Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO: TO PROVIDE WORLD CLASS CARE CLOSE TO HOME. OUR VISION IS WHAT WE AIM FOR TO BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITY: TO BUILD A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $552.8 million
- Spending
- $475.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 5.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Employees
- 1,996
- Volunteers
- 118
- Highest pay
- $4.1 million, former treasurer/secretary/trustee
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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 28% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 22 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 (2)
- $475.2 million spent. LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-POCONO (LVH-P) IS A 225 BED, ACUTE CARE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN EAST STROUDSBURG, PA.LVH-P ALSO OPERATES LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-DICKSON CITY (LVH-DC), A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART HOSPITAL CAMPUS LOCATED IN DICKSON CITY, PA. WITH OVER 850 PHYSICIANS WITH CLINICAL PRIVILEGES AT LVH-POCONO AND LVH-DICKSON CITY AND OVER 1,800 STAFF MEMBERS, OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THOSE SERVICES MOST CRITICAL TO THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS. LVH-P HAD 36,652 PATIENT DAYS OF STAY IN FY2025. 4,980 SURGERIES WERE COMPLETED, AND LVH-P RECEIVED 241,314 OUTPATIENT VISITS, WITH 39,143 BEING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS.LVH-DC HAD 8,812 PATIENT DAYS OF STAY IN FY2025. 9,149 SURGERIES WERE COMPLETED, AND LVH-DC RECEIVED 61,066 OUTPATIENT VISITS, WITH 32,006 BEING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS.LVH-P AND LVH-DC PROVIDE SERVICES OF DIRECT PATIENT CARE, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL AND PATIENT EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. LVH-P AND LVH-DC PROVIDE QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF AGE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENTS FOR SERVICES RENDERED ARE CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF LVH-P AND LVH-DC, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE SAME ABILITY TO PAY FOR VITAL MEDICAL SERVICES. TO THAT END, AS PART OF OUR CHARITABLE MISSION TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, FREE CARE, SUBSIDIZED CARE, AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SCREENINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED):LVH-P AND LVH-DC PROVIDE SEVERAL DIRECT PATIENT CARE SERVICES TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TYPICALLY SERVES AS THE PRINCIPAL MEANS OF HEALTHCARE FOR THESE PATIENTS.DURING FY2025, THE ED AT LVH-P SAW 39,143 PATIENTS, WITH NEARLY 14.1% BEING ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL THROUGH THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, MAKING UP 72% OF LVH-P'S TOTAL ADMISSIONS.THE ED AT LVH-DC SAW 32,006 PATIENTS DURING FY2025, WITH NEARLY 5.7% BEING ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL THROUGH THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, MAKING UP 75% OF LVH-DC'S TOTAL ADMISSIONS.ESSA HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER PART OF LEHIGH VALLEY HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE:LVH-P'S ESSA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE (HVI) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR ADDRESSING THE SECOND HIGHEST CAUSE OF DEATH OF ADULTS IN OUR COUNTY, HEART DISEASE. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR PATIENTS AND TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, WE CENTRALIZED OUR CARDIAC CARE SERVICES AND OPENED A NEW HEART RHYTHM CENTER. THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABS, CARDIAC REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, AND VARIOUS NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC SERVICES (SUCH AS PACEMAKER CHECKS, CARDIAC STRESS TESTING, NUCLEAR STRESS TESTING, PULMONARY REHAB, AND STRESS ECHO) WERE RELOCATED TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HEART CARE IN ONE LOCATION. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES TO TREAT HEART ARRHYTHMIAS, OUR HEART RHYTHM CENTER PROVIDES A FULLY EQUIPPED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY (EP) LAB. THE EP LAB PROVIDES ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR NODE DIAGNOSTICS AND ABLATION, INTRA CARDIAC 3D ECHO AND 3D CARDIO CAPABILITIES, AS WELL AS BI-VENTRICULAR PACEMAKERS - SERVICES PATIENTS PREVIOUSLY HAD TO TRAVEL TO OTHER FACILITIES TO RECEIVE. IN FY25 WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE PULSE FIELD ABLATION (PFA) AND THE WATCHMAN PROCEDURE.24/7 EXPERT STROKE CARE:LVH-P IS CERTIFIED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND IS PART OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK, WHICH GIVES OUR PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS ON-CALL ACCESS TO OUR JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFIED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER AT CEDAR CREST. OUR NETWORK PROVIDES TELE-CONSULT SERVICES TO OUR NEUROLOGY AND NEURO-INTERVENTIONAL TEAMS, AS WELL AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE IN OUR CT SCANNERS TO DETECT LARGE VESSEL OCCLUSIONS, ENABLING OUR PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE FASTER DIAGNOSIS AND MORE EFFECTIVE AND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT.LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER:OUR LEVEL III TRAUMA DESIGNATION BRINGS AN ADVANCED, LIFESAVING LEVEL OF CARE FOR SEVERELY INJURED PATIENTS, CLOSE TO HOME. WE PROVIDE QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED TRAUMA CARE TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE, VISIT, AND WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF TRAUMA SURGEONS, ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDERS, RADIOLOGISTS, SPECIALTY ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS, NURSING, AND OTHER DIAGNOSTIC STAFF ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR. OUR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ENSURES THAT WE MAINTAIN PROVIDING OPTIMAL CARE TO OUR TRAUMA PATIENTS. ADVANCED WOUND CARE:OUR WOUND CARE CENTER HAS TWO HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CHAMBERS, ENHANCING THE CENTER'S ABILITY TO CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH WOUNDS THAT DO NOT HEAL AS THEY SHOULD. INSIDE THE CHAMBER, A PATIENT BREATHES PURE OXYGEN AT A PRESSURE TWO TO THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE THERAPY IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALING OF DAMAGED TISSUE.WELLNESS PROGRAM:AS A FREE WELLNESS PROGRAM AT LVH-P AND LVH-DC, HEALTHY LIVING AIMS TO MOTIVATE AND INSPIRE PEOPLE TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES TO LEAD THEIR HEALTHIEST, HAPPIEST LIFE. AS A MEMBER, PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MONROE AND LACKAWANNA COUNTIES ARE PROVIDED WITH LIFE-CHANGING HEALTH INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH LEADING EXPERTS, FUN AND INFORMATIONAL ACTIVITIES. AT LVH-P AND LVH-DC, WE OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING:- EDUCATIONAL TALKS BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS- COMMUNITY WELLNESS EVENTS- FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS- MEMBERSHIP EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GEARED AT IMPROVING YOUR LIFESTYLE AND HAVING FUN- MONTHLY EMAILS ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND INFORMATION ON CURRENT HEALTH TOPICS.LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP-POCONO:LVH-P PROVIDES CARE FOR OUTPATIENTS AT 447 PLAZA, BARTONSVILLE HEALTHCARE CENTER, WEST END HEALTHCARE CENTER LOCATED IN BRODHEADSVILLE, EAST STROUDSBURG HEALTHCARE CENTER, MOUNTAIN HEALTH CENTER IN TOBYHANNA AND LVPG FAMILY MEDICINE-MIDDLE SMITHFIELD. THESE LOCATIONS
- EQUALLY IMPORTANT AS OUR WORLD CLASS TECHNOLOGY IS THE COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT OUR PHYSICIANS AND NURSES AT THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER BRING TO EVERY PATIENT. TO THAT END, THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. OUR SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE NURSE NAVIGATION, SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES, COUNSELING AND GROUP SUPPORT, AND PASTORAL CARE. IN ADDITION, FREE SCREENINGS, INCLUDING PROSTATE, BREAST, SKIN, ORAL, AND COLORECTAL ARE OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.THE CULMINATION OF OUR EFFORTS HAS RESULTED IN THE 59,000 SQUARE-FOOT HUGHES CANCER CENTER PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS, PATIENT-CENTERED, AND COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CARE UNDER ONE ROOF.LVH-P OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY:LVH-P'S OUTPATIENT LABORATORY IS RECOGNIZED AS THE PRINCIPAL PROVIDER OF THE FINEST CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES TO OUTPATIENTS, AS WELL AS PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND NURSING HOMES IN THE AREA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, LVH-P'S OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC LAB TESTS TOTALED 797,058 INCLUDING NURSING HOME COLLECTIONS AND OUTPATIENT TESTS AT OUTPATIENT COLLECTION SITES.INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER (IRC):THE LVHPOCONO INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER (IRC) DELIVERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF REHABILITATION SERVICES DESIGNED TO BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR CLINICAL OUTCOMES CONSISTENTLY ALIGN WITH NATIONAL BENCHMARKS, REFLECTING THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR CARE. NOW IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR OF SERVICE, THE IRC IS PROUD TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION, WHICH HONORS THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION OF OUR REHABILITATION TEAM AND UNDERSCORES OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED REHABILITATION SERVICES TO THE REGION.LEARNING INSTITUTE:THE LEARNING INSTITUTE, AN OFF-SITE EDUCATIONAL FACILITY OPERATED BY LVH-POCONO AND STAFFED BY LVH-P NURSES & EMS/AHA CERTIFIED PARAMEDIC/EMT EDUCATOR TRAINING STAFF, OFFERS COURSES AND SEMINARS TO LVH-POCONO EMPLOYEES, EMS PROVIDERS/DEPTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING CPR CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION, EMS IN-SERVICE TRAINING, PRE-HOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT/TACTICAL COMBAT/EMERGENCY COURSES, PREPARED CHILDBIRTH, AND BREASTFEEDING CLASSES. THE LEARNING INSTITUTE ALSO HOUSES A LOCAL NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS A NATIONAL, RESEARCH-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.PROFESSIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:THE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROCESS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO THE ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES TO REQUEST ATTENDANCE AT OFF-SITE MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS PERTAINING TO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND JOB SPECIFICATIONS.A HIGH-FIDELITY/MID-FIDELITY SIMULATION LAB TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING EMT, AND PARAMEDIC TRAINING EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES.A FULL COURSE SELECTION OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMT'S (NAEMT), AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION & AMERICAN RED CROSS CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AS AN OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED/CERTIFIED TRAINING CENTER.MONTHLY/BI-MONTHLY EMS CONTINUING EDUCATION BY IN-PERSON ON SITE AND VIA TELECONFERENCE CAPABILITY.AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS:AS AN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION & AMERICAN RED CROSS PROGRAM PROVIDER LVH-P CERTIFIES ALL EMPLOYEES AND EMS OUTSIDE AGENCIES WHO ENROLL IN BLS (BASIC LIFE SUPPORT), ACLS (ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT), AND PALS (PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT).OFF-SITE COURSE TRAINING IS OFFERED BY BRINGING OUR EMS OR AHA COURSES TO COMMUNITY OR AGENCIES VIA A MOBILE TRAINING UNIT (VAN) INCLUDING INTER/INTRA HOSPITAL DEPT TRAINING FOR STAFF TO PRACTICE CARDIAC ARREST OR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ON FLOORS.NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP:THE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP) IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM THAT PAIRS SPECIALLY TRAINED NURSES WITH FIRST-TIME, LOW-INCOME MOTHERS DURING PREGNANCY AND THROUGH THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THEIR CHILD'S LIFE. THIS LONG-TERM, SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP HELPS IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES, REDUCE CHILD ABUSE, AND NEGLECT, AND FOSTER ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY.RESEARCH CONSISTENTLY SHOWS THAT NFP LEADS TO HEALTHIER PREGNANCIES, BETTER EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR MOTHERS. WITH OVER 45 YEARS OF RIGOROUS EVALUATION, NFP IS RECOGNIZED AS A GOLD STANDARD IN HOME-VISITING PROGRAMSTRANSFORMING LIVES AND BREAKING CYCLES OF POVERTY.AT LEHIGH VALLEY POCONO, NFP CELEBRATED 23 YEARS OF SERVICE IN JULY 2023, PROVIDING VITAL SUPPORT TO NEW MOTHERS IN MONROE, PIKE, AND CARBON COUNTIES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN AUGUST 2002 THE LVH-POCONO, NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, HAS ENROLLED OVER 1,700 FAMILIES.IN RECENT YEARS, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED ITS FOCUS TO ADDRESS A BROADER RANGE OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NEEDS.THIS INCLUDES INITIATIVES SUCH AS:- SUPPORT FOR PRE- AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, HELPING MOTHERS MOVE BEYOND DEPRESSION THROUGH TARGETED INTERVENTIONS.- BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION AND CONSULTATION, OFFERING GUIDANCE AND FIRSTHAND SUPPORT TO IMPROVE BREASTFEEDING OUTCOMES.- CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) EFFORTS, WHICH HAVE LED TO MEASURABLE GAINS IN KEY HEALTH INDICATORS. THESE INCLUDE IMPROVED LEAD TESTING RATES, HIGHER IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE, INCREASED RATES OF CONTINUOUS BREASTFEEDING AT 3 AND 6 MONTHS, AND A GREATER NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING A DENTAL VISIT BY AGE 2.THESE ENHANCEMENTS REFLECT NFP'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO HOLISTIC, FAMILY-CENTERED CARE THAT ADAPTS TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OUTREACH:THE LVH-P AND LVH-DC COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OUTREACH PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE TOOLS AND SERVICES NECESSARY FOR HELPING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENJOY LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES. A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS OFFER A HOST OF CRUCIAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES CONVENIENTLY DELIVERED TO BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, OR SOCIAL GROUPS AT NO COST. THE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES INCLUDED ARE CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENTS, BREAST CANCER RISK, PROSTATE CANCER, SKIN CANCER, HEALTHY LUNCH AND LEARNS, HEALTH
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 April 1941.
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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