UPMC reviews

Lack of communication from superiors; Some employees are hired in plum positions based on promises or personalities, not experience, then prove disappointing; Questionable decisions such as the dismantling of the corporate communications Web team (are they regressing instead of progressing technologically?) that kept the Web site current and growing, at the same time the site was experiencing great demand from internal departments wishing to publicize the medical services offered; The president's right-hand woman has lots of influence but tends to base decisions on her like or dislike of employees, not evidence that the presented idea will or will not work or whether the proposed idea will benefit UPMC as a whole.

poor hourly rates. there are barely any hospitals to compete with. since upmc shadyside is a teaching hospital, working with interns and residents can be more work in itself. always having to second guess their orders. in an emergency it can be difficult because they dont always know what to do. Inturn nurses work ten times harder causing dissatisfaction hence understaffing and nurse turnovers. upmc does not give sign on bonuses anymore, lack of equipment on units avaliable such as pulse ox's, bp cuffs, broken medication carts, and ....