Park Place Blog

Shawn Carter from Councilman Reverend Ricky Burgess’s office has passed on this invitation to a community meeting regarding a new mobile crisis unit for Western Psychiatric in the old beer world off Penn on N. Braddock.

As I understand it would be only for very short term/emergency treatment (including overnight stays) for  patients.

See details below.

Dear Park Place Neighbors:

Councilman Reverend Ricky V. Burgess invites you to attend a
presentation about a collaborative between Allegheny County Department
of Human Services and Western Psychiatric Institutes & Clinic of UPMC to
be located at 333 N. Braddock Avenue in the old Beer World building.

Date:  Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Time:  6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location:  Waverly Presbyterian Church
590 S. Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

Presenters:

1.       Ellie Medved, VP, Ambulatory and Crisis Services, Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC;
2.       Jewel Denne, Crisis Clinical Administrator, Western Psychiatric
Institute and Clinic of UPMC;
3.       Dr. Rodney Williams, Crisis Physician, WPIC;
4.       Talisa Burnett, HR Specialist, WPIC;
5.       Denise Macerelli, Senior Director, Community & Government
Relations, WPIC

Shawn M. Carter, Sr.
Chief of Staff
Office of Councilman Reverend Ricky V. Burgess
President Pro Tempore
Pittsburgh City Council, 9th District
510 City-County Building
414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-255-2137 phone
412-255-8658 facsimile