour Hospital along Route 30 still sits vacant after about 5 years, that towering building is really an eyesore from miles away.

[princesspolamalu]

Its really a shame that West Penn is closing its ER among other areas of its hospital. I HATE UPMC with a passion. Their employees are rude as all get out they treat patients like crap and dont care. I loved having West Penn as an alternative. They seemed overall to be much more friendly and caring about the patients and family members. As sad as it may seem I agree with the previous poster that said Shadyside is good at nothing but killing people. That has been my experience as well with that awful hospital. I will travel the extra miles to go to AGH. I said long ago that I would NEVER set foot in a UPMC facility again and I plan to stick by that despite these changes.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by princesspolamalu

Its really a shame that West Penn is closing its ER among other areas of its hospital. I HATE UPMC with a passion. Their employees are rude as all get out they treat patients like crap and dont care. I loved having West Penn as an alternative. They seemed overall to be much more friendly and caring about the patients and family members.

I will travel the extra miles to go to AGH. I said long ago that I would NEVER set foot in a UPMC facility again and I plan to stick by that despite these changes.

They're not closing all of West Penn, are they? I hope I can continue to see my internist/GP there, as my experience with UPMC mirrors yours. You wouldn't expect to be treated rudely by hospital staff anywhere, but most of the people (doctors, PAs, nurses) I have dealt with at UPMC have been rather rude. The only UPMC office I like is the headache center, though I (obviously) wish I didn't have to go there.