UPMC now looking at other sites for new South Hills hospital
Spokesman
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The region's largest health care provider set off alarms in January with its proposal for a new hospital, in part from residents worried about the potential impact on the community and in part from its proximity to rival
But
He denied that the decision to change directions was related to its challenge of a borough zoning code which does not include hospitals as a designated land use in
Some nearby residents had said they were worried a new hospital, to be called UPMC South, would hurt property values. An estimated 40 to 45 people attending a public hearing in March on the
Two other public hearing dates were set then rescheduled at
AHN officials strongly opposed the plan from the onset, calling it "a blatant, costly duplication of services" meant to weaken
On Friday, AHN spokesman
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