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The Lehigh Valley (/ˈli.haɪ ˈvæ.li/), known officially by the United States Census Bureau and the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area and referred to informally and locally as The Valley is a metropolitan region officially consisting of Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties in eastern Pennsylvania and Warren county on the western edge of New Jersey, in the United States. The Lehigh Valley's largest city, with a population of 119,104, is Allentown.
The Lehigh Valley is the fastest growing and third most populous region in the state of Pennsylvania with a population of 821,623 residents as of the 2010 U.S. Census. It is eclipsed in total population only by the metropolitan areas of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. It is the 64th most populated metropolitan area in the United States. Lehigh County, the Valley's largest county in terms of overall population, is among the fastest growing in the nation as well, ranking in the 79th percentile for population growth between 2010-2012. The core population centers are located in southern and central Lehigh and Northampton counties along U.S. Route 22 and Interstate 78.
Lehigh Valley Hospital, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is the largest hospital in the Lehigh Valley and the flagship hospital of Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). LVHN includes three full-service hospitals: Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township, (with additional clinical campuses at LVH-17th Street in Allentown and LVHN-Tilghman in west Allentown); LVH-Muhlenberg in Hanover Township, and LVH-Hazleton in the Greater Hazleton area. LVHN also includes Children’s Hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Community Health Centers, primary care and specialty physicians, pharmacy, imaging, home health, hospice and laboratory services. The health network’s motto is "A Passion for Better Medicine."
Founded as the Allentown Hospital in 1899, LVHN is currently represented by five campuses—Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown (which also includes Lehigh Valley Hospital-17th Street and Lehigh Valley Health Network-Tilghman, both in Allentown), Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, and Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton in Hazleton. The network also includes Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG), 11 ExpressCARE locations for common illnesses and minor injuries, and community health centers located in Bangor, Bath, Bethlehem Township, Emmaus, Hamburg, Hazleton, Muhlenberg, Kutztown, Macungie, Moselem Springs, Quakertown and Trexlertown. The network’s key clinical areas are cancer treatment, cardiovascular medicine, mental health, neurosciences, pediatrics, surgery services, trauma, women's health, perinatal care, kidney transplantation and burn treatment.
Introduction to Your Stay at Lehigh Valley Hospital
Found Frozen: Man Found After Record Cold Survives Hypothermia - Lehigh Valley Health Network
Lehigh Valley EMS Receive Equipment to Improve Heart Attack Care
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The Hackerman-Patz House at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest - Lehigh Valley Health Network
Introducing New Standardized Inpatient RN Uniforms - Lehigh Valley Health Network
Lehigh Valley Hospital campus murder suicide in Allentown - 2 dead
Our Network at a Glance - 2015-2016 - Lehigh Valley Health Network
Lehigh Valley Hospital Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification
Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac Helicopter Takeoff
On February 21, 2015, a coroner declared Justin Smith, 25, of McAdoo, PA, dead. Justin was found frozen solid in a snow bank from the previous night, after temperatures had dropped to -4 degrees Fahrenheit overnight. Amazingly – thanks to incredible teamwork among first responders and Lehigh Valley Health Network caregivers in both Hazleton and Allentown – Justin is alive today. Experience his remarkable story of survival for yourself and hear from cardiothoracic surgeon James Wu, MD, and others who helped save his life. For information about James Wu, MD, visit LVHN.org/Wu For press inquiries, email Brian.Downs@lvhn.org
Lehigh Valley Health Network and t he Eastern PA EMS Council have partnered to improve the care of patients who suffer heart attacks. LVHN's Heart and Vascular Center recently donated $75,000 to fund the purchase of broadband modems that will enable ambulance personnel in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon and Schuylkill counties to send 12-lead electrocardiograms (EKG) wirelessly to area emergency rooms. This Lifenet equipment will accelerate the diagnosis and initiation of the life-saving care of patients suffering the most serious kinds of heart attacks, called ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction of STEMI. The EMS Coucil's gift of $45,000 will fund the three-year data plan needed to facilitate the connection between the ambulance-based modems and the receiving hospitals.
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The Hackerman-Patz House at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest is a convenient and affordable "home away from home.” Whether you are visiting a loved one or receiving care yourself, our goal at the The Hackerman-Patz House remains the same: to offer you and your family comfortable accommodations and a supportive environment that focuses on healing. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1Mq8RX6
Our inpatient RN's are getting a new look! Check out their "fashion show" of new uniforms, set to go into effect in our hospitals in May 2016.
