Allegheny General Hospital

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Founded in 1885 on Pittsburghs historic North Side Allegheny General Hospital AGH has earned an international reputation for excellence and innovation in the care of patients medical education and research Serving Pittsburgh and the surrounding fivestate area the 661bed academic medical center offers a wide array of medical and surgical services

Allegheny General has been recognized as one of the countrys 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Healthcare The hospital also received the Consumer Choice Award for Western Pennsylvania from the National Research Corporation In addition Solucient Inc one of the healthcare industrys leading quality research organizations recognizes Allegheny General as a Top 100 hospital in the country for both orthopaedic surgery and the treatment of stroke

Allegheny General was the first hospital in the region to receive designation as a Level I Shock Trauma Center which is the highest designation available and its LifeFlight aeromedical service was the first to fly in the northeastern United States

As one of the largest tertiary facilities in the region Allegheny General offers the most advanced care available in a variety of specialty areas including allergyimmunology anesthesiologypain medicine cardiology cardiothoracic surgery colorectal surgery critical care medicine dental medicine diagnostic and interventional radiology emergency medicine endocrinology gastroenterology general surgery infectious disease internal medicine maternal and fetal medicine minimally invasive surgery neonatology nephrology neurology neurosurgery nutrition oncology ophthalmology oral and maxillofacial surgery orthopaedic surgery otorhinolaryngology pathology and laboratory medicine pediatrics physical medicine and rehabilitation plastic and reconstructive surgery pulmonary medicine radiation oncology reproductive medicine and infertility rheumatology transplant surgery urogynecology and vascular surgery

The hospital has a number of other nationally recognized diseasespecific comprehensive centers including those for cranial nerve disorders diabetes digestive health epilepsy genetic disease hearing and balance disorders lung and thoracic disease minimally invasive surgery multiple sclerosis neuromuscular diseases neurooncology orthopaedic surgery skull base and endoscopic neurosurgery spasticity and movement disorders spinal disorders vascular diseases and wound care

Allegheny Generals highly regarded sports medicine program serves as the official medical provider for the Pittsburgh Pirates professional baseball club The hospital also supports and directs numerous scholastic sports medicine programs

AGHs Cancer Center is one of the nations most advanced facilities offering patients access to stateoftheart programs for the complete spectrum of malignant disease including centers for bloodborne brain breast colon and rectal esophageal gynecologic head and neck liver lung pancreatic and prostate cancers

Allegheny General is the gateway to some of the most prominent research into breast and colorectal cancer treatment and prevention through studies conducted by the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project This cancer research initiative supported by the National Cancer Institute is based on the Allegheny General campus and coordinates the efforts of more than 6000 medical professionals in the study of breast and bowel cancer

Allegheny General Hospital has a longstanding commitment to education and research It is a Western Pennsylvania campus of the Philadelphiabased Drexel University College of Medicine and maintains ongoing innovative research studies in the neurosciences medical oncology human genetics cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases orthopaedics and trauma

Allegheny General Hospital is a member of West Penn Allegheny Health System a physicianled organization committed to improving the health of the people living in the Western Pennsylvania region AGH annually admits more than 29000 patients and logs over 68000 emergency visits and more than 21000 surgical procedures Nearly 800 physicians and approximately 5000 employees share the hospitals commitment to excellence in patient care medical education and research