Allegheny General Hospital
- Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny General Hospital is a large urban hospital located at 320 East North Ave. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Allegheny General Hospital, also commonly known locally by the acronym "AGH," was founded in 1885 in Pittsburgh's North Side, in the area formally known as Allegheny City. It is internationally known and has received many notable awards. It was the first hospital in the Pennsylvania to be designated as a Level 1 shock trauma center. It was also the first hospital in the northeastern United States to offer an aeromedical service. [cite web|url=http://www.wpahs.org/agh/about/index.html|title=About Us|accessdate=2008-10-11|publisher=Alleghemy General Hospital (this reference currently covers the entire article)]
It is the flagship hospital of the West Penn Allegheny Health System, which is the chief competitor of Pittsburgh healthcare giant UPMC.
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External links
* [http://www.wpahs.org/agh/ Web site of Allegheny General Hospital]
* [http://www.wpahs.org/ Web site of West Penn Allegheny Health System]
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