Department of Medicine

About Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh has been in the news! Check out these articles:

• 10 reasons to visit Pittsburgh!
• National Geographic Traveler magazine listed Pittsburgh as one of 20 best destinations in the world for 2012.
• UPMC is consistently ranked as one of America’s top hospitals by US News and World Report. In 2012, we hold the honor of 6th place overall for Respiratory Disorder care.
• Pittsburgh has been named the #1 Most Livable City in America in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
• Pittsburgh tops list of the best housing markets according to Forbes.com
• Read the Business Week article: "The Best Places to Raise Your Kids 2009"
• Read the Business Week article: "The Best Places to Ride out the Recession"
• The University of Pittsburgh has been ranked among the Best Places to Work 2009: Academia - Top 40 US Academic Institutions
• Read the New York Times article: "For Pittsburgh, There's Life After Steel"
• Read the New York Times article, "36 Hours in Pittsburgh"
• See the video "Pittsburgh - A New Vision".
• Pittsburgh tops National Geographic Adventure Magazine's "Adventure Cities" List.
• Pittsburgh is a vibrant city with distinctive neighborhoods.
• Things to do and community resources. (click here)