NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CORP
2100 MACK BLVD 4TH FLOOR FINANCE, ALLENTOWN, PA 18103 hazleton.lvhn.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WE 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 CLINICAL RESEARCH.

NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CORPORATION DBA LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - HAZLETON (LVH-H) COMMITS TO SERVING AND MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS IN THE HAZLETON AREA, THROUGH ITS INPATIENT, EMERGENCY, DIAGNOSTIC, MATERNITY, REHABILITATIVE, TELEHEALTH, OUTPATIENT & THERAPEUTIC MEDICAL SERVICES; BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY EDUCATION; AND DELIVERING PROGRAMS & SERVICES WITH COMPASSION & APPROPRIATE STANDARDS OF QUALITY WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.LVH-H PROVIDES HOSPITAL INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, REHABILITATION CARE, MATERNITY CARE, AND EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER HAZLETON AREA REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION OR ECONOMIC STATUS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF MEDICAL CARE TO INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS, INCLUDING THERAPEUTIC, DIAGNOSTIC, TELEHEALTH, IMAGING AND REHABILITATION SERVICES. SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT THE MISSION OF LVH-H ARE AS FOLLOWS:CONTINUED TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE AND/OR ENHANCE QUALITY SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.CONTINUED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO PURSUE AN AMBULATORY STRATEGY TO EXPAND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO A CENTRALIZED CAMPUS SETTING.BEGAN A RENOVATION PROJECT TO THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT TOWER TO MODERNIZE PATIENT ROOMS AND TO INSTALL THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE EPIC ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD. PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST 2019. BEGAN AN EXPANSION AND RENOVATION PROJECT FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THAT DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF TREATMENT BAYS AND INCLUDES A FIVE-BAY SECURED AREA FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES. PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 2019. PURCHASED A 128-SLICE CT SCANNER TO BE LOCATED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY IMAGING SERVICES AND FASTER TURNAROUND SERVICES TO DIAGNOSE EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN NEW AND UPGRADED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EPIC ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD TO STREAMLINE ACCESS TO PATIENT INFORMATION AND PROVIDE CONTINUITY OF CARE. CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR 2016-2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PLAN BASED ON COMMUNITY NEEDS. CONDUCTED A NEW COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN 2019. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THIS ASSESSMENT, WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO BE COMPLETED OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO REDUCE OUTMIGRATION, BY SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITING PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PHYSICIANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT THE MEDICAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO SUPPORT AND FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE HOSPITAL. DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP WITH SISTER HOSPITALS WITHIN LVHN TO FILL A NEED FOR SPECIALTY MEDICAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY.SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN A THREE-PART COMMUNITY EDUCATION SERIES ON OPIOID ADDICTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS.AWARDED A SPORTS MEDICINE CONTRACT WITH THE HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (HASD) TO PROVIDE ATHLETIC TRAINERS, PHYSICIAN/PROVIDERS, SPORTS CARDIOLOGY, IMPACT TESTING, CARE COORDINATION, AMBULANCE SERVICES, DEDICATED SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY CONSULTATION, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND A STUDENT WELLNESS PROGRAM.DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED AN OUTPATIENT CONCUSSION THERAPY PROGRAM.DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A LOW DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM.DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE (PAD) PROGRAM.UPDATED OUTPATIENT CARDIAC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT TO MAINTAIN THE USE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY.INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY (IR) NOW PROVIDES PAIN MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES TO OPEN ACCESS TO CARE LOCALLY.RELOCATED LOW-RISK OUTPATIENT ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURES TO THE HAZLETON SURGERY CENTER (HSC) LOCATED AT THE HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER AT HAZLETON TO BETTER ALIGN WITH OUR GOALS OF BETTER HEALTH, BETTER CARE AND BETTER COST BY PROVIDING BETTER EFFICIENCIES AND COMFORT TO OUR PATIENTS. ACQUIRED A LOCAL PARAMEDIC AND TRANSPORT COMPANY TO PROVIDE BETTER EFFICIENCIES AND CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE AND TO PROVIDE A SUSTAINING ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE FOR THAT ORGANIZATION.IMPLEMENTED A PET THERAPY PROGRAM AT THE HOSPITAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR THERAPY DOGS, A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM. SPECIALLY TRAINED DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS VISIT PATIENTS IN AN EFFORT TO HELP REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY.RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING QUALITY AND SAFETY RECOGNITIONS:- QUALITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICE INITIATIVE (QOPI) CERTIFICATION- GRADE "A" RECOGNITION IN PATIENT SAFETY FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP IN FALL 2018 AND SPRING 2019- GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - STROKE GOLD PLUS AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN HEART/STROKE ASSOCIATION FOR THE 11TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.- GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - GOLD PLUS HEART FAILURE AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN HEART/STROKE ASSOCIATION FOR THE 11TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.TRANSITIONED FROM THE GE PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (PACS) TO LVHN'S PHILIPS ENTERPRISE IMAGING PACS. THE EXPANSION OF LVHN'S PACS TECHNOLOGY TO LVHHAZLETON PROVIDES ONE INTEGRATED RADIOLOGY SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS RADIOLOGISTS AND PROVIDERS AT LVHHAZLETON ACCESS TO ALL STUDIES PERFORMED WITHIN THE LVHN HEALTH SYSTEM.PRIORITIZED PATIENT SATISFACTION AND DEVELOPED SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE OUR PATIENTS' EXPERIENCES.SPONSORED, COORDINATED OR PARTICIPATED IN OVER 70 HEALTH FAIRS, EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS AS A WAY TO PROMOTE BETTER HEALTH. OVER 70 HOURS OF FREE HANDS-FREE CPR CLASSES WERE PROVIDED TO FREE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS.

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