Company Profile
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Company Overview
Lehigh Valley Health Network expanded in recent years to meet our community’s growing and changing health care needs. You’ve told us that you want to learn more about the many different areas of our growing health network so you can more easily navigate and access our services. Our refined name, tagline and logo better reflect the wide range of quality health care services you’ll find inside Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Our name, Lehigh Valley Health Network, reflects the many health services available throughout our organization. Our health network includes:
Two full-service hospitals: Lehigh Valley Hospital with clinical campuses on Cedar Crest Boulevard in Salisbury Township and on 17th Street in Allentown, PA and Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, PA.
Community health centers offering doctors offices, lab and imaging services conveniently located in Bath, Bethlehem Township, Hamburg, Hellertown, Kutztown, Saucon Valley, Trexlertown and Upper Bucks (in partnership with Grand View Hospital)
Primary care and specialty physicians, a total of 1,100 including 400 who are employed by the health network
Pharmacy services at all three of our hospital campuses
Imaging services to obtain accurate diagnoses with the latest high-tech diagnostic equipment
Home health and hospice services
Careworks retail health clinics (in partnership with Geisinger Health System) in Allentown, Pa. and Schnecksville, Pa.
Community clinics, including 40 primary and specialty clinics to care for people who are uninsured or underinsured
Health Network Laboratories, providing medical laboratory tests from the most critical medical applications to simple drug screenings for employment purposes
Valley Preferred, linking employers and individuals with quality health coverage
Our tagline, A Passion for Better Medicine, tells our story – a health network that encourages those who strive to improve, celebrates success but quickly anticipates the next goal, and believes in the power of teamwork to make a difference for you.
Our logo confirms our core beliefs. The logo’s three elements stand for patient care, research and education. The elements overlap to reflect teamwork and connectedness. They branch out beyond the circle, signifying our reach into the community. They are constantly moving, conveying our energy, drive and commitment to passion.
Our mission is to heal, comfort and care for the people of our community by providing advanced and compassionate health care of superior quality and value, supported by education and clinical research.
Our values are the principles that guide us while we care for you.
We dedicate ourselves to service.
We respect each individual’s dignity and right to privacy.
We demonstrate ethical behavior in our attitudes, actions and words.
We commit ourselves to teamwork, collaboration and honest, open communication.
We value the contribution of physicians, nurses and staff in the pursuit of clinical excellence.
Empathy and compassion guide us in creating an environment of understanding and concern for all.
Why did we create a new logo and tagline? Why do we strive to fulfill our mission? For you. Now, when you see our name and logo on a building, physician’s lab coat or advertisement, you’ll know what it stands for – a large group of skilled and experienced people, working together to offer a wide range of health care services, driven to create a healthier community for you with a passion for better medicine.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
** We're One of the '100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare' **
Becker's Hospital Review names us to list
Lehigh Valley Health Network is one of the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare" according to a list compiled by Becker's Hospital Review. Our health network ranks in company with organizations such as Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic.
* LeapFrog Top Hospital**
One of the most important decisions you make is choosing a hospital for you and your family. The Leapfrog Group helps you make an informed decision. Leapfrog collects information from hospitals across the United States to find the ones that are taking "big leaps" in health care quality, safety and customer value. You can use Leapfrog's information to compare hospitals and find the one that will provide the best care for you.
Leapfrog gives Lehigh Valley Health Network the highest possible rating in many important quality and safety practices because we fully implemented:
The use of computers to order medications, tests and procedures
The staffing of intensive care units with physicians, nurses and caregivers who have special education in critical care
At least 27 procedures to prevent medical mistakes
Here are treatments in which we either fully implemented or have made good progress in implementing Leapfrog's recommended quality and safety leap:
Angioplasty
Heart Bypass Surgery
Valve Surgery
Weight Loss Surgery
Benefits
** Free health insurance - We offer it to full-time employees. Part-time employees who qualify can purchase coverage. This kind of comprehensive health coverage is rare nationwide.
** Culture of Wellness benefit - Eligible employees and their dependents receive $700 to use as they see fit for exercise and fitness programs, weight-loss programs, massage therapy and more.