Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network will start construction Aug. 15 on its 160-bed hospital in Pine Township, Pa., part of its $1 billion systemwide expansion, according to The Tribune Live.
Here are four things to know:
1. The hospital, which will offer a wide range of services, will be built next to the health network's Wexford Health and Wellness Pavilion, which opened in 2014.
2. Plans also call for construction of a 180-space parking garage and a 165-space surface lot.
3. AHN's systemwide expansion includes establishing four neighborhood hospitals and renovating its existing Pennsylvania facilities.
4. AHN said the additional hospitals are needed to mitigate any lapses in access to medical care as a consent decree expires in June 2019. The consent decree allowed Highmark Health customers to continue using Pittsburgh-based UMPC facilities until next June. Highmark owns AHN.