UPMC Altoona is encouraging local families to join its annual Kids Safety Day event on Saturday, May 31. The event, which ...

Altoona (Pa.) Regional Health System is planning to close the former Bon Secours Mercy Hospital in Altoona near the end of March, according to an Altoona Mirror report. Altoona and Bon Secours ...

Nurses from UPMC Altoona are in Pittsburgh Wednesday to protest what they describe as a “growing care crisis” at the hospital. A dozen nurses say they'll stand outside of UPMC’s Downtown ...

The nurses, represented by the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania, cited emergency department wait times of as long as 50 hours at the Altoona hospital and patient ...

NEW YORK - Standard & Poor's Rating Services said it lowered its underlying rating (SPUR) on Blair County Hospital Authority, Pa.'s $46.9 million series 1995 and 1998 bonds, issued for Altoona ...