Allegheny General Hospital

320 East North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Allegheny General Hospital is a hospital located in Pittsburgh, PA. It has 4 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Coronary Care, Intensive Care, and Surgical Intensive Care. This hospital reports jointly with Allegheny General Hospital - Suburban. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
320 East North Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Other
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 3 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: Above national average in 2 of 3 areas

Orthopedic services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: Above national average in 2 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas

Hospital Features

Allegheny General Hospital is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 576 beds of which 448 are Adult and Pediatric, 14 are Coronary Care, 76 are Intensive Care, and 16 are Surgical Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
576
  • Surgical Intensive Care beds
16
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
448
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Coronary Care beds
14
  • Residency Program Approval:
ADA
  • Intensive Care beds
76
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 16 of 16 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 11 of 16 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiac Surgery
+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Maternity Care
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Bariatric Surgery
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Stroke
bullet Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)
bullet Sepsis
bullet Respiratory Failure
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 

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For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 

Source for appendectomy, bariatric surgery, and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI ) for years 2005 through 2007.

Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.

 
 

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