Health consumer group honors 5 Allegheny Health Network hospitals for specialty care
Beaver County Times
The AHN hospitals receiving recognition for superior performance in specific specialty lines and specialty focus areas are:
• Allegheny General Hospital: Cardiac care, cardiac surgery, coronary interventions
• West Penn Hospital: Bariatric care
• Forbes: Cranial neurosurgery, pulmonary
• Jefferson Regional Hospital: Bariatric care, spine surgery
Each year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data as well as some all-payer data. Healthgrades is an independent organization created to help consumers understand, compare and evaluate hospital performance. They provide objective, comprehensive information about hospital quality in America’s hospitals.