News Release

HOSPITAL MOVES OIL CITY
OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY UNIT

June 18, 2004 — UPMC Northwest has moved one of its outpatient physical therapy facilities from the Oil City YMCA to the hospital’s Oil City campus.

The hospital could not continue to adequately staff rehab services at multiple sites – two in Oil City and two in Franklin – so it brought together its Oil City-based services at the Oil City campus, according to Karen DeWoody, RN, vice president of skilled and rehabilitation services. All of the Oil City-based services were at the Oil City campus until UPMC Northwest opened the Oil City YMCA outpatient physical therapy center two years ago.

Following the relocation, UPMC Northwest is providing both inpatient and outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services at its Oil City campus.

The changes in Oil City do not affect services at the hospital’s Franklin campus or at the Outpatient Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Center near the Franklin campus. UPMC Northwest will continue to provide physical, occupational, and speech therapy services at its Franklin sites the same as it has been, Ms. DeWoody says.