Lehigh Valley Physician Group
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MEDICAL GROUP CONSISTING OF CLINICIANS EMPLOYED BY LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK. THIS MEDICAL GROUP WILL FULFILL THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF PROMOTING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION, INJURY PREVENTION, AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC IN THE LEHIGH REGION.
- Income
- $1.1 billion
- Spending
- $1.4 billion
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- -0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 5,549
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $2.1 million, physician
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: 30 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 100% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 20% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% 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 14% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 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 (4)
- $1.3 billion spent. LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP (LVPG) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1993 AS AN AFFILIATE OF LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK (LVHN) PART OF JEFFERSON HEALTH. AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH SUPPORTS LVHN, LVPG HAS DEVELOPED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES IN THE CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS OF FAMILY MEDICINE, MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTIES, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, PSYCHIATRY, SURGERY AND SURGICAL SUBSPECIALTIES, AND EMERGENCY AND HOSPITAL MEDICINE. WITH A CURRENT SIZE OF ABOUT 1,500 PHYSICIANS AND OVER 1,000 ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS, THE MEDICAL GROUP OPERATES AS A SINGLE ENTITY WITH SERVICES PROVIDED AT OVER 350 LOCATIONS. IMPORTANTLY, LVPG PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY, CARING FOR OVER 50% OF THE POPULATION. LAST FISCAL YEAR, LVPG PROVIDED 3,568,811 VISITS TO OUR PATIENTS.THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES THE MEDICAL SPECIALTIES OFFERED ACROSS LVPG: ADDICTION MEDICINE, ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, ADVANCED SPINE, CONCUSSION, HEAD TRAUMA, BARIATRIC MEDICINE, BARIATRIC SURGERY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, BURN SURGERY AND WOUND CARE, GENERAL CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, EAR / NOSE / THROAT MEDICINE, CONCUSSION CARE, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ENDOCRINOLOGY/METABOLISM/DIABETES, EXECUTIVE MEDICINE, EXPRESS CARE/WALK IN, FAMILY MEDICINE, GENERAL AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE (AMBULATORY & HOSPITALISTS), GERIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE, NEONATOLOGY, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, OBSTETRICS, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, OPHTHALMOLOGY, OPTOMETRY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, GENERAL PEDIATRICS, PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, PEDIATRIC HOSPITALISTS, PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE, PEDIATRIC INTENSIVISTS, PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, PEDIATRIC NEONATOLOGY, PEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, PEDIATRIC SURGERY, PEDIATRIC UROLOGY, PLASTIC SURGERY, PHYSIATRY, PSYCHIATRY - CHILD & ADOLESCENT, GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, PULMONOLOGY, RHEUMATOLOGY, SLEEP MEDICINE, SPORTS MEDICINE, SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY, TRAUMA SURGERY, TRANSPLANT SURGERY, UROGYNECOLOGY, UROLOGY, AND VASCULAR SURGERY.LVPG HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM (MSSP) SINCE 2015. OUR MSSP ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO) IS COMPRISED OF OVER 40,000 MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES. THE MEDICAL GROUP ALSO PARTICIPATES IN MULTIPLE QUALITY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS GAIN-SHARE VALUE PROGRAMS ACROSS ALL LINES OF BUSINESS. THROUGH THIS WORK, OUR MEDICAL GROUP HAS DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO REALIZE THE QUINTUPLE AIM AS WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.LVPG ALSO IS CONTINUING TO ADD CLINICAL SERVICES TO THE SCRANTON AREA. ALONG WITH THE DICKSON CITY HOSPITAL, OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE AND VARIOUS MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, ARE CONTINUING TO GROW AND SERVE THAT COMMUNITY.PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS:LVPG OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE PROMOTION, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. EXTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND ARE A PART OF A HEALTHCARE NETWORK ESTABLISHED BY LVPG TO MEET THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND BEYOND. LVPG SERVES AS A MULTISPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP, ACCEPTING REFERRALS FROM AN AREA POPULATED BY APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION RESIDENTS OF SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.IN CENTER CITY ALLENTOWN, OUR 17TH STREET CAMPUS PROVIDES DEDICATED SERVICE AND CARE DELIVERY TO OUR UNDERSERVED POPULATION. WITH OVER 70% OF THE PATIENT POPULATION UN/UNDER-INSURED, THESE PRACTICES PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE PEDIATRIC CHILDREN'S CLINIC CARES FOR OVER 25,000 CHILDREN AND NOT ONLY PROVIDES HEALTHCARE BUT SUPPORTIVE OUTREACH THROUGH WELL INTEGRATED SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. OTHER 17TH STREET PRACTICES INCLUDE INTERNAL MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, OB/GYN, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES AND A HEPATITIS CARE CENTER, A MEDICAL SPECIALTIES PRACTICE AND A WELLNESS CENTER. IN 2023, FIVE OF OUR LVPG PRACTICES COMPLETED THEIR TRANSFORMATION INTO A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) THAT IS NOW CALLED VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS. THEIR WORK REMAINS TIGHTLY CONNECTED WITH THE NETWORK. THE WORK OF VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS (VHP) FQHC WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY EVEN GREATER IN YEARS TO COME.INFANTS/CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULTS:LVPG OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL CARE BY COMBINING A PHILOSOPHY OF PATIENT/FAMILY-CENTERED CARE WITH DIAGNOSTIC, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL-BASED PHYSICIANS AND SUBSPECIALISTS. PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDE ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, CHILD ABUSE PEDIATRICS, GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEMATOLOGY, PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL MEDICINE, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, NEONATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, ONCOLOGY, PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, PSYCHIATRY, PULMONOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, PEDIATRIC ENT, AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA & BURN CARE. LVPG PHYSICIANS PROVIDE CARE TO PATIENTS AT THE LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL 40 BED LEVEL IV NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, 12 BED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, 30-BED AND 20-BED PEDIATRIC INPATIENT UNITS, A 12-BED OBSERVATION UNIT, 13 BED ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY UNIT AND A RECENTLY OPENED 27 BED PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. AMBULATORY SERVICES PROVIDED BY LVPG INCLUDE GENERAL PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINICS, A PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTY CENTER, A PEDIATRIC INFUSION CENTER, AND A PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER.PEDIATRIC SERVICES:LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP (LVPG), THROUGH ITS EMPLOYED CLINICIANS, OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL CARE BY COMBINING A PHILOSOPHY OF PATIENT/FAMILY-CENTERED CARE WITH COMPASSIONATE AND EXPERT DIAGNOSTIC, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL APPROACHES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF PRIMARY CARE, HOSPITAL-B
- OUR WELLER EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDE HIGHLY REGARDED PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE REGION. LVRCH PROMOTES SAFETY AND HEALTHY LIVING IN VARIOUS FORUMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE MOST NOTABLE IS OUR COMMUNITY CANVAS PROGRAM, WHICH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KELLYN FOUNDATION PROVIDES PROGRAMS IN OVER 17 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT PROMOTE GOOD NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING.PRIMARY CARE:PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND APCS PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED CARE TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN. WE FOCUS ON A HIGH-VALUE, PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACH BASED ON LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIPS. OUR CARE MODEL INCLUDES SAME-DAY ILLNESS AND INJURY CARE, COMPLEX DISEASE MANAGEMENT, CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT, AND PREVENTIVE CARE. WE ACCEPT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PATIENTS, OFFER VACCINES FOR CHILDREN AT ALL OUR LOCATIONS THAT SERVE THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION, AND PROMOTE AN EQUITABLE, SAFE, AND FRIENDLY CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR PATIENTS OF ALL DEMOGRAPHICS. OUR PATIENTS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO CARE THROUGH TELEHEALTH BOTH TO THEIR ESTABLISHED PRIMARY CARE CLINICIAN AS WELL AS TO OUR PRIMARY CARE -BASED VIRTUAL EXPRESS CARE. THIS TECHNOLOGY CREATES A PARADIGM OF ENHANCED ACCESS IN A CONVENIENT MANNER. WE ACTIVELY LEVERAGE