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Allegheny Health Network’s Peters Township Health + Wellness Pavilion Peters Township Health + Wellness Pavilion offers one-stop-shopping for healthcare As she does rounds, the president and chief executive officer of Canonsburg Hospital, Jane Sarra, hears a familiar refrain from patients. “They tell me that they love the personal care they receive here,” she says. “Coming for care in a community hospital is more patient friendly. It’s a more personalized experience.” Since 1904, Canonsburg Hospital has served those in southern Allegheny and Washington counties, providing high quality, patient-focused care close to home. Key clinical areas include orthopaedics, the cardiovascular institute, emergency care, neurosurgery, and rehabilitation. technology. The operating rooms are state-of-the-art and the hospital has created innovative programs for Parkinson’s disease, offers one-day new joint replacements, and is working with other Allegheny Health Network physicians for primary stroke care via telemedicine. “One of the best-kept secrets at Canonsburg is the specialty, minimally invasive surgeries that we do,” says Eugene Hammell, MD, a veteran Canonsburg surgeon who has performed an estimated 6,000 surgeries. Now part of Allegheny Health Network, Canonsburg Hospital has even more to offer, including access to renowned specialists at the hospital, and at AHN’s Health + Wellness Pavilion in Peters Township, a full-service medical mall. Dr. Hammell performs around 275 gallbladder removal surgeries per year at Canonsburg Hospital while other expert surgeons specialize in one-day knee replacement, esophageal and gastrointestinal procedures, colon and rectal surgery, orthopaedic surgery, and much more. “It’s one-stop-shopping for healthcare,” says Sarra. “You don’t have to go into the city for world-class, specialty outpatient care. We’re bringing the doctors and services to you.” Canonsburg’s emergency department treats more than 18,000 patients per year and has an ambulance service and LifeFlight base on site. The Peters Township Health + Wellness Pavilion offers a variety of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services including maternal fetal medicine, imaging/ultrasound, a Breast Center with 3D mammography, esophageal and lung specialists, and much more. “Our emergency department is outstanding,” says Tom Corkery, MD, chief medical officer at Canonsburg Hospital. “The staff does a great job, it’s a nice modern facility, and patients don’t wait forever to be seen and treated.” Conveniently located off the Houston/Eighty Four exit on I nterstate 79, Canonsburg Hospital is regarded as a community asset and is growing right along with the area’s booming population by upgrading its services and facilities to continue to provide a more diverse array of services and high quality, personalized care. Dr. Corkery hears the same sentiments as Sarra when he makes rounds. “Patients like Canonsburg because it’s close to home, and personable,” he says. Patients at Canonsburg Hospital enjoy renovated, private rooms and less invasive general surgeries using cameras and infrared For more information about Canonsburg Hospital or the Peters Township Health + Wellness Pavilion, visit AHN.org or call 412.DOCTORS. Peters Township Health + Wellness Pavilion · 160 Gallery Drive · McMurray, PA 15317 Contact us at www.AHn.orG or call 412.DoCTorS (412.362.8677)