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Ahead of UPMC ambulance deal, Pittsburgh medics rely on makeshift fixes — even using vomit bags to warm cabs

A surprise $10 million gift from UPMC will speed up replacement of the EMS fleet, and could lead to better public health ...
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Pittsburgh hospital gifts $10M to city for new ambulances

Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor said UPMC will donate $10 million to help the city buy nine new ambulances and a rescue truck, a move sparked by a winter-storm breakdown ...
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Pittsburgh paramedics begin carrying whole blood to improve trauma care in the field

Pittsburgh EMS Assistant Chief Mark Pinchalk announced Friday that two city rescue units are now stocked with Type O blood. Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services is writing the script for ...

Pittsburgh city leaders discuss how donation money will be spent on emergency vehicle fleet

Pittsburgh's Equipment Leasing Authority met to finalize plans for spending donations from UPMC and the PNC Foundation on new ...
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Pittsburgh gets $10 million for new ambulances and rescue trucks from UPMC

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Following this weekend's record-setting snowfall, Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O'Connor announced that UPMC has provided the city with a ...
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Pittsburgh medics demonstrate how their crews train for rescue situations

PITTSBURGH — “They practice, and practice, and practice… and that practice paid off,” Pittsburgh EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist told Channel 11. Channel 11 got an exclusive at the practice EMS Chief Amera ...