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Learn more about UPMC\u2019s vision.House Speaker Mike TurzaiPennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai, who represents North Hills communities, knows firsthand what the investment means to UPMC\u2019s nearly 80,000 workers \u2014 his wife, Lidia, is a pediatrician at Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.function load_upmc_video_1_s65m5ffn(obj,autoplay){window[\"autoplay_1_s65m5ffn\"]=autoplay;let $this=$(obj),el=document.createElement(\"script\");$this.removeAttr(\"onmouseover\").removeAttr(\"onclick\").html(\"\");el.src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/5687602\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/53926702\";document.body.appendChild(el);var waiting_1_s65m5ffn=setInterval(function(){if(window[\"KalturaPlayer\"] !== undefined){clearInterval(waiting_1_s65m5ffn);try{let kalturaPlayer=KalturaPlayer.setup({targetId:\"kaltura-video_1_s65m5ffn_6a0ee65f9afd8\",provider:{partnerId:\"5687602\",uiConfId:\"53926702\"},playback:{autoplay:autoplay_1_s65m5ffn}});kalturaPlayer.loadMedia({entryId:\"1_s65m5ffn\"});}catch(e){console.error(e);}document.getElementById(\"kaltura-video_1_s65m5ffn_6a0ee65f9afd8\").dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(\"videoLoad\",{bubbles:true,detail:{\"selector\":\"kaltura-video_1_s65m5ffn_6a0ee65f9afd8\",\"account_id\":\"5687602\",\"player_id\":\"53926702\",\"video_id\":\"1_s65m5ffn\",\"autoplay\":\"autoplay_1_s65m5ffn\"}}));}},10);}Sen. Don WhiteSenator Don White, a lifelong Indiana County resident and father of a thoracic surgeon, said he was energized by the announcement.function load_upmc_video_1_7g9xmai2(obj,autoplay){window[\"autoplay_1_7g9xmai2\"]=autoplay;let $this=$(obj),el=document.createElement(\"script\");$this.removeAttr(\"onmouseover\").removeAttr(\"onclick\").html(\"\");el.src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/5687602\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/53926702\";document.body.appendChild(el);var waiting_1_7g9xmai2=setInterval(function(){if(window[\"KalturaPlayer\"] !== undefined){clearInterval(waiting_1_7g9xmai2);try{let kalturaPlayer=KalturaPlayer.setup({targetId:\"kaltura-video_1_7g9xmai2_6a0ee65fa0d84\",provider:{partnerId:\"5687602\",uiConfId:\"53926702\"},playback:{autoplay:autoplay_1_7g9xmai2}});kalturaPlayer.loadMedia({entryId:\"1_7g9xmai2\"});}catch(e){console.error(e);}document.getElementById(\"kaltura-video_1_7g9xmai2_6a0ee65fa0d84\").dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(\"videoLoad\",{bubbles:true,detail:{\"selector\":\"kaltura-video_1_7g9xmai2_6a0ee65fa0d84\",\"account_id\":\"5687602\",\"player_id\":\"53926702\",\"video_id\":\"1_7g9xmai2\",\"autoplay\":\"autoplay_1_7g9xmai2\"}}));}},10);}Sen. 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