Washington Mayor JoJo Burgess has thrown his support behind the proposed merger of the Washington Health System and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). During a press conference Tuesday at City Hall, Burgess, a longtime steelworker and veteran political and union activist, cited ...

Last week, I was privileged to attend the hearing at Washington & Jefferson College hosted by the state attorney general's Office regarding the takeover by UPMC of Washington Hospital. I was disappointed, however, with how it was run. During the public comment portion of the hearing, ...