UPMC St. Margaret
is dedicated to meeting the health care needs of more than 50
municipalities along the Allegheny River in northern Allegheny
County, the Alle-Kiski Valley, northwestern Westmoreland County,
and southern Armstrong and Butler Counties.
The region's leader in arthritis
care, UPMC St. Margaret provides specialized diagnosis, treatment,
rehabilitation, and education. Key specialties include orthopaedic
services, family
medicine, general surgery, critical care, bariatric
surgery, and emergency
medicine.
general surgery
To
accommodate the hospitals growing and progressive surgical
service, four new state-of-the-art surgical suites were added
enabling our surgeons to perform minimally invasive, robotically-assisted
procedures.
gerontology
UPMC St.
Margaret has taken a leadership role in providing care for the
regions growing elderly population. Available to patients
and caregivers is Classic Connections, a free phone referral
service that connects seniors with community resources.
orthopaedic
surgery
UPMC St.
Margarets pioneering program in arthritis care has brought
many of the regions top orthopaedic surgeons to our campus,
including those who care for athletes of Pittsburghs renowned
Steelers and Penguins teams. Surgeons here were among the first
in the region to perform miminally invasive hip and knee joint
replacement.
rheumatology
UPMC St.
Margaret is a pioneer in arthritis
treatment. The hospital serves as a regional referral center
for arthritis treatment, education and research.