Lehigh Valley Hospital Named One of Nation's Best
For the 17th year in a row, Lehigh Valley Hospital system is named one of the top hospitals in the United States.
For the 17th consecutive year, Lehigh Valley Hospital is ranked as one of the nation's leading hospitals in the areas of gastroenterology (#29), orthopedics (#40) and pulmonology (#50). Only 150 out of the nation's roughly 5,000 hospitals were ranked nationally in 16 specialty areas. According to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg are ranked as top-performers regionally in several categories, including cancer care, cardiology and heart surgery; ear, nose and throat; geriatrics; gynecology; nephrology, and urology. In a press release, Dr. Ronald Swinfard, Lehigh Valley Health Network’s president and CEO, said, “Recognitions like this speak volumes about the hard work and …
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Sheila DuPree
12:21 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
My story is not as positive as yours. After too many visits to the ER for a family member that ultimately lead to admission and followed by a week of hearing the doctors say....we don't know if he aspirated, but we will treat him as such even though his white count is good and lungs are good. We just don't know! Had enough of the constant indecisions of this idiot doctors, and took him to Sacred … more ›