Lehigh Valley Hospital campus murder suicide in Allentown - 2 dead A man and a woman are dead following a murder-suicide at a Lehigh Valley Hospital campus in Allentown, Pa. The shooting happened around 1:00 p.m. in the fourth floor hospice unit inside the facility at 17th and Chew streets Workers heard the shots and found two people inside one of the rooms. "What we have is an apparent murder suicide," Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said. Police say a man walked into the room, shot and killed his wife, then shot himself. "Both the female and the male are deceased from presumed single gunshot wounds." Martin said. Residents on the floor were not evacuated because hospital officials say they felt the situation was contained. The hospital released the following statement: This i...
This video explains the process for delivering stroke care and the services provided by the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital. The hospital was the first center in Pennsylvania and the third in the country to receive the designation developed by the Joint Commission and the American Heart Association Brain coalition. The rapid triage process, endovascular treatments, outcomes, and requirements for becoming a Comprehensive Stroke center are described by Yevgeniy Isayev, MD, John Castaldo MD, P. Mark Li MD, PhD and Darryn Shaff, MD.
This video was taken after the Allentown Fairgrounds "Trucks & More" event. You will see the Lehigh Valley Health Network's MedEvac helicopter taking off leaving the event.
After months of not feeling like herself, Francine Kulp made an appointment to see the specialists at Lehigh Valley Health Network. Her diagnosis was Stage 4 lung cancer which had spread to various parts of her body including her brain. The first course of treatment was radiosurgery with the Gamma Knife Perfexion at Lehigh Valley Health Network. In this video Francine shares her gamma knife experience and her radiation oncologist, Alyson McIntosh, MD explains the science behind gamma knife. Lehigh Valley health Network is the only location in the region for this state of the art, non-invasive, single treatment procedure.
http://www.acrx.org -Charity begins at home....Identifying individuals and organizations giving back to others in need. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
A Norfolk Southern Freight Train stopped the Lehigh Valley Health Network Via Marathon in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. Many runners were stopped for a few minutes and some even jumped through the gaps in the train. www.LehighValleywithLove.com
This video showcases LVH2 and LVH3, 2 Lehigh Valley Health Network Department of Emergency Services ( Emergency Preparedness ) Trucks sitting behind the Pocono Raceway Infield Care Center. Also featured is an unmarked black Chevrolet Suburban that also belongs to LVHN, though I don't know if I already filmed it in one of the two previous videos. Either way, Enjoy.
Employees of the Lehigh Valley Health Network AIDS Activities Office tend Wednesday, July 27, 2016, to their plot at the Jordan Creek Parkway Community Garden on Lehnert Road in Whitehall Township. (Kurt Bresswein | For lehighvalleylive.com)
This educational video was created for healthcare professionals on “disability etiquette”. The tips can also be used by other professionals for effective and respectful communication with persons with a disability. For questions about this video or initiative, please contact patientvoices@lvhn.org.
Watch the presentation at LVHN's 2014 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.
See highlights from our Annual Meeting, held December 2015. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1RrXkFI
Lehigh Valley Health Network used a design-based research approach to rapidly develop and deploy three virtual office-based emergency scenarios using a low-cost hosted platform. In addition to the specific clinical content, issues of team communications and work-flow were addressed. Its VR simulations are now being considered for orientation and training of new practice sites and urgent care centers and formation of new teams at existing practices. Join us for a tour of the VR learning environment and a discussion of key design principles and rapid prototyping approach to development.
Sam talks with Terry Capuano, COO and John Fletcher, Interim President of Lehigh Valley Health Network about the recent merger of GHHA.
This case study describes the importance of predictive analytics in managing populations and identifies methods for prioritizing and managing high-risk populations along with illustrating the importance of population health focus in value based contracting.
The Lehigh Valley Epilepsy Education Exchange was hosted on March 26, 2015 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA. Dr. Susan Ingram presented "The Cognitive Effects of Epilepsy," and Dr. Kimberly Palangio presented "Managing an Epilepsy Diagnosis." If you have questions about epilepsy, contact us at efepa@efepa.org or visit our website, www.efepa.org.