The Best Hospitals in the United States
Pittsburgh is home to some of the best health care facilities in the United States. Our hospitals are renown throughout the country and the world for their cutting-edge technology.
Immunizations:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In the United States, proof of immunization against diphtheria, measles, poliomyelitis, and rubella is now universally required for entry into school. In addition, the school entry requirements of most states include immunization against tetanus (49 states), pertussis (44 states), mumps (46 states), and hepatitis B (26 states).
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
Vaccine Information Statements
The IAC works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. The Coalition also facilitates communication about the safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines within the broad immunization community of patients, parents, health care organizations, and government health agencies.
Click here for language specific Vaccine Information Statements (VIS). VIS are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Federal law requires that VIS be handed out whenever (before each dose) certain vaccinations are given. Immunization Action Coalition
http://www.immunize.org
admin@immunize.org
1573 Selby Avenue, Ste. 234
St. Paul, MN 55104
Tel: (651) 647-9009 Fax: (651) 647-9131
Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny General maintains a list of people fluent in many foreign languages, including most European and some Asian languages. The nursing supervisor on each floor can arrange for an interpreter.
Phone: (412) 359-5269
E-mail: aghint@wpahs.org
http://www.wpahs.org/aghint/translat.htm
http://www.allhealth.edu/agh/ Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is the only hospital in western Pennsylvania devoted solely to the care of infants, children and young adults. It offers among other services Bilingual Pediatric Clinic in Spanish and English for the Hispanic community of Western Pennsylvania.
Phone: 412-692-6000, option 3
3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583
http://www.chp.edu/ Magee Women's Hospital
Magee Womancare International is proud to be the administrator of the United Nations largest health outreach program in Russia. The hospital operates similar programs in Ukraine, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, and Belarus.
Phone: (412) 641-1189
E-mail: jcooper@magee.edu
http://www.magee.edu/international/international8.html Squirrel Hill Health Center (SHHC)
http://www.squirrelhillhealthcenter.org/
SHHC is a non-profit community health center dedicated to providing the highest quality comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services to everyone in our community, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay, and with a special concern for their religious beliefs, cultural and ethnic background, language spoken, disability status, age and gender. We are especially interested in reaching out to the immigrant population in Pittsburgh. Members of our staff are fluent in Spanish, Russian, Hebrew and Mandarin as well as American Sign Language. We also bring in translators of other languages as needed.
Our on site services include primary care for patients of all ages, mental health services, case management and lab services; we also have access to low cost medications for uninsured patients. For patients without insurance, we offer an income based sliding fee scale. We are located in Squirrel Hill off Brown’s Hill Rd., just before the Homestead Hi Level Bridge.
Phone: (412) 422-7442
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
http://www.upmc.com
UPMC-Center for International Patient Relations
UPMC Center for International Patient Relations serves the medical and health care needs of people from more than 30 nations. Many of UPMC's international patients, as well as patients with hearing impairment, rely on the interpretation services, offered free of charge.
Phone: (412) 648-6262
E-mail: internationalcenter@msx.upmc.edu
http://internationalpatients.upmc.com/ West Penn Hospital
West Penn is the only hospital in the region to be designated a Center of Excellence by the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation. A provider of the most advanced diagnostic and treatment services for all types of cancer, West Penn Hospital has earned national recognition for its bone marrow transplant program, the largest in Pennsylvania.
http://www.westpennhospital.com/wph/
Program for Healthcare to Underserved Populations
933W Montefiore Hospital
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-692-4706
Fax: 412-692-4325
Email: herbertmi@msx.upmc.edu
Birmingham Clinic
Consultas en Espanol
Sabados de 10 a.m. a 1 p.m.
Salvation Army (Centro de donaciones)
54 S. 9th Street
Pittsburgh, PA (South Side)
Phone: 412-481-7900, Ext. 281
Correo electronico:
Email: saludpgh@yahoo.com
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