TELEMEDICINE TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CARE TO PATIENTS WITH TRANSPORTATION INSECURITY AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN REMOTE REGIONS. IN ADDITION, WE COLLABORATE WITH HEALTH NETWORK LABORATORY MOBILE SERVICES TO FACILITATE TIMELY COMPLETION OF LAB WORK IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSPORTATION INSECURITY.WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS WHICH ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS EXTENDS TO PROVISION AND PARTNERSHIP FOR STUDENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO MULTIPLE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE REGION INCLUDING KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY, DESALES UNIVERSITY, CEDAR CREST COLLEGE, MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, PENN STATE-LEHIGH VALLEY, LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, AND LAFAYETTE COLLEGE. WE OFFER A PHYSICIAN-LED LITERACY PROGRAM CALLED "REACH OUT AND READ," THROUGH WHICH CHILDREN VISITING A PARTICIPATING PRACTICE RECEIVE AN AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOK DURING THEIR ANNUAL WELL-CHILD VISIT. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LEHIGH VALLEY TOPPER CANCER INSTITUTE, WE HAVE INCREASED RATES OF LUNG CANCER SCREENING INCLUDING EFFORTS TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN SCREENING RATES. OUR LINKAGE TO ADDICTION TREATMENT & OPIOID STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT OUR PRACTICES IN PROVIDING MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDERS (MOUD) ACROSS SEVEN COUNTIES. MANY OF THESE PATIENTS FACE INTENSE BARRIERS TO CARE SUCH AS CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, PAST INCARCERATION, AND UNDERTREATED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE MOBILE HARM REDUCTION TEAM, WITH SUPPORT FROM LEHIGH COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL, HAS INITIATED OUTREACH, NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION, AND MOBILE MEDICAL VISITS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE 7TH STREET NEIGHBORHOOD OF ALLENTOWN. WE HAVE A PROGRAM WHICH FACILITATES WEANING PATIENTS OFF OPIATES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS.OUR PRACTICES ARE HIGHLY ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND PHYSICIANS. WE HAVE A LONG-STANDING FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH PRODUCES EIGHT GRADUATES EACH YEAR, A SPORTS MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP, AND A GERIATRIC MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP. THE INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS EXPANDING BY NINE POSITIONS, LEADING TO IMPROVED ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CARE WITH OUR PARTNER AT VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS. OUR EDUCATIONAL FOOTPRINT ALSO INCLUDES CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANY LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS THOMAS JEFFERSON'S SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.EXPRESS CARE:EXPRESS CARE LOCATIONS AT LVPG PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, WALK-IN CARE FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES, OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF TREATMENTS WITHOUT REQUIRING AN APPOINTMENT. OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR FROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. AT ALMOST ALL SITES, EXPRESS CARE, WITH JUST ABOUT 300,000 VISITS IN FY25 AND MAINTAINING PATIENT THROUGHPUT TIMES OF < 50 MINUTES, WITH A NET PROMOTER SCORE OF 74.8, HANDLE EVERYTHING FROM UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, EAR INFECTIONS, AND COLDS TO SPRAINS, STRAINS, AND ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES.FOR ADDED CONVENIENCE ACROSS ALL EXPRESS CARE REGIONS, PATIENTS CAN SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS AHEAD OF TIME USING OUR 'SAVE MY SPOT' OPTION TO MINIMIZE WAIT TIMES AND MAKE RESERVATIONS. WE ALSO PROVIDE PIAA SPORTS PHYSICALS TO ENSURE STUDENT-ATHLETES MEET HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE PARTICIPATION IN THEIR ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE DISPENSE CERTAIN MEDICATIONS ON-SITE, ALLOWING PATIENTS TO RECEIVE BOTH TREATMENT AND NECESSARY MEDICATIONS IN ONE CONVENIENT STOP, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR A SEPARATE TRIP TO THE PHARMACY.IN FY25, WE EXPANDED OUR SERVICES BY ADDING A NEW EXPRESS CARE LOCATION IN HAZLETON, FURTHER IMPROVING ACCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, WE OPENED A NEW LOCATION ON SIXTH STREET EFFECTIVE JUNE 2025. AS PART OF OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO MAKING HEALTHCARE MORE ACCESSIBLE, WE PLAN TO OPEN FOUR ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS IN THE COMING YEAR: BATH, EASTON, MIDDLE SMITHFIELD, AND LEHIGHTON. THESE NEW SITES WILL ALLOW US TO BETTER SERVE THE REGIONS BY BRINGING HIGH-QUALITY CARE CLOSER TO HOME, REDUCING TRAVEL TIMES FOR