About UPMC Horizon
UPMC Horizon, a two-hospital system
located in Mercer County, Pennsylvania,
offers the resources and expertise of a large
academic medical center in a community
hospital setting. The hospital is part of
UPMC, which has spent more than a
decade on the U.S. News and World Report’s
Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals.
Recognized for Quality and Patient Safety
UPMC Horizon, committed to providing exceptional patient
care, was named a Top Performer in Key Quality Measures by
the Joint Commission three years in a row (2010, 2011, and
2012) and earned a Hospital and Healthsystem Association
of Pennsylvania Achievement Award for patient safety in
2011. The hospital is fully accredited by both the Joint
Commission and the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation
Program (HFAP) of the American Osteopathic Association.
About UPMC Horizon
Founded in 1906, UPMC Horizon is comprised of two hospital
facilities in northwestern Pennsylvania — Greenville Regional
Hospital in Greenville and Shenango Valley Medical Center
in Farrell — that merged in 1992 to form Horizon Hospital
System. In 1998, Horizon affiliated with UPMC to become
UPMC Horizon. The combined hospital is licensed for
approximately 200 beds and saw about 8,000 admissions in
Fiscal Year 2013. Numerous outpatient clinics and community
outreach programs exist throughout UPMC Horizon’s service
area, which includes Mercer County and portions of Lawrence,
Crawford, and Venango counties in Pennsylvania and
Trumbull and Ashtabula counties in Ohio.
About UPMC Horizon
Services
In addition to primary care, women’s health, and surgical
services, UPMC Horizon also offers specialty care, including
endocrinology, cardiology, gastroenterology, infectious disease,
oncology, wound care, pain management, and urology.
Thiel College
UPMC Horizon’s surgical specialties include general and
minimally invasive surgery as well as bariatric, breast,
vascular, orthopaedic, spine, and thoracic surgery.
Through its integration with UPMC and affiliation with
specialty hospitals such as Magee-Womens Hospital of
UPMC and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, UPMC
Horizon provides local access to advanced specialty care
including surgical oncology, reproductive endocrinology, and
numerous pediatric subspecialties.
OUR COMMUNITIES
Greenville campus
The Greenville campus is a 114-bed facility (including 25
skilled nursing beds) located in the picturesque college
community of Greenville, Pa. Although the Greenville campus
is situated in this family-oriented community of approximately
20,000, it has a regional primary service area population of
250,000, which encompasses parts of seven counties in
northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio.
Shenango Valley campus
The Shenango Valley campus is an 84-bed facility in Farrell,
Pa., one of six communities that make up an attractive
suburban area known as the Shenango Valley.
The Shenango Valley facility is approved for osteopathic
residencies in family practice, internal medicine, general
surgery and orthopedics (shared program).
Greenville Area
Local residents feel safe in this small, family-oriented
community because of its comfortable lifestyle and low crime
rate. Greenville also offers many educational, recreational,
and cultural amenities.
Education
Thiel College, a liberal arts college with approximately 1,100
students, is located in the heart of Greenville. Other college
campuses within a 30-minute drive include Westminster
College in New Wilmington, Grove City College, Allegheny
College in Meadville, and the Shenango campus of Penn
State University in Sharon. Many of these schools have postgraduate level courses as well as programs for advanced high
school students.
Recreation
Greenville is part of the Lakeland Area, which features
numerous recreational and fishing lakes including Pymatuning
State Park, Conneaut Lake, Goddard State Park, and the
Shenango Reservoir. Formal recreational and cultural
programs are offered through the various schools as well
as the YMCA at Greenville Recreational Center. A new
recreational sports complex has dramatically expanded the
availability of recreational facilities in the area.
Shenango River
Downtown Greenville
Culture
Thiel College is the center of Greenville’s cultural offerings,
which include a community theater, a symphony orchestra,
and a variety of courses for non-traditional students.
Greenville has a public library and a variety of unique facilities
including railroad and canal boat museums, a historical
society museum, and a Great Blue Heron bird sanctuary.
About UPMC Horizon
Shenango Valley Area
The Shenango Valley area consists of six smaller communities
— Sharon, Hermitage, Farrell, Sharpsville, West Middlesex,
and Wheatland — which, combined, make up half of Mercer
County’s total population of more than 120,000.
The Shenango Valley offers a similar array of educational,
recreational, and cultural amenities on a slightly larger scale
than those in Greenville, boasting several unique attractions
including Buhl Farm in Hermitage (a public park) and Buhl
Community Recreation Center in Sharon, which features an
indoor pool and a variety of athletic programs.
A branch campus of Penn State University, which offers the
resources of a large university close to home, is located in
Sharon. Shenango Valley public school districts include
Hermitage, Sharpsville, Sharon, Farrell, and West Middlesex.
Kennedy Catholic High School, a private Catholic high school,
is also located in the Shenango Valley.
Unique tourist attractions in Sharon include the “world’s largest”
shoe store, candy store, and off-price fashion store, as well as
the luxurious Buhl Mansion Guest House and Spa. Located
just a few miles away in Clark, Pa., is Tara - A Country Inn.
Buhl Mansion
Proximity to Metropolitan Areas
Although Greenville and the Shenango Valley are far enough
away from large cities to avoid the problems associated with
metropolitan areas, interstate highways provide easy access
to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Youngstown, and Erie for abundant
shopping, cultural, or recreational activities.
The Shenango Valley area is less than one hour away from the
Pittsburgh International Airport and just over one hour from
downtown Pittsburgh. Greenville is just over an hour away
from Lake Erie and 90 minutes from Cleveland.
Other helpful web sites:
UPMC Horizon
UPMCHorizon.com
Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau
http://www.mercercountypa.org/
Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce
http://www.greenvillechamber-pa.com/
Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce
http://www.svchamber.com/
Your contact at UPMC Horizon:
Dave D’Urso, Director, Physician Recruitment
UPMC Horizon
110 N. Main St.
Greenville, PA 16125
724-589-6623 (office)
724-456-5280 (cell)
[email protected]
Shopping destinations include the Shenango Valley Mall,
Hermitage Towne Plaza, and Hermitage Crossing Plaza.
Larger malls nearby include Eastwood Mall in Niles, Ohio,
Southern Park Mall in Boardman, Ohio, and Grove City
Premium Outlets, which is one of the largest outlet shopping
destinations in the country.
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