Monroeville Surgery Center ranks 1st in Newsweek list

Allegheny Health Network’s Monroeville Surgery Center was ranked first in Pennsylvania and No. 10 in the United States on Newsweek’s latest list of America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers.

AHN’s Westmoreland Outpatient Center and Bethel Park Surgery Center also made Newsweek’s list and were ranked fourth and eighth in Pennsylvania, respectively.

Along with endorsements from medical professionals, Newsweek bases its rankings on publicly reported performance data for each facility, as analyzed by research partner, Statista. Centers making the Newsweek list represent the top 5% of more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers in the United States.

“Newsweek’s recognition of our surgery centers is a tremendous show of confidence in the exceptional quality of care that our outstanding team of caregivers provide at these award-winning facilities,” said Dr. Frank Costa, Monroeville Surgery Center medical director.

AHN’s Monroeville Surgery Center opened in 2013 and since then has expanded to offer a full complement of surgical specialties, including urology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology and gynecology. The majority of procedures performed at the site are orthopedic.

“Recently, our orthopedic surgeons have begun performing same-day total hip and knee replacements, which is very exciting for patients who are appropriate candidates for them,” said Karen Maloney, vice president of AHN’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers. “The ability to have the operation in the morning and then return home later in the afternoon to begin their recovery in the comfort of their own home is extremely appealing to most patients.”

AHN was the first health system in western Pennsylvania to begin performing joint replacement procedures in the ambulatory surgery center setting.

“To be recognized by Newsweek among the best surgery centers in the country is a tremendous honor,” said Dr. Sricharan Chalikonda, chief of clinical operations and chair of the Surgical Institute for AHN. “Patients who entrust their surgical care to AHN can expect to receive it from highly skilled, caring professionals, and our ASC staff treat that expectation with great respect. They are very deserving of this recognition, and should be proud of the outstanding work they do and the difference they make in the lives of our patients.”

AHN’s Westmoreland Endoscopy Center opened in January 2018 to perform outpatient gastroenterology procedures. AHN’s Bethel Park Surgery Center is located at the network’s Bethel Park Health + Wellness Pavilion and opened in October 2015. It is a multi-specialty full-service ASC, where orthopedic, gastroenterology, general surgery and pain management are some of the specialty surgeries offered.