This is Allegheny Health Network calling to remind you of your appointment. I did not answer so the computer left a message with my name the date of apt time and place.
They called me 5 times in one hour--no one was ever there. When I picked up, it was a beep. The voicemail left was also a beep and a hang up. Very strange.
Called me, I picked up, no one there. I called the number back and it said "Hello you have reached Allegheny General Hospital. This number is the caller id we put on all outgoing calls. If you did not get a message from whoever called and you are only geting this number from caller id there is no way we can tell you who called you."
It's a man calling himself " Rich ", we called the hospital to complain after the 8th call. He called our home 10 times, if you get a call from this man, asking for anyone at your residence or any info at all about you or your family, you should call the police. This man is obviously crazy. We did warn him that we reported the phone calls to the authorities and that he is not to call back ever again.
This call is originating from Allegheny Hospital (AGH) in Pittsburgh PA. Anytime someone calls out of AGH, no matter where in the hospital the call was made from, this is the number that will appear on your caller ID each and every time. This is done at the switch board. In fact, it is in practice by UPMC and most every hospital in the nation so that when doctors call patients, patients aren't provided unlisted office numbers to the doctor's private offices. The down side to this is that if there's a patient admitted and he/she calls out?--you're going to get this general telephone number on your caller ID. Or if a clinic or office calls to verify your insurance and/or visit/procedure you have scheduled for them?--you're going to get this number. If you have an outstanding debt with AGH for any deductibles or copay and the hospital's accounts payable office needs to follow up with you?--you're going to get this number. If you should know anyone that works at AGH and they call you?--you are going to get this number. This is a generic caller ID number provided for any of these scenarios. How do I know? I work at AGH and my mom gets confused when she sees this number pop up on her phone when she knows it's not the number to my desk. Hope that helps you all.