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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

St. Clair Hospital Conducts Free Skin Cancer Screening

Call for an appointment.

St. Clair Hospital is sponsoring its annual free skin cancer screening from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, in Suite 115 at the St. Clair Hospital Outpatient Center―Village Square.  The Outpatient Center's address is 2000 Oxford Drive, Bethel Park, is across Fort Couch Road from South Hills Village mall and across Oxford Drive from St. Thomas More Church. Board-certified dermatologist Jason G. Whalen, M.D. and physician assistant Nicole Funt, MPAS, PA-C of Mt. Lebanon Dermatology will be performing the free screenings.  Screenings are by appointment only and space is limited. Please register by calling 412.942.5082 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign…

Monday, April 15, 2013

Jobs: A Look at Who's Hiring in Dormont-Brookline Area

Here are some local job listings.

Here are some of the latest job openings in and near the Dormont-Brookline area. To see more information on each job, click on the links below. Manager of OD & Talent (Brookline) Matthews International, with a property on West Liberty Avenue in Brookline, is seeking a manager of OD & Talent to create a new Center of Expertise at Matthews Global headquarters on Pittsburgh's North Shore. Through collaboration with business unit leaders, this position will design solutions and equip human resource business partners to effectively implement broad-based initiatives that raise the professional, managerial and leadership capability of the organization. It will also ensure the right talent in the right roles at the right time. Frequent input from …

Thursday, March 14, 2013

13 is Lucky Number for Couple’s Newborn Baby

A Mt. Lebanon couple welcomed their new child at 13:13 (military time) on 3-13-13 at St. Clair Hospital.

Thirteen was a lucky number for one Mt. Lebanon couple expecting a new child. Tiffany and Josh Duffy welcomed their newborn son, Connor Edward, at 13:13 (military time) on 3-13-13 at St. Clair Hospital. He weighed in at 6 lbs., 8 oz. "That is going to have to be his lucky number," Tiffany Duffy said. Asked by the hospital staff if he was going to play the Lottery on Wednesday night and use 3s and 13s in the numbers, Dad replied that he talked with a relative out in Las Vegas who was going to put some bets down for him. The hospital sent us this wonderful photo of the expanded happy family. We wanted to share it with you. “We just thought it was kind of interesting how all the 13s lined up for this family,” St. Clair Hospital spokesman Bob …

Monday, January 7, 2013

Dormont Man Arrested on Drug, Conduct Charges

Dormont blotter, Dec. 28 to Jan. 4.

A man was arrested on numerous charges after he first called the police for assistance, then allegedly refused to let them help.  According to the report by Dormont police, Austin Deaver, 27, of Dormont called police at 12:15 a.m. on Jan. 1 and reported that his girlfriend was unconscious at his apartment in the 3200 block of West Liberty Avenue and needed help. Police said when they arrived at the apartment, they found a bong-type device. At that point, according to the police report, Deaver told the police to leave the apartment and attempted to physically stop the police from getting to the woman. Deaver was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness, possession of drug paraphernalia, and obstructing …

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Steph

9:13 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Hmmm not sure who that would be. How long ago was this? I'm sorry you had a bad experience though. I know the owner and his wife, and they definitely treat their regulars well. I'd rank it as a bar inbetween Slapshots and Cains, so you definitely get a mixed crowd that can stir things up. We just mind our own business, but I understand where you are coming from. I think it's a certain group of …   more ›

Thursday, January 3, 2013

St. Clair's New Year's Baby Is a Boy

The baby is named after family members who came to America on the Mayflower, according to Dad.

Alden William Johnson was the first baby born in 2013 at St. Clair Hospital. Alden arrived at 8:26 a.m.—four days after his due date—and weighed a whopping 11 pounds, 3 ounces. "It's exciting, 1-1-13, it's definitely memorable. It's totally not what we were expecting," said Alden's father, John Johnson. "The nurses were excited, too. Especially with him being such a big baby." John said he and mom, Jessica Johnson, might have been a bit more nervous than the average first-time parents. They are both nurses. "Well we know more than most people, so we get nervous. But everything went well. No problems," John said. John and Jessica have been married for five years and were neighbors as they grew up in Washington County. They now live in the …

Monday, December 10, 2012

Get Your Tissues—Flu Season Starting Earlier This Year

The flu season appears to be starting earlier than usual this year. Find out what a St. Clair Hospital doctor says you can do to protect yourself from the flu.

