AHN considering Southpointe site for new hospital
Allegheny Health Network is looking for a new site to build a state-of-the-art hospital to replace the existing Canonsburg Hospital in North Strabane Township, citing logistical constraints.
Among the locations being considered is a site in Southpointe’s business district.
In November 2023, AHN announced plans to build a new, $232 million facility with 50 to 100 beds on the Medical Boulevard campus where the current 43-year-old hospital is located.
Construction of the roughly 300,000-square-foot hospital and a campus that included a medical office building and other facilities was projected to begin in 2024, with the new hospital slated to open in 2027.
But AHN scrapped those plans after a re-evaluation of the project determined the proposed site was logistically challenging.
Subsequent feasibility studies of the plan showed that maintaining safe and effective operations of the current hospital while building a new one would be extremely difficult.
An AHN official said Monday in an email that the health network is “still exploring our options for the new hospital’s location, including property in Southpointe.”
The health network has not set a deadline for reaching a decision on a location. Once the site is selected, AHN will provide a timeline for the hospital’s opening.
Despite a change of location, the hospital still aims to build a new facility that will include an array of expanded services, including primary, emergency, and critical care; state-of-the-art surgical capabilities; advanced cardiac, orthopedic, and neurosurgical care; and various multi-disciplinary programs, including women’s health.
As AHN finalizes construction plans, the health system will determine the exact scope of services that will be offered at the new hospital.
AHN and Highmark Health have invested more than $2 billion over the past decade to improve access to care across Western Pennsylvania and beyond, including the construction of new hospitals, community cancer centers, surgery centers, and health and wellness pavilions, as well as the expansion and enhancement of capabilities, services and technologies at its existing hospitals, officials said.