PATIENTS, AND ENSURING THAT URGENT CARE IS ALWAYS WITHIN REACH.EXPRESS CARE CONTINUES TO ENHANCE OUR CLINICIAN ONBOARDING PROGRAM TO ENSURE NEW HIRES ARE FULLY EQUIPPED FOR SUCCESS IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN IMPROVING RETENTION. THIS APPROACH HELPS CLINICIANS DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN ACUTE CARE MEDICINE, ENSURING THEY ARE PREPARED TO HANDLE A WIDE VARIETY OF PATIENT NEEDS IN URGENT CARE SETTINGS.AT EXPRESS CARE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUITY OF CARE, WHICH IS WHY WE OFFER POINT OF SERVICE SCHEDULING TO ENSURE SEAMLESS REFERRALS FOR ANY NECESSARY FOLLOW-UP CARE. THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH NOT ONLY DELIVERS IMMEDIATE, EXPERT CARE AT EXPRESS CARE BUT ALSO SUPPORTS THE PATIENT'S LONG-TERM HEALTH N
- ADVANCED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (AICU PROGRAM):THE ADVANCED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (AICU), THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK'S TELE-CRITICAL CARE UNIT, OPENED IN 2004 AS ONE OF THE ONE OF THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS A CENTRALIZED REMOTE MONITORING UNIT WHERE A TEAM COMPOSED OF A PULMONARY CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN, THREE EXPERIENCED CRITICAL CARE NURSES AND A STAFF ASSISTANT, PROVIDES SUPPORT TO LVHN'S ICUS ACROSS THE NETWORK. THE TEAM WORKS TOGETHER UTILIZING THE LATEST IN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD INFORMATION AND REMOTE MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES WITH TWO-WAY AUDIO VIDEO CAPABILITIES. THE AICU TEAM WORKS WITH THE BEDSIDE TEAM AS AN EXTRA LAYER OF CARE, MONITORING VITAL SIGNS AND LABORATORY DATA TO DETECT TRENDS THAT MAY INDICATE A CHANGE IN A PATIENT'S CONDITION. THIS ALLOWS FOR A PROACTIVE APPROACH THAT ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL CARE PATIENT'S UNIQUE NEEDS QUICKLY. TODAY THE PROGRAM COVERS MORE THAN 130 CRITICAL CARE BEDS EVERY NIGHT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE LVHN AICU PROGRAM HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN THIS WORK, PUBLISHING ONE OF THE FIRST NATIONAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSES OF THE IMPACT OF THIS CARE ON REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TIME ON VENTILATORS AND OVERALL MORTALITY AMONG CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS. COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES (FORMER AIDS ACTIVITIES OFFICE):LVHN COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES (CHS) IS A REGIONAL LEADER IN THE PROVISION OF A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS AS WELL AS A GROWING PROGRAM OFFERING CARE TO THE TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE COMMUNITY. CHS CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF HIV SERVICES IN THE REGION AND HAS BEEN A RECIPIENT OF A FEDERAL RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM GRANT SINCE THE EARLY 1990S. CARING FOR ALMOST 1100 INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV, CHS PROVIDES WHOLE-PERSON HIV CARE INCLUDING INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, ADHERENCE, EDUCATION, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT, NUTRITION, PREVENTION, OUTREACH, TESTING AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STAFF. CHS ALSO OFFERS PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) FOR THE PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION AND COORDINATES POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) FOR LVHN FOR BOTH OCCUPATIONAL (NON-LVHN) AND NON-OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES TO HIV. COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES HAS RECENTLY BECOME A LEADING PROVIDER OF GENDER-AFFIRMING HORMONE THERAPY FOR THE TRANS AND GENDER-DIVERSE (TGD) COMMUNITY. IN RECENT YEARS, STIGMA RELATED TO A TGD IDENTITY HAS DECREASED RESULTING IN MORE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING GENDER-AFFIRMING TREATMENT AND PROCEDURES. AS LONG-TERM ADVOCATES FOR HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOR LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS, CHS LAUNCHED ITS PROGRAM IN 2018 WITH THE INTEGRATION OF AN EXPERIENCED ENDOCRINOLOGIST. CHS CONTINUES TO GROW THIS PROGRAM AND CAN SERVE AS A HUB OF A POTENTIAL LVHN TRANSGENDER MEDICINE PROGRAM BY INTEGRATING MEDICAL SPECIALTY, PRIMARY CARE, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES AS WELL AS LVHN SURGICAL OFFERINGS IN A COORDINATED FASHION. HEPATITIS CARE CENTER:ANOTHER PRACTICE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER, THE HEPATITIS CARE CENTER (HCC) HAS BEEN ONE OF THE LARGEST REGIONAL PRACTICES DEVOTED TO THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF HEPATITIS B AND C SINCE 2007. IN ADDITION TO CURATIVE ANTIVIRAL THERAPY FOR HCV AND SUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT FOR HBV, THE HCC NOW COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH THE LVHN TRANSPLANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE HCV-NEGATIVE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES FOR APPROPRIATENESS OF RECEIVING KIDNEYS FROM HCV-INFECTED DECEASED DONORS. WITH THE ABILITY TO CURE A NEWLY ACQUIRED HCV-INFECTION RESULTING FROM SUCH A TRANSPLANT, THE NUMBER OF TRANSPLANTS PERFORMED ANNUALLY CAN BE INCREASED THROUGH EXPANSION OF THE DONOR POOL, WHICH MAY ALSO RESULT IN DECREASED WAIT TIMES. INTERVENTIONAL PULMONARY PROGRAM:THE INTERVENTIONAL PULMONARY PROGRAM COMPRISES A COLLABORATIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM CONSISTING OF FOUR PHYSICIANS, AN APC, AND A NURSE NAVIGATOR. