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Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest

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| Name = Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest

| Org/Group = Lehigh Valley Health Network

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| Caption = Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania in August 2005

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| Location = 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| Type = Teaching

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| Emergency = Combined Adult Level I /
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| Affiliation = University of South Florida College of Medicine (SELECT Program)

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| Network = Lehigh Valley Health Network

| Beds = 981

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| Website = [https://www.lvhn.org/facilities_directions/hospital_locations/campuses/lehigh_valley_hospital–cedar_crest Lehigh Valley Hospital]

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Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, commonly referred to as Lehigh Valley Hospital, is a hospital located at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest hospital in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, and the third-largest hospital in the state after UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

The hospital has 877 licensed beds and 46 operating rooms. Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital, a children's hospital, is also located on the hospital's Cedar Crest campus in Allentown. The burn center at the hospital is verified by the ABA to treat both adults & children.

Lehigh Valley Hospital is the flagship hospital of Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), a multi-campus healthcare network in eastern Pennsylvania that also includes seven smaller full-service hospitals in the region:

  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-17th Street in Allentown
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hecktown Oaks in Easton
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton in Hazleton
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East in Pottsville
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill South in Pottsville
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono in East Stroudsburg

Lehigh Valley Health Network has community health centers, primary care and specialty physician practices, pharmacies, imaging, home health, hospice, laboratory services and other health services in eight Pennsylvania counties: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill.[https://www.lvhn.org/find-a-location LVHN "Find a location]

Hospital rankings

In 2023, U.S. News & World Report was ranked the sixth-best hospital in Pennsylvania. It was ranked nationally in orthopedics, where it was designated the 27th-best hospital for orthopedics in the nation.[https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2023/08/lvh-st-lukes-are-among-pennsylvanias-top-10-hospitals-according-to-us-news.html "LVH, St. Luke's, are among Pennsylvania's top 10 hospitals, according to U.S. News], Lehigh Valley News, April 1, 2023

Lehigh Valley Health Network hospitals are the only Lehigh Valley-based hospitals participating in the Leapfrog Group's{{cite web|url=http://www.leapfroggroup.org/home|title=The Leapfrog Group|accessdate=2008-08-01}} evaluation of health care safety, quality, and customer value. In 2007, Lehigh Valley Hospital was one of 39 hospitals in the nation to receive the Leapfrog Group Top Hospital award. All LVHN hospitals meet Leapfrog standards for patient safety.{{cite web|url=http://www.leapfroggroup.org/cp?frmbmd=cp_listings&find_by=zip&zip=18105&radius=50&cols=oa|title=Leapfrog Hospitals within 50 miles of Allentown|accessdate=2008-08-01}} and each are accredited by the Joint Commission.{{cite web|url=http://www.qualitycheck.org/qualityreport.aspx?hcoid=4880|title=Joint Commission Quality Report on Lehigh Valley Hospital|accessdate=2008-08-01}}{{cite web|url=http://www.qualitycheck.org/qualityreport.aspx?hcoid=6017|title=Joint Commission Quality Report on Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenburg|accessdate=2008-08-01}}

On February 23, 2011, Becker's Hospital Review included Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest among its listing of the "50 Best Hospitals in America" report.[http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/50-best-hospitals-in-america.html Becker's Hospital Review] It is also a three time certified National Magnet Hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

In 2014, the Joint Commission accredited Lehigh Valley-Cedar Crest Hospital as a comprehensive stroke center.{{cite web |url=http://www.qualitycheck.org/consumer/searchresults.aspx?nm=lehigh&ddstatelist=&st_nm=-1&st= |title=Quality Check - Consumer Search - Results |accessdate=2014-09-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140920233009/http://www.qualitycheck.org/consumer/searchresults.aspx?nm=lehigh&ddstatelist=&st_nm=-1&st= |archivedate=2014-09-20 }}

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External links

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  • [https://www.lvhn.org/locations/lehigh-valley-hospital-cedar-crest Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest] official website
  • [http://www.lvhn.org Lehigh Valley Health Network] official website

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Category:Buildings and structures in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Category:Cedar Crest Boulevard

Category:Hospitals established in 1899

Category:Hospitals in the Lehigh Valley

Category:Level 1 trauma centers