City Council Approves UPMC Mercy Expansion, Despite Outrage From Community
By LIZ REID & KATHLEEN J. DAVIS • JUL 31, 2018 After an emotional day in the City County Building, Pittsburgh City Council voted 7-2 to approve UPMC’s expansion of its Mercy campus in Uptown. The decision came after nearly two hours of public comment from community members opposing the plan. Many spoke out against Read More
Pittsburgh votes to expand hospital chain that won’t let workers unionize
UPMC to build a luxury hospital in the city’s Uptown neighborhood at the expense of Pittsburgh’s vulnerable residents. ELHAM KHATAMI JUL 31, 2018, 4:28 PM Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday to approve a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) plan to build a vision and rehabilitation center in the city’s Uptown neighborhood, part of a Read More
City Council votes in favor of UPMC Mercy expansion after a controversial community benefits agreement
Brittany Hailer | July 31, 2018 Amid opposition from local activists Pittsburgh City Council approved UPMC’s expansion plan on Tuesday by a 7-2 vote with council members Deb Gross and Darlene Harris voting against it. Paul Wood, chief communications officer of UPMC, wrote in a statement: “UPMC appreciates today’s 7-2 City Council vote after their Read More
Activists And Employees Pack City Council Chambers For Hearing On Proposed UPMC Hospital In Uptown
KATHLEEN J. DAVIS / 90.5 WESA About 100 people filled Pittsburgh City Council chambers Tuesday for a hearing on a proposed UPMC vision and rehabilitation hospital in Uptown. Many were opposed to the plan and called on the multi-billion-dollar non-profit to provide more affordable care and offer expanded benefits for employees. “Engaging the community is not Read More
Activists Oppose New UPMC Hospital, Want Expanded Treatment For Addiction, Mental Health & More
By SARAH BODEN • JUL 17, 2018 A march is scheduled on Tuesday ahead of a public hearing at Pittsburgh’s city council about a proposed UPMC vision and rehabilitation hospital in Uptown. A coalition of Pittsburgh community organizations say they’re concerned with the health care system’s plan to build a trio of specialty hospitals, including Read More
Opponents of UPMC pack Pittsburgh City Council hearing on health system’s $2B expansion
EMAIL NEWSLETTERS Sign up for one of our email newsletters. More than 100 union members, community activists and public officials urged Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday to oppose UPMC’s plans for a vision and rehabilitation hospital at its Mercy complex in Uptown. UPMC needs council’s approval to build the hospital, part of a $2 billion expansion Read More
Pittsburgh City Council withholds approval of UPMC’s expansion plan after a four-hour hearing
Pittsburgh City Council’s hearing on UPMC’s $2 billion expansion plan, which had 160 speakers registered and more in attendance, adjourned on Tuesday after four hours with no vote. Council president Bruce Kraus and the majority of council members said they would not support UPMC’s plan until there was a community benefits agreement [CBA] in place. Read More
Advocates: Elected officials should press UPMC for higher wages
By Paul J. Gough – Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times Jul 17, 2018, 2:22pm EDT Updated Jul 17, 2018, 1:52pm Dozens of people packed Pittsburgh City Council chambers Tuesday to urge the council to insist on a community health benefits agreement before it builds a new vision and rehabilitation hospital at UPMC Mercy. The public hearing Read More
Speakers denounce UPMC, urge Pittsburgh City Council to withhold approval of master plan
JULIAN ROUTH Pittsburgh Post-Gazette jrouth@post-gazette.com JUL 17, 2018 4:47 PM For four hours on Tuesday, Pittsburgh City Council heard passionate testimonies from city residents about UPMC Mercy’s planned expansion in Uptown. In a marathon public hearing in the council’s chambers, more than 100 speakers took to the podium to make public comments over a proposed Read More
Activists plan to march to UPMC public hearing
By Paul J. Gough – Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times Jul 17, 2018, 7:15am Advocates against UPMC’s plans to build three specialty hospitals in Pittsburgh over the next five years are planning to march Tuesday to the City Council hearing about one part of the plan at UPMC Mercy. The City Council scheduled for 2 Read More
