PITTSBURGH (AP) — West Penn Allegheny Health System plans to spend $20 million to upgrade a hospital in a Pittsburgh suburb where a larger rival network is planning to open a new hospital later this year.
West Penn officials said Tuesday the improvements at Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville, about 15 miles east of the city, will include enhanced surgical units, a new breast care center and the beginning of an effort to get the hospital accredited as a Level 2 trauma center. The state designation means the hospital would offer advanced treatment of trauma injuries.
West Penn's larger rival, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, also plans to open a new hospital in Monroeville, UPMC East.
West Penn officials had planned to announce the improvements to Forbes Regional Hospital last week, but the announcement was postponed to Wednesday when an auditor announced West Penn lost $51.8 million in the most recent fiscal year, which ended June 30.
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