Seven years ago, Michael (Mac) and Julie McMullen began hosting the Allegheny Chapman Golf Outing to support ovarian cancer research at AHN. On Thursday, August 24, the McMullens hosted their final Golf Outing with more than 160 golfers and opened their home the next evening for nearly 500 concertgoers for a private concert featuring Niko Moon, with opening act Sofa Kings. Proceeds from these events further the McMullens' mission of funding research to change ovarian cancer outcomes for more women.

On behalf of Highmark Health, AHN, the McMullen family, and Allegheny Chapman volunteers, we are grateful for the years of dedication and generosity from the many sponsors and participants.

Gifts made this month in recognition of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month to the AHN Women’s Institute’s Division of Gynecological Oncology will play a vital role in the health outcomes for women in our community. Led by Thomas Krivak, MD, the AHN Women’s Institute’s Division of Gynecological Oncology offers state-of-the-art research and advanced training programs that allow us to provide the most innovative care for patients.

Thanks to support from generous donors, these research projects have dramatically increased over the past five years. The results define better ways to preserve ovarian function in young women so their cancer diagnosis may not render them infertile but frees them to live their best lives once cured.

AHN Philanthropy in the News

AHN and Highmark Health have unveiled plans for a pioneering Neuroscience Institute facility on the AHN Allegheny General Hospital campus which will serve as a 'one-stop' living health destination for treatment and long-term holistic management of neurological diseases. The facility's human-centered design will seamlessly integrate diagnostic, medical, surgical, and ancillary support services to better care for patients with diseases of or injuries to the brain, spine, and central and peripheral nervous systems.