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EXPEDITE THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH POSSIBLE LUNG CANCER FOUND ON THORACIC IMAGING. THE PHYSICIANS UTILIZE ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY, CONVEX ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND (EBUS), RADIAL EBUS, AND 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING TO LOCALIZE LESIONS FOR BIOPSY. NODULES AS SMALL AS 6MM CAN NOW BE SAFELY BIOPSIED, LEADING TO EARLIER STAGE CANCER BEING DIAGNOSED FASTER THAN PREVIOUSLY POSSIBLE. PHYSICIANS ARE TRAINED IN ALL DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES. THIS ALLOWS FOR STREAMLINING SCHEDULING AND PLACES A STRONGER EMPHASIS ON FASTER TIME TO DIAGNOSIS BY REMOVING SCHEDULING BARRIERS. ALL PATIENTS REFERRED FOR POSSIBLE LUNG CANCER ARE EVALUATED BY ONE OF THE INTERVENTIONAL BRONCHOSCOPISTS AT THEIR INITIAL VISIT, AS WELL AS ONE-WEEK POST-PROCEDURE TO REVIEW RESULTS AND NEXT STEPS IN WORK-UP OR TREATMENT. THE NURSE NAVIGATOR GUIDES THE PATIENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS FROM THE INITIAL VISIT THROUGH TO TRANSITION TO THE TREATMENT TEAM. SHE IS A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THESE PATIENTS FOR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AND HELPS TO ALLEVIATE ANXIETY DURING A TUMULTUOUS TIME IN THEIR LIVES. THIS PROGRAM, COUPLED WITH LVHN'S EXPANDING LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM, IS LEADING TO A SHIFT TO EARLIER STAGE LUNG CANCER BEING DIAGNOSED. IN FY25, THE TEAM EVALUATED OVER 800 NEW PATIENTS WITH LUNG NODULES AND PERFORMED OVER 400 ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRONCHOSCOPIC LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION (BLVR) PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW. THE GOAL OF THE PROCEDURE IS TO ACHIEVE A REDUCTION IN RESIDUAL VOLUME THROUGH BRONCHOSCOPIC PLACEMENT OF ONE-WAY ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVES INTO THE MOST DAMAGED LOBE WHICH LEADS TO DECREASED SYMPTOMS, IMPROVED EXERCISE CAPACITY, AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. PHYSIOLOGICALLY, THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A LOBECTOMY WITHOUT AN INCISION. SLEEP MEDICINE PROGRAM:THE SLEEP MEDICINE SECTION OF PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SLEEP CARE BY A TEAM OF PHYSICIANS AND APCS. THE NETWORK CURRENTLY HAS 10 SLEEP CENTER LOCATIONS (3 OUTPATIENT AND 7 HOME TESTING SITES) AND COMPLETES MORE THAN 8,000 SLEEP STUDIES ANNUALLY, INCLUDING BOTH IN-LAB AND HOME-BASED STUDIES. IN
- LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP (INCLUDES LEHIGH VALLEY, HAZLETON, SCHUYLKILL, AND POCONO) REPORTS ANNUALLY (AS PART OF LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK) THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. A SUMMARY OF THE COSTS INCURRED FOLLOWS: MEDICARE SHORTFALL THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL OF $ 197,197,058 IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICARE PAYMENTS AND THE COST OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE. THIS COMBINES TRADITIONAL MEDICARE AND MEDICARE MANAGED CARE. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SHORTFALL THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SHORTFALL OF $ 19,070,490 IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS AND THE COST OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE. THIS COMBINES TRADITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANAGED CARE. UNCOMPENSATED CHARITY CARE UNCOMPENSATED CHARITY CARE AT COST WAS $ 4,931,908. THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE BAD DEBT. LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP'S DETERMINATION OF INABILITY TO PAY DIFFERENTIATES CHARITY CARE FROM BAD DEBT. BAD DEBT LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP'S BAD DEBT AT COST WAS $ 16,789,692. BAD DEBT IS DETERMINED BY EITHER ABILITY TO PAY BUT UNWILLINGNESS TO DO SO, OR IS THE RESULT OF NO DETERMINATION OF CHARITY OR BAD DEBT STATUS. REAL ESTATE TAXES THE AMOUNT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES PAID ON OWNED AND LEASED PROPERTY BY LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP WAS $555,587. TOTAL - $ $238,544,736
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 July 1993.
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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