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AHN Allegheny Valley Hospital Announces Plans for Enhanced Imaging Services, Expanded Radiology Department
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has embarked on a $12 million expansion project to enhance the imaging and radiology department at Allegheny Valley Hospital (AVH). The new 8000-square-foot imaging center at AVH will expand the hospital’s current imaging department capabilities and absorb the services currently offered at AVH’s outpatient radiology center, located just a short two miles away from the hospital…
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Allegheny Health Network Director of Sports Performance to Serve as Strength and Conditioning Coach for Team Nicaragua in World Baseball Classic
Allegheny Health Network’s Director of Sports Performance, Frank Velasquez Jr., ATC, CSCS, has been selected the strength and conditioning coach for Team Nicaragua in the World Baseball Classic. Velasquez will oversee the strength training, conditioning, and overall wellness program for the team. Velasquez is a certified athletic trainer and certified strength and conditioning specialist who worked in professional baseball for…
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Allegheny Health Network Earns Prestigious Three-Star Rating for Lung Cancer Resection Surgery from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Allegheny Health Network (AHN)’s Allegheny General (AGH) and Forbes hospitals have earned distinguished three-star ratings from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) General Thoracic Surgery Database (GTSD) for their lung cancer resection surgery program. The award is a top honor in the field of lung cancer surgery, making AHN Forbes and AGH the highest-ranked programs in Pennsylvania, and placing AHN…
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Allegheny Health Network launches new High-Risk Pancreas Clinic to detect early cancer
Allegheny Health Network’s Cancer Institute has created a new multidisciplinary clinic for patients who may have an increased risk for pancreatic cancer. The High-Risk Pancreas Clinic is now accepting patients who have an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer over the course of their lifetimes. Patients are categorized as “high-risk” if they have a family history of pancreatic cancer, known…
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AHN gastroenterologists recognize colorectal cancer awareness month by sharing important guidance on preventative screening
Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Division of Gastroenterology, part of the AHN Medicine Institute, is marking national colorectal cancer awareness month this March by encouraging screening for colon cancer among all average-risk adults starting at age 45. In 2021, the U.S. Preventive Task Force lowered the recommended age to begin screening from 50 to 45. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, colorectal cancer…
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Allegheny Health Network Women’s Behavioral Health Unveils New Therapy and Childcare Spaces for Pittsburgh’s First Maternal-Infant Health Program
Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Women’s Behavioral Health (WBH) program today unveiled a new therapy space in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood, designed for integrated perinatal and infant mental health treatment. The coordinated model, based on emerging science in the behavioral health field, is meant to improve maternal mental health outcomes as well as the parent-infant relationship. “We often see health care systems…
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AHN Cancer Institute Hosts Free Cancer Screening in Monroeville
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Cancer Institute will host its second monthly cancer screening of 2023 on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the AHN Forbes Cancer Institute, 2626 Haymaker Road, Monroeville, PA, 15146. The screenings are free and open to both AHN and non-AHN patients. Health insurance is not required. Registration for the Forbes event is now openand closes on Feb. 10. Reservations must be…
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Generous Donation from Wright Automotive Group Enables AHN Wexford Hospital to Provide Safe, Eco-Friendly Transportation for Employees
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Wexford Hospital announced today that a generous donation received by Wright Automotive Group has supported the purchase of a new electric shuttle that will assist employees in getting to and from the hospital and the employee parking garage. Transportation via the shuttle will be offered to all AHN Wexford Hospital caregivers and staff, free of charge and at…
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AHN Launches 2023 Series of Free Monthly Cancer Screenings
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Cancer Institute has launched its second year of monthly cancer screenings, free and open to the public, at locations throughout western Pennsylvania. Registration is now open for the first screening, at Allegheny Valley Hospital, 1301 Carlisle St., Natrona Heights PA 15065, on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Registration opens on Jan. 4, 2023, and closes on Jan. 20, and may be…
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AHN Neurologists Explore Innovative Treatment for Migraine Headaches
Neurologists at Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Headache Center are among the first in the region to begin offering patients who suffer from migraines access to an innovative new therapy called remote electrical neuromodulation (REN) to better manage their headaches without medications. Developed by Theranica, a prescribed digital therapeutics company specializing in advanced neuromodulation devices for migraine and other painful conditions,…
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