Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA
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About Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny General Hospital is an acute care hospital in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 572 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Upmc Mercy, about 1.7 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.87
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.49
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.50
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.54
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.90
39% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1069%
- Completed surveys577
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.45612, -80.00342
Nearby hospitals
- Upmc Mercy1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.7 mi
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Univ DrUniversity Drive, Pittsburgh, PA · Emergency roomVA medical center1.9 mi
- Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh/Upmc200 Lothrop Street, Muh E824, Pittsburgh, PALong-term care hospital2.4 mi
- Western Psychiatric Hospital3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PAPsychiatric hospital2.5 mi
- Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health System300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.6 mi
- Upmc Children's Hospital of PittsburghOne Children'S Hospital Drive, Pittsburgh, PA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital2.7 mi
- West Penn Hospital4800 Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.0 mi
- Children's Home of Pittsburgh5324 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PAChildren's hospital3.5 mi
- AHN Brentwood Neighborhood Hospital3290 Clairton Boulevard, Brentwood, PA · Emergency roomHospital5.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Allegheny General Hospital located?
Allegheny General Hospital is at 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 in Allegheny County.
Does Allegheny General Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Allegheny General Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 274 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Allegheny General Hospital?
Allegheny General Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Allegheny General Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Pennsylvania EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Allegheny General Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (412) 359-3131.
Would patients recommend Allegheny General Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (577 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 69% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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