Community leaders and LVHN officials, including Brian A. Nester, DO, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, LVHN, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at LVH–Macungie on Friday (3/8).
“LVH–Macungie is part of our continuing effort to bring world-class health care to you, making it more convenient than ever to get the expert help you need, when you and your families need it,” Dr. Nester said. “Overall, LVHN is growing to meet community needs for care and convenience across the areas we serve. That means hiring more doctors, nurses and other health care professionals to be there when you need us, in places like our neighborhood hospitals and their adjacent health centers.”
Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Macungie is the first of several neighborhood hospitals LVHN is seeking to build in the region. It’s a stand-alone, licensed, accredited acute care hospital, and in addition to the full-service ER with 11 beds, it features a 10-bed inpatient medical unit and ambulatory diagnostic services. The inpatient beds are for those requiring overnight hospital stays, or for additional care, observation and testing.
Someone arriving at LVH–Macungie with more acute medical problems, or requiring surgery, would be stabilized and transported to a larger LVHN hospital with increased care capability. Pediatric patients requiring inpatient care will routinely be transferred to Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital.
Other in-house hospital services include lab and imaging. Imaging services, including X-ray, ultrasound, CT scan and MRI, also are offered on an outpatient basis.
A second LVHN neighborhood hospital and health center is under construction in Gilbertsville, Montgomery County. LVH–Gilbertsville and Health Center at Gilbertsville are projected to open later this year.
