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Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono Creek Now Open

New neighborhood hospital, with full-service ER, is in Bartonsville

By Joe Nixon

January 28, 2026

LVH–Pocono Creek - New neighborhood hospital, with full-service ER, is in Bartonsville

Latisha Griffith, District Office Director, Pennsylvania Representative Maureen Madden, presents certificate to Baligh Yehia, MD, President, Jefferson Health.

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. speaks at LVH–Pocono Creek ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Joe Pinto, Regional Chief Operating Officer, Jefferson Health-Lehigh Valley, speaks to audience at LVH–Pocono Creek ribbon-cutting event.

David Burmeister, DO, Associate Chief Physician Executive, Jefferson Health, and President, Lehigh Valley Physician Group, speaks at event for LVH–Pocono Creek.

Holly Badali, President, Neighborhood Hospitals, LVHN, part of Jefferson Health, speaks at the ribbon cutting.

Baligh Yehia, MD, President of Jefferson Health, speaks at the ribbon cutting.

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)’s first neighborhood hospital in the Poconos – Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Pocono Creek – is now open.

Located at 1328 Golden Slipper Road in Bartonsville, it is the third neighborhood hospital for LVHN, part of Jefferson Health, joining LVH–Macungie and LVH–Gilbertsville. A fourth neighborhood hospital, in Hellertown, Northampton County, is projected to open by early 2027.

“Establishing neighborhood hospitals is part of our mission to give our communities more health care options than ever before and to make those options easier to use and reach,” said Baligh Yehia, MD, President of Jefferson Health. “Our goal is to make it as convenient as possible for people to get the compassionate, expert care they need, when they need it. This is especially important for the Pocono region, which has seen tremendous growth in recent decades.”

LVH–Pocono Creek is a licensed and accredited acute care hospital open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At about 22,000-square-feet, it is a streamlined hospital featuring a full-service ER designed to support rapid patient assessment. It’s also anticipated to contribute to shorter ER wait times and more efficient admissions. A comprehensive radiology suite and lab is located on site for convenient, fast diagnostic assessments.

“We bring our absolute best every day because that’s who we are and it’s what you can always expect. It’s neighbors helping neighbors with compassion, skill and world-class medicine.” - Joe Pinto, Regional Chief Operating Officer for LVH–Pocono, LVH–Dickson City and LVH–Hecktown Oaks

“Medical emergencies come without warning. For those living and working in communities and neighborhoods in central Monroe County, LVH–Pocono Creek and Health Center at Pocono Creek will be invaluable,” said Holly Badali, President, Neighborhood Hospitals, LVHN, part of Jefferson Health.

Health Center at Pocono Creek, located on the same campus, features HNL Lab Medicine, Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) cardiology and LVPG family medicine, cardiac and vascular testing and adult physical therapy. LVH–Pocono Creek also offers outpatient imaging services.

“Whether we’re administrators, clinicians, caregivers or serve in some other role in health care, the focus is always on one thing: the people we serve,” said Joe Pinto, Regional Chief Operating Officer for LVH–Pocono, LVH–Dickson City and LVH–Hecktown Oaks. “We bring our absolute best every day because that’s who we are and it’s what you can always expect. It’s neighbors helping neighbors with compassion, skill and world-class medicine.”