LVHN is now proudly part of Jefferson Health
La Lehigh Valley Health Network se enorgullece en ser ahora parte de Jefferson Health.
Proudly Part of Jefferson Health
Lehigh Valley Health Network and Jefferson Health combined into one health system in 2024. The combination creates a leading integrated academic health care delivery system, alongside a national doctoral research university and an expanded not-for-profit health plan. The combined health system is among the top 15 not-for-profit health systems in the U.S. with 65,000 colleagues, 32 hospitals and more than 700 sites of care in the Lehigh Valley, Delaware Valley, northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Learn more at LVHN.org/Jefferson.
LVHN is comprised of 15 hospital campuses plus numerous health centers, physician practices, rehabilitation locations, ExpressCARE sites and other outpatient care locations in 10 eastern Pennsylvania counties.
Our health care professionals provide exceptional care every day.
At LVHN, we continually go the extra mile to further our mission to heal, comfort and care for the people of our community. Each of our 23,000+ colleagues contributes to this mission and helps make all communities we serve healthier – and better – places to live.
LVHN’s legacy of patient-centered care began with 13 compassionate, civic-minded women more than 125 years ago. Caring deeply about the health and well-being of their community, they raised $5,300 for a plot of land at 17th and Chew streets in Allentown, Pa., and in 1899 opened The Allentown Hospital. Their generous example was the first step in LVHN’s journey.
In the late 1950s, with the area’s population booming, a group of Lutheran clergy purchased a 102-acre alfalfa field in Bethlehem and set out to build another hospital for the community. Muhlenberg Hospital Center opened its doors in 1961 as a 192-bed facility for the chronically ill.
The inspiration for LVHN’s modern-day health network came from Leonard Parker Pool, the founder of Air Products. In addition to having a brilliant mind for business, Pool also had a passion for health care and serving his fellow man. In the late 1960s, that passion became personal.
When Pool’s wife, Dorothy, had to travel back and forth from the Lehigh Valley to New York City to receive leading-edge cancer treatment, Leonard Pool realized many in his community did not have the means to travel outside the region for such care. He had a vision to create a “superior regional hospital” so people could receive the best possible care without leaving the Lehigh Valley. He donated $5 million to help bring that vision to life, which led in 1974 to the construction of what is now Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township, Pa.
Guided by Pool’s vision, LVHN has since transformed into one of the nation’s most respected health networks, offering comprehensive care in 95 clinical specialties across 15 hospital campuses. This care is complemented by clinical research and education, including a medical school partnership with the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine that’s preparing the doctors of tomorrow through the SELECT program.
At LVHN, our values are our core. They are what we believe. We bring our values to life through our actions, so when you interact with an LVHN colleague you feel confident that our colleagues are committed to giving you the experience you expect and deserve.
LVHN’s Core Values
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Allentown, Pa.
LVHN’s flagship hospital was built in 1974 in Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, a suburban area adjacent to Allentown, Pa. It serves as the hub for many specialty services, including our highly regarded cancer center which was selected as the second member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance in 2015 and Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital. Lehigh Valley-based nurses and hospitals have earned (and re-earned) Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2002. Highlighted services at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest:
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg, Bethlehem, Pa.
Opened in 1961, LVH–Muhlenberg serves residents of Lehigh and Northampton counties, as well as nearby communities in New Jersey. Highlighted services at LVH–Muhlenberg:
Lehigh Valley Hospital–17th Street, Allentown, Pa.
The site of our original hospital, the former Allentown Hospital is located in a residential area adjacent to the Allentown Fairgrounds. It provides care to community members who reside in nearby neighborhoods as well as those throughout Lehigh and Northampton counties. Highlighted services at LVH–17th Street:
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Carbon, Lehighton, Pa.
Opened in June 2022, LVH–Carbon is a full-service hospital that brings a breadth of LVHN care to the residents of Lehighton and Carbon County. Highlighted services at LVH–Carbon:
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City, Dickson City, Pa.
Located in the heart of Lackawanna County, LVH–Dickson City opened in May 2022. LVH–Dickson City is a full-service hospital that offers access to a number of LVHN services, with a focus on surgical specialty care. Highlighted services at LVH–Dickson City:
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Gilbertsville, Gilbertsville, Pa.
Opened in June 2024, LVH–Gilbertsville is LVHN’s second neighborhood hospital. It’s a stand-alone, licensed, accredited acute care hospital. It features a full-service ER with 11 beds and a 10-bed inpatient medical unit for those requiring overnight hospital stays or for additional care, observation and testing. It’s open around the clock, 365 days a year. Highlighted services at LVH–Gilbertsville:
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton, Hazleton, Pa.
In January 2014, the Greater Hazleton Health Alliance merged with LVHN to give residents of Northeast Pennsylvania enhanced access to special care. Its hospital, Hazleton General Hospital, was established in 1891 to provide medical care to coal miners of the region. LVH–Hazleton serves residents of the Greater Hazleton area, Luzerne County and nearby communities. Highlighted services at LVH–Hazleton:
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hecktown Oaks, Easton, Pa.
