Lehigh Valley Hospital: When It Matters Most
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Our Results

Look at Our Results

You can measure quality in areas like heart and stroke care, cancer care, trauma care and infections. Look at our results.

What are Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network’s quality results? Learn the latest results in these care areas by following the links below:

Cancer Care
Throughout the Cancer Center--at every location, in every department and individual-- resides a deep and abiding commitment to one thing—reducing the burden on cancer patients and their families and treating each patient with compassion and respect for their individuality. and dignity. More >>

Behavioral Health
Located on all 3 hospital campuses and other sites in the Lehigh Valley, our patients are served by over 120 staff, including 14 LVPG psychiatrists, 9 independent contractor psychiatrists, 2 psychologists, 6 nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists, 56 clinicians, and other support staff. More >>

Care for Multiple Sclerosis
The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center of the Lehigh Valley is designed to help people with MS and their families improve their quality of life. We offer access to current scientific information and education about MS. We also provide quality medical care and opportunities to participate in research on MS or attend educational programs and support group meetings. More >>

Heart Care
Many factors affect the quality of a heart program. But the ultimate standard to which we hold ourselves accountable is the heart health of our patient following treatment. More >>

Infection Protection
We are taking the lead in reducing a very serious problem affecting all hospitals-- infections that occur while you're hospitalized (or hospital-acquired infections). More >>

Stroke Care
A stroke requires immediate emergency care at the right hospital, preferably one that specializes in treating stroke. Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network’s Stroke Alert program gives the stroke patient the best chances for survival of any hospital in the region. More >>

Trauma Care
LVH's Trauma Center serves patients from the eight counties surrounding our hospital in northeastern Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 2 million people and is the only one in our region with additional qualifications in pediatric trauma. More >>

Infertility Accreditations and Success Rates
Our IVF lab achieved a 43 percent success rate in 2002 (the data were reported in 2004 for pregnancies conceived through December 2002, since outcomes are not known until October 2003) More >>

Why a Quality Pharmacy Matters
Health Spectrum Pharmacy Services is staffed by pharmacists and professionals you can trust. They use the newest computer technology to make sure you receive the medication you need when you need it. More >>


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Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa. and serves the Pennsylvania communities of Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown, Hazelton, Lehighton, Perkasie, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Stroudsburg, and the Poconos and also Phillipsburg and Flemington, N.J., and western New Jersey. You don't have to travel to Philadelphia or New York for quality health care.

 
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