Pittsburgh – October 16, 2026 -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Cancer Center has launched RANDY'S Trial, a clinical study funded by a gala that raised $44,000 in 2025, to test whether existing medications can break down fibrosis that blocks surgery in patients with appendiceal and other peritoneal cancers.

Pittsburgh – October 14, 2026 -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has appointed surgical oncologist Nipun B. Merchant, MD, as chair of its Department of Surgery and its first surgeon-in-chief, effective February 2027.

Pittsburgh – October 06, 2026 -- Highmark Health's Board of Directors has appointed Karen Hanlon as chief executive officer and president, effective Jan. 1, 2027, making her the first female CEO in the organization's history. David Holmberg, who has led the Pittsburgh-based health system since 2014, will transition to executive chairman to oversee the leadership handover.

Pittsburgh – September 28, 2026 -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has secured a $1 million commitment from Greg and Ellen Jordan to fund the Greg and Ellen Jordan Endowed Professorship for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders within its Department of Neurology.

Pittsburgh – September 21, 2026 -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) will pay up to $110,000 toward student loans for nurse anesthesia students who commit to joining the health system as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), under a new national recruitment program launched in partnership with Boston-based fintech Clasp.