When a local high school football player tested positive for the coronavirus, the school district wanted to do everything they could to keep the other players safe.
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‘It’s a massive undertaking:’ Local health networks coordinate COVID-19 distribution
Local health systems are but a link in a complicated supply chain as they begin the work of distributing COVID-19 vaccines.
Read More »Lehigh Valley Health Network readies COVID-19 vaccination tents at Dorney Park
Lehigh Valley Health Network said it is gearing up for mass COVID-19 vaccinations and hopes to vaccinate more community members sooner than initially expected in the vaccine supply allows for it.
Read More »LVHN expands COVID-19 vaccine distribution in effort to contain pandemic
Lehigh Valley Health Network administered COVID-19 vaccines to 20 residents and staff of Hellertown’s Saucon Valley Manor on Jan. 6. The long-term care facility was selected for vaccine distribution based on LVHN’s mission to follow the state’s request to vaccinate those at highest risk as quickly as possible.
Read More »Electric Vehicle charging stations coming to more Lehigh Valley health care facilities
Electric vehicle charging stations are coming to Lehigh Valley Health Network and St. Luke’s University Health Network health care facilities in the region.
Read More »Lehigh Valley Health Network breaks ground on Carbon County hospital
Lehigh Valley Health Network held a virtual groundbreaking today as earth-moving equipment arrived on site of its new Carbon County hospital on Blakeslee Boulevard in Mahoning Township.
Read More »Lehigh Valley Health Network video explains vaccine shipments, rollout
As hospitals across the country begin preparations for the rollout of the first shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine this week, Lehigh Valley Health Network has put together an informational video explaining the story of the vaccine in shipment and the process of receiving it, storing it and getting it into the arms of health care workers.
Read More »Lehigh Valley Health Network cuts ribbon on new $111M emergency department
Officials said the new department, which includes an expanded adult ER and new observation and trauma facilities, is now the largest and most advanced in the state.
Read More »LVHN and Lehigh University collaborate on test that can detect cancer cells in the blood
“With testing like this, we can know if a patient is not responding earlier to their treatment. We can switch treatment before the cancer has a chance to spread.” Suresh G. Nair, Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute physician-in-chief
Read More »Lehigh Valley Health Network reinstates visitation restrictions
With COVID-19 cases increasing dramatically in recent weeks, Lehigh Valley Health Network has reinstated visitation restrictions on its hospital campuses and outpatient facilities.
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