There’s a new, state-of-the-art E.R. hospital coming to your neighborhood
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is transforming emergency care access in the Pittsburgh region, with the opening of four neighborhood hospitals that include full emergency departments, laboratory testing and imaging.
These small-format (about 10 bed) hospitals in Hempfield, Brentwood, Harmar, and McCandless offer a convenient way to access 24/7/365 emergency and observation care, including comprehensive ED services for trauma and resuscitation. They also provide state-of-the-art facilities, emergency medicine-trained staff and physician specialists, and the ease and comfort of being within 15 miles of one or more AHN locations, in case you need rapid transfer to a higher-acuity setting.
To learn 10 more reasons why you should use the AHN Neighborhood Hospitals, read the below.
- They extend extremely personalized care, only managing eight to 15 inpatient/observation beds at a time.
- They provide a practical and seamless continuity of care since they’re part of AHN’s larger healthcare system. That means when you want access to care, closer to home, AHN not only serves your emergency needs, but also connects you to co-located primary and specialty care so your follow-ups happen in a nearby, lower-cost setting.
- They offer a comprehensive wealth of expertise through their ER doctors and highly trained nurses and technicians. These professionals have refined their skills in a wide range of medical arenas, including hospital emergency rooms, EMS departments and military medical units. You can feel confident about receiving the finest healthcare medicine available.
- They extend modern conveniences such as staying open 24/7/365, keeping short waiting room times, and welcoming online check-ins. They also maintain average door-to-doctor wait time at less than 10 minutes, easy access check-in and discharge stations, and comfortable seating.
- They’re anchored with a multitude of medical services including outpatient imaging, labs, primary and specialty care clinics, adult and pediatric advanced cardiac life support, and EKG and thrombolytic therapy for acute heart attack.
- Their onsite labs provide a wide range of testing and speedy analysis with complete blood cell counts, EKG and cardiac enzyme analysis, liver panel, metabolic profiles, pregnancy tests, urinalysis, and more.
- Their onsite imaging includes CT scans, diagnostic X-rays, and ultrasounds.
- They offer in-patient, overnight care. If you need to, you’ll be cared for and monitored closely by experienced and empathetic nursing staff and physicians. In patient benefits include around-the-clock compassionate care, food service, comfortable waiting area for family and visitors, and 24-hour family visitation.
- Their emergency care wing and exam rooms are designed to feel like home, which is another way Neighborhood Hospitals connect with patients, and include an innovative wound washing sink so you can comfortably remain in bed while staff care for your injuries.
- Their nursing stations, staffed 24/7/365, are centered around the patient, and created to maximize sight lines and accessibility to easily monitor exam rooms and minimize response time. Work stations are on wheels for maximum efficiency, and there are private physician resting spaces to accommodate long shifts.
To find out more, visit https://www.ahnneighborhood.org/