HARRISBURG — The Passavant Hospital Foundation, formed when Passavant merged into the UPMC Health System in 1997, publicly suggested last year that the hospital might be better off leaving the health system. The foundation went so far as to hire lawyers and accountants to gather evidence that UPMC Health System was on shaky financial ground. […]
Discussion of UPMC dominates Pitt's 2nd appropriations hearing >
March 2nd, 2000Prostate cancer awareness program funded >
March 2nd, 2000More than 180,000 men are expected to be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, 10,000 in Pennsylvania alone. Nearly 37,000 men are projected to die from the disease, which is the most common non-skin form of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in men. And prostate cancer occurrence and death rates are […]
Shorter-term disability plan for staff outlined >
March 2nd, 2000A short-term disability plan for classified staff who have worked at Pitt for at least six months will take effect April 1. Such staff who can't work because of long-term illness or injury will, after 30 calendar days, begin receiving 60 percent of their salaries, under the plan. After a total of 26 weeks (including […]
Winner of Drue Heinz prize announced >
March 2nd, 2000Ardia Bernardi has been named winner of the Drue Heinz Prize for Literature for her book of short stories, "In the Gathering Woods." The University of Pittsburgh Press will publish the manuscript in October. Bernardi's book contains a cast of charaters who come from the same Italian ancestors, but whose stories come at the reader […]
University signs exclusive, 3-year contract with UPMC Health Plan >
March 2nd, 2000Beginning July 1 and continuing for three years, UPMC Health Plan will be the sole provider of medical insurance for Pitt employees. University administrators announced the three-year contract last week. Chancellor Mark Nordenberg said the deal offers high-quality health care and a broad range of coverage choices, while holding costs to manageable levels. The premiums […]
OBITUARY: Enid Goldberg >
March 2nd, 2000Enid Goldberg, dean of the School of Nursing from 1973 to 1991, died Feb. 22, 2000. She was 74. The fourth dean of the school, Goldberg received three degrees from Pitt's School of Nursing — a bachelor's in nursing education (1950), a master's in nursing education (1953), and a doctorate (1968). She also received a […]
Faculty Assembly wants input on rate-setting for health insurance >
March 2nd, 2000Faculty Assembly wants a role in setting the payment structure for the University's new health care package, which was announced Feb. 22. (For details, see page 7.) A three-year contract, with UPMC Health System as the sole health care insurance provider, is scheduled to go into effect July 1. At its Feb. 29 meeting, Faculty […]
Vision insurance costs down 4%; dental insurance rates up 1.4% >
March 2nd, 2000The 3,500 staff and faculty members who buy vision insurance through Pitt will see their monthly premiums actually decrease next year by 4 percent overall. For those who buy dental insurance through the University (likewise, about 3,500 people), the overall rate will go up by 1.4 percent. The new rates will be in effect from […]
Trustees approve 5-year goals for Pitt >
March 2nd, 2000Pitt trustees on Feb. 24 unanimously ap- proved a broad statement of University goals for the next five years. They include: * Strengthening Pitt's position as one of America's most respected providers of high quality undergraduate education. * Enhancing existing strengths in graduate and professional education. * Increasing the scope, quality and visibility of Pitt […]
Report shows tenure on the decline here, as elsewhere >
March 2nd, 2000A School of Education faculty member says the declining number of tenured faculty at Pitt could lead to a vastly different institutional culture if trends continue. Faculty Assembly member Mark Ginsburg, who chairs a University Senate ad hoc committee studying tenure trends, reported on the latest findings Feb. 29. Citing data compiled by the Pitt's […]