As Western Pa. hospitals expand, fears grow over higher health care costs

Work continues at the UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Tower at UPMC Mercy on Nov. 21.

Work continues at the new UPMC Presbyterian hospital Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.

UPMC Hospitals President Mark Sevco speaks to the Tribune-Review during an interview Sept. 13 in Oakland.

UPMC Hospitals President Mark Sevco stands for a portrait Sept. 13 in Oakland.

Allegheny Health Network President and CEO Cynthia Hundorfean is pictured in her Pittsburgh office April 22, 2019.

Allegheny Health Network President and CEO Cynthia Hundorfean is pictured in her Pittsburgh office April 22, 2019.

Allegheny Health Network President and CEO Cynthia Hundorfean signs the final steel beam on the new Academic Cancer Center during a ceremony at Allegheny General Hospital on July 11, 2019.

The $521 million UPMC Mercy Vision Pavilion boasts stunning vistas from the bluff high above the Monongahela River.