LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL
2100 MACK BLVD, ALLENTOWN, PA 181035622 www.lvhn.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: 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 MUTATION.CANCER 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: (6) LINEAR ACCELERATORS, (2) CT SIMULATORS, (1) HIGH DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY, (1) GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY, SIRS 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), AND CALYPSO SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME MOTION AND TARGET TRACKING.OUR MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY PROGRAM BEGAN SERVICE IN OCTOBER 2018 AND SERVES NINE 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 ADDITION, LVH PARTICIPATES IN THE 1-800-4-CANCER TELEPHONE LINE, THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S TOLL-FREE CANCER INFORMATION AND RESOURCE PHONE NUMBER. SPECIALLY TRAINED NURSES FROM LVH PROVIDE CALLERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES, SERVICES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CALLER'S COMMUNITIES THAT MEET THEIR CANCER-RELATED NEEDS.IN CALENDAR YEAR 2018, THE CANCER INSTITUTE SAW OVER 3,500 NEW ANALYTIC CANCER CASES. INPATIENT ONCOLOGY ADMISSIONS WERE 3,142 IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 AND OUTPATIENT VOLUMES WERE 1,629 NEW TREATMENT PATIENTS FOR RADIATION PROCEDURES, AND 43,986 TREATMENT PATIENTS FOR INFUSION VISITS. HEART INSTITUTE OF LVH - THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEART INSTITUTE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST RESPECTED CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA. WITH 54 CARDIOLOGISTS AND 7 CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS, 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: CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT, CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL, REGIONAL CARDIOGENIC SHOCK AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT, STRUCTURAL HEART, ADVANCED HEART FAILURE, CARDIO-ONCOLOGY, COMPLEX LIPID MANAGEMENT, COMPREHENSIVE RHYTHM MANAGEMENT, A WOMEN'S HEART PROGRAM WITH A DEVELOPED SUBSPECIALTY HEART AND PREGNANCY PROGRAM, NEURO-CARDIOLOGY, AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR.IN FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019, LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-CEDAR CREST AND LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-MUHLENBERG PERFORMED 5,101 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION CASES, 1,790 ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY CASES, 605 OPEN HEART SURGERIES, 200 TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) SURGERIES, AND PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE CARE AT OVER 75,000 OUTPATIENT CARDIOLOGY VISITS.LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-CEDAR CREST HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND ACCOLADES FOR ITS CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES AND RANKS AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN HEART ATTACK SURVIVAL WHILE BEING IN THE 99TH PERCENTILE FOR VOLUME ACCORDING TO CMS DATA. IT IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO RECEIVE TWO PRESTIGIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR AWARDS IN THE 2020 HEALTHGRADES SPECIALTY EXCELLENCE AWARDS; AMERICA'S 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR CARDIAC CARE AWARD AND THE CARDIAC SURGERY EXCELLENCE AWARD. LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-CEDAR CREST AND LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-MUHLENBERG ARE BOTH DESIGNATED AS A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR CARDIAC CARE, AND HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS AS ONE OF THE 100 HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH GREAT HEART PROGRAMS.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 22,000 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 IS ALSO A REGIONAL TELE-STROKE PROVIDER. LVH-MUHLENBERG HAS BEEN A CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER SINCE 2006. IN FY19, THE DIVISION OF NEUROSURGERY PERFORMED 1,764 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 DIVISION OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY TREATS MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS OF THE UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES AS WELL AS THE SPINE. SUBSPECIALISTS WITH FELLOWSHIP CREDENTIALS PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: JOINT REPLACEMENT, SPINE SURGERY, SPORTS MEDICINE, HAND AND WRIST SURGERY, FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA AND PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS. IN FY19, THERE WERE 10,095 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 IS RECOGNIZED BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AS A TOP 50 ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY. THE LVH ORTHOPEDIC 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 60 OPERATING ROOMS THROUGHOUT LVH, INCLUDING 17TH & CHEW, CEDAR CREST, CHILDREN'S SURGERY CENTER, FAIRGROUNDS SURGICAL 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 FOUR LOCATIONS - THE CEDAR CREST SITE, CHILDREN'S SURGERY CENTER, LVH-MUHLENBERG AND FAIRGROUNDS SURGICAL CENTER. THE OPERATING ROOM TECHNOLOGIES AND FACILITIES INCLUDE A HYBRID OPERATING ROOM, A TRAUMA CODE RED OPERATING ROOM, EIGHT 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 THREE 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; 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.TRAUMA AND BURN SERVICES - IN 1981, LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL 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 4,888 TRAUMA PATIENTS IN FY19. 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 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. THE LVH TRAUMA PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE WITH ONE OF TEN TRAUMA SURGEONS IN-HOUSE 24 HOURS A DAY COVERING A 14 BED TRAUMA/NEURO INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AS WELL AS A 28 BED TRANSITIONAL TRAUMA UNIT. A TRAUMA REHABILITATION TEAM COMPLETES THIS CONTINUUM OF TRAUMA CARE. OVER 15,000 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE EDUCATED THROUGH ONE OR MORE OF OUR TRAUMA PROGRAM'S PREVENTATIVE CARE OFFERINGS. LVH ALSO PROVIDES A REGIONAL BURN CENTER OPERATING 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 788 PATIENTS FY19. THE REGIONAL BURN CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. THE REGIONAL BURN CENTER PROVIDES A TELEBURN SERVICE, WHICH PROVIDES RAPID ACCESS TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE BURN CARE TO 47 HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY CARE CLINICS, AND PHYSICIAN OFFICES IN PENNSYLVANIA 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 1,360 FLIGHTS ANNUALLY AND OUR GROUND TRANSPORT TEAMS COMPLETED 2,146 MISSIONS IN FY19, 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 - LVHN 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 3,360 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019. ON JUNE 20, 2017, THE FAMILY BIRTH AND NEWBORN CENTER OPENED AT THE LVH-M (MUHLENBERG) CAMPUS. DELIVERIES AT LVH-M TOTALED 1,330 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019. THEREFORE, OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD, A TOTAL OF 4,690 DELIVERIES OCCURRED AT BOTH LVHN BIRTHING UNITS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY. A FOCUS ON PRENATAL CARE AS A CHIEF COMPONENT OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY SERVICES EXPANDED ON NOVEMBER 14, 2016 WITH THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MATERNITY CARE PATHWAY IN ALL LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP (LVPG) OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY OFFICE PRACTICES AND THE CENTER FOR WOMEN'S MEDICINE. THE MATERNITY CARE PATHWAY IS AN INCLUSIVE, CARE PLAN PROCESS THAT STANDARDIZES OBSTETRIC CARE AND PATIENT EDUCATION IN ORDER TO MANAGE QUALITY, MINIMIZE VARIATION AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES. A RELATED PATIENT EDUCATION CURRICULUM, APP, AND PRINT BOOK IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO EXPAND AND OPTIMIZE EDUCATION AVAILABLE TO ALL PATIENTS IN FORMATS CONSISTENT WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PREFERENCES. AT BOTH LVH AND LVH-M, GENERAL OBSTETRIC PHYSICIANS AND MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS OFFER COMPLETE MATERNITY CARE SERVICES FOR LOW RISK, HIGH RISK AND VERY COMPLEX OBSTETRIC PATIENTS. THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HAS 4 FULL TIME OBSTETRICAL HOSPITALISTS WHO MANAGE THE DAY TO DAY IN PATIENT CARE FOR THE OBGYN RESIDENCY SERVICE AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR ALL PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED ON THE OBSTETRICAL UNITS AT LVH. IN ADDITION, SEVEN CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES NOW SEE PATIENTS IN SEVERAL OF THE OBGYN OFFICES IN LEHIGH AND CARBON COUNTY. MIDWIVES PROVIDE PRENATAL CARE AND DELIVERY SERVICES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN OF LOW RISK. MIDWIVES CAN ALSO PROVIDE SUCH CARE FOR WOMEN WITH CERTAIN HIGH-RISK CONDITIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH OBSTETRICIANS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, A MIDWIFE IS