Lehigh Valley Hospital

Lehigh Valley Hospital (also known as Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest) is a hospital based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Lehigh Valley Hospital
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Main entrance to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, 2008
Geography
Location1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40.56633°N 75.52403°W / 40.56633; -75.52403
Organization
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine (SELECT Program)
Services
Emergency departmentCombined Adult Level I /
Pediatric Level II
Beds981
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: 98PN
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 60 18 Asphalt
Links
WebsiteLehigh Valley Hospital
ListsHospitals in Pennsylvania

Lehigh Valley Hospital is the largest hospital in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region. Within all of Pennsylvania, the hospital has the third most licensed beds of any Pennsylvania hospital (877) and the third most operating rooms of any Pennsylvania hospital (46). Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital is also located on the hospital's primary Allentown campus.

Lehigh Valley Hospital is the flagship hospital of Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), a multi-campus healthcare network in eastern Pennsylvania.

LVHN also has seven smaller full-service hospitals in the region:

  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-17th Street in Allentown
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hecktown Oaks in Easton
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton in Hazleton
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East in Pottsville
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill South in Pottsville
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono in East Stroudsburg

LVHN also has community health centers, primary care and specialty physician practices, pharmacies, imaging, home health, hospice, laboratory services and other health services in eight Pennsylvania counties: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill.[1]

Quality of care

In the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest is ranked as the fifth best hospital overall in Pennsylvania and is ranked as "high performing" in gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.[2]

LVHN hospitals are the only Lehigh Valley hospitals participating in the Leapfrog Group's[3] evaluation of health care safety, quality and customer value. Lehigh Valley Hospital is one of 39 hospitals nationwide to receive the 2007 Leapfrog Group Top Hospital award.[3] All LVHN hospitals meet Leapfrog standards for patient safety.[4] and each are accredited by the Joint Commission.[5][6][7]

On February 23, 2011, Becker's Hospital Review listed Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in its "50 Best Hospitals in America" report.[8] It is also a three time certified National Magnet Hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The Joint Commission designated Lehigh Valley-Cedar Crest campus as a comprehensive stroke center in 2014.[9]

Notes
  1. LVHN "Find a location
  2. "Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings
  3. "The Leapfrog Group". Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  4. "Leapfrog Hospitals within 50 miles of Allentown". Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  5. "Joint Commission Quality Report on Lehigh Valley Hospital". Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  6. "Joint Commission Quality Report on Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenburg". Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  7. The Joint Commission
  8. Becker's Hospital Review
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-20. Retrieved 2014-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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