The Federal Trade Commission and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said they have completed their antitrust reviews of Lehigh Valley Health Network’s proposal to acquire the assets of Coordinated Health, allowing the transaction to move forward.

The last steel beam has been placed on Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest’s expanded emergency department in Salisbury Township. Lehigh Valley Health Network employees signed the beam before a crane slowly lifted it into place. The expanded facility will include an adult emergency room, opening in late 2020 and a children’s ER, opening in mid-2021.

Learn how area hospitals rate for safety. The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization focused on improving hospital safety, released their biannual safety ratings of the nation’s hospitals Nov. 7. The majority of area hospitals received A grades, while a few earned B, C, and even D ratings.

Lehigh Valley Health Network has opened the health network’s second Carbon County  ExpressCARE, a walk-in urgent care clinic, in Palmerton.

With it being the first ever United Way Day of Caring in Carbon County, it was a pretty big deal and volunteers were excited to get started on four community service projects in the region.

Eight Lehigh Valley and Berks County area hospitals are being honored as part of the inaugural class of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania’s Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program.

Dr. Joseph Patruno, board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named Chief Wellness Officer of Lehigh Valley Health Network. LVHN created the Chief Wellness Officer position to promote the health and well-being of its health-care staff. Patruno is tasked with creating a culture of wellness, improving efficiency in practice, and promoting personal resiliency for all LVHN physicians, advanced practice clinicians, ...

With instant access to information and purchasing power available to them at the touch of a button, Gen Z-ers have similar specific expectations for their health care. Speed. Transparency. Easy Access. And the health care systems are paying attention to Gen Z’s outlook, fueling a digital revolution in health care.

Lehigh Valley Health Network officially opened the Lutron Lobby of its Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Health Hospital at its Cedar Crest campus with a ribbon cutting Wednesday night.

Coordinated Health, the Lehigh Valley-based health network known for a focus on orthopedics, will soon become a part of the Lehigh Valley Health Network. LVHN, both the Lehigh Valley’s largest health network and its largest employer, has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of Coordinated Health, pending reviews by the Federal Trade Commission and the Pennsylvania ...