Press Releases

BRENTWOOD, Pa. – Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Highmark Health officials today joined local community leaders and EMS crews to celebrate a milestone in the construction of a new neighborhood hospital being built in Brentwood – the raising of the structure’s final steel beam. Located at the...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Cancer Institute’s Rectal Cancer Program is the sixth in the nation, and first in western Pennsylvania, to earn accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a program launched last year and administered by the...

West Penn Hospital, part of Allegheny Heath Network (AHN), has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson HealthTM.  The new report, published this week in Modern Healthcare magazine, spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the U.S., based on a balanced scorecard of publicly...

$21 Million, 34,000 Square Foot Facility Offers One-Stop Access to Advanced Clinical and Support Services for Butler-Area Cancer Patients...

PITTSBURGH – For most, the occasional headache can easily be managed with over-the-counter medications or even simple home remedies. But for the millions of Americans afflicted by frequent, severe headaches, their lives can be significantly impacted as they suffer with debilitating pain....

Awards at March 2 Gala Include Special Recognition for those who Responded Following Tree of Life Tragedy...

PITTSBURGH – Allegheny Health Network (AHN) will mark National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month by offering patients colonoscopy appointments on Saturdays at select outpatient locations, making it more convenient for patients to undergo screening for colorectal cancer....

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Marking a key milestone in the development of the new small-format hospital being built in Westmoreland County, construction crews on Thursday will lift into place the final steel beam at AHN Hempfield—Neighborhood Hospital. The hospital is expected to open its doors later...

Cynthia Hundorfean, President and CEO of Allegheny Health Network (AHN), has been selected by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the country’s Top 25 Women Leaders. The profiles of each executive recognized this year are featured in the February 18, 2019, print issue of Modern Healthcare and...

(Pittsburgh, Pa) - Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has received grants totaling $160,000 from the Pittsburgh Foundation and the Jewish Women’s Foundation to support Pittsburgh’s first professional child care program based on-site in a health care facility dedicated to women undergoing treatment for...

MONROEVILLE, PA  –  Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network (AHN) today cut the ribbon to a new $35 million, 63,000 square foot cancer and imaging center at Forbes Hospital.  The first facility of its kind in Pittsburgh’s east suburbs, the center offers patients convenient access to closely co...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is establishing an endowed professorship to honor the groundbreaking medical career of one of Allegheny General Hospital’s (AGH) first female cardiologists, a physician equally known for the level of care and compassion she showed for her patients...

Allegheny Health Network’s Transplant Institute Hosts Heartwarming Pinning Ceremony for Local Patients, Families and AGH Caregivers...

For the fifth consecutive year, Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Sports Medicine team will provide on-site medical support to athletes competing in the Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA) Winter Games. The 42nd annual Winter Games, featuring more than 350 athletes and 175 coaches, will be held on...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Researchers at Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center are partnering to study why one of the most common conditions affecting Americans – obesity – is also one of the biggest risk factors for pancreatic cancer....