PRESENT ON THE LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT AT LVH 24/7. THE MIDWIVES WORK IN A TEAM WITH GENERAL OBSTETRICIANS AND OBSTETRICAL HOSPITALISTS WHO ARE ALSO PRESENT ON THE LABOR UNIT 24/7 FOR IMMEDIATE COLLABORATION AND CONSULTATION AS NEEDED BY THE MIDWIFE. MIDWIFERY SERVICES ARE LIMITED TO LVH AT THIS TIME. ALL DELIVERIES AT LVH-M ARE MANAGED BY GENERAL OBSTETRICIANS. OBSTETRICIAN/ GYNECOLOGISTS SEE PATIENTS AT OVER 15 OFFICE LOCATIONS IN 5 COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO FULL SERVICE PRENATAL, INTRAPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM CARE, THESE PHYSICIANS ALSO PROVIDE OFFICE ULTRASOUND SERVICES THAT ARE ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE (AIUM), IN 2018, LVH OBSTETRICIANS OPENED THE "CONNECTIONS CLINIC" FOR THE CARE OF PREGNANT WOMEN SUFFERING FROM PERINATAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC BRINGS TOGETHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE FROM OBSTETRICS, PSYCHIATRY, PEDIATRICS, NEONATOLOGY AND PARTNERS WITH ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO OFFER PATIENTS COUNSELLING, SUPPORT SERVICES AND TREATMENT DURING PREGNANCY. 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 WELL-ESTABLISHED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES IN PREGNANCY AND THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE OR KIDNEY DISEASE AND NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE IN PREGNANCY ALSO, LVH HAS ATTAINED DESIGNATION AS A "BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL", A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ASSIST MOTHERS IN THE INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BREASTFEEDING. GYNECOLOGY-LVH MAINTAINS A SPECIAL FOCUS ON PROCEDURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL GYNECOLOGICAL MIS (MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY) INTERVENTIONS, ROBOTICALLY-ASSISTED SURGERY, LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, PREOPERATIVE CONSULTATION AND EVALUATION OF PRE-INVASIVE AND INVASIVE GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES (CANCER CARE), PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS (UROGYNECOLOGY), CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN AND REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY & INFERTILITY. LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP (LVPG) OB/GYN OFFICE PRACTICES OFFER SCHEDULED AND EMERGENT ON-SITE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TARGETED TO WOMEN PROVIDED BY TWO, IMBEDDED LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY. CARDIOLOGY-LVH OFFERS A WOMEN'S HEART AND VASCULAR PROGRAM LED BY FIVE FEMALE CARDIOLOGISTS WITH EXPERTISE IN TREATING WOMEN WITH HEART DISEASE. WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES OFFERS PREVENTATIVE CARE PROGRAMS AND A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS COVERING ISSUES ADDRESSING YOUNG, MIDDLE AND OLDER FEMALES RELATED TO WELLNESS AND PREVENTION. THESE INCLUDE DIVERSE SUPPORT GROUPS, COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS RELATED TO WOMEN, BILINGUAL PRENATAL EDUCATION, CHILDBIRTH AND PARENTING CLASSES, CPR, SAFE SLEEP, LACTATION CONSULTATION AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION/SUPPORT. AMBULATORY SERVICES - LVH'S AMBULATORY SERVICES COMPONENTS INCLUDE HEALTH CENTERS, WOUND CARE, HYPERBARIC OXYGEN, HEALTH SPECTRUM PHARMACIES, SLEEP DISORDER CENTERS, ENDOCRINE TESTING, LAB, PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING, IMAGING, OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION FITNESS AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION. LVHN CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS PORTFOLIO OF "HEALTH CENTERS AND AS OF JUNE 2018, THERE ARE 16 SITUATED THROUGHOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY. CORE SERVICES IN MOST OF THE HEALTH CENTERS ARE PRIMARY CARE, BASIC IMAGING, REHABILITATION SERVICES AND/OR LAB SERVICES AND THE TWO 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.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 45 LOCATIONS. AT LVH AND LVH-MUHLENBERG, THE REHABILITATION DIVISION OFFERS ADVANCED ARE IN OVER 30 CLINICAL SPECIALTY AREAS INCLUDING NEUROLOGIC REHAB, ORTHOPEDICS, SPORTS MEDICINE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, ONCOLOGY REHAB, AUDIOLOGY AND PEDIATRIC THERAPY SERVICES. IN FY19, LVH PROVIDED OVER 20,000 PATIENT VISITS AND LVH-M PROVIDED 70,000 PATIENT VISITS IN OUTPATIENT THERAPY. AT A NETWORK LEVEL, LVHN'S REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION CURRENTLY STANDS AS THE LARGES PROVIDED OF REHABILITATIVE CARE IN THE REGION.

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