Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, is improving lives by providing high-quality care, close to home. We offer personalized care and leading-edge treatments and are home to the region’s only nationally ranked specialties.
Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest is ranked 28th in the nation for orthopedic care on the U.S. News & World Report 2026-2027 Best Hospitals list.
LVH–Cedar Crest is also the top hospital in the region for the 13th consecutive time and ranks fifth among the top 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania. And it ranks high performing in the following medical specialties: pulmonology and lung surgery and rehabilitation.
Orthopedics at LVH–Cedar Crest ranks No. 3 in Pennsylvania and No. 1 in the Lehigh Valley metro area, while rehabilitation ranks No. 9 in Pennsylvania and No. 1 in the Lehigh Valley metro area.
In 2026-27, LVH–Cedar Crest earned high-performing ratings in the following adult specialties:
LVH–Cedar Crest also is listed as high performing in the following procedures and conditions:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Aortic valve surgery
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- Heart bypass surgery
- Hip replacement
- Knee replacement
- Back surgery (spinal fusion)
- Hip fracture
- Colon cancer surgery
- Lung cancer surgery
- Heart failure
- Heart attack
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Diabetes
- Kidney failure
- Pneumonia
- Heart arrhythmia
- Stroke
U.S. News evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 specialties and 23 procedures and conditions. Only 16% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals designation.