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Allegheny General Hospital
320 East North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412.359.3131
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Allegheny General Hospital
History
Highlights from an Impressive History
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1920s The Auxiliary alone raises more than $700,000 to complete the “skyscraper” hospital – AGH’s existing South Tower, a landmark on Pittsburgh’s North Side. -
1925 Auxiliary awards the first AGH nurses scholarship.
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1941 The AGH Gift Shop Opens.
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1954 The annual tradition of presenting a Christmas rose to each patient begins.
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1968 Participation in the American Cancer Society’s Reach-to-Recovery program for breast cancer patients begins.
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1984 AGH’s Buckle-Up-Baby program starts. -
1992 Auxiliary reaches the $1 million mark for total money raised during its history.
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1996 Auxiliary raises more than $100,000 for cardiovascular research at its first ball.
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1999 Grand Grounds coffee cart opens as Auxiliary’s newest fundraiser.
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2000 Funds raised are used to renovate AGH’s Snyder Pavilion lobby.
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2001 Auxiliary reaches the $3 million mark for total money raised during its history.
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2002 Auxiliary opens a Gift Shop in the new Allegheny General Hospital Cancer Center.
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2004 Auxiliary raises $500,000 to support the Gilmore Women and Infants Center Endowment. -
2005 The Auxiliary Ball raises more than $109,000 for renovations of the AGH Surgical Intensive Care Unit waiting room.
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2008 Auxiliary reaches the $5 million mark for total money raised during its history; funds raised are used to renovate AGH’s Heritage Hall; the Auxiliary Ball raises more than $160,000 for renovations of the AGH Department of Radiation Oncology patient treatment areas.

