
The last steel beam was placed at the new Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Tannersville campus on January 28, marking a construction milestone for more health care options for people in Monroe County and the Pocono region.
The new medical campus is expected to open late this year.
“We’re one step closer to the community having more access to care,” says Holly Badali, President, Neighborhood Hospitals, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). “The excitement is building because we have two other neighborhood hospitals (Macungie and Gilbertsville) open. They’re seeing that and word is spreading.”
Recent frigid temperatures have not slowed construction progress, says Bret Buchman, director of health care construction for Boyle Construction. The final beam, signed by LVHN officials, was placed on the Health Center at Tannersville building, which will occupy the site along with LVH–Tannersville, creating a new health care hub. Both are being built on the site of the former Hunter Pocono Peterbilt truck dealership on Golden Slipper Road, close to major roads including Interstate 80 and Routes 33 and 611. Ground was officially broken on Nov. 1, 2024.