Press Releases

Saint Vincent Hospital to Establish New Women and Infants Center...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Sept. 19, 2017) – Allegheny Health Network’s West Penn Hospital and The Mario Lemieux Foundation announced today the opening of an Austin’s Playroom at the hospital’s NICU Step-Down/Pediatrics Unit, which serves babies and their families who are making the transition from West Penn...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) string of standout showings at the Pittsburgh Business Times’ Health Care Heroes awards continues.  For the fifth consecutive year, AHN earned more honors than any health care provider in the region at the annual event. ...

PITTSBURGH – The extraordinary caregivers and programs of Allegheny Health Network (AHN) will be “In the Spotlight” this month as the community comes together in support of the Network’s mission at its first-ever gala, to be held Wednesday, September 27, at Stage AE....

JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa. – People in the South Hills of Pittsburgh and lower Mon Valley suffering from a common digestive disorder now have a groundbreaking minimally invasive treatment option available to them closer to home. Surgeons at Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Jefferson Hospital this summer...

AHN, Pirates’ Stars Harrison, Cervelli, and Taillon Invite Public to “Pitch” for Cancer Screening Awareness, “Catch” Pirates Tickets...

Five Allegheny Health Network (AHN) physicians have been chosen among Pennsylvania's Top Physicians Under 40 by the Pennsylvania Medical Society for 2017. The list includes four Erie area physicians, including the following:...

Five Allegheny Health Network (AHN) physicians have been chosen among Pennsylvania's Top Physicians Under 40 by the Pennsylvania Medical Society for 2017. The list includes Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) internal medicine specialist and nephrologist, James B. Reilly, MD, who serves as director of...

Disease is uncontrolled for nearly 60% of study participants already diagnosed with asthma; 39% of participants exposed to unhealthy levels of pollution particulates set by the EPA  ...

City/County All Star Baseball Game Raises $22,000 for Children’s Miracle Network at Saint Vincent Officials of the 2017 LECOM Health City/County All-Star Baseball Game were at Saint Vincent Hospital today to present a check for $22,000 to the hospital’s Children’s Miracle Network. The check represe...

Saint Vincent Hospital to Present Free Community Cancer Screening Event...

Cell Culture and Animal Model Studies Published in Annals of Surgery Shows Immune Response Upregulation Post-Radiation Therapy...

PITTSBURGH, PA -  Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Cancer Institute, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Institute, will present a day-long “Current Topics in Breast Cancer Symposium,” covering recent advances and controversies related to breast cancer screening, detection...

Presentations Will Include Results of Study on Asthma in Pittsburgh-area Students, Keynote Address on Effect of Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution on Childhood Asthma ...

Collaboration with Highmark Health VITAL Program Seeks to Determine Efficacy of More Immediate, Definitive and Less Expensive Assessment of Knee Injuries...