Lehigh Valley Hospital
| Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest | |
|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley Health Network | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Organization | |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of South Florida College of Medicine (SELECT Program) |
| Services | |
| Emergency department |
Adult Level I Trauma Center Pediatric Level II Trauma Center |
| Beds | 981 |
| Links | |
| Website | Lehigh Valley Hospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in Pennsylvania |
Lehigh Valley Hospital, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is the largest hospital in the Lehigh Valley and the flagship hospital of Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). LVHN includes four full-service hospitals: Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township, (with additional clinical campuses at LVH-17th Street in Allentown and LVHN-Tilghman in west Allentown); LVH-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, LVH-Hazleton in the Greater Hazleton area, and LVH-Pocono in East Stroudsburg (with additional clinical campuses throughout Monroe County). LVHN also includes Children’s Hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Community Health Centers, primary care and specialty physicians, pharmacy, imaging, home health, hospice, and laboratory services.
Founded as the Allentown Hospital in 1899, LVHN is currently represented by six campuses — Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown (which also includes Lehigh Valley Hospital-17th Street and Lehigh Valley Health Network-Tilghman, both in Allentown), Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton in Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono in East Stroudsburg. The network also includes Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG), 11 ExpressCARE locations for common illnesses and minor injuries, and community health centers located in Bangor, Bath, Bethlehem Township, Emmaus, Hamburg, Hazleton, Muhlenberg, Kutztown, Macungie, Moselem Springs, Quakertown, and Trexlertown. The network’s key clinical areas are cancer treatment, cardiovascular medicine, mental health, neurosciences, pediatrics, surgery services, trauma, women's health, perinatal care, kidney transplantation, and burn treatment.
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