UPMC broke ground on its brand new 17-story Presbyterian Hospital in Oakland, PA.
UPMC says the 17-story facility will have 636 private patient rooms and will deliver specialty care, including transplants, cardiac surgery and neurosurgery, WTAE reports.
The existing UPMC Presbyterian hospital was built more than a century ago. The new facility will have an entirely different look. The exterior will be made of patterned glass, and doctors say that’s not only eye appealing but also beneficial to patients’ health.
The $1.5 billion project has a target completion date in in 2026. Read more.
