A Passion for Better Medicine

We’re driven to provide you with the best possible health care. Read our story and watch our video.

Passion. It’s what drives everyone at Lehigh Valley Health Network to create one of America’s best hospitals and one of the nation’s top places to work. It’s been the heart of our story for more than 100 years. When we asked you what defines us, you described the passion of our employees to continually go the extra mile, strive to answer difficult questions and seek better ways to provide care - all to create a healthier community.

Lehigh Valley Health Network expanded in recent years to meet our community’s growing and changing health care needs. You’ve told us that you want to learn more about the many different areas of our growing health network so you can more easily navigate and access our services. Our refined name, tagline and logo better reflect the wide range of quality health care services you’ll find inside Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Our name, Lehigh Valley Health Network, reflects the many health services available throughout our organization. Our health network includes:

• Three full-service hospitals: Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and Lehigh Valley Hospital-17th Street in Allentown, Pa., and Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, Pa.
• Community health centers offering doctors offices, lab and imaging services conveniently located in Bath, Bethlehem Township, Hamburg, Hellertown, Kutztown, Saucon Valley, Trexlertown and Upper Bucks (in partnership with Grand View Hospital)
• Primary care and specialty physicians, a total of 1,100 including 400 who are employed by the health network
• Pharmacy services at all three of our hospital campuses
• Imaging services to obtain accurate diagnoses with the latest high-tech diagnostic equipment
• Home health and hospice services
• Careworks retail health clinics (in partnership with Geisinger Health System) in Allentown, Pa. and Schnecksville, Pa.
• Community clinics, including 40 primary and specialty clinics to care for people who are uninsured or underinsured
• Health Network Laboratories, providing medical laboratory tests from the most critical medical applications to simple drug screenings for employment purposes
• Valley Preferred, linking employers and individuals with quality health coverage

Our tagline, A Passion for Better Medicine, tells our story – a health network that encourages those who strive to improve, celebrates success but quickly anticipates the next goal, and believes in the power of teamwork to make a difference for you.

Our logo confirms our core beliefs. The logo’s three elements stand for patient care, research and education. The elements overlap to reflect teamwork and connectedness. They branch out beyond the circle, signifying our reach into the community. They are constantly moving, conveying our energy, drive and commitment to passion.

Our mission is to heal, comfort and care for the people of our community by providing advanced and compassionate health care of superior quality and value, supported by education and clinical research.

Our values are the principles that guide us while we care for you.

• We dedicate ourselves to service.
• We respect each individual’s dignity and right to privacy.
• We demonstrate ethical behavior in our attitudes, actions and words.
• We commit ourselves to teamwork, collaboration and honest, open communication.
• We value the contribution of physicians, nurses and staff in the pursuit of clinical excellence.
• Empathy and compassion guide us in creating an environment of understanding and concern for all.

Why did we create a new logo and tagline? Why do we strive to fulfill our mission? For you. Now, when you see our name and logo on a building, physician’s lab coat or advertisement, you’ll know what it stands for – a large group of skilled and experienced people, working together to offer a wide range of health care services, driven to create a healthier community for you with a passion for better medicine.