Amy Houtrow
- Awarded the Academic Pediatric Association Public Policy and Advocacy Transforming Award and the 2024 ACRM Excellence in Health Equity Research Award.
Mike Munin
- Received an AANEM 2024 Achievement Award for Distinguished Researcher.
Kristin Clarkson
- Recognized by the CHP Process Improvement team as one of the ‘Providers of the Month’.
Amanda Harrington and John Horton
- Featured on the ABPMR website for thier Length of Stay Initiative on the SCI Unit at Mercy which was the April QI project of the month.
Kerry DeLuca and Amit Sinha
- Participated in AAPM&R's Health Policy and Legislation Committee Hill Day on April 30th in DC.
Sarah Laughlin
- Led LEND-Pitt and SHRS trainees in coordinating with PA disability policy advocates from across the state to meet with our congressional representative and senators as part of the Disability Policy Seminar’s Hill Day.
Max Hurwitz
- Had a collaborative project with Pitt’s OT dept funded, looking at the intersection of homelessness and disability.
UPMC Nurses Week Award Nominees:
- Stacy Thompson nominated as outstanding advocate (Program for Spine Health Nurse Coordinator, Bethel)
- Program for Spine Health as outstanding team
UPMC Mercy Pavilion landscape has been honored with the Presidential Award of Excellence for landscape architecture, presented by the Maryland chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects