What it Means to Transform
Protecting your health means staying ahead of the curve. It means discovering new treatments through clinical research and embracing innovative education models, all to provide you with the highest-quality patient care. This year, health systems nationwide are addressing a more fundamental change—a transformation in the way we deliver care.
As our nation discusses health care reform, Lehigh Valley Health Network already is transforming. Our transformation is guided by our five priorities: people, service, quality, cost and growth. In our hospitals, doctors’ offices, laboratories—throughout our entire health network—we are finding new efficiencies daily. We are pioneering new ways to teach tomorrow’s medical professionals and leaders. We are reaching out to our community, providing financial counselors to help people with their medical bills.
By transforming our health network, we’re ensuring that our organization remains strong. No matter what shape health care reform will take, Lehigh Valley Health Network is prepared to further our mission—to heal, comfort and care for the people of our community—well into the future.
Elliot J. Sussman, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
J.B. Reilly
Chair, Board of Trustees
Treating Brain Conditions Without Surgery
Lehigh Valley Health Network is a pioneer in advanced nonsurgical treatments for complex brain conditions. One example, the Penumbra device (right)—which president and chief executive officer Elliot Sussman, M.D., shares with Board of Trustees chair J.B. Reilly (above)—gently suctions clots from blood vessels, restoring blood flow to the brain and saving lives. These and other devices, inserted through a catheter and directed by X-ray guidance to blood vessels leading to the brain, offer treatment for strokes and aneurysms. This often means less risk, less pain and faster recovery.
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