Lehigh Valley Health Network Emergency Medical Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (LVHN EMS) MISSION IS TO BE THE AUTHORITY FOR ALL EMS ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE NETWORK OVERSEEING A DIVISION WHICH PROVIDES SUPERIOR-COLLABORATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND COST-EFFECTIVE EDUCATION AND CARE TO MEET THE MEDICAL TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE ALL THE WHILE PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT AND PROVIDER EXPERIENCE.
- Income
- $14.9 million
- Spending
- $14.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- -1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 92%
- Employees
- 150
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $4.1 million, former director
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
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 83% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 52% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 251 of 6 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 (1)
- $14.4 million spent. LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK EMS CONTINUES TO HAVE TWO PRE-HOSPITAL BRANCHES, WEST END OPERATIONS (FORMERLY WEST END COMMUNITY AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION) WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE PRIMARY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCY IN THE FOLLOWING TOWNSHIPS: CHESTNUTHILL, POLK, ELDRED, AND TUNKHANNOCK, WITH A TOTAL OF OVER 35,000 RESIDENTS ANNUALLY AND INCREASES TO OVER 75,000 DURING PEAK VACATION PERIODS IN THE SUMMER AND WITH MAJOR EVENTS IN MONROE COUNTY. OUR WEST END OPERATIONS PROVIDE SERVICES TO HAMILTON, AND ROSS TOWNSHIPS, WITH A TOTAL OF 15,023 RESIDENTS. WEST END COVERS 154 SQUARE MILES ON A PRIMARY AND FIRST DUE BASIS. WEST END CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MUTUAL AID SERVICES TO STROUD TOWNSHIP, STROUDSBURG BOROUGH, EAST STROUDSBURG BOROUGH AND AT TIMES MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, LEHMAN, AND PIKE COUNTY. THE WEST END CALL VOLUME FOR FY25 WAS 4,951 CALLS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND PATIENT MOVEMENT. THE OTHER PRE-HOSPITAL LOCATION IS THE HAZLETON OPERATIONS WHICH IS THE PRIMARY AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF HAZLETON, HAZLE TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF WEST HAZLETON IN LUZERNE COUNTY, BEAVER MEADOWS, AND THE BOROUGH OF WEATHERLY IN CARBON COUNTY AND SHEPPTON-ONIEDA AND EAST UNION TOWNSHIP IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. OUR HAZLETON OPERATIONS ARE ALSO THE PRIMARY ALS PROVIDER FOR MCADOO, RUSH TWP, RYAN TWP, IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, AND BANKS TOWNSHIP IN CARBON COUNTY.THE HAZLETON OPERATIONS SERVES LOWER LUZERNE COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES ENCOMPASSING A 100-MILE RADIUS OF COVERAGE AREA AS PRIMARY AND FIRST DUE BASIS FOR OVER 100,000 RESIDENTS ANNUALLY. IN FY25, HAZLETON OPERATIONS RESPONDED TO OVER 9,000 CALLS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND PATIENT MOVEMENT.OUR MEDEVAC CRITICAL CARE GROUND TRANSPORT SERVICE HANDLES ALL CRITICAL CARE PATIENT MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK AND TO OUTSIDE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AS REQUESTED. IN ADDITION TO THE 24/7 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LVHN EMS PROVIDES THROUGH OUR PRE-HOSPITAL LOCATIONS, LVHN EMS ALSO SUPPORTS OUR AREA EMS PARTNERS AND ALL LVH CAMPUSES WITH TRANSPORTS OF BOTH CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE, AND DISCHARGED HOME PATIENTS WITH ALL AREAS OF THE EMS BUSINESS. THE MEDEVAC CRITICAL CARE GROUND VOLUME FOR FY25 WAS 2,000 TRANSPORTS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND PATIENT MOVEMENT FOR HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE. LVHN EMS WEST END OPERATIONS HAS SERVED AS THE PRIMARY EVENT MEDICAL TEAM FOR THE WEST END FAIR FOR OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. IN 