UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside—located at 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 in the Oakland medical and university district of Pittsburgh (Allegheny County) — is the flagship clinical and Level I regional trauma center of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), the largest health system in western Pennsylvania.
Process Servers Pennsylvania maintains a dedicated Pittsburgh / Allegheny County courier team that conducts daily service runs to 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (as well as UPMC corporate offices at the U.S. Steel Tower, 600 Grant Street in Downtown Pittsburgh) to serve Pa.R.C.P. 234.2 / 4009.22 Medical Records Subpoenas, UIDDA Foreign Subpoenas (42 Pa.C.S. § 5335), and Federal Court Process (FRCP Rule 4).
Verified Building & HIM Subpoena Intake Details
- Facility Name: UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside — Health Information Management (HIM) / Medical Records Release of Information
- Physical Street Address: 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- HIM Department Reference Phone: (412) 647-8762
- County & Judicial District: Allegheny County — 5th Judicial District of Pennsylvania
- City & Neighborhood: Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland Medical Center Campus)
- UIDDA Foreign Subpoena Issuance Venue: Allegheny County Department of Court Records (Civil/Family Division), City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, 1st Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (
42 Pa.C.S. § 5335)
Service Protocols for Medical Records & Subpoenas at UPMC Presbyterian (200 Lothrop Street)
1. Private Process Server Authority for All Subpoenas in Allegheny County (Pa.R.C.P. 234.2)
While initial state-court civil complaints filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (5th Judicial District) generally require service by the Allegheny County Sheriff under Pa.R.C.P. Rule 400(a), all subpoenas in Allegheny County are 100% exempt from the Sheriff requirement!
- Under Pa.R.C.P. Rule 234.2(b)(1), any competent adult (our private process server) is fully authorized to serve Subpoenas to Produce Documents (
Pa.R.C.P. 4009.22), Certified Medical Chart Subpoenas (42 Pa.C.S. § 6152), Trial & Deposition Subpoenas (Pa.R.C.P. 234.1), and domesticated UIDDA Out-of-State Subpoenas (42 Pa.C.S. § 5335) directly on UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside at 200 Lothrop Street. - In addition, our Pittsburgh private process servers directly serve all U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (WDPA) summonses and subpoenas (
FRCP Rules 4 & 45), all Out-of-State Summonses (Pa.R.C.P. 404), and all Philadelphia First Judicial District actions (Pa.R.C.P. 400.1(a)(1)).
2. Compliance Checklist for UPMC Health Information Management (HIM) Subpoenas
To ensure rapid chart reproduction by UPMC’s Release of Information department without discovery objections:
- 20-Day Advance Notice Compliance (
Pa.R.C.P. 4009.21): For any Pennsylvania state court non-party records subpoena, enclose the signed Certificate Prerequisite to Service (Pa.R.C.P. 4009.25) proving that the 20-day Notice of Intent period has expired without objection from any party, along with a blank Certificate of Compliance (Pa.R.C.P. 4009.23). - Self-Authenticating Medical Record Certification (
42 Pa.C.S. § 6152): If you want UPMC’s medical records to be admissible at trial, arbitration, or deposition without needing to subpoena a live UPMC records custodian to appear and testify, specify on the subpoena that the records custodian may comply by delivering certified copies of the charts together with a certificate signed before a notary public or verified under 42 Pa.C.S. § 6152(d). - Pennsylvania Statutory Mental Health & Substance Abuse Protections: Remember that under Pennsylvania law (50 P.S. § 7111 for mental health treatment, 71 P.S. § 1690.108 for drug/alcohol records, and 35 P.S. § 7607 for HIV records), UPMC cannot release behavioral health or toxicology treatment notes pursuant to a subpoena alone unless accompanied by a patient-signed HIPAA authorization explicitly covering those protected categories or a Court Order.
3. UIDDA Foreign Subpoena Domestication in Allegheny County (414 Grant Street)
When out-of-state attorneys in Ohio, West Virginia, New York, Maryland, or anywhere in the country need certified medical records or trauma physician deposition testimony from UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, our Pittsburgh courier team handles the entire UIDDA (42 Pa.C.S. § 5335) workflow:
- We present your out-of-state subpoena and corresponding Pennsylvania subpoena form to the Allegheny County Department of Court Records at 414 Grant Street in Downtown Pittsburgh;
- Once issued and sealed by the clerk, our server drives 10 minutes east down Fifth Avenue to Oakland and serves UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside at 200 Lothrop Street the very same day!
Order service at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside (200 Lothrop Street) online now for $69 Standard, $119 Rush (24-Hour), or $169 Same-Day Service.