Lehigh Valley Hospital

OUR MISSION IS TO HEAL, COMFORT AND CARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ADVANCED AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AND VALUE, SUPPORTED BY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.

LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL (LVH) IS COMPOSED OF FOUR HOSPITAL CAMPUSES INCLUDING LVH-CEDAR CREST, LVH-MUHLENBERG, LVH-17TH STREET AND LVH-TILGHMAN. LVH OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF PROGRAMS IN HEALTH CARE PROMOTION, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION TO THE COMMUNITY. EXTENSIVE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND ARE A PART OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK (LVHN) ESTABLISHED TO MEET THE MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND BEYOND. ON MAY 1, 2018, LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-MUHLENBERG AND LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC. MERGED, AND THE SURVIVING CORPORATE ENTITY WAS LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC. LVH-MUHLENBERG IS NOW CONSIDERED A CAMPUS OF LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL, A GENERAL, ACUTE PATIENT CARE FACILITY. LVH SERVES AS A REFERRAL CENTER FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION RESIDENTS OF SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS IN THE FOLLOWING KEY AREAS:CANCER INSTITUTE OF LVH - THE LVH BASED PORTIONS OF THE NETWORK CANCER INSTITUTE OFFERS A RANGE OF CANCER SERVICES IN SIX CONVENIENT, PATIENT-FOCUSED LOCATIONS, JOHN AND DOROTHY MORGAN CANCER CENTER AT THE CEDAR CREST CAMPUS, THE CANCER CENTER IN BETHLEHEM AT THE MUHLENBERG CAMPUS, AND INFUSION SERVICES AT THE HEALTH CENTER IN BANGOR; LVPG HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES IN LEHIGHTON. CANCER CARE PROGRAMS INCLUDE PREVENTION, DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, GENETICS, PATIENT NAVIGATION, NUTRITIONAL SERVICES, SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, REHABILITATION, CLINICAL TRIALS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND COORDINATED CARE, AND ALL FORMS OF THERAPY. THE CANCER CENTER BECAME A PARTNER WITH MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER ALLIANCE OF NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALLY IN MARCH 2016 AND MAINTAINS A RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WISTAR SCIENTIFIC AND BIOLOGY INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA, PA. BOTH OF THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE NCI DESIGNATED CANCER CENTERS PROGRAMS. CANCER INSTITUTE PARTNERED WITH STRATA ONCOLOGY, A PRECISION ONCOLOGY COMPANY IN JUNE OF 2019. THE STRATA TRIAL PERFORMS MOLECULAR PROFILING OF SPECIFIC TYPES OF TUMORS TO HELP MATCH PATIENTS WITH THE ADVANCED FORMS OF CANCER TO NEW PRECISION TREATMENT OPTIONS. THIS PARTNERSHIP POSITIONS LEHIGH VALLEY CANCER INSTITUTE ON THE LEADING-EDGE OF PROVIDING PATIENTS ACCESS TO THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND CLINICAL RESEARCH TO TARGET THEIR SPECIFIC CANCER MUTATIONCANCER INSTITUTE FACILITIES INCLUDE PHYSICIANS' OFFICES, BREAST HEALTH SERVICES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICS, CONFERENCE ROOMS, PRIVATE EDUCATION AND COUNSELING AREAS, MULTI-PURPOSE TREATMENT AREA FOR INFUSIONS, PROCEDURE ROOM AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY FACILITIES INCLUDING: (7) LINEAR ACCELERATORS, (3) CT SIMULATORS, (1) HIGH DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY, (1) GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY, SIR-SPHERES (Y-90), PROSTATE SEED IMPLANT- LOW DOSE BRACHYTHERAPY, STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY (SBRT), LINAC BASED STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY (SRS) / STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY (SRT), 3-D TREATMENT PLANNING, INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT), IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY (IGRT), OPTICAL SURFACE MONITORING SYSTEM (OSMS), CALYPSO SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME MOTION AND TARGET TRACKING AND A 3-D PRINTER.OUR MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY PROGRAM BEGAN SERVICE IN OCTOBER 2018 AND SERVES EIGHT COUNTIES IN OUR MARKET AREA AND PROVIDES PREVENTIVE BREAST HEALTH SERVICES TO YOUR EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LEHIGH VALLEY CANCER INSTITUTE, THE MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY COACH PROVIDES A CONVENIENT WAY FOR WOMEN TO HAVE 3D SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS RIGHT AT YOUR LOCATION. BY BRINGING THE MAMMOGRAPHY COACH TO YOU, WE CAN GIVE WOMEN WITH MANY DEMANDS ON THEIR TIME, ACCESS TO SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS RIGHT AT WORK, SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. THE FACULTY OF THE CANCER CENTER IS COMPOSED OF PHYSICIANS WHO ARE CANCER CARE SPECIALISTS AND BOARD-CERTIFIED IN ALL FIELDS OF CANCER THERAPY AND EVALUATION. