LVHN Introduces "Children's Hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital"
LVHN Introduces "Children's Hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital" More >>
Lehigh Valley Health Network Names New Chief Financial Officer
Ed O’Dea, CPA, MBA, has been named to the position of chief financial officer (CFO) at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). More >>
Aspirin and Warfarin Equally Effective for Most Heart Failure Patients
Neither aspirin nor warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of death, stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to a landmark clinical trial published in today’s New England Journal of Medicine. More >>
Fourth Physician Comes to LVHN’s Children’s ER
Lehigh Valley Health Network's (LVHN) Children’s ER has added a fourth pediatric emergency physician to its staff, Eileen Quintana, MD. She joins Amy Dunn, DO, Teresa Romano, MD, and Christy Salvaggio, MD, at the Children’s ER. More >>
Lehigh Valley Health Network Nurses and Other Caregivers Honored During National Nurses Week
Bridget Kalogerakis, RN, recently had the opportunity to participate in a 5 kilometer race to honor a former patient. During this race, she witnessed the patient’s recovery, which his family considered miraculous. More >>
LVHN’s HeartAware Offers Free, Online Risk Assessment for Heart Disease
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is launching HeartAware this month, a free, on-line heart risk assessment, to help people learn if they’re at risk for heart disease and how they can become more heart-healthy. More >>
LVHN Appoints Two New Department Chairs
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has appointed two new department chairs. David Burmeister, DO, is the new chair of the department of emergency medicine. Daniel Brown, MD, MBA, is the new chair of the department of pathology. More >>
LVHN BECOMES FOUNDING PARTNER OF THE NEW ARENA IN ALLENTOWN AND IS NAMED OFFICIAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OF PHANTOMS
The Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) announced today a new multifaceted partnership with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). LVHN will be a founding partner of the new arena in Allentown and will be the “official health care provider” for the team once it begins calling the Lehigh Valley home in September 2013. More >>
Additional Physician Will Allow for Expanded Hours at Children’s ER
Lehigh Valley Health Network’s (LVHN) Children’s ER has added a third board-certified pediatric emergency physician to its staff, Teresa Romano, MD. More >>
Local Doctor Leads March of Dimes Effort to Improve the Health of Lehigh Valley Babies
More than 17,000 babies will be born prematurely this year in Pennsylvania. Thomas Hutchinson, MD, is working with the March of Dimes to change this. More >>
Families, Clinicians Learn More About Childhood Auto-Inflammatory Disease, CAID, During Education Day at Lehigh Valley Hospital—Cedar Crest
Lisa Moreno-Dickinson recalls getting just three hours of sleep a day up until the time her now two-year-old son, Brody, was 19 months old. She rocked him everyday to try to comfort his pain from an undiagnosed illness. More >>
Lehigh Valley Health Network to Implant New Less-Invasive Heart Valve
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has been selected to treat patients with the recently FDA-approved Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve. According to Edwards Lifesciences, LVHN is one of the first hospitals in the United States—and the first in the Lehigh Valley—approved to implant the valve to replace a diseased aortic valve. More >>
Bethlehem-Based Lehigh Valley Cardiology Associates Joins Lehigh Valley Health Network
Lehigh Valley Cardiology Associates (LVCA), Bethlehem’s longest-active practice of cardiologists, joined Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), effective Jan. 1. More >>
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Partners with Lehigh Valley Health Network to Provide Pediatric Hospitalists
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center (PMMC) has partnered with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) to provide two full-time pediatric hospitalists at PMMC. Pediatric hospitalists are pediatricians who care for children who are hospitalized with a wide variety of illnesses and medical conditions. More >>
Lehigh Valley Health Network Names William F. Hecht Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) announced today that William F. Hecht, the retired chairman and CEO of PPL Corporation has been elected chairman of the health network’s Board of Trustees. Hecht, a LVHN Trustee since 1996, begins his new role effective immediately. More >>
Keystone Villa at Fleetwood Partners with Lehigh Valley Health Network for Physician Services
Keystone Villa at Fleetwood, a distinctive retirement community for senior living, is proud to announce a partnership with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) for physician services in the Independent Living and Person Care residence. More >>
LVHN FY11 Financial Performance Strong; Investment in Community a Highest Ever $215 Million
Ronald W. Swinfard, MD, Lehigh Valley Health Network’s (LVHN) president and chief executive officer tonight told the Board of Trustees, colleagues and members of the community that the health network turned in a strong financial performance in fiscal year 2011. More >>
Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Health Care (LVBCHC) Recognizes Lehigh Valley Health Network as a Leapfrog Top Hospital for 2011
The Leapfrog Group’s class of top hospitals was announced at its annual meeting in Washington, DC and once again Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) was among the honorees. This marks the fifth consecutive year that LVHN garnered the very competitive “Top Hospital” designation. More >>
