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High school students flock to career day at Westmoreland Hospital

Hempfield Area High School student Maddie Devo (left) practices a CPR technique under the guidance of Mutual Aid public information officer Shawn Penzera (right) during a career day event at Independence Health System’s Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg on Friday. About 200 high school students from at least six school districts attended the event.

About 200 high school students gathered Friday at Independence Health System’s Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg to learn about jobs in the medical field. Students from at least six Westmoreland County school districts — Greensburg Salem, Greensburg Central Catholic, Hempfield Area, Jeannette, Penn-Trafford and the Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center — attended the event. Attendees learned about a variety of medical jobs and tools, including family medicine, operating room, EMS, anesthesia and ultrasound.


Source: The Tribune-Review