Prior to the merger, the Medical College of Pennsylvania had been the first medical school to be purchased by a hospital (Pittsburgh's Allegheny General Hospital). The new university and other hospitals all were units of the Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation (AHERF).
Before the merger, the Medical College of Pennsylvania was the first medical school to be acquired by a hospital (Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh).  The newly formed university and other hospitals became components of the Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation (AHERF).