Lehigh Valley Hospital Ranks No. 1 in Region and Top Five in PA on U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals List

The highest level of quality and safety. It’s what you expect and deserve from your trusted health partner. It’s also what makes Lehigh Valley Hospital the No 1. hospital in the region and a top five hospital in Pennsylvania on the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals list.

For more than 20 years, LVHN has earned a spot on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list for demonstrating the highest level of quality and safety. Now, Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH) tops the list as the Lehigh Valley’s No. 1 hospital and ranks in the top five among all Pennsylvania hospitals.

Take a closer look at our performance 

In 2021-22, LVH earned a high performing rating in six adult specialties, including:

• Gastroenterology and GI Surgery 
• Geriatrics
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Orthopedics
• Pulmonology and Lung Surgery
• Urology

LVH also is listed as high performing in 14 common adult procedures and conditions tracked by U.S. News, including: 

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
• Aortic valve surgery
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Colon cancer surgery
• Diabetes
• Heart attack
• Heart bypass surgery
• Heart failure
• Hip replacement
• Kidney failure
• Knee replacement
• Lung cancer surgery
• Stroke
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 32nd year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or for common elective procedures.

“Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is incredibly proud to provide the highest level of quality and safety as the top hospital in the Lehigh Valley,” says Brian A. Nester, DO, MBA, LVHN President and Chief Executive Officer. “To be recognized among the top five hospitals in Pennsylvania is a reflection of our unrelenting focus on quality. We will continue to monitor, measure and improve how we are serving our patients as the community’s most trusted health partner.” 

For the 2021-22 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 17 procedures and conditions. In the 15 specialty areas, 175 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.

The U.S. News Best Hospitals methodologies in most areas of care are based largely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.

Best Hospitals was produced by U.S. News with RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.

For more information about the 2021-22 rankings and ratings, please visit the FAQ. The rankings will be published in the U.S. News “Best Hospitals 2022” guidebook (ISBN 9781931469975), available for pre-order now from the U.S. News Online Store and for purchase at other bookstores Oct. 5.

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