Located in the heart of Northampton County, LVH–Hecktown Oaks is a full-service hospital with skilled and compassionate providers ready to make sure you and your family get the care you need. Highlighted services at LVH–Hecktown Oaks:
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie, Macungie, Pa.
Opened in March 2024, LVH–Macungie is LVHN’s first neighborhood hospital. It’s a stand-alone, licensed, accredited acute care hospital, and in addition to a full-service ER with 11 beds, it features a 10-bed inpatient medical unit for those requiring overnight hospital stays, or for additional care, observation and testing. It’s open around the clock, 365 days a year. Highlighted services at LVH–Macungie:
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
In January 2017, Pocono Health System, with its hospital, Pocono Medical Center, merged with Lehigh Valley Health Network after a long history of productive partnerships in clinical areas, such as trauma and radiation oncology services. The former Pocono Medical Center was founded in 1915 as General Hospital, located on Courtland Street in East Stroudsburg. In 1927, the hospital moved to East Brown Street.
In 2018, membership to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance was extended to the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center at LVH–Pocono. The hospital provides care to residents of and visitors to Monroe and Pike counties and surrounding areas. Highlighted services at LVH–Pocono:
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street, Pottsville, Pa.
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill S. Jackson Street, Pottsville, Pa.
In September 2016, Schuylkill Health of the Pottsville area in Schuylkill County became part of LVHN. Schuylkill Health had two hospitals. Schuylkill Medical Center–East Norwegian Street, established in 1920 by a group of area physicians as the A.C. Miliken Hospital, became LVH–Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street. The East Norwegian Street hospital spent more than 50 years as a Catholic facility under the direction of the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Schuylkill Medical Center–South Jackson Street, founded in 1895 as the Hospital of Pottsville primarily for the care of people associated with industrial businesses in and around Pottsville, became LVH–Schuylkill S. Jackson Street. LVH–Schuylkill serves Pottsville, Schuylkill County and surrounding communities. Highlighted services at LVH–Schuylkill:
Lehigh Valley Health Network–Tilghman, Allentown, Pa.
Located in western Lehigh County, LVHN–Tilghman serves as a home for the Center for Orthopedic Medicine, urgent care services and surgery services. Services at LVHN–Tilghman:
Lehigh Valley Health Network–1503 N. Cedar Crest, Allentown, Pa.
LVHN–1503 N. Cedar Crest gives you access to primary and specialty care and imaging services in one convenient location. Cardiology, endocrinology, family medicine and imaging services are provided on the campus.
Lehigh Valley Health Network–Highland Avenue, Bethlehem, Pa.
LVHN–Highland Avenue is home to a surgery center, physician practices, outpatient facilities and rehabilitation and sports medicine services. Cardiology, endocrinology, general surgery, family medicine, imaging, and rehabilitation and sports medicine services are provided on the campus.
Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital offers an entire health network built just for kids with both inpatient and ambulatory care, a Children’s ER, the J.B. and Kathleen Reilly Children’s Surgery Center in Salisbury Township, numerous child-specific services such as rehab and burn care, and the most pediatric specialties in the region.
Community health centers offering doctors' offices and lab and imaging services at convenient locations in Bangor, Bath, Bartonsville, Bethlehem Township, Blakeslee, East Stroudsburg, Easton, Emmaus, Fogelsville, Frackville, Hamburg, Kutztown, Moselem Springs, Mountain Top, Palmer Township, Quakertown (in partnership with Grand View Hospital), Richland Township, Trexlertown, and West End, as well as health and wellness centers, which also include fitness facilities at Cedar Crest, Hazleton and Muhlenberg.
Twenty ExpressCARE locations offer walk-in, no-appointment care, as do the region’s only Children’s ExpressCARE locations in Palmer Township and Fogelsville.
More than 2,000 primary care and specialty physicians, as well as more than 800 advanced practice clinicians are employed by the health network through Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG).
You will find pharmacy services at four of our hospital campuses, which offer you a convenient way to pick up prescriptions ordered for you following a hospital stay or at any time.
Throughout the region, Lehigh Valley Health Network offers convenient access to imaging services to obtain accurate diagnoses with the latest high-tech diagnostic equipment.
A dedicated team of registered nurses and other health care providers offer both home health and hospice services.
LVHN is dedicated to providing care for people who are uninsured or underinsured at more than 13 primary and specialty community clinics.
Located in dozens of convenient locations in Pennsylvania, HNL Lab Medicine provides an extensive range of laboratory tests from the most critical medical applications to simple pre-employment drug screenings.
Valley Preferred connects employers and individuals with quality health coverage.
The care and services we provide annually receive national recognition through awards, affiliations and accreditation from organizations such as U.S. News & World Report, The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and many others.