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Our hospital provides comprehensive, specialized care for patients with acute or chronic respiratory disorders.

Our primary focus is to wean medically complex patients from mechanical ventilation and restore independent breathing. Select Specialty Hospitals specialize in treating patients recovering from catastrophic critical illness. Our interdisciplinary teams develop individual treatment plans to meet each patient's needs with a goal to improve over time and return to their daily lives.

08/12/2026

Dorothy Lewis arrived at Select Specialty Hospital – Pittsburgh dependent on a ventilator unable to speak, eat or walk on her own. Thirty days later, she was up and about in the hospital hallways, eating a regular diet and communicating with loved ones.

Read Dorothy’s inspiring story of recovery: https://bit.ly/4g6GC0b

07/24/2026

When Tom Franks returned to Select Specialty Hospital - San Diego, it wasn't because he needed care.
He came back to say thank you.

Tom spent more than four months in that hospital in 2025, relearning to breathe, eat, walk and talk following a health crisis. He still faced a road to recovery when he discharged. Tom and his wife, Kathy, wanted everyone who had touched their lives during that time to see something they don't often get to see: the outcome.

As Tom says in this video, patients leave, recover and move on with their lives, but care teams rarely get to witness the impact they've made.

07/21/2026

Pastor James Easley was one of five people shot during an attempted carjacking in March. Two of the victims died.

With wounds to his chest, face and arm, James spent two weeks at St. Mary's Medical Center receiving lifesaving treatment before transferring to Select Specialty Hospital - Palm Beach. There, he spent the next month relearning how to breathe, eat, walk and talk, drawing strength from his faith and the support of his family, congregation and care team.

One month later, James walked out of the hospital on his own two feet.

Today, James is doing well. He returned to Select Specialty Hospital to thank the team who helped him get back home.

07/16/2026

Stroke recovery is a journey, not a single moment. Our latest blog explains what stroke rehabilitation involves, who’s on the care team and how our clinical programs help patients regain independence one step at a time.

Read more and learn what to expect on the road to recovery: https://bit.ly/3TFbFbV

07/15/2026

Janell Langle hoped to be home for her anniversary. Instead, still recovering from respiratory failure, she and Johnny celebrated 61 years together, side by side, at Select Specialty Hospital - Omaha.

Lifelong Omahans, Janell and Johnny raised two daughters and now spoil three grandchildren. Janell has made remarkable strides in her recovery but wasn’t yet ready to go home when their anniversary arrived.

So the team at Select Specialty Hospital brought the celebration to them.

07/04/2026

As we recognize our nation’s 250th birthday, we wish you and your family a safe and happy Fourth of July.

06/19/2026

Juneteenth is a celebration of liberation, a reflection of progress and a call to keep building a future rooted in equality.

06/16/2026

“Every interaction shapes the patient experience, making CNAs and patient care techs essential to healing, outcomes and the human connection at the bedside every day.” — Melissa Beers, senior vice president, clinical operations, specialty hospitals.

Our nursing assistants and patient care technicians spend the most time with our patients. They are essential eyes and ears, informing care team colleagues of any subtle changes in a patient’s mood or ability to accomplish a particular activity. This, in turn, helps to support recovery progress and outcomes.

06/11/2026

CNAs are at the heart of patient care and recovery.

Working alongside nursing and therapy teams, nursing assistants and patient care technicians play a vital role in supporting patients throughout their healing and recovery. They take vital signs, respond to call lights, observe and report on changes or progress and assist with patients’ personal care needs.

Above all, they encourage and guide patients with compassion, helping them stay motivated to achieve their recovery goals.

06/10/2026

After being resuscitated from a massive heart attack and spending weeks on a ventilator, Warren Leary III needed to relearn how to breathe, walk, talk and care for himself again. Once out of the ICU, he was in need of a continuum of care to support his recovery.

With his wife and sons by his side, he transferred to Select Specialty Hospital - Willingboro for extended hospital care and to liberate from the ventilator. For the next phase of his recovery, Warren went to Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Marlton where a physician-led team of therapists helped him regain strength and skills to get back to enjoying his life.

His immediate goal? To attend his son’s wedding and dance the night away.

Read how Warren regained his independence: https://bit.ly/4ujmFZb

06/04/2026

For six weeks, David Thigpen was without his “shadow,” the partner always by his side. His wife Debbie fell at their home, and what seemed minor was actually a life-threatening traumatic brain injury. David’s quick thinking saved her life. Through the continuum of care at Select Specialty Hospital - Gainesville and UF Health Rehabilitation , Debbie fought her way back, relearning to breathe, eat, talk and walk. Today, the Thigpens are side by side again and back to the life they love.

