Elliot J. Sussman, MD, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Location: Cedar Crest & I-78, Management Suite
Phone: (610) 402-7505
Fax: (610) 402-7523
E-mail Address: elliot.sussman@lvh.com

Biographical Information
• Born in Passaic, New Jersey
• Bachelor of Arts Degree from Yale University
• Medical Degree from Harvard University
• Masters in Business Administration from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• Clinical Scholar for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• Residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Fellowship in General Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
• Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
• Named President and Chief Executive Officer in September 1993
• Leonard Parker Pool Professor of Health Systems Management, Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Health Evaluation Sciences at Pennsylvania State University’s College of Medicine
• Member of the Board of Trustees of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
• Member of the boards of the Allentown Art Museum, Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, CEO America, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Lehigh Valley PBS/WLVT-TV, Universal Health Realty Income Trust, ICAD, Inc., Council of Teaching Hospitals, and the Saugatuck Capital Company
• Chairman of the Board of Health Quality Partners
• Chairman-Elect of the Administrative Board of the Council of Teaching Hospitals
• Member of the Society of Medical Administrators and the AAMC Executive Committee

A Message From Dr. Sussman

It has been said that the two most critical things in life are your freedom and your health. Without them, no one can thrive. At Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, our charitable mission is to heal, comfort and care for the people of our community, and it is a mission we take very seriously.

We dedicate ourselves to quality care day in and day out. In 2006, U.S. News & World Report ranked Lehigh Valley Hospital as one of America’s Best Hospitals for the 11th consecutive year. Only 3 percent of U.S. hospitals earn this distinction in one or more specialty areas, and we earned it in eight—more than any other hospital in our region has ever achieved.

We are also very proud of our nurses, who go above and beyond to care for our patients every day, thus helping ensure safe, high-quality care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center recognizes our nurses’ excellence with Magnet designation. It is the gold standard for nursing care, earned by fewer than 4 percent of hospitals nationwide.

One of our hallmarks of quality is how we link patient care, education and research. We liken our model of care to a tricycle, with the smaller, rear wheels of education and research powering the larger, front wheel of patient care. Our education and research initiatives contribute to the quality of patient care by bringing to the Lehigh Valley the finest teaching physicians and nurses and the very latest medical knowledge.

Our unique model of care creates what we call an academic community hospital. It helps us best fulfill our mission and ensure that we’ll be here to care for the people of our community now and for generations to come.