AHN West Penn Hospital Receives 5th Consecutive Recognition by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Nation’s Top 50 Hospitals for Obstetrics and Gynecology

AHN's Allegheny General Hospital ranked among state's top 20 hospitals, earning high-performing ratings in 11 procedures and conditions while AHN Forbes ranked No. 27 statewide with 8 high-performing designations

PITTSBURGH (August 19, 2026) - Allegheny Health Network (AHN) West Penn Hospital, AHN's flagship hospital for women's health, has been named one of the top 50 hospitals in the nation for obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings.

AHN West Penn was ranked 43rd in the nation for OB/GYN, marking the fifth consecutive year the hospital has been placed in the top 50 for women's care by U.S. News. It has also been designated as a high-performing hospital for gynecologic oncology surgery (GYN/ONC), among other procedures and specialties.

To identify the best hospitals in the country for obstetrics and gynecology, U.S. News evaluates facilities that provide a high volume of complex care related to pelvic, cervical, uterine and ovarian cancers, diseases and procedures.

U.S. News considers factors such as 30-day survival for complex conditions, the number of patients served, and advanced technologies and services available. Also factored into the final ranking are the views of patients about the quality of their experience at hospitals, as well as the hospital's reputation among board-certified physicians nationwide.

West Penn Hospital is AHN's busiest labor and delivery center, delivering about 4,000 babies each year, and it includes a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that offers high-level care to critically ill babies. The hospital also houses the AHN Women's Behavioral Health and the Alexis Joy D'Achille Center for Perinatal Mental Health, supporting mothers during pregnancy, postpartum and beyond.

AHN West Penn and the network's OB/GYN Department are home to an award-winning gynecologic oncology care team that specializes in the treatment, management and care of reproductive cancers such as ovarian, cervical and uterine, as well as vaginal and vulva cancers. The GYN/ONC care team is known for its highly skilled practitioners, advanced, cutting-edge cancer therapies and participation in the industry's latest research and clinical trials, in collaboration with the AHN Cancer Center.

AHN's Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) was also recognized as a top 20 Hospital in Pennsylvania by U.S. News for ranking as a high performer in 11 different procedures and conditions across cardiovascular medicine, general medicine, oncology and orthopedics. AHN Forbes Hospital also ranked #27 in the state with 8 procedures and conditions designated as "high performing."

AHN hospitals were recognized as high performers in numerous other procedures and conditions:  

• AHN Allegheny General Hospital: Abdominal aortic aneurysm, aortic valve surgery, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, pacemaker, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), COPD, ENT surgery, lung cancer surgery, leukemia and lymphoma cancers and hip replacements.
• AHN Forbes Hospital: abdominal aortic aneurysm, aortic valve surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, COPD, colon cancer surgery, hip and knee replacements
• AHN Jefferson Hospital: TAVR, diabetes care, spinal fusion, hip fracture, hip and knee replacements
• AHN Allegheny Valley Hospital: hip replacement
• AHN Canonsburg: hip fracture
• AHN West Penn Hospital: heart attack, GYN/ONC cancer surgery, leukemia and lymphoma cancers
• AHN Wexford Hospital: pneumonia, hip fracture
• AHN Beaver Hospital: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• AHN Sewickley Hospital: hip & knew replacements, spinal fusion
• AHN Saint Vincent Hospital (Erie, Pa): arrhythmia, TAVR, colon cancer