New facility will be followed by Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie this spring

Lehigh Valley, Pa. (Dec. 12, 2023) – The first part of Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)’s newest medical campus – the Health Center at Macungie – opened for business Tuesday (Dec. 12).

The three-story medical office building features HNL Lab Medicine, Children’s ExpressCARE, Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) practices in family medicine, orthopedics and cardiology, as well as outpatient adult rehabilitation and cardiac and vascular diagnostic testing. The HNL site will feature a pediatric-certified phlebotomist and kid-friendly draw rooms.

The Macungie campus is located at the former Weis Market site at 3369 Route 100.

Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Macungie, under construction on the same campus, is slated to open in 2024.

It is the first of several neighborhood hospitals LVHN is seeking to build in the region. LVH–Macungie will feature a full-service ER, an inpatient medical unit and ambulatory diagnostic services.

LVH–Macungie fills a need by creating a medical campus and health care services not currently available in the region.

LVH–Macungie will be a licensed and accredited acute care hospital, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Other in-house hospital services will include lab, imaging and pharmacy. Imaging services, including X-ray, ultrasound, CT scan and MRI, also will be offered on an outpatient basis.

“The new LVH–Macungie neighborhood hospital campus, including the health center and neighborhood hospital, will give those living and working in the Macungie area more convenient, accessible, leading-edge health care,” said John Pierro, executive vice president and chief operating officer, LVHN. “We’re proud to be able to deliver more to the communities we serve.”

A second LVHN neighborhood hospital and health center are under construction in Gilbertsville, Montgomery County. LVH–Gilbertsville and the Health Center at Gilbertsville are projected to open later in 2024.

For more about the LVH–Macungie campus, visit LVHN.org/macungie

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) includes 13 hospital campuses, four in Allentown, two in Bethlehem, one in Easton, one in East Stroudsburg, one in Hazleton, two in Pottsville, one in Dickson City, and one in Lehighton, Pa.; 28 health centers; numerous primary and specialty care physician practices; 20 ExpressCARE locations including the area’s only Children’s ExpressCARE; pharmacy, imaging, home health, rehabilitation and lab services; and preferred provider services through Valley Preferred. Specialty care includes: trauma care for adults and children, burn care at the Regional Burn Center; kidney and pancreas transplants; perinatal/neonatal, cardiac, cancer, orthopedics, neurology, complex neurosurgery capabilities including national certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and robotic surgery in 10 specialties. Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute, Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute, Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence, Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute and Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute physicians provide the most advanced treatments. Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute is a member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance (MSK Cancer Alliance), an initiative that helps community providers improve the quality of cancer care and offers access to MSK clinical trials. Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, the community’s first and most trusted children’s hospital, provides access to the most pediatric specialties in the region and general pediatrics. Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH) is ranked 27th in the country for orthopedic care and among the top 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report. LVH is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the top hospital in the Allentown metro area for the 10th year in a row. Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest, LVH–17th Street and LVH–Muhlenberg are the region’s only Magnet® hospitals for nursing excellence. Additional information is available by visiting LVHN.org or following us on Facebook , LinkedIn and Instagram.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Brian Downs
Public Information Officer
Marketing and Public Affairs
Lehigh Valley Health Network
LVHN.org

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