Mobile

Health Unit

Throughout 2025, the Women’s Mobile Health Unit took hope and healing on the road, tangibly improving health outcomes for women in need.

Caring For Our Neighbors

65

%

experiencing

housing

insecurity

new unit recently

unveiled a

Beyond

medical care,

the team distributes menstrual

supplies, warm clothing, hygiene

items, and connects women to vital

social services.

“We do have women that are coming on to the Women’s Mobile Health Unit that have no insurance, and we can still take care of them and they don't have to worry about a bill because of donor support.”

Denise Turoczi, BSN, RN, OCN, Manager for Gynecological Oncology Nurse Navigation, UPMC Central Pa.

This milestone was made possible through the generosity of lead sponsor Universal Media, Inc., with support from Benchmark Construction and the Truist Foundation, and through a powerful connection fostered by Women for Wellness.

Day of gratitude

On September 19th, the UPMC Pinnacle Foundation celebrated our annual Day of Gratitude. Our D.O.G. ambassador pet therapy teams took to the hospitals, visiting patients and sharing smiles as we honored the incredible UPMC Central Pa. teams making life-changing care possible. This day is a powerful reminder that gratitude changes everything. Read some of our powerful Day of Gratitude testimonials below:

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“She treated me with dignity and respect. Nurse's like Jen are the reason I will continue to choose UPMC.”

“I truly appreciate everything they do and how compassionate they are to me.”

“I felt respected and my basic desires for the birth were valued, even with the urgency of the situation.”

Liz Esbach, Jane Pavlich at Cardiac CTA

Diana J. Wright-Wiebner

Anna Masters

BACK

Hope on the

Horizon

The UPMC Pinnacle Foundation is proud to collaborate with community partners and support the LHM Foundation’s vision for a new transitional housing community. The transitional housing program, which opened January 12, 2026, is designed as a true lifeline: up to 18 months of stability, nourishment, and community. Its purpose is both profound and deeply practical, addressing housing insecurity, food insecurity, and the isolation so many unhoused individuals and families experience.

The UPMC Pinnacle Foundation is supporting two units at LHM Foundation’s facility which will be dedicated to UPMC patients experiencing homelessness. This short-term respite housing will provide patients with a clean, secure environment for recuperation while receiving follow-up visits from the UPMC Central Pa. Street Medicine team.

ON THE HORIZON

HOPE ON THE HOR

Grateful patient stories

The UPMC Pinnacle Foundation is supporting two units at LHM Foundation’s facility which will be dedicated to UPMC patients experiencing homelessness. This short-term respite housing will provide patients with a clean, secure environment for recuperation while receiving follow-up visits from the UPMC Central Pa. Street Medicine team.

My experience was really outstanding. Being allergic to the dye, the staff took so many extra precautions. They were excellent. Prior to my procedure, the nurse called me at home and explained everything that was to happen. She stood with me the whole time and then I got a follow up call at home later. I have been to this hospital numerous times. We would not go anywhere else. The service is top notch and everyone cares so much.