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Health care in Pittsburgh, PA: hospitals, ERs, clinics and pharmacies

Pittsburgh, PA has 13 hospitals in Medicare (CMS) data; 10 list emergency services and 3 state a trauma center designation on their own website. Our data also lists 11 urgent care centers, 94 pharmacies, 27 community health center sites, 26 nursing homes, 14 hospice providers, 18 home health agencies, 19 dialysis facilities and 40 licensed assisted living homes in Pittsburgh.

Built automatically from official data (Medicare, the NPI Registry, HRSA and state licence lists) and from what each hospital publishes on its own website; see Sources and dates. Services change: call before you go.

In a medical emergency, call 911. This guide says what the official data lists for the city on the dates shown; it is not medical advice and not a ranking.

Emergency care

10 of the 13 hospitals in Pittsburgh list emergency services in Medicare's data; 7 of them state 24-hour emergency care on their own website, and 3 state a trauma center designation. The wording of each designation is quoted from the hospital’s website.

Walk-in care

11 urgent care centers in Pittsburgh are registered in the federal NPI Registry. Urgent care centers treat illnesses and injuries that need care soon but are not emergencies, usually without an appointment. The registry does not record opening hours: call before you go.

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Pharmacies

94 pharmacies in Pittsburgh are registered in the NPI Registry (Community/retail pharmacy: 58; Pharmacy: 30; Clinic pharmacy: 6). The registry does not record opening hours or 24-hour service: call the pharmacy. All pharmacies in Pittsburgh →

Low-cost care

27 community health center sites in Pittsburgh (Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA: 23; FQHC Look-Alike (meets the same HRSA requirements, without HRSA grant funding): 3; Federally Qualified Health Center enrolled in Medicare (CMS): 1). Health centers in the federal Health Center Program (HRSA) must offer a sliding fee based on income and serve patients whether or not they have insurance. Weekly hours are as reported to HRSA.

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Hospitals compared

13 hospitals, highest Medicare rating first. Rating: CMS overall hospital star rating, 1 to 5 (9 of 13 rated). Beds: from the hospital's own website where our research has read it (1 of 13). Price list: the hospital's federal price-transparency file is on its page (10 of 13).

Hospitals in Pittsburgh, PA: type, emergency services, Medicare rating, beds and price list
HospitalTypeEmergencyMedicare ratingBedsPrice list
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — Yes
St Clair Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — Yes
UPMC Mercy · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — Yes
UPMC Passavant · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — Yes
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — Yes
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Univ Dr · Full profile Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — —
Allegheny General Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
UPMC St Margaret · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
West Penn Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
Children's Home of Pittsburgh · Full profile Children's Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Encompass Health Rehab Hospital of Harmarville · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh/Upmc · Full profile Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Not listed Not rated 32 —
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh · Full profile Children's Hospital ER Not rated — —

Specialists

Clinicians affiliated with these 13 hospitals, by specialty, from Medicare's clinician data; the number counts clinicians whose primary specialty belongs to that page.

Specialties the hospitals list on their own websites

The number is how many hospitals here list it on their own website (hospitals with a reviewed website profile only).

Long-term care

Medicare-certified providers in Pittsburgh, with Medicare star ratings where published, and the state’s licensed assisted living homes.

Nursing homes in Pittsburgh with the highest Medicare overall rating

Sources and dates

This guide is generated from the data files above for the 100 U.S. cities with the most hospitals in Medicare's data (cities as CMS spells them; the data has no metro-area definition). Wording last revised November 8, 2026. Not medical advice.

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