Lehigh Valley Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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 RESEARCH.
- Income
- $4.3 billion
- Spending
- $3.7 billion
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 93%
- Employees
- 14,660
- Volunteers
- 939
- Highest pay
- $5.8 million, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 43% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 32% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 18 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $3.6 billion spent. LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL (LVH), PART OF JEFFERSON HEALTH, IS COMPRISED OF EIGHT HOSPITAL CAMPUSES, INCLUDING LVH - CEDAR CREST, LVH - MUHLENBERG, LVH - 17TH STREET, LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK (LVHN) - TILGHMAN, LVH - HECKTOWN OAKS, LVH - CARBON, LVHN - HIGHLAND AND LVHN - 1503 N. CEDAR CREST. LVH OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF PROGRAMS IN HEALTH CARE PROMOTION, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION TO THE COMMUNITY. EXTENSIVE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND ARE PART OF LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK (LVHN). THEY WERE ESTABLISHED TO MEET THE MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND BEYOND. IN FY25, LVHN CONTINUED TO INTEGRATE AND ALIGN WITH JEFFERSON HEALTH.LVH SERVES AS A REFERRAL CENTER FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION RESIDENTS OF SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING KEY AREAS:LEHIGH VALLEY TOPPER CANCER INSTITUTE - WHEN JEFFERSON HEALTH AND LVHN COMBINED LAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION BECAME ONE OF THE TOP FIFTEEN NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE U.S., WITH THIRTY-TWO HOSPITALS AND MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED SITES OF CARE. THE COMBINATION, WHICH BROUGHT LEHIGH VALLEY TOPPER CANCER INSTITUTE INTO THE FOLD, EXPANDED JEFFERSON HEALTHS'S TOP-TIER CANCER CARE PROGRAM BEYOND PHILADELPHIA INTO NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. NOW IT PROVIDES MORE PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO AN EVOLVING SET OF TREATMENTS AND A BROADER NETWORK OF SPECIALISTS AND CANCER RESOURCES.SOME OF THE RESOURCES BROUGHT SPECIFICALLY BY THE CANCER INSTITUTE INCLUDE THE LEHIGH VALLEY REGION'S FIRST STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM; CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T-CELL THERAPY (CAR-T), WHICH FIGHTS CANCER WITH THE PATIENT'S OWN REENGINEERED CELLS; HISTOTRIPSY TREATMENT, A NONINVASIVE THERAPY THAT USES FOCUSED SOUND WAVES TO DESTROY LIVER TUMORS; THE HEPATIC ARTERY INFUSION PUMP, A DEVICE THAT DELIVERS CHEMOTHERAPY DIRECTLY INTO THE HEPATIC ARTERY, WHICH SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE LIVER; AND AI-DRIVEN RADIATION THERAPY, WHICH OFFERS SUPERIOR IMAGING TO BETTER TARGET TREATMENT.IN ADDITION, THE CANCER INSTITUTE IS HOME BASE FOR CLINICAL TRIALS STUDYING VACCINES FOR BOTH MELANOMA AND PANCREATIC CANCER.IN MAY 2024, THE CANCER INSTITUTE WAS RECOGNIZED AND ACCREDITED AS AN INTEGRATED NETWORK CANCER PROGRAM WITH THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER. THE CANCER INSTITUTE WAS COMMENDED FOR BEING "A ROLE MODEL FOR INTEGRATED NETWORK CANCER PROGRAMS." THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE EXCELLENT COLLABORATION AND EXPERTISE OF ALL PHYSICIANS AND COLLEAGUES TO BRING TOGETHER THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES OF THE HEALTH NETWORK TO PROVIDE STANDARDIZED, UNIFORM, COORDINATED AND CONSISTENT CANCER CARE TO OUR PATIENTS FROM ALL LOCATIONS. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024, THE CANCER INSTITUTE ESTIMATED 7,000 NEW ANALYTIC CANCER CASES. INPATIENT ONCOLOGY ADMISSIONS WERE 3,872 IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, AND OUTPATIENT VOLUMES INCLUDED 30,079 TREATMENT VISITS FOR RADIATION PROCEDURES AND 56,909 TREATMENT VISITS FOR INFUSION VISITS. LEHIGH VALLEY HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE - LEHIGH VALLEY HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE ENDED FY25 WITH ANOTHER YEAR OF GROWTH AND ADVANCEMENTS IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARE. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT OUR DEDICATION TO CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, AND COMMITMENT TO ELEVATING CARDIOVASCULAR CARE LOCALLY FOR THE PATIENTS WE SERVE.PROGRAMMATIC MILESTONES AND NEW INITIATIVES - THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE WAS PART OF SEVERAL GROUNDBREAKING PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMMATIC MILESTONES THIS YEAR. LVHN WAS THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO USE A RADIAL BALLOON DILATION CATHETER AND THE FIRST IN THE U.S. TO UTILIZE NEW 3D STENT TECHNOLOGY. WE ALSO PERFORMED OUR FIRST RENAL DENERVATION CASE, PROVIDING ANOTHER TREATMENT OPTION FOR PATIENTS WITH DRUG-RESISTANT UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION.ADDITIONALLY, OUR SUBSPECIALITY PROGRAMS LED BY OUR SURGICAL COLLEAGUES CONTINUE TO ADVANCE. OUR LIMB PRESERVATION PROGRAM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP TO COMBAT THE DISPARITIES OF LOWER-EXTREMITY AMPUTATION IN OUR REGION, AND OUR AORTIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BUILT UPON CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND SKILL WITHIN OUR VASCULAR AND CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY DIVISIONS. EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE - OUR EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES CONTINUED TO GROW WITH THE ONBOARDING OF NEW FELLOWS AND THE GRADUATION OF SKILLED CARDIOLOGY PROFESSIONALS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SECURED PRESTIGIOUS PLACEMENTS AT INSTITUTIONS OR CONTINUED FOR ADDITIONAL FELLOWSHIPS. THE VASCULAR SURGERY INTEGRATED RESIDENCY, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) IN JANUARY 2024, CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE WITH THE HELP OF ESTEEMED FACULTY AND GROWTH WITHIN OUR VASCULAR SURGERY DIVISION. WITH A COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING CARDIOVASCULAR CARE, THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE PRIDES ITSELF ON SERVING AS A SOURCE TO EDUCATE THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ABOUT THE LATEST ADVANCES AND CHANGES IN CLINICAL GUIDELINES. TO AID IN THIS, WE REGULARLY HOST CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEAGUES AND EXTERNAL LEARNERS. IN FY25, WE HOSTED SEVEN CONTINUING EDUCATION EVENTS, WITH A TOTAL OF 446 LEARNERS HEARING FROM OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS. ADDITIONALLY, RESEARCH REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR MISSION. THIS IS HIGHLIGHTED BY IMPACTFUL PUBLICATIONS IN RESPECTED JOURNALS, AS WELL AS OUR INVOLVEMENT IN ESTEEMED CLINICAL TRIALS RESERVED FOR REPUTABLE INSTITUTIONS. EXPANDING ACCESS AND ENHANCING PATIENT EXPERIENCE - WE HAVE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE ACCESS AT MULTIPLE SITES WITH THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION AT OUR NEWER LOCATIONS AT LVH - MACUNGIE AND LVH - GILBERTSVILLE. THESE LOCATIONS HAVE PROVEN TO BE CONVENIENT FOR PATIENTS IN THOSE MARKETS AND HAVE ALLOWED FOR ADDITIONAL ACCESS AT OUR LVH CARDIOLOGY - 1250 CEDAR CREST LOCATION. OUR CARDIAC DIAGNOSTIC INITIATIVES CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON PATIENT CONVENIENCE, WHILE ALSO GIVING OUR CLINICIANS THE MOST ADVANCED AND ACCURATE TOOLS TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT STRATEGY. SOME HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE LOCA
- LEHIGH VALLEY FLEMING NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE - LEHIGH VALLEY FLEMING NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE PERPETUATED ITS LEGACY IN FY25 AS A WORLD-CLASS TEAM PROVIDING EXTRAORDINARY CARE FOR BRAIN, SPINE, NEUROLOGICAL AND NEUROSURGICAL DISORDERS. AS A DEDICATED HUB OF COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH, WE CONTINUED OUR EVOLUTION AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR CARE FOR THE REGION. WE PRIORITIZED COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS, STRESSED ONGOING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND MADE DECISIONS BASED ON THE LATEST RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE FOR EVERY PATIENT. ADDITIONALLY, OUR TEAMS POSITIONED THEMSELVES FOR RAPID RESPONSE TO A CHANGING NETWORK STRUCTURE AND INTEGRATION WITH JEFFERSON HEALTH (VICKIE & JACK FARBER INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE) AND OPTIMIZATION INITIATIVES FOR IMPROVED ACCESS AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE.TO EXPAND AND CONTINUE TO SERVE AS MANY PATIENTS AS POSSIBLE, THE NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE WELCOMED ADDITIONAL SPECIALISTS IN THE LATTER PART OF 2025 INCLUDING A NEW FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGEON, A SKULL BASE NEUROSURGEON AND OUR FIRST DUALLY TRAINED OPEN AND ENDOVASCULAR