N.S. patients waited for more than 70 hours in the ER for hospital admission: MLA

Paul Wozney says he received a blunt assessment of an overcrowded emergency room where he was told some patients had been ...
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Mental health patients forced to wait much longer in emergency rooms, some 'languishing'

The News 5 Investigators have discovered you are waiting longer and longer in local emergency rooms. And it gets even worse ...
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UPMC Altoona Nurse Flown to Pittsburgh After Severe Attack by Patient, Suspect Charged and Denied Bail

A UPMC Altoona nurse was attacked by a patient, resulting in severe injuries requiring emergency surgery in Pittsburgh.

Violent attack against ER nurse ignites outrage among Pa. healthcare workers who demand protection

Emergency room nurse Travis Nunn is recovering at UPMC Presbyterian after he was violently attacked by a patient at UPMC Altoona on Saturday.
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UPMC Altoona ER tech violently attacked, flown to Pittsburgh

A UPMC Altoona ER patient care technician was rushed for emergency surgery after allegedly being viciously beaten by a patient. Bradley Scott Lloyd, 40, of Tyrone, was ...

Many patients learn they could have cancer in the emergency department

Abdominal and chest pain. Injuries. Breathing difficulty. Infections. Mental health emergencies. Those are some of the most common reasons why people go to the local emergency department.