(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of Allegheny Health Network)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Heritage Valley Health System announced the finalization of an affiliation agreement today between the organizations, which brings two Heritage Valley hospitals, dozens of clinical locations and hundreds of physicians into the expansive network that is based in western Pennsylvania.

This formal approval of the AHN and Heritage Valley affiliation by state and federal regulators this week marks a major milestone for both organizations. It helps to ensure that those who live and work in the many communities served by Heritage Valley will have continued access to comprehensive, high quality healthcare services for generations to come.

The two organizations now turn their full focus to the integration of operations and clinical programmatic synergies which will drive the affiliation’s success and to further enhance the services provided by Heritage Valley to Beaver County residents, Allegheny County residents and surrounding communities.