NEUROSURGEON. THE NEUROSURGICAL TEAMS CONDUCTED 26,656 TOTAL VISITS, 3,221 NEW PATIENT VISITS AND 1,561 OR CASES. SEVERAL NEW CLINICIANS WERE ADDED TO OUR NEUROLOGY TEAM, CONTRIBUTING TO A BANNER YEAR WITH SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH ACROSS THE BOARD IN NEW, TOTAL, AND PROCEDURAL VISITS. THE TEAM CONDUCTED 9,516 NEW PATIENT VISITS, A 15.23% INCREASE OVER PRIOR YEAR, 70,816 TOTAL VISITS, AN 11.16% INCREASE OVER PRIOR YEAR AND 22,781 PROCEDURAL VISITS, A 10.68% OVER PRIOR YEAR. WE ALSO WELCOMED OUR FOURTH NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, WHICH HAS EXPANDED PATIENT CARE ACCESS FOR THE SPECIALTY RESULTING IN IMPRESSIVE GROWTH FOR THE PRACTICE, HIGHLIGHTED WITH A MORE THAN 47% INCREASE IN TOTAL VISITS DURING FY25. OUR NEUROLOGY TEAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICS, INCLUDING THE NEUROLOGY AND PREGNANCY CLINIC (WITH MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE, MFM), A UNIQUE OFFERING NOT FOUND ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION, THE NEUROCARDIOLOGY CLINIC (WITH CARDIOLOGY) AND THE ALS CLINIC THAT NOW INCLUDES PULMONOLOGY, PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH ROBUST AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE. OUR NEUROMUSCULAR TEAM AT LVH - CEDAR CREST ACHIEVED DESIGNATION AS A MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION CARE AFFILIATE. THIS DESIGNATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE EXPERTISE, SKILLS, AND PATIENT-CENTEREDNESS THE TEAM BRINGS IN CARING FOR PEOPLE EVERY DAY. IN THE CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT OF OUR FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY CAPABILITIES, THE NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE OBTAINED CAPITAL FUNDING TO ACQUIRE AND INSTALL MR-GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (MRGFUS) FOR THE TREATMENT OF ESSENTIAL TREMOR AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT BECAME AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER 2024 AND IS THE FIRST AND ONLY IN OUR REGION WITH FEWER THAN SEVENTY-FIVE UNITS AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTRY. FY25 ALLOWED FOR EXPANSION OF THIS REVOLUTIONARY PROGRAM THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGICAL TEAM. THIS HAS ALLOWED COORDINATION OF PATIENT TREATMENT FOR MRGFUS AT LVHN FOR PATIENTS FROM BOTH LVHN AND JEFFERSON HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO OUR PROGRAM ADVANCEMENTS AND EXPANSIONS, THE NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE WAS AWARDED SEVERAL NATIONAL ACCOLADES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. LVH - HECKTOWN OAKS MET ALL EVIDENCE OF STANDARDS COMPLIANCE BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND WAS AWARDED ITS FIRST PRIMARY STROKE CENTER DESIGNATION IN THE HOSPITAL'S HISTORY. ADDITIONALLY, LVH - CEDAR CREST, LVH - MUHLENBERG AND LVH - POCONO WELCOMED THE JOINT COMMISSION FOR SUCCESSFUL STROKE SURVEY VISITS, EACH RECEIVING RECERTIFICATIONS. COUPLED WITH THAT AND BASED ON QUALITY AND REGULATION STANDARDS BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, LVHN HOSPITALS RECEIVED SEVERAL AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION "GET WITH THE GUIDELINES" AWARDS. LVH - CEDAR CREST AND LVH - MUHLENBERG WERE AWARDED THE STROKE GOLD PLUS AND STROKE ELITE HONOR ROLL AWARDS, AS WELL AS BEING NAMED HEALTHGRADES 2025 STROKE CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS. LVH - CEDAR CREST ALSO RECEIVED THE ADVANCED THERAPY HONOR ROLL AWARD. LVH - HAZLETON, LVH - POCONO AND LVH - SCHUYLKILL WERE RECOGNIZED WITH STROKE GOLD PLUS AND STROKE ELITE HONOR ROLL AWARDS AS WELL, WITH LVH - SCHUYLKILL ALSO RECEIVING THE RURAL STROKE BRONZE AWARD, A FIRST FOR LVHN. LVH - HECKTOWN OAKS EARNED THE STROKE GOLD PLUS AWARD IN ADDITION TO ITS NEW DESIGNATION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. LVH - CEDAR CREST WAS ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZED AS A "HIGH-PERFORMING" SITE IN NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT WITH AN OVERALL SCORE OF 57.5 AND A TOTAL RANKING OF 85TH, WHICH WAS A FOUR-SPOT IMPROVEMENT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. LVH - CEDAR CREST WAS ALSO NAMED AMONG THE TOP ONE HUNDRED GREAT NEURO AND SPINE PROGRAMS FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW BY BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW. THESE NOTABLE PROGRAMS ARE RENOWNED FOR THEIR EXCELLENT OUTCOMES, SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, AND LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH IN ADDITION TO FEATURING LEADERS AND TOP SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD. FINALLY, LVHN HAS RETAINED OUR STATUS AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF DISTINCTION BY THE NORTH AMERICAN SKULL BASE SOCIETY, ONE OF ONLY 58 CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY TO HOLD THIS RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTING OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF THE FULL RANGE OF SKULL BASE PATHOLOGY. ACHIEVEMENT OF THIS DISTINCTION IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PARTNERSHIP AMONG THREE LVHN INSTITUTES - LEHIGH VALLEY TOPPER CANCER INSTITUTE, LEHIGH VALLEY FLEMING NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE AND LEHIGH VALLEY INSTITUTE FOR SURGICAL EXCELLENCE.LEHIGH VALLEY ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE - LEHIGH VALLEY ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE CONTINUES TO DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE ORTHOPEDIC CARE ACROSS EIGHT MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRACTICES IN THE REGION. IN FY25, OUR TEAM PERFORMED MORE THAN 22,000 PROCEDURES, INCLUDING JOINT REPLACEMENTS, FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY, PEDIATRIC AND GENERAL ORTHOPEDICS, TRAUMA CARE, HAND SURGERY, AND PAIN MANAGEMENT. WE MAINTAIN 24/7 ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA COVERAGE AT LVH - CEDAR CREST, LVH - MUHLENBERG AND LVH - HECKTOWN OAKS, ENSURING TIMELY
- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES - LVHN OPERATES INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. THE COMBINED PROGRAMS OF LVHN AND JEFFERSON HEALTH NOW TOTAL 145 BEDS AND SERVE LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, CARBON, MONROE, SCHUYLKILL, LUZERNE, LACKAWANNA, AND BERKS COUNTIES. CLINICAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE PSYCHIATRIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, NURSING, DUAL DIAGNOSIS, PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION, SOCIAL WORK, AND DISCHARGE PLANNING SERVICES. JEFFERSON HEALTH AND LVHN ALSO PROVIDE AMBULATORY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING: PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION SERVICES IN 13 HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; THREE PARTIAL HOSPITAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS; SEVERAL LARGE OUTPATIENT GROUP PRACTICES PROVIDING MULTIDISCIPLINARY SHORT-TERM TREATMENT TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS; ONE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC FOR SERIOUSLY AND PERSISTENTLY MENTALLY ILL ADULTS; PSYCHIATRIC HOME CARE; AND TWO RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SITES, SUPPORTING AND EDUCATING ADULTS IN INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS. THE RESIDENTIAL SITES AND THE MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC ARE FUNDED IN PART UNDER A CONTRACT WITH LEHIGH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES THROUGH FUNDS PROVIDED BY COUNTY OF LEHIGH AND THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE.CONSULTATION AND LIAISON PSYCHIATRY, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND SERVICE OFFERINGS TO SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES ROUND OUT OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE REGION. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDE CLINICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICIANS AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH CARE STUDENTS. A PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENCY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019 AND HAS EXPANDED TO TWENTY-FOUR RESIDENTS IN FY25. A CHILD AND ADOLESCENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021 AND HAS GRADUATED TWO FELLOWS PER YEAR SINCE ITS INCEPTION.TRAUMA AND BURN SERVICES - DURING FY25, LVHN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MULTIPLE TRAUMA CENTER VERIFICATIONS AND REACCREDITATIONS, UNDERSCORING OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE SERVICES ACROSS THE REGION.DURING FY25, THE TRAUMA PROGRAMS PRESENTED FOUR POSTERS AND ONE PODIUM AT THE PENNSYLVANIA TRAUMA SYSTEMS FOUNDATION CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER. IN NOVEMBER 2024, AT THE NATIONAL TRAUMA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN DENVER, COLO., ELEVEN OF THE FOURTEEN POSTERS FROM PENNSYLVANIA WERE FROM LVHN TRAUMA PROGRAMS. LVH - CEDAR CREST IS PREPARING