Brett Sholtis

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UPMC has so far received $228 million, broken up into grants to more than 30 of its hospitals, including its Shadyside facility seen here.

UPMC rakes in $228 million in coronavirus stimulus cash, dwarfing competitors

by Brett Sholtis of WITF

May 29, 2020

Maureen May, a nurse at Temple University Hospital and president of the PASNAP union, says her colleagues are making do with one surgical mask per day.

Pa.’s largest nurses’ union accuses hospitals of misinforming state officials about protective equipment

by Brett Sholtis of WITF

May 15, 2020

Dr. Faoud Ishmael, an immunology specialist in Centre County, said COVID-19 could prove fatal for many of his patients.

Workers in Pennsylvania with preexisting health conditions fear a call to return to work

by Brett Sholtis of WITF

May 10, 2020

Health care workers in Lancaster are urging UPMC Pinnacle to reopen its recently shuttered hospital, as the number of county cases continues to grow.

Pa. keeps hospitals’ coronavirus emergency plans secret as health systems seek huge sums in tax relief, other financial help

by Brett Sholtis of WITF

April 14, 2020

For patients with severe cases of the coronavirus, a ventilator can mean the difference between life and death, making them hot commodities throughout the country.

Pa. needs another 1,000 to 1,400 ventilators, governor says. Here’s how the state is trying to find them.

by Brett Sholtis of WITF

April 2, 2020

As of Friday, the state’s modeling was not finished, and though officials promised to share “projections” publicly, there’s no timeframe on when that might happen.

How many people in Pa. will be infected with the coronavirus? Scientific modeling is trying to find the answer.

by Brett Sholtis of WITF

March 28, 2020

Medical workers collect samples from individuals who signed up for "drive-through testing" for the coronavirus at a Penn Medicine site in West Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Demand for ICU beds in Pa. will greatly surpass availability if coronavirus hits hard

by Nathaniel Lash of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Brett Sholtis of WITF

March 20, 2020

New guidance says surgical face masks should be used rather than the more protective N95 respirators in most situations.

Pa. hospitals are rationing protective gear as the number of coronavirus cases grows

by Brett Sholtis of WITF

March 16, 2020

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