Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) has provided exceptional health care services to residents of Pittsburgh's North Side and surrounding communities since 1886.
Gold standard cardiac care.
AGH was the first hospital in Pennsylvania to earn gold certification.
High-level emergency services
The AHN LifeFlight emergency medical helicopter was the first of its kind in the northeastern United States. We can reach millions of people within a 130-mile radius and quickly get you to an AHN hospital.
Care and services close to home
We can provide a broad spectrum of care and services, working as a team with doctors from across Allegheny Health Network (AHN).
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Top-rated medical care
AGH is the recipient of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Achievement Awards Gold Plus and the AHA Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
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Dedicated care team
Our physicians are renowned in their fields. Together with nurses, technicians, clinicians, and support staff, our team delivers advanced care in nearly every medical and surgical specialty.
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Nationally acclaimed care
Allegheny General Hospital has received Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Magnet highlights health care organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence and is the highest international honor for professional nursing practice.
Featured Services at Allegheny General Hospital
Part of the Allegheny Health Network (AHN), we’re a national leader in cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, transplant surgery, and orthopaedic care.
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Cardiovascular
With clinical trials and research studies, we drive cutting-edge care like the nation’s first suture-free heart valve, an innovation that doubled patient survival.
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Cancer
Leading-edge care with groundbreaking surgical procedures, radiation therapies, chemotherapy regiments, and advanced tumor imaging for early detection.
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Neuroscience
Care for all types of conditions affecting the brain, spine, and nervous system using the latest treatments such as minimally invasive endoscopic neurosurgery.
Story time after brain surgery is #livingproof
K.D. had a craniotomy on Wednesday and was reading to her students the next morning thanks to an innovative tool and a highly skilled surgical team.
Fast Facts about Allegheny General Hospital
As a member of the Allegheny Health Network (AHN), our care teams have a deep commitment to providing exceptional, personalized care.
Nationally recognized care
Our surgeons designed the country’s first suture-free heart valve. This innovation doubled patient survival rate. Physicians throughout AGH participate in national clinical trials and research to advance disease diagnoses and treatments.
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AHN Nurse Line
When you have health questions, talk with a nurse — free of charge.
(412) NURSE-4-U (412) 687-7348 -
Make an appointment
Call weekdays from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM (closed weekends and holidays).
(412) DOCTORS (412) 362-8677
Are you a health care professional?
We offer care in every medical specialty, providing the finest treatments and technologies and continually researching new ways to prevent, detect and treat disease.
For more information about the American Heart Association® Certified Comprehensive Hypertension Center certification, visit www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/healthcare-certification.
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