In the News

Recent news coverage related to Minutes Matter, an initiative UPMC launched to provide community members with access to basic emergency information and education about life-saving interventions.

UPMC-Developed Digital App Shows Potential to Reduce Anxiety and Depression in Youths

Amidst a national shortage of pediatric mental health providers and a surge in anxiety and depression among adolescents and young adults, there is a need for additional tools to help young people. A team of investigators from UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh found that a digital application may remove barriers to mental health care and is associated with reduced emotional distress when offered as part of routine pediatric care.

WPXI’s Susan Koeppen recounts life-saving CPR event

Just as two medical students ran to the aid of news anchor Susan Koeppen when she collapsed while jogging in Shadyside in 2011, Koeppen came to the aid of a man who had a cardiac incident while driving in July.

How to help someone with a gunshot wound

Stop the Bleed program teaches key first aid skills

Williamsport doctor saves life on plane

Dr. Kashif Chaudhry is the director of cardiac electrophysiology at UPMC Williamsport. This past weekend he was on a flight to Phoenix when another passenger went into cardiac arrest.

Pittsburgh’s ShotSpotter data shows first responders were able to help victims even when 911 wasn’t called

The city of Pittsburgh announced data from 2019 and 2020 showed first responders were able to provide aid to shooting victims even when 911 wasn’t called because of the city’s ShotSpotter alert system.

UPMC, City of Pittsburgh team up on Minutes Matter life-saving initiative

During an emergency, a few minutes could be the difference between life and death. That’s why WPXI is proud to help bring awareness to a new joint initiative between the city of Pittsburgh and UPMC called Minutes Matter.

Pittsburgh to Invest $3.1 Million on New Automatic Defibrillators

In a “total revamp” of its equipment, Pittsburgh is slated to invest $3.1 million in purchasing new automatic defibrillators for first responder vehicles. “I’d like the AEDs to be as common as Narcan out in the streets,” said Wendell Hissrich, Pittsburgh director of public safety. The new devices will replace ones that are outdated or reaching the end of their battery life.

CDC Awards Allegheny County Grant to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said the county has received a multi-million dollar grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to battle the opioid epidemic in Pittsburgh-area communities. The county will receive $5.2 million annually through 2022. The funding will be used by the Allegheny County Health Department to administer prevention activities, provide emergency care, and track drug use trends.

UPMC’s Minutes Matter program turns anyone into a first responder, debuts with Super Bowl commercial

UPMC debuted a commercial for its Minutes Matter program during the Super Bowl, a partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, which they say helps turn anyone into a first responder during an emergency.

Pittsburgh, UPMC providing free lifesaving training

Minutes matter when it comes to saving a life during a catastrophic medical emergency. That’s why Pittsburgh and UPMC are partnering on a free program designed to educate the public on lifesaving techniques people can use in the minutes before medical help arrives.

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