04/13/2026

After decades of living with sarcoidosis, Michael Jenkins received a life‑saving double lung transplant and faced a tough road to recovery. With expert care and determined therapy at Select Specialty Hospital – Pittsburgh/UPMC, he rebuilt his strength and returned home to the family and future he fought for.

Read Michael's story: https://bit.ly/4tELmiP

03/17/2026

We’re pleased to announce the DAISY regional award winners for our critical illness recovery hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. Recognized by patients, colleagues and families for the extraordinary care they provide, these nurses are fully invested in their patients’ recoveries: https://bit.ly/3ZGNiKU

Critical Illness Recovery Hospitals DAISY Winners
Regency Hospital Springdale: Whitney Bryant
Select Specialty Hospital – Belhaven: Ashley White
Select Specialty Hospital – Durham: Arnel Febre
Select Specialty Hospital – Knoxville: Ciara Reynolds-Day
Select Specialty Hospital – Knoxville: Mary Grace Mader
Select Specialty Hospital – McKeesport: Kim Bilinsky
Select Specialty Hospital – Milwaukee West Allis: Thomas Boschuetz
Select Specialty Hospital – Pittsburgh UPMC: Michael Parson
Select Specialty Hospital – San Diego: Jennifer Amador
Select Specialty Hospital – Corewell Health Grand Rapids: Petri Peltoniemi

Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals DAISY Winners
Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation – Dallas: Blessing Noumba Londo
California Rehabilitation Institute: Blandine Kanyambo
California Rehabilitation Institute: Edgar Allan Henson
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation – West Orange: Aprille Montero
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation – West Orange: Sabrina Stripeikis

To learn more about our DAISY Winners, check out the link in the comments.

DAISY Foundation

07/31/2025

Without warning, Chad Burnsworth’s active lifestyle as a self-employed truck driver and busy dad to twin daughters took a hit when he was diagnosed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). His body’s immune system was attacking his nerves causing muscle weakness and paralysis. After five weeks of treatment in an acute care hospital, Chad stabilized and transferred to Select Specialty Hospital – Pittsburgh to get back on the road to recovery.

Read his story: https://bit.ly/41kiUac

03/04/2025

After a double lung transplant, Susan Warne was bed bound and relying on tubes to breath, eat and keep her chest cavity clear of fluid. Weak and unable to care for herself, Susan transitioned to Select Specialty Hospital – Pittsburgh/UPMC where a physician-led, multidisciplinary team implemented a personalized treatment plan that would help set her on the road home.

Read Susan's story here: https://bit.ly/3FhTvpq

09/30/2024

Dennis Urban, 70, of Delmont, Pennsylvania, admits he ignored symptoms he now understands were bright red flags that something serious was happening to his heart. He’d been healthy and active his whole life. That all changed when Dennis needed to undergo open heart surgery and then suffered a heart attack in the hospital shortly thereafter. Dennis spent nearly two months in the hospital before transferring at Select Specialty Hospital – Pittsburgh UPMC, a critical illness recovery hospital. He was on a ventilator and couldn’t walk, talk, eat or hear. A physician-led, interdisciplinary team helped Dennis regain his independence through respiratory, speech, physical and occupational therapy and expert nursing care. Today, Dennis is back home and doing well.

Read Dennis' story here: https://bit.ly/47Q5zsf

09/18/2024

Struck by sudden cardiac arrest after touring the University of Notre Dame with his family, James Devennie was rushed to the hospital by ambulance and placed in a medically induced coma. When he awoke, James spent a month in the cardiac ICU before he was deemed stable enough to move to the next level of care. At the recommendation of the hospital’s staff, James was transferred to Select Specialty Hospital – Pittsburgh/UPMC. There, a physician-led team of therapists, nurses and clinical staff implemented a personalized treatment plan that would set him on the path toward regaining his lost independence.

Read James' story here: https://bit.ly/3MRDJ5y

03/05/2024

If you or a loved one experienced a brain injury, intense therapy can play a vital role in recovery and help get you back to an independent lifestyle.

Meet some of our brain injury patients who not only survived, but thrived.

To learn more about Select Medical’s network of hospitals, visit: https://www.selectmedical.com/about-us/

03/01/2024

March is Brain Injury Awareness month. According to the Brain Injury Association of America, someone in the United States sustains a brain injury every nine seconds. A brain injury can affect how a person thinks, acts and feels.

Brain injuries can result from an outside force to the head, known as a traumatic brain injury (TBI), or an internal cause – known as a non-traumatic brain injury (NTBI).

Learn more about the difference between a TBI and NTBI below, and check back throughout the month as we spotlight brain injury and how we help people recover.

Address

200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA
15213

Telephone

+14125869819

Website

https://www.selectspecialtyhospitals.com/locations-and-tours/PA/Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh-UPMC?ty=xt

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