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October 2025 | Vol. 69, No.3
The first issues of JPOMA came at a time when many new osteopathic hospitals were opening across this state. This article in particular highlights the opening of Shenango Valley Osteopathic Hospital in Farrell, Pennsylvania. The original hospital opened with 50 beds in 1960, having to expand in 1966 and again in 1969. Shenango Valley Osteopathic Hospital merged with Greenville Hospital in 1992 to form Horizon Health System, and a merger with UPMC in 1998 led to the formation of UPMC Horizon Health. This entity exists to this day. At a time when multiple hospitals have closed across the state, it is fascinating to read about the multitude of hospital openings in the 1950s and 1960s. Even more interesting is that, according to this article, construction was three to four months ahead of schedule, a feat which rarely occurs today..
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June 2025 | Vol. 69, No.2
This article provides a statistical accounting of the state of osteopathic medicine in Pennsylvania on January 3, 1959. How far we’ve come in 66 years! The state is now divided into 13 districts rather than 9. More than 10,000 DOs practice in the state of Pennsylvania, rather than just over 1,300 in 1959. Perhaps most telling of the growth of our profession, in 1959, there were only 6 osteopathic medical schools in the United States (the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine being one). Now, we have three medical schools with four campuses in the state alone, with a fourth school preparing to accept its first class in 2026. With a 70% increase in the number of osteopathic physicians in the country in the last decade, Pennsylvania continues to be an integral part in the growth of the profession.
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February 2025 | Vol. 69, No.1
Curious what about what was on the minds of osteopathic physicians during the early years of The Journal of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Association? Check out the News Flashes column from the first issue that was published in 1959!
Remember when everyone had a telephone book and Bell Telephone was the only phone company?
Remember when phone books and medical directors first included DOs in their medical listings?
Remember when POMA's annual conference was only two days?
Remember when the Central office created one calendar for all of the organization's meetings and functions throughout the state?
Click on the image to enlarge and read more.
JPOA, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jan-March 1959), pg 2. |
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