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 About The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh is a 500-bed academic medical center that has been regionally and nationally recognized for excellence in nursing, bariatric surgery, bone marrow and cell transplantation, burn care, cardiovascular care, joint care, and reproductive medicine. West Penn Hospital is the first hospital in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania to be awarded Magnet recognition status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2006. This prestigious 4-year designation recognizes excellence in nursing. Please click on a link for information about The Western Pennsylvania Hospital's:
Our HistorySince its founding in 1848 as Pittsburgh's first charted public hospital, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital has earned an international reputation for excellence and innovation in the care of patients, medical education and research. Today, this academic medical center has two hospital campuses that serve Pittsburgh and the surrounding five-state area: The Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh and The Western Pennsylvania Hospital - Forbes Regional Campus in Monroeville.
Our Recognitions
Our Clinical ServicesAs one of the largest tertiary facilities in the region, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital offers acute care for all medical-surgical conditions and advanced comprehensive care in a wide range of specialty areas, including the following:
West Penn Hospital's obstetrics program is one of the busiest in the region and its neonatal intensive care unit is one of the region's largest referral resources for sick newborns. West Penn Hospital also is home to the patient offices for the Jones Institute at West Penn Allegheny Health System, an affiliate of the renowned Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine of the Eastern Virginia Medical School. The Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute provides the most advanced diagnostic and treatment services for all types of cancer, including lung, esophageal, breast, gynecologic, prostate, colorectal and blood-borne cancers. The Cancer Institute has earned national recognition for its bone marrow transplant program, one of the largest in Pennsylvania. The Institute also boasts leading-edge radiation oncology services and was the second cancer center in the world to offer Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy. Patients have access to the latest treatment protocols through the Cancer Institute's participation in national research groups such as the Cancer and Leukemia Group B, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, and Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.
Our Professional Education ProgramsPart of West Penn Allegheny Health System, West Penn Hospital is a leader in the education of healthcare professionals. Students of Temple University School of Medicine (TUSM) have the options of rotating or of studying for their entire third and fourth years at the TUSM Clinical Campus at West Penn.
Our Mission
An organization committed to excellence. An organization with one purpose, one mission.
Administrative and Medical Staff LeadershipAdministrative LeadershipPresident and Chief Executive Officer Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Vice President and Chief Quality Officer Vice President Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Vice President, Operations and Medical Services Assistant Vice President, Operations and Strategic Development President, West Penn Hospital Foundation Director, Communications and Marketing Director, Human Resources Medical Staff LeadershipOfficers President President-Elect Immediate Past President Secretary/Treasurer Clinical Department Chairs Anesthesiology Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Pediatrics Psychiatry John Delaney, MD Radiology Surgery |
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Magnet Recognition Status
West Penn Hospital has been recognized by Cigna Healthcare as a CIGNA Certified Hospital for 
Heart and Vascular Care – named among 100 Top Hospitals® for cardiovascular care by Thomson Healthcare
West Penn Hospital’s cardiovascular services were recognized among “America’s best Hospitals” by U.S. News and World Report.
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
Cancer Care - West Penn Hospital is the first and only center in western Pennsylvania named a Center of Excellence by the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation.
West Penn Hospital was the first major teaching hospital in Pennsylvania to be named by Solucient Institute as among the country’s “100 Top Hospitals” for overall organizational performance for three consecutive years.
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