2024, AN ESTIMATED 100,000 PLUS PEOPLE AGAIN ATTENDED THE 103RD ANNUAL WEST END FAIR. LVHN EMS WEST END OPERATIONS EMPLOYS 26 FULL-TIME ADVANCED AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDERS AND 16 PER DIEM PROVIDERS; HAZLETON OPERATIONS EMPLOYS 39 FULL-TIME AND 9 PER DIEM ADVANCED AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDERS, 4 FULL-TIME DISPATCHERS, 1 PER DIEM DISPATCHER AND 1 FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR; THE MEDEVAC CRITICAL CARE GROUND SERVICE EMPLOYS 29 FULL AND PART TIME ALS LEVEL PERSONNEL. OUR PRE-HOSPITAL FLEET IS COMPRISED OF 19 AMBULANCES AND FOUR EMS SQUADS THAT ARE UTILIZED AT OUR FOUR STATIONS. OUR EMS LICENSURE OF OUR ENTIRE BUSINESS IS CURRENT THROUGH 12/31/2025. IN THE PAST YEAR OUR PRE-HOSPITAL SERVICE ADDED 6 NEW AMBULANCES THAT IMPROVED OUR FLEET DEPENDABILITY AND SAFETY FOR CREWS AND PATIENTS. THE PURPOSE OF A VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PLAN IS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE LATEST AND BEST EQUIPMENT TO KEEP OUR CREWS AND PATIENTS SAFE WHEN RESPONDING AND TRANSPORTING TO HOSPITAL. WITH THESE ADDITIONS OUR WEST END OPERATIONS HAVE GROWN TO 8 AMBULANCES AND 2 SQUADS; HAZLETON OPERATIONS HAVE GROWN TO 11 AMBULANCES AND 2 SQUADS. THIS GROWTH ALLOWS IMPROVED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLES AS WELL AS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. WE STANDARDIZED OUR PRE-HOSPITAL GEAR TO ALIGN ACROSS ALL AREAS WITH NEW PAX GEAR BAGS. THIS HAS ENSURED THAT ANY AMBULANCE CAN BE USED IN ANY LOCATION WITH ANY STAFF AND ALL EQUIPMENT IS IDENTICAL. WITH THE HELP OF GRANT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH FUNDING THROUGH OUR NETWORK, THE PRE-HOSPITAL SERVICES WERE ABLE TO ADD A CAN AM UTV AND TRAILER EQUIPPED TO RESPOND AND TRANSPORT PATIENTS IN OFF-ROAD CONDITIONS AND FOR USE AT SPECIAL EVENTS IN FY25. ALSO, EACH PRE-HOSPITAL LOCATION WAS ABLE TO ACQUIRE AN ENCLOSED TRAILER WITH IDENTICAL SPECIAL OPERATIONS EQUIPMENT TO BE USED ON LARGE SCALE INCIDENTS TO SUPPORT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE, THESE UNITS ARE ALSO DEPLOYED FOR LARGE EVENTS SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITIES AS WELL. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUE TO OFFER OUR PRIMARY TOWNSHIPS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: -- PROVIDE CPR AND FIRST AID TRAINING FOR ALL OUR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR STAFF.-- PROVIDE RE-CERTIFICATION TO CURRENT CPR HOLDERS.-- PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FIRST AID AND BLEEDING CONTROL COURSE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES ROAD CREWS AND STAFF.-- PARTNERED WITH THE EASTERN PA EMS COUNCIL IN HANDS ONLY CPR AND STOP THE BLEED TRAINING PROGRAMS AT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MONROE, CARBON, SCHUYLKILL, NORTHAMPTON, LEHIGH, AND LUZERNE COUNTIES. -- PROVIDE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND CHANGE THE SMOKE ALARM BATTERIES AND PROVIDE SERVICE AND REPLACEMENT PADS FOR AED'S.-- LVHN EMS WEST END OPERATIONS PROVIDES ALS/BLS STANDBY SERVICES FOR THE PLEASANT VALLEY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FOOTBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING 5K'S, AND SMALL FAIRS WITHIN THE WEST END COVERAGE AREA. -- LVHN EMS HAZLETON OPERATIONS PROVIDES ALS/BLS STANDBY SERVICES FOR THE HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ATHLETIC EVENTS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND EDUCATION TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS REQUESTED. -- THIS PAST YEAR WE AGAIN PROVIDED ALS/BLS SERVICES FOR POCONO RACEWAY FOR THE NASCAR EVENTS AND ELEMENTS EVENTS. IN THE CITY OF HAZLETON, THESE SAME SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR MULTIPLE SUMMER CONCERT AND FIREWORKS EVENTS ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1991.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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