The flu season appears to be starting earlier than usual this year, according to a doctor at St. Clair Hospital’s emergency room. Dr. Emily Brown said she’s seen an “uptick” in the patients coming to the hospital with flu-like symptoms over the past couple of weeks. She estimated there have been 70 cases so far, compared to none by this time last year. “We’ve definitely seen an uptick in the number of patients being diagnosed with the flu,” she said. “The flu season was just later in the year last year. We’ll see if it’ll be worse, or if it’s just earlier.” There is no shortage in the flu vaccine, so she suggested that everyone get a flu shot this year. The best time to get it was in the fall before flu season began, she said, although it’…

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

St. Clair Hospital Opens New Breast Care Center in Bethel Park

St. Clair Hospital has opened a new “state-of-the-art” Breast Care Center in Bethel Park that is designed to ease the stress of examinations and surgical procedures.

St. Clair Hospital has opened a new “state-of-the-art” Breast Care Center in Bethel Park that is designed to ease the stress of examinations and surgical procedures. The new facility on the third floor of St. Clair’s Outpatient Center across from South Hills Village Mall opened Monday and is serving the South Hills community. Relaxing photos of flowers and the beach hang on walls with soothing colors. “It’s a whole change in atmosphere,” St. Clair spokesman Bob Crytzer said. “That’s a big part of the attitude.” All services that include mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies, consultation and surgery can be performed at the outpatient center. Patients who come for testing or treatment won’t have to wait to schedule new procedures or …

Ed M

6:49 am on Tuesday, October 23, 2012

It's nice to see one of the last independent hospitals is thriving.   more ›

Friday, September 28, 2012

Readers Share Book Sale, Farmers Market, Church Events

Dormont-Brookline Patch readers added some weekend events to the event calendar. See what they added.

What are you doing this weekend? Church outing? Festival? Car wash fundraiser? If it's open to the public, you can add it to the Dormont-Brookline Patch calendar—for free. Some readers already are using this feature. Check out what's happing this weekend, courtesy of our readers: Check out the Event Calendar for lots of other local events. Post your own—and after the event, don't forget to post your photos in our Pics & Clips Gallery! Questions? Email local editor Erin Faulk at erin.faulk@patch.com. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.

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Erin Faulk

5:50 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012

Hi Aimee! That's great! Unfortunately, that is a stock photo of books, so I don't know if those particular titles are actually available at the Dormont Library sale. Worth checking though!   more ›

Friday, May 11, 2012

Brookline Woman Arrested for DUI in Baldwin Township

The driver was stopped during roving DUI patrols.

As part of the Mt. Lebanon Area DUI Task Force, Baldwin Township police stopped a vehicle being driven by Kristen McCracken, 39, of 857 Norwich Ave. in Pittsburgh's Brookline neighborhood, for erratic driving on Sunday. McCracken was stopped in the 400 block of McNeilly Road, where the reporting police officer detected a strong odor of alcohol upon conversing with her, according to Baldwin Township police Sgt. Marty Conroy. Conroy said that McCracken also admitted to recently drinking alcohol. The officer put McCracken through field-sobriety tests, which she failed, before arresting her and taking her to St. Clair Hospital for a blood test. Results of that test are pending. Police are charging McCracken with suspicion of driving under the …

Friday, May 4, 2012

Dormont Resident Arrested for DUI in Baldwin

The township will participate in a DUI task force this weekend.

Baldwin Township police stopped a vehicle being driven by Linda Nania, 41, of McNeilly Ave. in Dormont Borough, for erratic driving at around 10:58 p.m. on April 27. Nania was stopped in the 400 block of McNeilly in Baldwin Township (known there as McNeilly Road), where the reporting police officer detected a strong odor of alcohol upon conversing with her, according to Baldwin police Sgt. Marty Conroy. The officer put through Nania through field-sobriety tests, which she failed, before arresting her and taking her to St. Clair Hospital for a blood test. Results of that test are pending. Police are charging Nania with suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. DUI Task Force Baldwin Township police will partner with a number of …

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