The Leapfrog Group Announces Annual Top Hospitals List Cheers Hospitals for Their Commitment to Transparency and High Quality Care
The Leapfrog Group’s annual class of top hospitals – 65 from a field of nearly 1200 – was announced Dec. 6 in Washington, D.C. and included Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH) in Allentown, Pa., for the fifth straight year. More >>
Blue Mountain Health System and Lehigh Valley Health Network to collaborate on ER care
The Blue Mountain Health System (BMHS) and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) today announced a partnership in which LVHN will oversee the operation of emergency services at the BMHS hospitals—Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital in Lehighton and Palmerton Hospital in Palmerton. More >>
CITGO PETROLEUM AWARD LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK $5,000 FOR FUELING GOOD
CITGO Petroleum Corporation has named Lehigh Valley Health Network a CITGO Fueling Good Fall 2011 winner. Recognized for its ongoing efforts to provide dental care and education to low-income children, the non-profit organization has been awarded $5,000 in CITGO Gift Cards to help extend its Ripples of Good and the impact of its work throughout Lehigh Valley and beyond. More >>
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg to Open Newly Expanded Emergency Department
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg today announced it will open its newly expanded emergency department (ED) on Dec. 1. Additions to the ED include a state-of-the-art rapid assessment unit (RAU); additional isolation rooms to provide more privacy for patients; a separate children's waiting area to keep children entertained and distracted; a Zen garden near the entrance to provide a calming presence; and enhanced services and amenities for EMS crews. More >>
New York Family Finds Many Ways to Thank LVHN Staff for Son’s Life-saving Care
Students and families look forward to getting together and enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday break from college. But for 21-year-old Kevin Becker and his family this year’s break has been different. More >>
LVHN Names New President-Elect of Medical Staff
Family medicine physician Robert Motley, MD, has been named president-elect of Lehigh Valley Health Network’s (LVHN) medical staff. He replaces trauma surgeon Michael Pasquale, MD, who was named chair of LVHN’s department of surgery. More >>
Lehigh Valley Health Network Becomes Sole Owner of Fairgrounds Surgical Center
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) today announced an agreement under which Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH) has purchased the privately owned limited partnership of the Fairgrounds Surgical Center, 400 N. 17th St., Allentown, and has now assumed full ownership of the center. More >>
Annual Drive-thru Flu Shots and Food Drive Scheduled for Dorney Park and Coca-Cola Park in November
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) will administer free seasonal flu vaccinations for adults and children six (6) months and older during two community sessions in November. More >>
Civilians and First Responders Honored for Burn Heroism at Sixth Annual Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage Awards Celebration
Residents from Northern and Northeastern Pennsylvania were honored for acts of heroism or commitment to burn education this evening at the sixth annual Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage Awards Celebration held underneath the Nite Lites tents at Lehigh Valley Hospital—Muhlenberg. More >>
Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Senior Fall Expo
Every 18 seconds, an older person gets emergency treatment for a fall, and every 35 minutes the injuries are fatal. Many of these falls are preventable. Community members are invited to the Senior Fall Expo where they will learn how to prevent falls. More >>
PA HOSPITALS RECEIVE 2011 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Eighteen of Pennsylvania's innovative hospital programs-dealing with issues including care transitions, infection prevention, medication administration, youth sports safety, physician engagement, physician leadership, treatment of pediatric bipolar disorder, reduction of readmissions in heart failure patients, discharge planning, and supply chain management-have been named winners of The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) 2011 Achievement Awards. Entries were received from 168 hospital programs across the state. More >>
LVHN’s Chief Financial Officer Resigns
Ronald W. Swinfard, M.D., Lehigh Valley Health Network’s (LVHN) president and chief executive officer, has accepted the resignation of chief financial officer Joseph G. Felkner effective immediately. More >>
LVH-Muhlenberg Summer Festival Opens and Celebrates 50 Years Today!
It’s been 50 years of the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg Summer Festival, which opens, once again, today Wednesday, Aug. 17 through Saturday, Aug. 20, at the hospital campus on Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem. Though the hospital and the festival have changed much over the years, the mission and tradition of family fun hasn’t. More >>
Nine-year-old Macungie Girl’s Artwork Selected to Appear on IronPigs' Program Cover
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has announced that 9-year-old Elizabeth Mazzella of Macungie is the winner of a contest to design the cover of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs’ baseball program, Pork Illustrated. More >>
Lehigh Valley Health Network and the Bucks County Horse Park Team-Up to Help Breast Cancer Survivors
Last Spring Lori Hackman, of Mertztown, just gave birth to her fourth child and was celebrating the smooth delivery and healthy baby. But, when Hackman tried to breastfeed, she knew something wasn’t quite right. More >>
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