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UPMC is expanding workforce development efforts through its “Pathways to Work” program, focusing on creating career “on-ramps” into high-demand health care and skilled trade professions. The initiative combines job navigational support, paid apprenticeships, training programs, mentorship, and collaborations with workforce investment boards.

The Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly, with 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths, but the risk of global spread remains low, public health officials said this week.

Hands-on medical training in rural communities builds connections that leaders at St. Luke’s University Health Network are hoping will relieve the doctor shortage commonly found there.

Plans on Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces are changing in 2027.

During National Hospital Week, HAP is revisiting its Caring for the Commonwealth video series, which highlights the many ways Pennsylvania hospitals are advancing care, supporting patients, and strengthening communities across the commonwealth. Patients rely on hospitals to deliver outstanding care when and where they need it, and Pennsylvania’s hospitals are rising to the occasion through innovation, community partnerships, and compassionate care.

Securing and maintaining a steady and satisfied workforce is every hospital’s challenge, and experts at Jefferson Health are thinking outside the box to find solutions.

National Hospital Week shines a spotlight on the many ways Pennsylvania’s hospitals and health systems are always there for the communities they serve.

Penn Highlands Healthcare is leveraging partnerships with local schools to promote health care careers to the next generation’s workforce. In 2025, the hospital launched its Healthcare in High School program to build a strong local workforce pipeline by introducing students to health care careers early.

CMS has approved Medicaid coverage for doula services, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced last week.

The Pennsylvania House passed HAP-supported legislation Wednesday that establishes a pathway to licensure for Certified Midwives (CM) in Pennsylvania.