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The West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) Department of Communications is available around the clock to facilitate media requests for patient or hospital information or interviews with members of the medical staff. Our media relations staff is dedicated to meeting your needs in a credible and expeditious manner, affording timely accessibility to our health care professionals and the programs they direct. At each of our six member hospitals, a representative of the media relations staff looks forward to assisting you in this capacity.



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Media Relations Contacts

West Penn Allegheny Health System

AGH, ASRI , WPAHS Hospitals

Tom Chakurda

Vice President, WPAHS Communications
412-359-6896

*Corporate Media Issues
 

Dan Laurent

Director, System Media Relations
Office: 412-359-8602
By paging: 412-359-8220, #1997

*Clinical programs and research
 

Allegheny General Hospital

The Western Pennsylvania Hospital

Heather Holtschlag

Media Relations Specialist
Office: 412-359-8604
By paging: 412-359-8220, #7244

Stephanie Waite

Media Relations Specialist
Office: 412-578-5647
By paging: 412-565-8379

AGH - Suburban Campus

Alle-Kiski Medical Center

Dan Laurent

Director, System Media Relations
Office: 412-359-8602
By paging: 412-359-8220, #1997

Linda Jaskolka

Comm/marketing Specialist
Office: 724-226-7021
By paging: 412-955-0220

Canonsburg General Hospital

The Western Pennsylvania Hospital - Forbes Regional Campus

Kim Manko

Director, Community Relations
Office: 724-873-5835

Kara Kessler

Communications and Marketing Specialist

Office: 412-858-4538

By paging: 412-642-1516

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