As health care evolves, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is leading the way. Our recently opened neighborhood hospitals, Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Macungie and LVH–Gilbertsville, provide convenient and closer access to emergency and inpatient care for people where they live and work, when and where they need it. Their adjacent health centers provide convenient access to outpatient specialty care and services.
About neighborhood hospitals
- Contains 10 inpatient beds and 11 ER beds
- Provide MRI, CT, X-ray and ultrasound services
- Lab provides immediate results for almost all emergency conditions
- In-house pharmacy provides 24-hour review services
- Integrated electronic medical records
About the staff
- Board-certified emergency medicine physicians
- Experienced emergency care and inpatient nurses
- Team includes paramedics, radiology and laboratory technicians and advanced practice clinicians
- Telemedicine services connect patients with specialists across LVHN
Accreditation
- Hospitals are fully accredited acute care hospitals (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Pennsylvania Department of Health)
- The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ensures hospitals meet the same standards as ERs in tertiary hospitals
- All emergency conditions treated, in accordance with Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act
LVH–Macungie
- Evaluated, admitted or discharged more than 8,000 patients since opening in March 2024
- Average time from patient arrival to physician evaluation is 5 minutes
- Average time from arrival to discharge home is 110 minutes
- In the 90th percentile for patient likelihood to recommend
LVH–Gilbertsville
- Evaluated, admitted or discharged more than 6,300 patients since opening in June 2024
- Average time from patient arrival to physician evaluation is 12 minutes
- Average time from arrival to discharge home is 110 minutes
- In the 74th percentile for likelihood to recommend
Coming soon: Lehigh Valley Hospital–Tannersville and Health Center at Tannersville