WHAT’S NEWS IN MT. LEBANON
safety data to assign grades to more than
2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is
calculated by top patient safety experts,
peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free
to the public.
MT. LEBANON JUNIOR
WOMEN’S CLUB
AWARDS $19,000 IN
GRANTS TO LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS
In its 51st year, the Mt. Lebanon Junior
Women’s Club (MLJWC) recently
awarded $17,000 to its 2018-2019 major
grant beneficiary, Jeremiah’s Place. In
addition, the club awarded a $1,000 mini
grant to the Center for Organ Recovery
& Education (CORE) and a $1,000
scholarship to Mt. Lebanon High School
senior Mandy Cooper.
ST. CLAIR RECEIVES
14TH CONSECUTIVE
‘A’ GRADE FOR
PATIENT SAFETY IN
LEAPFROG RATINGS
The Leapfrog Group, a national
nonprofit health care ratings organization,
released its Hospital Safety Grades for
Spring 2019, awarding St. Clair Hospital
an “A” for its commitment to keeping
patients safe and meeting the highest
safety standards in the U.S.
This is the hospital’s 14th consecutive
A, placing St. Clair among the top
hospitals in the country for patient
safety. The Safety Grade assigns letter
grades of A, B, C, D and F to hospitals
nationwide based on their performance in
preventing medical errors, infections and
other harms.
Developed under the guidance of a
Blue Ribbon National Expert Panel, the
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27
measures of publicly available hospital
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To be eligible, you must be an
Allegheny County resident; be age 60 or
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annual gross income for a one-person
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other information about the Farmers
Market Nutrition Program, visit
alleghenycounty.us/dhs/SFMNP or call
the SeniorLine at 412.350.5460.
SOUTH HILLS
CHORALE LOOKING
FOR NEW MEMBERS
The famous South Hills Chorale is
looking for talented new members who
love to sing and want to have fun doing
it. Entering its 60th year, the group
performs two major concerts and several
outreach concerts each season. Friendly
and relaxed auditions for all parts will be
held on Monday, Aug. 26, and Monday,
Sept. 9, at 7 p.m., at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church in Mt. Lebanon. Contact
Luanne Shock at [email protected]
to arrange for your audition. Follow the
group on Facebook or visit the website
southhillschorale.org.
ANIMAL CHARITIES
IN SOUTHWESTERN
PA BENEFIT FROM
CLEARVIEW’S
COMMUNITY GIVING
PROGRAM
Clearview Federal Credit Union
announced the selection of several
animal charities and shelters located near
financial centers in southwestern PA as
the benefactors of its Community Giving
Program for the first quarter of 2019.
The animal shelters benefiting from
the program include the Beaver County
Humane Society, Action for Animals
Humane Society, Two Ladies and Four
Paws Rescue, Animal Protectors, Steel
City Rescue, Butler Humane Society,