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2020, THE CANCER INSTITUTE SAW 4,389 NEW ANALYTIC CANCER CASES. INPATIENT ONCOLOGY ADMISSIONS WERE 3,055 IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND OUTPATIENT VOLUMES WERE 1,675 NEW TREATMENT PATIENTS FOR RADIATION PROCEDURES, AND 47,547 TREATMENT PATIENTS FOR INFUSION VISITS. HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF LVH - THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST RESPECTED CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA. WITH 53 CARDIOLOGISTS, 6 CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS, 3 VASCULAR SURGEONS, AND A DEDICATED TEAM OF ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS AND SUPPORT STAFF, LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-CEDAR CREST AND LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-MUHLENBERG OFFERS AN IMPRESSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PREVENTATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC, ACUTE, TERTIARY, AND QUATERNARY CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT, CORONARY INTERVENTION, STRUCTURAL HEART, ADVANCED HEART FAILURE & MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT, CARDIO-ONCOLOGY, COMPLEX LIPID MANAGEMENT, COMPREHENSIVE RHYTHM MANAGEMENT, A WOMEN'S HEART PROGRAM WITH A DEVELOPED SUBSPECIALTY HEART AND PREGNANCY PROGRAM, NEURO-CARDIOLOGY, AND SPORTS CARDIOLOGY. THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE OFFERS 15 CARDIOLOGY ACCESS SITES THROUGHOUT THE LVH SERVICE AREA TO ENABLE PATIENTS TO RECEIVE PREMIER CARDIAC CARE CLOSE TO HOME. IN FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITALCEDAR CREST AND LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITALMUHLENBERG PERFORMED 4,188 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION CASES, 1,931 ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY CASES, 543 OPEN HEART SURGERIES, 197 TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) PROCEDURES, AND PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE CARE AT OVER 164,000 PATIENT VISITS. FY2021 WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED YEAR FOR LVH AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE. FROM A CLINICAL STANDPOINT, A REGIONAL PULMONARY EMBOLISM RESPONSE TEAM (PERT) WAS IMPLEMENTED AT THE LVH-CC CAMPUS WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH PULMONARY, EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. FURTHERMORE, THE REGION'S FIRST CARDIAC AMYLOID PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS UNIQUE CONDITION. AN URGENT HEART FAILURE CLINIC AND A FORMAL HEART TRANSPLANT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA WAS ALSO ESTABLISHED TO FURTHER ADVANCE OUR ALREADY IMPRESSIVE ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT PROGRAM. THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT LVH ALSO MADE GREAT PROGRESS FROM A PATIENT CARE AND INNOVATION PERSPECTIVE. A NEW PATIENT PARTNERSHIP MODEL WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED PATIENT CARE AND INCREASE ACCESS. IN ADDITION, A TRULY INNOVATIVE CARDIAC DISEASE IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM WAS ALSO ESTABLISHED. THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM IDENTIFIES PATIENTS THAT ARE AT-RISK FOR SPECIFIC CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS AND EDUCATES THE PATIENTS ON THEIR RISK AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. THIS NEW PROGRAM IS AN EXCITING DEPICTION OF HOW THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE NOT ONLY TREATS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, BUT ALSO TRIES TO PREVENT ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. NEUROSCIENCES SERVICES - THE LVH COMPREHENSIVE NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES TREATMENT FOR STROKE, BRAIN TUMORS, SEIZURES, ANEURYSMS, SPINE PROBLEMS, TRAUMA, AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. LVH PROVIDES STROKE SERVICES THROUGH ITS REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE STROKE PROGRAM WHICH BEGAN OPERATIONS IN JULY 2002. SINCE THAT TIME, THE STROKE CENTER HAS TREATED MORE THAN 24,000 PATIENTS FROM NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY. IN ADDITION, LVH WAS THE FIRST PRIMARY STROKE CENTER IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY CERTIFIED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND WAS THE FIRST STROKE PROGRAM TO BE CERTIFIED AS A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER IN PENNSYLVANIA. LVH-MUHLENBERG HAS BEEN A CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER SINCE 2006. LVH IS ALSO A REGIONAL TELE-STROKE PROVIDER. IN 2019, LVH LAUNCHED PENNSYLVANIA'S VERY FIRST MOBILE STROKE UNIT THAT BRINGS LIVE-SAVING STROKE CARE TO PATIENTS FASTER THAN TRADITIONAL HOSPITAL CARE. IN ADDITION TO THE STROKE PROGRAM, THE DIVISION OF NEUROLOGY HOUSES ADVANCED PROGRAMS FOR EPILEPSY, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, HEADACHE, ALS, AND NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE. A FOUR-BED EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT (EMU) OPENED IN 2019 AS PART OF LVH'S NAEC RECOGNIZED LEVEL 3 EPILEPSY TREATMENT CENTER. IN FY2021, THE DIVISION OF NEUROSURGERY PERFORMED 1,598 SURGICAL CASES, INCLUDING FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY FOR THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS, AND CUTTING-EDGE FLUORESCENCE GUIDED BRAIN TUMOR RESECTION UTILIZING THE OPTICAL IMAGING AGENT AMINOLEVULINIC ACID (GLEOLAN).

ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES - THE ORTHOPEDIC SERVICE LINE IS FOCUSED ON THE TREATMENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS OF THE UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES AS WELL AS THE SPINE. SUBSPECIALISTS WITH FELLOWSHIP CREDENTIALS PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE - JOINT REPLACEMENT, SPINE SURGERY, SPORTS MEDICINE, HAND AND WRIST SURGERY, FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA AND PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS. IN FY2021, THERE WERE 9,741 TOTAL ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES PERFORMED AT LVH. ACUTE ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT LVH-CEDAR CREST, LVH-MUHLENBERG, AND LVHN-TILGHMAN, WHICH IS THE ONLY AREA HOSPITAL DEDICATED TO ORTHOPEDIC MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY. THE LVH ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AS A TOP 50 ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION AS A BLUE DISTINCTION+ CENTER AND AETNA AS AN INSTITUTE OF QUALITY FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT.PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES - PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES AT LVH CONSISTS OF THE SURGICAL AND ENDOSCOPIC STAFF AND FACILITIES WHERE OVER 60,000 PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED ANNUALLY. SURGICAL PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED IN 56 OPERATING ROOMS THROUGHOUT LVH, INCLUDING 17TH & CHEW, CEDAR CREST, CHILDREN'S SURGERY CENTER, LVH-MUHLENBERG, AND THE LVHN-TILGHMAN CAMPUSES. THE CHILDREN'S SURGERY CENTER LOCATED ON THE CEDAR CREST CAMPUS PROVIDES SPECIALIZED CARE FOR OUR PEDIATRIC POPULATION. PATIENT CARE IN THE OPERATING ROOM IS SUPPORTED BY ANESTHESIA SERVICES, SURGICAL PREP AND STAGING, POST ANESTHESIA RECOVERY, AND STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENTS, AMONG OTHERS. LVH PERFORMS ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES AT THREE LOCATIONS - THE CEDAR CREST SITE, CHILDREN'S SURGERY CENTER, AND LVH-MUHLENBERG. THE OPERATING ROOM TECHNOLOGIES AND FACILITIES INCLUDE A TWO HYBRID OPERATING ROOMS, A TRAUMA CODE RED OPERATING ROOM, 10 DA VINCI SURGICAL ROBOTS, INTEGRATED LAPAROSCOPIC OPERATING ROOMS, AND CARDIAC SURGERY OPERATING ROOMS. OPERATING ROOM NURSING STAFF ARE TRAINED TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE SURGICAL DISCIPLINES INCLUDING CARDIAC SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, VASCULAR SURGERY, UROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, TRANSPLANT SURGERY, GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY, PEDIATRIC SURGERY, AND MANY OTHERS. CUTTING EDGE ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND, ENDO-BRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND AND VIDEO CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY.BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES - LVH OPERATES INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. THE COMBINED PROGRAMS TOTAL 65 BEDS AND SERVES LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, CARBON, MONROE, SCHUYLKILL, AND BERKS COUNTIES. CLINICAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE PSYCHIATRIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, NURSING, DUAL DIAGNOSIS, PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION, SOCIAL WORK AND DISCHARGE PLANNING SERVICES. LVH ALSO PROVIDES AMBULATORY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING: PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION SERVICE PROGRAM IN FOUR HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; THREE PARTIAL HOSPITAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS; SEVERAL LARGE OUTPATIENT GROUP PRACTICES PROVIDING MULTIDISCIPLINARY SHORT-TERM TREATMENT TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS; TWO OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS FOR SERIOUSLY AND PERSISTENTLY MENTALLY ILL ADULTS; ONE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC PROVIDING SCHOOL BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TO 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTS; PSYCHIATRIC HOME CARE;TWO RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SITES, SUPPORTING