West Penn Allegheny Health System

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Name :

West Penn Allegheny Health System

Address  :

4800 Friendship Avenue

Town  :

Pittsburgh

State  :

Pennsylvania

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

15224

Phone  :

800 547 0540

Web URL  :

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Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • Dermatology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 2000

Description
West Penn Allegheny Health System WPAHS is comprised of some of the oldest and bestknown names in health care in western Pennsylvania From their inception the systems hospitals have been in the vanguard of patient care medical research and health sciences education

Comprised of two tertiary and four community hospitals WPAHS includes Allegheny General Hospital and The Western Pennsylvania Hospital both in Pittsburgh AlleKiski Medical Center in Natrona Heights Canonsburg General Hospital in Canonsburg The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Forbes Regional Campus in Monroeville and Allegheny General Hospital Suburban Campus in Bellevue Offering a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services the hospitals serve Pittsburgh and the surrounding fivestate area house nearly 2000 beds and employ more than 13000 people Together the WPAHS hospitals admit nearly 79000 patients log over 200000 emergency visits and deliver more than 4000 newborns each year Combined the hospitals are among the leaders in percentages of total surgeries cardiac surgeries neurosurgeries and cardiac catheterization procedures performed throughout the region

West Penn Allegheny Health System hospitals have won and continue to win both national and international recognition for their programs in numerous specialty areas Supporting both a charitable and an academic mission WPAHS has a strong commitment to medical research and education and is also dedicated to training future generations of healthcare professionals Today the system has two clinical campuses Allegheny General Hospital serves as the clinical campus for the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia and The Western Pennsylvania Hospital serves as the clinical campus for Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia

Our Mission
We practice medicine educate and conduct research as an integrated team of physicians nurses and support professionals who are committed to improving the health of our patients
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