Photo: Allegheny General Hospital
June 18, 2026 — Allegheny Health Network's (AHN) Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) has completed a $19 million renovation and expansion of its cardiac catheterization (cath) and electrophysiology (EP) labs, along with upgraded pre- and post-operative holding rooms and a centralized registration area within the AHN Cardiovascular Institute.
AHN AGH's new facilities mark the latest milestone for the hospital's Mario Lemeiux Center for Heart Rhythm Care, established in 2024 in partnership with the Mario Lemeiux Foundation and Highmark Health.
AHN AGH now currently operates three cath labs, three EP labs, two multiprocedural rooms, and one hybrid surgical suite adaptable for either cardiac cath or EP procedures.
All surgical spaces as well as the patient holding area, registration and clinical administration offices are now located on the same floor within the hospital, creating easier navigation, check-in and general access for clinicians, patients and their families.
Providing Cardiac Care
"We're excited to unveil this beautiful new space for our nationally recognized cardiac teams to provide innovative care for the thousands of heart patients who come to our program each year from throughout western Pennsylvania and beyond," said Akshay Khandelwal, MD, interventional cardiologist and chair of AHN Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. "As cardiac medicine advances, these suites allow us to offer more advanced, minimally invasive diagnostic and treatment options while greatly enhancing the overall experience for both patients and clinicians."
"These advanced EP labs are specially designed to support the next generation of arrhythmia care," said Amit Thosani, MD, cardiac electrophysiologist and director of the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Disorders. "They give us the precision, imaging, and flexibility needed to safely introduce breakthrough technologies like pulsed field ablation and rapidly bring the most effective, minimally invasive treatments to our patients."
For more information on the AHN Cardiovascular Institute, visit ahn.org.
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