FOR THE TRAUMA ACCREDITATION SURVEY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 1, 2026. AFTER THE SURGERY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED THE GERIATRIC SURGICAL VERIFICATION, LVH - CEDAR CREST WORKED ON SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO REDUCE DELIRIUM IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS DURING THEIR HOSPITAL STAY AND WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY REDUCE THIS BY 9.4% DURING FY25.LVH - MUHLENBERG WILL ENTER ITS REACCREDITATION CYCLE IN JANUARY 2026 AND SIT FOR THE REACCREDITATION SURVEY IN SPRING OF 2027. THE TRAUMA PREVENTION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM AT LVH - MUHLENBERG CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS AND HAD TWO PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL EVENTS IN FY25 - TRAUMA SURVIVOR DAY AND REGROUP AND RIDE, WHICH WERE SUPPORTED BY TWO GRANTS. LVH - HAZLETON AND LVH - HECKTOWN OAKS HAD SUCCESSFUL LEVEL IV REACCREDITATION SITE VISITS IN FALL 2025. LVH - SCHUYLKILL IS PREPARING FOR ITS MID-CYCLE TRAUMA REVIEW IN SUMMER 2026.THE LVHN TRAUMA PROGRAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY, RECEIVED ITS FOURTH $1 MILLION VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT FROM THE PA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY TO EXPAND ITS CURE VIOLENCE PILOT PROJECT TO SIX ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES LVHN SERVES. THIS TEAM HOSTED A CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2024 FOCUSED ON YOUTH AND GUN SAFETY. TOGETHER, THE COLLABORATION HAS RESULTED IN A 75% REDUCTION IN YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE IN ALLENTOWN. THESE GRANTS WILL HELP SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND ALL THE MAGNIFICENT WORK THEY DO IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH FEBRUARY 2028. DURING FY25, THE BURN CENTER AT LVH - CEDAR CREST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ITS SECOND BURN FELLOWSHIP AND WAS ABLE TO INCREASE ITS TELEBURN REFERRAL BY 15% OVER THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. THE OUTREACH EFFORTS REMAIN STRONG WITH THE ADDITION OF THE TELEBURN OUTREACH LIAISON, AND WE WERE ABLE TO INSTALL OR REINSTALL TELEBURN SERVICES AT 24 HOSPITALS AND URGENT CARE CENTERS. PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORES REMAIN HIGH WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF RECOMMENDING THE HOSPITAL IN THE LOW NINETIES FOR ALL BURN FACILITIES. WOMEN'S SERVICES - LVH OFFERS WIDE-RANGING WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR WOMEN IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. OBSTETRICS - DELIVERIES AT LVH - CEDAR CREST TOTALED 2,927 DURING FY25. IN THE SAME PERIOD, DELIVERIES AT LVH - MUHLENBERG TOTALED 1,439. AT LVH - CEDAR CREST TEAM-BASED OBSTETRICAL CARE IS PROVIDED BY COVERAGE WITH CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES, OBSTETRIC HOSPITALISTS, AND GENERAL OBSTETRICIANS, WITH MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS AVAILABLE FOR HIGH-RISK CONSULTATION. PAIRED WITH OUR LEVEL IV NICU AND OTHER SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDING CRITICAL CARE, THIS CAMPUS SERVES AS A TERTIARY CARE REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL FOR HIGH-RISK MATERNITY AND NEWBORN CARE BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OUR HEALTH NETWORK. THE CARE AT LVH - MUHLENBERG IS OFFERED BY GENERAL OB-GYN PHYSICIANS WITH MIDWIFERY SUPPORT AND IS SUPPORTED BY LEVEL II NICU.BIRTHS AT LVH - CEDAR CREST AND LVH - MUHLENBERG ARE PRIMARILY PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED PRENATAL CARE AT OUR MANY LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP (LVPG) OB-GYN PRACTICES. PRENATAL CARE MAY BE RECEIVED THROUGH SEVERAL PLATFORMS INCLUDING THE TRADITIONAL MODEL, VIRTUAL PRENATAL CARE PROGRAM, MIDWIFERY CARE, CENTERING PREGNANCY (LICENSED GROUP PRENATAL CARE), AND A HIGH-RISK PROGRAM. SOME LVHN BIRTHING PATIENTS RECEIVE PRENATAL CARE AT THE CENTER FOR WOMEN'S MEDICINE (CWM), PART OF VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS, LOCATED IN ALLENTOWN. TO SUPPLEMENT THE PRENATAL CARE, ULTRASOUND SERVICES IN THE OFFICE ARE ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE. LVPG OB-GYN OFFICE PRACTICES ALSO OFFER ON-SITE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY FOUR
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1972.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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