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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), the flagship academic medical center of Allegheny Health Network, has again earned the highest possible three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons for its cardiac surgery program. 

The rating places AGH among the top cardiac surgery centers in the United States and Canada. 

For the reporting period covering January 1st, 2023, through December 31st, 2025, AGH received three-star ratings in five categories of adult cardiac surgery procedures, including coronary artery bypass graft surgery, aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair and replacement, multivalve procedures, and combined valve replacement and bypass surgeries. 

The ratings are based on clinical outcomes and adherence to best practices using data from nearly 1,000 cardiac surgery programs across the United States and Canada.