AND EDUCATING ADULTS IN INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS. BOTH THESE SITES AND THE CLINICS ARE FUNDED IN PART, UNDER A CONTRACT WITH LEHIGH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES THROUGH FUNDS PROVIDED BY COUNTY OF LEHIGH AND THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE; PSYCHIATRIC HOME CARE SERVICES; BH INTEGRATION IN MEDICAL/ PROGRAMS ON MEDICAL/SURGICAL INPATIENT UNITS AND AMBULATORY, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PRACTICES. CONSULTATION /LIAISON PSYCHIATRY, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND SERVICE OFFERINGS TO SCHOOLS, STREET MEDICINE (HOMELESS), AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES ROUND OUT LVH'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE REGION. A PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENCY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019 AND EXPANDING IN 2022. A CHILD AND ADOLESCENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021.TRAUMA AND BURN SERVICES - IN 1981, LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-CEDAR CREST BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN PENNSYLVANIA TO BE DESIGNATED AS A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER AND IS CURRENTLY THE SECOND LARGEST TRAUMA PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA, EVALUATING 4,544 TRAUMA PATIENTS IN FY2021. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TRAUMA AND BURN CARE AND SERVES AS A MAJOR REGIONAL RESOURCE COVERING A TEN-COUNTY AREA AND A PATIENT BASE OF MORE THAN TWO MILLION. LVH-CEDAR CREST IS ACCREDITED AS BOTH A LEVEL I ADULT AND A LEVEL II PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER, ONE OF ONLY TWO ADULT CENTERS IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH THIS DUAL ACCREDITATION. LVH-MUHLENBERG EVALUATED 1,630 TRAUMA PATIENTS IN FY2021, AND THE HOSPITAL WAS FORMALLY ACCREDITED BY THE STATE AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER IN SEPTEMBER 2021. THE LVH TRAUMA PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE WITH 12 TRAUMA SURGEONS IN-HOUSE AT THE CEDAR CREST LOCATION AND TWO FULL-TIME TRAUMA SURGEONS 24/7 THAT COVER THE MUHLENBERG LOCATION. BOTH LOCATIONS HAVE NURSES WITH SPECIALIZED TRAINING THAT CARE FOR SERIOUSLY INJURED PATIENTS IN BOTH THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AS WELL AS MEDICAL / SURGICAL UNITS. A TRAUMA REHABILITATION TEAM COMPLETES THIS CONTINUUM OF TRAUMA CARE. OVER 15,278 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE EDUCATED THROUGH ONE OR MORE OF OUR TRAUMA PROGRAM'S PREVENTATIVE CARE OFFERINGS. LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-CEDAR CREST'S TRAUMA PREVENTION PROGRAM CONDUCTED MANY IN-KIND INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGE CATEGORIES IN THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY DURING FY2021. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MOST COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS WERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED DURING THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR. HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY 1,881 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE REACHED THROUGH ONE OR MORE OF THESE PROGRAMS, NOT INCLUDING THE THOUSANDS OF CONTACTS THAT ATTENDED COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICS WHERE TRAUMA PREVENTION MATERIAL WAS DISTRIBUTED. LVH-CEDAR CREST HAS ALSO SECURED A STATE GRANT AND HIRED A VIOLENCE PREVENTION COORDINATOR TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE. LVH ALSO OPERATES A REGIONAL BURN CENTER WITH 18 BEDS SERVING NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, WESTERN NEW JERSEY AND PARTS OF NEW YORK. THE REGIONAL BURN CENTER IS THE LARGEST BURN PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA, WITH 3 FULL TIME BURN SURGEONS ADMITTING 664 PATIENTS FY21. THE CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITY OUTCOMES OF BOTH PEDIATRIC AND ADULT BURN PATIENTS. THE BURN CENTER PROVIDES A TELEBURN SERVICE, WHICH PROVIDES RAPID ACCESS TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE BURN CARE TO 92 HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY CARE CLINICS, AND PHYSICIAN