LVH Cited for the 15th Consecutive Year Among Best in US
Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH) ranks as one of the nation’s top hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010-11 Best Hospitals list. More >>
LVHN Breaks Ground for Family Lodging Center
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) broke ground today for construction of a family lodging center on the Lehigh Valley Hospital—Cedar Crest campus in Salisbury Township. More >>
Lehigh Valley Health Network Nurses and Other Caregivers Honored During National Nurses Week
Terry Burger, director of infection control and prevention for Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), was honored recently for her work to address the H1N1 pandemic. More >>
LVHN Restructures Office of Chief Medical Officer
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is announcing a restructuring of the office of the chief medical officer (CMO) with an eye toward the need to train additional physicians, especially primary care physicians, under national health care reform. More >>
Pocono Raceway Owners Pledge $1 Million to Support Trauma Care at LVHN
On the first lap of a 1988 Pocono Raceway event, NASCAR legend Bobby Allison radioed his crew that his tire was going flat. In the second turn, the tire blew. Allison’s car hit the wall, spun and was T-boned on the driver’s side. His injuries were life-threatening. More >>
LVHN Nurses and Other Caregivers Honored
Terry Burger, director of infection control and prevention for Lehigh Valley Health Network, was honored recently for her work to address the H1N1 pandemic. More >>
LVHN Ranked on Best Places to Work in Healthcare List
Lehigh Valley Health Network is one of the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare" according to a list compiled by Becker's Hospital Review. More >>
LVH Joins National Cancer Institute Program To Enhance Cancer Research and Care
Lehigh Valley Hospital's (LVH) Cancer Center has been selected by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, to join a national network of community cancer centers offering expanded research opportunities and state-of-the-art cancer care at hospitals serving largely rural, suburban, small-town, and underserved urban populations. More >>
LVHN Research Demonstrates Lifesaving Benefits of Advanced ICU, Telemedicine Care for Patients
The value of telemedicine, the use of video conferencing and remote monitoring, to connect doctors and patients has lifesaving benefits. More >>
LVHN to Establish Pediatric Emergency Department
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is announcing plans to establish the first pediatric emergency department (ED) in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding area. More >>
Heart Physicians at LVHN make 2009-2010 Best Doctors in America list
Eight heart specialists who treat patients at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) are included on the Best Doctors in America list for 2009-2010. More >>
LVHN Nationally Recognized for Quality, Innovation and Efficiency
Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH) is being nationally recognized by two ratings organizations for quality, innovation and efficiency. More >>
LVHN Investment to Meet Growing Community Need Sets Record
In keeping with the ongoing national theme of reforming health care, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) emphasized the importance of transforming health care to achieve higher quality care in more efficient ways at its community annual meeting. More >>
LVHN Responds About Nurses Charged with Stealing Narcotics
The following is a statement from Lehigh Valley Health Network in response to charges announced today by the Pennsylvania Attorney General against four former Network nurses for allegedly diverting medications for their own personal use: More >>
LVHN's Updated Visitation Policy Continues to Urge Those with Flu-Like Symptoms to Postpone Their Visit
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) hospitals, which last month implemented a more stringent visitation policy due to a community-wide surge in influenza-like (flu-like) illness (ILI), are lifting some of those visitor restrictions effective Monday, Nov. 23. More >>
LVHN Presents World AIDS Day Conference on HIV and Aging
The AIDS Activities Office (AOO) at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and the Allentown Health Bureau will co-sponsor a World AIDS Day conference on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. More >>
LVHN Names Freudenberger Chief of Cardiology
Ronald S. Freudenberger, M.D., has been named Lehigh Valley Health Network’s (LVHN) chief of cardiology and medical director of the Regional Heart Center. More >>
LVHN Nurse Honored with a Nightingale Award
Lehigh Valley Health Network nurse Erin Brazil, L.P.N., has been named a recipient of the Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania for 2009. More >>
LVHN Teams Up with the IronPigs to Add Coca-Cola Park as a New Venue for the Network's Seasonal Community Flu Shot Campaign
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) will administer free seasonal flu vaccinations (not H1N1) for adults and children six (6) months and older during two community sessions in November. Shots will be all drive-thru at Dorney Park on Saturday, Nov. 7 and at a new venue, Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. More >>
Initial Supply of H1N1 Vaccine Received
Lehigh Valley Health Network has begun to receive
H1N1 flu vaccine. The vaccine will be distributed in a variety of ways to high risk patients of the Network--including through private practice physicians--and to health care workers who are identified at high risk of contracting H1N1. More >>
H1N1 Visitation Policy Updated
Lehigh Valley Health Network has updated its visitation policy as of Nov. 23, 2009
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Medical Problems Don’t Strike Out Whitehall Phillies Fan
After several surgeries, she met two of her favorite players. More >>
Third Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage Awards
Residents from central and northeastern Pennsylvania will be honored for acts of heroism or commitment to burn education at the third Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage Award Celebration at Lehigh Valley Hospital—Muhlenberg in Bethlehem.
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Burn Heroes to Be Honored at Spirit of Courage Awards
Residents from Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania will be honored for acts of heroism or commitment to burn education on the evening of Oct. 6 at the fourth annual Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage Award Celebration at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. More >>
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