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 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
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.