OFFICES IN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK. IN ADDITION, LVH COORDINATES PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND PROVIDES 24 HOUR-A-DAY AIR AND GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES. LVH MEDEVAC OPERATES FOUR HELICOPTERS AND 1.5 CRITICAL CARE GROUND TRANSPORT UNITS COVERING EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY. LVH MEDEVAC PERFORMED 1,354 FLIGHTS ANNUALLY AND OUR GROUND TRANSPORT TEAMS COMPLETED 2,290 MISSIONS IN FY2021, BOTH ON-SCENE AND INTER-FACILITY TRANSPORTS. THE BURN SERVICE ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE BURN PREVENTION NETWORK TO PROVIDE BURN PREVENTION EDUCATION TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WOMEN'S SERVICES - LVH OFFERS WIDE-RANGING WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR WOMEN IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY. DELIVERIES AT LVH TOTALED 3,297 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021. ON JUNE 20, 2017, THE FAMILY BIRTH AND NEWBORN CENTER OPENED AT THE LVH-M (MUHLENBERG) CAMPUS. DELIVERIES AT LVH-M TOTALED 1,527 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021. AT LVH, TEAM-BASED OBSTETRICAL CARE IS PROVIDED BY COVERAGE WITH CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES, OBSTETRIC HOSPITALISTS, AND GENERAL OBSTETRICIANS WITH MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS AVAILABLE FOR HIGH RISK CONSULTATION. PAIRED WITH OUR LEVEL 4 NICU AND OTHER SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDING CRITICAL CARE, THIS CAMPUS SERVES AS A TERTIARY CARE REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL FOR HIGH RISK MATERNITY AND NEWBORN CARE BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OUR NETWORK. BIRTHS THAT OCCUR AT LVH AND LVH-M ARE PRIMARILY TO PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED PRENATAL CARE AT OUR MANY ENTERPRISE LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP (LVPG) OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY PRACTICES ACROSS 5 COUNTIES. A LESSER NUMBER ARE PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE PRENATAL CARE AT THE CENTER FOR WOMEN'S MEDICINE (CWM), LOCATED IN ALLENTOWN. TO SUPPLEMENT THE PRENATAL CARE, ULTRASOUND SERVICES IN THE OFFICE ARE ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE (AIUM). IN 2018 WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY LEHIGH COUNTY, AND NOW OTHER GRANT FUNDS, LVH OBSTETRICIANS STARTED THE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM FOR THE CARE OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC BRINGS TOGETHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE FROM OBSTETRICS, PSYCHIATRY, PEDIATRICS, NEONATOLOGY AND PARTNERS WITH ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO OFFER PATIENTS COUNSELING, SUPPORT SERVICES AND TREATMENT DURING PREGNANCY. LVPG OB/GYN OFFICE PRACTICES ALSO OFFER ON-SITE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY TWO LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY.MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE (MFM) PHYSICIANS WITH HIGHLY SPECIALIZED FELLOWSHIP TRAINING TO CARE FOR THE MOST COMPLEX OBSTETRIC CASES AS WELL AS ALL OF THE HIGHEST RISK OBSTETRIC PATIENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION 24/7 FOR PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED AT BOTH LVH AND LVH-M. IN ADDITION, MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE DOCTORS HAVE OFFICE LOCATIONS IN LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, LUZERNE AND LACKAWANNA COUNTIES MFM PHYSICIANS' SERVICES INCLUDE HIGHEST LEVEL ULTRASONOGRAPHY (AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES), FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, GENETIC COUNSELING, AMNIOCENTESIS, CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING, COMPLEX DELIVERY SERVICES AND UNIQUE WELL-ESTABLISHED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, KIDNEY DISEASE, NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, AND DISORDERS OF THE PLACENTA.AMBULATORY WOMEN'S HEALTH IS PROVIDED IN THE SAME LVPG AND CWM PRACTICES NOTED ABOVE. WELL WOMAN CARE IS OFFERED THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PATHWAY INCLUDING ALL OF THE ELEMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S PREVENTIVE SERVICES INITIATIVE. IT INCORPORATES ELEMENTS OF SCREENING AND PREVENTION BEYOND TRADITIONAL GYNECOLOGIC SCREENING SUCH AS CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN, SEXUAL HEALTH, PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT CARE, WITH MANY OTHERS IN DEVELOPMENT. COMPREHENSIVE AND STATE OF THE ART SURGICAL SERVICES INCLUDE MIS (MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY) INTERVENTIONS WITH ROBOTICALLY-ASSISTED, LAPAROSCOPIC, AND VAGINAL SURGERY APPROACHES. BEYOND BENIGN GYNECOLOGIC SERVICES, PREOPERATIVE CONSULTATION AND EVALUATION OF PRE-INVASIVE AND INVASIVE GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES (CANCER CARE), PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS (UROGYNECOLOGY), AND REPRODUCTIVE AND INFERTILITY ARE ALSO OFFERED.AMBULATORY SERVICES - LVH'S AMBULATORY SERVICES INCLUDE HEALTH CENTERS, EXPRESS CARE, WOUND CARE, HYPERBARIC OXYGEN, LEHIGH VALLEY PHARMACY SERVICES, SLEEP DISORDER CENTERS, ENDOCRINE TESTING, LABORATORY SERVICES, PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING, IMAGING, CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION AS WELL AS ADULT AND PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION. LVHN CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS PORTFOLIO OF "HEALTH CENTERS AND AS OF JUNE 2021, THERE ARE 18 SITUATED THROUGHOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY. CORE SERVICES IN MOST OF THE HEALTH CENTERS INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE, BASIC IMAGING, REHABILITATION SERVICES AND/OR LAB SERVICES AND TWO OF THE HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTERS LOCATED IN ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM INCLUDE FITNESS CENTERS. MANY OF THEM ALSO PROVIDE SPECIALTY CARE AND BREAST HEALTH SERVICES.SLEEP DISORDER CENTERS ARE LOCATED IN ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM WITH ADDITIONAL HOME SLEEP TESTING UNIT PICK UP SITES AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ALLENTOWN (CEDAR CREST AND 17TH STREET), FOGELSVILLE, HAMBURG, MOSELEM SPRINGS, BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, AND PALMER TOWNSHIP. PATIENTS IN NEED OF HOME SLEEP TESTING WHO HAVE ACCESS TO A SMART DEVICE MAY ELECT A MAIL DELIVERY OPTION IN WHICH THE SLEEP TESTING EQUIPMENT WOULD BE MAILED TO HIS/HER HOME WITH A LINK TO AN INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO. AFTER TESTING, THE EQUIPMENT IS RETURNED (HAND-DELIVERED) TO THE SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER AT THE LVH-17TH ST. LOCATION.REHABILITATION SERVICES - THE DIVISION OF REHABILITATION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS THROUGH THE CONTINUUM DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS OR INJURY, THE DIVISION PROVIDES INTENSIVE REHABILITATIVE MEDICINE AND NURSING CARE COMBINED WITH PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES AT ITS STATE OF THE ART INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTERS WITH 34 BEDS AT LVH-CEDAR CREST AND 28 BEDS AT LVH-MUHLENBERG. FOR PATIENTS UNABLE TO TOLERATE AGGRESSIVE THERAPY SERVICES, LVH PROVIDES SHORT-TERM MEDICAL, NURSING AND REHABILITATIVE CARE AT ITS 52 BED TRANSITION SKILLED UNIT LOCATED ON THE 17TH STREET CAMPUS. THE DIVISION ALSO OFFERS CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE OUTPATIENT THERAPY SERVICES SERVING THE COMMUNITY WITH OVER 51 LOCATIONS. AT LVH AND LVH-MUHLENBERG, THE REHABILITATION DIVISION OFFERS ADVANCED CARE IN OVER 30 CLINICAL SPECIALTY AREAS INCLUDING NEUROLOGIC REHAB, ORTHOPEDICS, SPORTS MEDICINE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, ONCOLOGY REHAB, AUDIOLOGY AND PEDIATRIC THERAPY SERVICES. IN FY2021, THE INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTERS REALIZED A 13.5% GROWTH IN ADMISSIONS AT LVH AND LVH-M WITH 1,304 PATIENTS RECEIVING CARE. LIKEWISE, OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION PROVIDED 232,296 PATIENT VISITS AT LVH AND LVH-M LOCATIONS WHICH WAS A 7.3% INCREASE OVER FY2021 VOLUME. AT A NETWORK LEVEL, LVHN'S REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION CURRENTLY STANDS AS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF REHABILITATIVE CARE IN THE REGION.