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Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest

Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, commonly referred to as Lehigh Valley Hospital, is a hospital located at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest hospital in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, and the third-largest hospital in the state after UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania in August 2005
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Geography
Location1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°33′59″N 75°31′27″W / 40.56633°N 75.52403°W / 40.56633; -75.52403
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine (SELECT Program)
NetworkLehigh Valley Health Network
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

The hospital has 877 licensed beds and 46 operating rooms. Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital, a children's hospital, is also located on the hospital's Cedar Crest campus in Allentown.

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

Lehigh Valley Health Network 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]

Hospital rankings

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In 2023, U.S. News & World Report was ranked the sixth-best hospital in Pennsylvania. It was ranked nationally in orthopedics, where it was designated the 27th-best hospital for orthopedics in the nation.[2]

Lehigh Valley Health Network hospitals are the only Lehigh Valley-based hospitals participating in the Leapfrog Group's[3] evaluation of health care safety, quality, and customer value. In 2007, Lehigh Valley Hospital was one of 39 hospitals in the nation to receive the 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]

On February 23, 2011, Becker's Hospital Review included Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest among its listing of the "50 Best Hospitals in America" report.[7] It is also a three time certified National Magnet Hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

In 2014, the Joint Commission accredited Lehigh Valley-Cedar Crest Hospital as a comprehensive stroke center.[8]

Notable people

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Hospitalizations

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Physicians

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Notes

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  1. ^ LVHN "Find a location
  2. ^ "LVH, St. Luke's, are among Pennsylvania's top 10 hospitals, according to U.S. News, Lehigh Valley News, April 1, 2023
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ Becker's Hospital Review
  8. ^ "Quality Check - Consumer Search - Results". Archived from the original on 2014-09-20. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
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