Allegheny General Hospital

Allegheny General Hospital
Geography
Location 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 15212
Organisation
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university Drexel University College of Medicine
Network West Penn Allegheny Health System
Services
Emergency department Adult Level I Trauma
Beds 724
Links
Website http://www.wpahs.org/agh/index.html
Lists

Allegheny General Hospital is a large urban hospital located at 320 East North Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Allegheny General Hospital, also known locally by the acronym "AGH!", is located in the Central Northside neighborhood of Pittsburgh. It was founded in 1885, in the area formerly known as Allegheny City, and was the first hospital in Pennsylvania to be designated as a Level 1 shock trauma center. It was also the first hospital in the northeastern United States to offer an aeromedical service.[1]

It is the flagship hospital of the West Penn Allegheny Health System, which is the chief competitor of Pittsburgh healthcare giant UPMC.

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Allegheny General Hospital. http://www.wpahs.org/agh/about/index.html. Retrieved 2008-10-11.  (this reference currently covers the entire article)

External links

Adult Level I
Adult Level II
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Adult Level III
Pocono Medical Center • Schuylkill Regional Medical Center
Pediatric Level I
Pediatric Level II