Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health announced plans to build a new full-service, all-private-room hospital in Washington County to replace Canonsburg Hospital.
The new 300,000-square-foot facility will have between 50 and 100 beds and will be built in North Strabane on the existing Medical Boulevard campus.
Construction is expected to begin in 2024 and the facility if planned to open in 2027.
The total transformation project will cost around $232 million and will create hundreds of full-time health care jobs along with construction jobs.
400 AHN Canonsburg employees will have the same roles at the new facility.
“The population served by our Canonsburg Hospital has grown over the years and we are excited to create a beautiful, modern facility and clinical campus that will enable us to better meet the diverse healthcare needs of the community and advance our living health model,” said Jim Benedict, President, Allegheny Health Network. “Our goal is to provide enhanced access to a much broader array of integrated, high-quality, comprehensive clinical programs that will enable more patients to stay close to home for the services they need.”