West Penn Hospital Recognitions

West Penn Hospital, part of Allegheny Health Network (AHN), is located in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh. We’re consistently recognized for our commitment to high-quality care, patient safety, and patient support.

Some of our recent achievements include:

High-quality medical care

Four Time Magnet^® Recognition
West Penn Hospital is Southwest Pennsylvania’s only 4 time Magnet recognized hospital. The Magnet^® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center recognizes health care organizations that provide nursing excellence.
American Heart Association^® Gold Plus
This designation is for hospitals that deliver the highest quality of heart failure treatment.
International Board of Lactation Consultants Care Award
This award is reserved for hospitals and community-based facilities that promote, protect, and support breastfeeding.
US News and World Report
West Penn Hospital is ranked in the nation's top-50 hospitals for OB-GYN care.
Keystone 10 designation for Quality Improvement in Breastfeeding.

Certified specialty care

American Heart Association^® Certified Comprehensive Hypertension Center
Certified hospitals must perform extensive exams, treatments, diagnostic evaluations, and interventions for complex or resistant-to-treatment hypertension.
West Penn Burn Center
For more than 20 years, the West Penn Burn Center has been the only pediatric burn center in western Pennsylvania to be verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons.
Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery
A recognition from Blue Cross Blue Shield for health care facilities and providers with expertise and efficiency in delivering this specialty care.
Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Accreditation
This accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP^®) is reserved for bariatric surgical centers that undergo a vigorous review process.

Affordable health care

Blue Distinction Center+
A recognition from Blue Cross Blue Shield for hospitals that demonstrate more affordable care in addition to quality care, treatment expertise, and better overall patient results.

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4800 Friendship Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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©American Nurses Credentialing Center. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the American Nurses Credentialing Center. For more information about Magnet, visit www.nursingworld.org/organizational-programs/magnet/about-magnet.

For more information about the American Heart Association^®Certified Comprehensive Hypertension Center certification, visit www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/healthcare-certification.

Updated to: Blue Distinction® Specialty Care is a registered mark of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additional criteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers+ (BDC+) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need for affordable healthcare. Each provider's cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans' areas, resulting in two evaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC+ national criteria.