Allegheny General Hospital
| Allegheny General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| West Penn Allegheny Health System | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 15212 |
| Coordinates | 40°27′24″N 80°00′12″W / 40.45667°N 80.00333°WCoordinates: 40°27′24″N 80°00′12″W / 40.45667°N 80.00333°W |
| Organisation | |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Drexel University College of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Adult Level I Trauma |
| Beds | 724 |
| History | |
| Founded | December 4, 1882 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.wpahs.org/agh/index.html |
| Designated | 2002[1] |
Allegheny General Hospital from West End Overlook
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 on December 4, 1882,[2] 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.[3]
It is the flagship hospital of the West Penn Allegheny Health System, which is the chief competitor of Pittsburgh healthcare giant UPMC.
References
- ↑ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ↑ http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/chronology/chronology_driver.pl?q=allegheny+general&op1=AND&q2=&op2=AND&q3=&searchtype=single&year=&month=&day=&year1=1717&month1=1&day1=1&year2=2011&month2=12&day2=31&start_line=0&page=adv
- ↑ "About Us". Allegheny General Hospital. Retrieved 2008-10-11. (this reference currently covers the entire article)
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