The nursing shortage here and across the country faces an uphill battle as there is a shortage of nursing teachers to provide the education students need to serve patients at the bedside. 

St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem, was named one of the nation’s top performing cardiovascular hospitals by Fortune magazine and IBM Watson Health.  

Ten St. Luke’s University Health Network hospitals and two Lehigh Valley Health Network Hospitals received top marks from the Leap Frog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization on hospital safety. 

Tower Health Medical Group Street Medicine Program will open its first Telemedicine kiosk to serve the homeless at the Hope Rescue Mission in Reading on Friday. 

Dr. Douglas W. Lundy, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in acute/reconstructive trauma, fracture and limb-lengthening surgery, is the new chair of St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Department of Orthopedics. 

The Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Healthcare (LVBCH) has selected Clarity Benefit Solutions as the Coalition’s Online Benefits Administration Partner to provide the tools, resources and support employer members need to provide affordable, high-quality employee benefits for their employees. 

Lehigh Valley Health Network today celebrated the completion of its Lehigh Valley Hospital Hecktown-Oaks Phase 2 construction project with a ribbon cutting and virtual tour.  

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is recognized as a Level 10 Most Wired health care organization for acute and ambulatory care by Digital Health.  

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, Allentown, and its inpatient Pediatric Unit in Bethlehem have been recertified for three years. 

Building on a history of embracing technology, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network’s new hospital in Center Valley is being designed as a cutting-edge facility.