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First Births at New Maternity Center
 
News Release  
Apr. 5, 2007  Recent Births Make History At Pittsburgh's Ohio Valley General Hospital's New Surgery and Maternity Center
 
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Newborn Derek Joseph Bradesku, shown here with his parents Elliott Bradesku and Dana Argiro, is the first baby born at Ohio Valley General Hospital's new Surgery and Maternity Center.

Surgery and Maternity Center Dedication
 
News Release  
Mar. 15, 2007  Allegheny County Council Awards Proclamation to Pittsburgh's Ohio Valley General Hospital
 
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County proclamation presentation at Pittsburgh's Ohio Valley General Hospital included left to right: Lauree Criss-Basalyga, VP Medical Staff Development/Satellite Operations; Joe Catanese, Chief of Staff/Director of Constituent Services for the Office of the County Council.; William Provenzano, Hospital President; Michael Finnerty, District 4 Representative; and Lynne Scanga, Executive Director of the Hospital Foundation.
 
News Release  
Feb. 9, 2007  Pittsburgh's Ohio Valley General Hospital Dedicates $30 Million Surgery and Maternity Center
 
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Surgery and Maternity Center at Pittsburgh's Ohio Valley General Hospital included left to right: David Scott, Chief Operating Officer; William Provenzano, Hospital President; Edward Nicholson, PhD., Hospital Board Chairman; David Catalane, M.D., President, Medical Staff; Patrick Christy, M.D.; The Honorable Michael Finnerty; The Honorable Nick Kotik.
 
News Release  
Jan. 30, 2007  Pittsburgh's Ohio Valley General Hospital to Dedicate $30 Million Surgery and Maternity Center
Fact Sheet  Surgery and Maternity Center

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Ohio Valley's New $30 Million, 50,000 Square Foot Surgery and Maternity Center. The new surgical floor has six operating rooms with two that accommodate orthopedic procedures and a seventh that is dedicated to performing urological procedures. The maternity floor has ten private in-patient rooms, four labor-delivery-recovery rooms, a specially-equipped room for C-sections, nursery and state-of-the-art security system.

Centennial Time Capsule Dedication
 
News Release  
Dec. 27, 2006  Pittsburgh's Ohio Valley General Hospital Punctuates Year Long Centennial Celebration With Time Capsule Dedication

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Ohio Valley President, William F. Provenzano, FACHE (on left) and Chief Operating Officer, David Scott, FACHE, take time for a photo in one of the new operating rooms of the new Surgery and Maternity Center during the Dedication Ceremony for the time capsule marking the Hospital's 100th year.
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The year-long Centennial Celebration culminated in the placement of a time capsule containing memorabilia highlighting the Hospital's first 100 years. Contents included:

  • Commemorative Centennial Brochure
  • Press Kit with complete information on the new Surgery and Maternity Center
  • T-shirt from the 25th Annual 5K Community Run/Walk 2006
  • Ball cap with the Hospital's BusinessFit logo
  • Local newspapers from the day the capsule was sealed
  • The Hospital's radio and television spots from 2006
  • KDKA-TV segment featuring Ed Fritzky's interview regarding the Fritzky Family donation
  • Programs from the Hospital Foundation's 2006 Golf Fundrive and Auction Elegance fundraising events.
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    Pain Treatment Center

    News Release  
    Nov. 3, 2006  New leadership, New Vision Mark New Threshold for Pain Treatment Center at Pittsburgh's Ohio Valley General Hospital

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    David Provenzano 4.5"x6" 100K 4.5"x6" 7.1MB

    Centennial Celebration: 100 Years of Getting Better

    News Release  
    Mar. 13, 2006  Centennial News Release
    Commemorative Publication Pics
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    1906 - 1928 Nursing School 7"x5" 2.5MB 7"x5" 5.9MB
    1929 - 1940 Mother Neomisia 4"x6" 2.68MB 4"x6" 1MB
    1941 - 1959 Hospital 6"x4" 1.4MB 6"x4" 1.9MB
    1960 - 1977 Emergency Care 5"x5" 800K 5"x5" 1.1MB
    1978 - 1991 Bill Provenzano 8"x11" 3.9MB 8"x11" 5.6MB
    1992 - 1999 Hospital 6"x4" 2.3MB 6"x4" 5MB
    2000 - 2006 New OB/GYN & Surgical Ctr 5"x4" 2.24MB 5"x4" 5MB
     
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    Irene E. Fritzky Critical Care Center

    News Release  
    Sept. 29, 2005  Fritzky Family "Gives Back"
    April 4, 2006  Biotech Entrepreneur Available for Interviews
    April 24, 2006  Pittsburgh'S Ohio Valley General Hospital Dedicates Irene E. Fritzky Critical Care Center
     
    In The News
    March 31, 2006 Region's biotech start-ups seeking space
    June 20, 2004 Unassuming exec gives alma mater 1.5 million reasons to smile

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    Fritzky Family 4"x6" 148K 4"x6" 7.9MB

    Surgery and Maternity Center

     Ceremony Invitation

    News Release  
    March 22, 2005  Dan Onorato and Rich Fitzgerald Address Groundbreaking Ceremony
    March 2, 2005  Ohio Valley General Hospital Plans 50,000 sq.ft. Expansion

    Illustration of New Wing
    Courtesy Burt Hill Kosar Rittelman Associates, Inc.
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    2. Bill Provenzano Welcoming Address 4"x6" 154K 4"x6" 6.2MB
    3. Bill Provenzano Speaks 6"x4" 133K 6"x4" 6.2MB
    4. Dan Onorato Speaks 4"x6" 121K 4"x6" 6.2MB
    5. Rich Fitzgerald Speaks 4"x6" 129K 4"x6" 6.2MB

    * Pictured from left to right: Doug Saltzman (representative of Senator Arlen Spector), Dr. Theodore Molnar (President, Medical Staff), Dr. Michael Lally (Chairman, Department of Surgery), Dr. Patrick T. Christy (Chairman, OB/GYN), the Honorable Dan Onorato (Allegheny County Chief Executive), the Honorable Rich Fitzgerald (Allegheny County Council President) William F. Provenzano (President, Ohio Valley General Hospital) and Richard V. Sica (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ohio Valley General Hospital)

    IV Safety System

     News Release
     The IV Safety System in Action
     Fact Sheet: All About IV Medication Safety
     How the System Works (Illustrated)

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    Courtesy of McKessen Automation

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    2. Patient wristband scan 4"x6" 108K 4"x6" 6.2MB
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    4. Data transmission 4"x6" 128K 4"x6" 6.2MB
    5. IV Pump activation 4"x6" 124K 4"x6" 6.2MB
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