Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, commonly referred to as Lehigh Valley Hospital, is a

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located at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard in

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. It is the largest hospital in the

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region of eastern

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, and the third-largest hospital in the state after UPMC Presbyterian in

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and

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. The hospital has 877 licensed beds and 46 operating rooms. Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital, a

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, 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

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*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,

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, Lehigh, Luzerne,

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, and Schuylkill.

Hospital rankings

In 2023, '' U.S. News & World Report'' was ranked the sixth-best hospital in Pennsylvania. It was ranked nationally in

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, where it was designated the 27th-best hospital for orthopedics in the nation. Lehigh Valley Health Network hospitals are the only Lehigh Valley-based hospitals participating in the Leapfrog Group's 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. and each are accredited by the

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. 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. It is also a three time certified National Magnet Hospital for nursing excellence from the

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. In 2014, the

accredited Lehigh Valley-Cedar Crest Hospital as a comprehensive stroke center.

Notable people

Births

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, musician (1996)

Hospitalizations

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(2023) * Sal Frelick, professional baseball player,

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(2023) * Ryan Hunter-Reay, professional race car driver (2017) * Robert Wickens, Canadian professional race car driver (2018)

Deaths

* Maurice Broun, ornithologist and author (October 2, 1979) *

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, former professional basketball player,

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, and

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(August 27, 2015) *

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, jazz musician (May 29, 2013) * Thomas Welsh, Catholic bishop (February 19, 2009) * Justin Wilson, British professional race car driver (August 24, 2015)

Physicians

* Thomas J. Graham, chief of orthopedics (since 2023)

Notes

External links

Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
official website
Lehigh Valley Health Network
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest Buildings and structures in Allentown, Pennsylvania Cedar Crest Boulevard Hospitals established in 1899 Hospitals in the Lehigh Valley Level 1 trauma centers