Been there 7 times for treatments and operations. Was atmitted once to another local hospital in Bethlehem once. Never go back after problems there. Will always specify Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest if conscious.
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Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, a 720-bed advanced acute care hospital, is the largest of the three hospitals that comprise the Lehigh Valley Health Network. It was Pennsylvania's first Level 1 Trauma Center, and is the only one in the Lehigh Valley, including pediatric trauma expertise. It is one of the largest regional heart centers, the fourth largest cancer center in Pennsylvania, a regional burn center and has neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. The Center for Advanced Health Care is a new medical office building on the campus that features heart and orthopedic specialists and a neuroscience center. The hospital system operates a MedEvac helicopter transport for trauma and other emergency patients. LVHN's three hospitals have a total of 988 licensed acute beds and a medical staff of more than 1,100 - more than 800 of them board certified - and 2,334 registered nurses. LVHN was designated a National Magnate Hospital by the American Nursing Association for its excellence in nursing. LVHN hospitals are among the oldest licensed teaching hospitals in Pennsylvania; and they have a resident training partnership with the University of South Florida.
- Hours: Visiting hours, 11am - 8pm
- Handicap Accessible: Yes
- Accreditations/certifications: Primary Stroke Center certification by The Joint Commission; National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centes Program; National Magnate Hospital
- Affiliations: Lehigh Valley Hospital---17th and Chew, Allentown; Lehigh Valley Hospital---Muhlenberg; Lehigh Valley Health Services
- Parking: Free lot, Valet
- Number of beds: 720
- Type: General, Trauma center
- Features: Cafeteria, Chapel, Gift/flower shop, Valet parking
- Departments: Burn unit, Cancer center, Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Intensive care unit, Internal medicine, Neurology, OB/GYN, Orthopedic services, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical therapy, Plastic surgery, Psychiatric ward, Radiology, Rehabilitation services, Surgery, Trauma center, Urology
- Helipad: Yes
- Radiology: CAT, Full-body MRI, MRI, Mammography, Ultrasound, X-ray
- Clinical trials: Yes
- Ambulance services: Emergency
When hospital was 3-yrs.-old, I took undercover job to rate for emergency medical. Original hospital, one of first 40 trauma centers in U.S, was built using blueprints of another, in TN, to save money.
Although looked great 'on paper,' started out rough. Opened to fully, to fast, likely to start paying of the cost. Employees were constantly fighting over litters & portable oxygen, etc. "It's not my job description," was the word of the day.
However, I think after all these years it's much improved, and a favorite, along w/ T. Jefferson in Phila. The one thing really killing both L.V.H.C. & St. Lukes is all the computer logging. Both doctors and nurses really hate it, and have left, or just stayed demoralized, as a result. Patient care suffering.