Penn Highlands Mon Valley Is Recognized As A Top Hospital For Gastrointestinal Care/Surgery

Penn Highlands Mon Valley recently received two distinguished designations from Healthgrades. The organization named the Carroll Township hospital one of the 100 Best Hospitals in the United States for Gastrointestinal Care and one of the 100 Best Hospitals in the United States for Gastrointestinal Surgery. The Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award recognizes superior clinical outcomes in colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, upper gastrointestinal surgery, and treating bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeds and pancreatitis. The Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award recognizes hospitals with superior clinical outcomes in bowel obstruction treatment, colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal and upper gastrointestinal surgery.

"Only 10% of the hospitals in the U.S. received these designations and we are among those that standout,” said Peter J. Adamo, Southwest Region Market President, Penn Highlands Healthcare. “These awards distinguish Penn Highlands Mon Valley as an exceptional place for patients to have gastrointestinal care and surgery and that is important because people in the Mon Valley region can receive the care they need without leaving their community.”

In 2023, the surgical department at Penn Highlands Mon Valley welcomed Zachary Senders, MD, a double-board certified surgical oncologist and general surgeon who performs innovative surgeries for liver, pancreatic, bile duct and gastrointestinal tract cancers across all stages and types. The two recent gastrointestinal awards are the latest that Penn Highlands Mon Valley received from Healthgrades. In 2023, the hospital was recognized as One of the Best Hospitals in the U.S. for Pulmonary Care – an award that it earned for three consecutive years.

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