Allegheny General Hospital

Highlights from an Impressive History

• 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.

• 1941 The AGH Gift Shop Opens.

• 1954 The annual tradition of presenting a Christmas rose to each patient begins.

• 1968 Participation in the American Cancer Society’s Reach-to-Recovery program for breast cancer patients begins.

• 1984 AGH’s Buckle-Up-Baby program starts.

• 1992 Auxiliary reaches the $1 million mark for total money raised during its history.

• 1996 Auxiliary raises more than $100,000 for cardiovascular research at its first ball.

• 1999 Grand Grounds coffee cart opens as Auxiliary’s newest fundraiser.

• 2000 Funds raised are used to renovate AGH’s Snyder Pavilion lobby.

• 2001 Auxiliary reaches the $3 million mark for total money raised during its history.

• 2002 Auxiliary opens a Gift Shop in the new Allegheny General Hospital Cancer Center.

• 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.

• 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.