Award-Winning Heart Care

When you come to Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute, you can expect to receive award-winning care close to home. Many of our heart specialists have trained at the nation’s top heart programs. Our heart (cardiac) surgeons and lung (thoracic) surgeons are all board-certified, many having served fellowships or received additional training with leading programs. Our expert physicians coupled with the Heart and Vascular Institute model of continuing medical education, furthering research and enhanced collaboration leads to better patient outcomes. Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute is the proud recipient of the following awards and accreditations:

Awards

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.

Award: High Performing Specialty

  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

High Performing Procedures & Conditions

  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Attack
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Heart Bypass Surgery
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

 

 

Get With the Guidelines 2026 badge Cedar Crest

Award: Gold Plus Stroke –Target: Stroke Honor Roll
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
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Target: Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll
Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll
Presented by the American Heart Association
Presented to LVH–Cedar Crest

Accreditations

Accreditation: Chest Pain Center
Presented by the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Presented to Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Hazleton, LVH–Hecktown Oaks and LVH–Schuylkill
Centers of Excellence: Cardio-Oncology, Gold Designation
Presented by the International Cardio-Oncology Society (ICOS)
Presented to Lehigh Valley Health Network