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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release in Pittsburgh today from Allegheny Health Network, the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has named Allegheny Health Network (AHN) chief operating officer and president of hospitals, Lou Baverso, MBA, MISM, to a three-year term on its board of directors. HAP’s board of twenty-eight members, composed of health care leaders from across Pennsylvania, works to set the strategic direction of that association to foster a hospital community that is robust and promote access to care that is high-quality. In 2025, Baverso joined AHN as chief operating officer and president of hospitals from UAB Health System, which is a $7 billion provider based in Alabama, where he served as the system’s COO. UAB, also known as the University of Alabama, Birmingham, is anchored by UAB University Hospital, which is a 1,200-bed academic facility that is one of the largest hospitals in the United States of America. Before joining UAB in 2023, Baverso spent health care career at UPMC and its member hospitals in various prominent administrative and executive roles for three decades. Baverso is also the interim president of AHN West Penn Hospital, which is located in Pittsburgh.