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1978 2018 FORBES HOSPITAL celebrates 40 years of excellence Forbes Hospital, the only full-service hospital in the eastern Pittsburgh suburbs, is already creating the next generation of health care — as we have for the last 40 years. Forbes Hospital doctors and staff master advanced technologies, test new drugs, pioneer new treatments, conduct innovative research, and improve the quality of life for individuals — right in your community. Allegheny Health Network EXPERTISE WITH A CARING TOUCH INVESTING IN YOUR COMMUNITY Our 700 doctors are expertly skilled in the newest procedures and adept at using current research to develop new treatment options. In order for patients from the eastern suburbs and Westmoreland County to have high-quality, convenient locations for care, we are developing: These board-certifi ed physicians — along with 1,300 employees and 120 volunteers — approach each patient and family individually, with a customized care plan and a compassionate touch. • A new $35 million integrated cancer care facility coming in March 2019, with advanced cancer care and imaging. STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY We have some of the most innovative robotics technology, including: • Mazor X TM robotic tools for minimally invasive spinal fusion. • Da Vinci® robotic-guided surgical systems. • MAKO TM for hip and knee replacement. All these help our surgeons be more precise, so patients can have smaller incisions, less trauma, and a faster return to normal life. • A $16 million perioperative center to create a better surgical experience for patients, coming in 2019. • Expanded post-acute care, cardiac procedure units, and a new and modern, electrophysiology lab. Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, Forbes Hospital is acclaimed for exceptional obstetrics care, a Level II NICU, cardiovascular surgery, cancer care, wound care, neurosurgery, diabetes care, orthopaedic surgery, emergency, and many other advanced specialties. Forbes is the only hospital in the eastern suburbs that off ers trauma care.