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Top marks for quality care During 2019, patients gave high ratings* to their experience in the Canonsburg Hospital Emergency Department. These top marks show that our expert, board-certifi ed emergency physicians see you as an individual, and give you the care you need, quickly and effi ciently. Along with specially trained emergency nurses and experienced clinical staff , they off er immediate testing and connections to specialists throughout AHN. PHYSICIAN COURTESY OVERALL SATISFACTION WITH CARE 95.1% 92.9% LIKELIHOOD TO RECOMMEND 92.3% *According to Press Ganey patient experience scores from Jan. 1 to Oct. 15, 2019, for the Canonsburg Hospital Emergency Department. Dr. Clark listens closely For Joseph Clark, DO, every patient who comes to his emergency department is a new patient, so good communication is a vital fi rst step. “Patients come to us cold, and we have to listen to what they are really there for,” he said. “They come with expectations, and we don’t want to fall short.” “I ask the patient, ‘What do you want to see happen today?’ It takes some discussion to get to it,” he said. For Dr. Clark, the key to emergency care is recognizing signs of a serious problem and doing the right tests to confi rm it. “Patients come to us when they are most needy and vulnerable. We fi gure out the problem quickly and get them on the right road for treatment,” he said. JOSEPH CLARK, DO, EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR APPOINTMENTS OR MORE INFO, CALL (412) DOCTORS OR VISIT AHN.ORG/CANONSBURG.