by afaler | May 3, 2016 | Fundraisers
Thank you to the hundreds of people who purchased plants from us at one of our Mather’s Day Plant Sale locations last week. You made this fundraiser a huge success! Your purchase helped to support one of the many great programs of the UPMC Horizon Community...
by afaler | Jan 15, 2016 | MERP, News
It was a very impressive year for the Medical Equipment Recycling Program. Â At a time when insurances are covering less equipment, we are thankful to community donations that have enabled us to help even more people. MERP loaned 2,989 pieces of equipment to 2,114...
by afaler | Jan 15, 2016 | MERP, News
A team from St. Mary Medical Center visited this past fall to tour both MERP facilities. St. Mary Medical Center is a 373 bed facility located in Langhorne, PA, just outside of Philadelphia. In 2012, a MERP coordinator and the UPMC Horizon Hospital director of...
by afaler | Jan 15, 2016 | MERP
We found a really great machine that might actually help MERP staff and volunteers to get out from under that mountain of uncleaned medical equipment! The equipment washer is like a giant dishwasher made specifically for medical equipment. In November, we found a...
by afaler | Nov 10, 2015 | News, Transportation
Prince of Peace Center in Farrell approached the UPMC Horizon Community Health Foundation with a grant request to purchase a new van that seated up to seven passengers. Â UPMC challenged Prince of Peace Center to raise $5,000 and if so, we would match their efforts...