Butler Health System announced Wednesday that a group of senior physician leaders from regional health systems and hospitals are meeting on a regularly scheduled basis. The Pittsburgh Area Regional COVID-19 Health Care Collaboration is meant to augment the ongoing individual site preparations and to bolster the governmental efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic needs in the region. The press statement said the frequent communication in this rapidly evolving time allows the group to learn from each other, share important clinical and operational concerns, better address site or community needs, and ensure that knowledge is accurate and available.

Participating leaders include:

Dr. Don Whiting, AHN

Dr. David Rottinghaus, Butler Health System

Dr. Carol Fox, Excela Heath System

Dr. Michael Cratty, Heritage Valley Health System

Dr. John Sullivan, St. Clair Hospital

Dr. Donald M. Yealy, UPMC

Dr. John Six, Washington Hospital System