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| West Penn Allegheny Health System |
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Eighty six physicians have been recognized in the latest edition of The Best Doctors in America, a peer-review based guide to the nation’s top healthcare professionals. |
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2006 Most Wired Supply Chain Award
Materials Management in Healthcare Magazine |
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| Allegheny General Hospital |
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Premium® Surgical Spine and
Total Joint Replacement Specialty Center
UnitedHealth |
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CIGNA Certified Hospital for Bariatric Surgery.
Cigna Healthcare
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Premium® Cardiac Specialty Centers
UnitedHealth
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One of “America’s Best Hospitals”
U.S. News & World Report
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One of America’s top 25 medical centers
AARP The Magazine
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The nation’s top hospital for the treatment of renal diseases and the second-leading center for the treatment of heart disease
AARP The Magazine
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Recognized by the American Heart Association for
excellence in the secondary prevention
of cardiovascular disease |
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One of the nation’s “100 Top Hospitals”
for orthopaedic surgery
Solucient Inc.
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Among “America’s Best Hospitals” for orthopaedic care
HCIA-Sachs
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 Consumer Choice Award for Western Pennsylvania
National Research Corporation
(AGH has now received this honor
eight times in the past 10 years,
more often than any other hospital in the region)
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One of 25 hospitals in the nation lauded by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for making significant contributions to the advancement of patient safety and the reduction of nosocomial infections.
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The Allegheny Comprehensive Stroke Unit:
The top hospital in Pittsburgh for stroke care and
among the nation’s top 10 percent of hospitals for stroke care.
HealthGrades®
 “Get With The Guidelines-Stroke
Gold Performance Achievement Award.”
American Heart Association
American Stroke Association
Accredited as a
Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission -
a distinction shared by just 11 other hospitals in
Pennsylvania and about 250 nationwide.
One of the nation’s “100 Top Hospitals”
for the treatment of stroke
Solucient Inc.
Among “America’s Best Hospitals” for stroke care
HCIA-Sachs
Stroke Center of Excellence
NeuStrategy
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One of the country’s 100 Top Hospitals:
Performance Improvement Leaders.
Thomson Healthcare
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Ranked fifty-second out of 1,216 reporting hospitals in the
Safe Practices Score for the nationwide
2007 Leapfrog Group Hospital Quality and Safety Survey.
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2007 Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Recognized in a 2007 national report as
one of the country’s top 100 performance improvement leaders
in health care.
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Seven dentists named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s
2007 “Top Dentists” list
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Named a “Best Practice” by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
for its Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections Highmark initiative.
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 Bariatric Surgery program has been named a
Center of Excellence by the
American Society of Bariatric Surgery
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 Nurses in the Medical Intensive Care Unit and
Coronary Care Unit were selected to receive the American Association of Critical Care Nurses prestigious 2007 and 2006 Baxter Circle of Excellence Award for patient safety.
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2006 Neuroscience Center of Excellence
NeuroSource
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2007 Supply Chain Performance Excellence Award
Premier, Inc.
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GWTG Bronze Annual Performance Award
for CAD treatment.
American Heart Association
American Stoke Association |
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| West Penn Hospital |
2007 Home Elite List
OCS, Inc.
(Ranking The Western Pennsylvania Hospital’s Home Health Agency among the
top 25 percent of home health care agencies in the United States for quality of care,
quality improvement and financial performance) |
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The West Penn Bariatric Surgery Center:
 No. 1 in Pennsylvania for 2008
HealthGrades,®
2007 and 2008 National Excellence Award
2007 and 2008 Five-Star Rankings
HealthGrades;®
2007 Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
CIGNA Certified Hospital for Bariatric Surgery
Cigna Healthcare
Level 1 Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation
American College of Surgeons
Center of Excellence
American Society of Bariatric Surgery
American College of Surgeons
HealthAmerica
United Resource Network. |
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One of the Top 100 Hospitals
for Cardiovascular Care
Thomson Health Care |
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2007 Blue Distinction Center for cardiac care
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association |
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Full Incentive Program Award
Highmark
(recognizing a reduction in hospital-acquired infections and other improvements,
now in its fourth consecutive year) |
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WorkSAFE Program Commendation
PA Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
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Premium® Cardiac Specialty Centers
UnitedHealth |
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The first and only hospital in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania to achieve Magnet recognition status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center
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Named by as among the country’s “100 Top Hospitals”
for overall performance for 3 consecutive years
Solucient Institute
Among the country’s “100 Top Hospitals”
for cardiovascular services and intensive care
Solucient Institute |
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| West Penn Hospital’s cardiovascular services were
recognized among “America’s best Hospitals”
U.S. News and World Report |
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 The West Penn Burn Center is the only burn center to earn verification from the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma |
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 First and only center in western Pennsylvania named a Center of Excellence by the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation |
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 West Penn Hospital’s non-invasive Vascular Laboratory was the first in Pittsburgh and one of the first 10 in the country to receive accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission on Vascular Lab Accreditation |
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| Alle-Kiski Medical Center |
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2006, 2007, and 2008
Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence,
placing it in the top five percent of hospitals nationwide to receive this designation.
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“Best Hospital” in the A-K Valley for the sixth consecutive year
Valley News Dispatch
2008 Reader’s Choice Awards |
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“Best Physical Therapy” facility for the third year
Valley News Dispatch
2008 Reader’s Choice Awards
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Citizens School of Nursing won “Best Career School”
Valley News Dispatch 2007 Reader’s Choice Awards
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2008 Specialty Excellence Award for
Pulmonary Care and Patient Safety |
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Recognized in 2006 for being in
the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for Patient Safety |
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| Canonsburg General Hospital |
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2008 Achievement Awards
Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
(The winning entry in the operational excellence category was titled, "Patient-focused Changes in Emergency Department Processes Lead to Increased Patient Satisfaction and Growth.")
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Excellence in Medical Marketing
2008 Aster Awards |
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"Facility of Choice”
award for quality care and patient satisfaction
American Alliance of Healthcare Providers |
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2005 Employer of the Year
The Pennsylvania Federation of Business
and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc |
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| The Western Pennsylvania Hospital – Forbes Regional Campus |
One of the nation's
100 Top Performance Improvement Leader Hospitals
Solucient Institute
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Certificate of Achievement
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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CRUSADE Certificate of Excellence award
Duke Clinical Research Institute |
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 "Best Hospital in the Eastern Suburbs”
Gateway Publications |
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