By HFT Staff

Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Heritage Valley Health System announced the finalization of?an affiliation agreement?between?the organizations,?bringing?two?Heritage Valley?hospitals, dozens of clinical?locations?and hundreds of physicians?into?the expansive?western Pennsylvania-based?network. 

With the affiliation now complete, Heritage Valley Beaver and Heritage Valley Sewickley will be rebranded AHN Beaver Hospital – Heritage Valley and AHN Sewickley Hospital – Heritage Valley. 

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

With the affiliation now complete, Heritage Valley Beaver and Heritage Valley Sewickley will be rebranded AHN Beaver Hospital – Heritage Valley and AHN Sewickley Hospital – Heritage Valley. The two additional hospitals expand AHN's footprint to 16 full-service, acute-care inpatient facilities across the greater western Pennsylvania region. 

AHN will also add 36?Heritage Valley?physician offices and?seven?multi-specialty?outpatient "neighborhood" facilities?in Beaver County?and?western Allegheny County?that provide express care?and?primary care;?diagnostic imaging services,?including mammography,?lab draws, cardiac care;?physical rehabilitation;?and?women's care, among?other services.