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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is a $67 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 80,000 employees, over 30 hospitals with more than 8,000 licensed beds, 600 clinical locations including outpatient sites and doctorsâ offices, a 3.2 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and international ventures.
Deep brain stimulation at UPMC has proven to be an effective treatment for involuntary movements associated with Parkinsonâs disease and epilepsy, such as tremors, slowness of movement, rigidity, and problems with walking and balance.