Lehigh Valley Health Network is your hometown health network. We offer personalized care, leading-edge treatments and are home to the region's only nationally ranked specialties.
Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH) is ranked 20th in the nation for orthopedic care and 40th for pulmonology and lung surgery on the U.S. News & World Report 2024-2025 Best Hospitals list.
LVH is also the top hospital in the region for the 11th consecutive time and ranks sixth among the top 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania.
Additionally, U.S. News rated LVH as “high performing” in four specialties and 16 procedures and conditions. Each “high performing” rating means LVH is considered among the top 10% for that rated specialty.
In 2024-25, LVH earned a “high performing” rating in four adult specialties, including:
- Gastroenterology and GI surgery
- Geriatrics
- Neurology and neurosurgery
- Urology
LVH also is listed as “high performing” in 16 common adult procedures and conditions tracked by U.S. News, including:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Aortic valve surgery
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Colon cancer surgery
- Heart attack
- Heart bypass surgery
- Heart failure
- Hip replacement
- Kidney failure
- Knee replacement
- Leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma
- Lung cancer surgery
- Pneumonia
- Prostate cancer surgery
- Stroke
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Only 11% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals ranking. Hospitals awarded a “best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.