Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA
Also known as LVH
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About Lehigh Valley Hospital
Lehigh Valley Hospital is an acute care hospital in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I adult, Level II pediatric trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 1,171 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is St. Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus, about 2.4 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.66
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.55
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.37
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.42
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyWorse than national · SIR 2.65
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.40
54% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
- Completed surveys1,709
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.56715, -75.51874
Nearby hospitals
- St. Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus1736 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA · Emergency roomHospital2.4 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17th Street Campus1627 West Chew Street, Allentown, PA · Emergency roomHospital2.7 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie3369 State Route 100, Macungie, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.1 mi
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, the3200 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley, PARehabilitation hospital5.7 mi
- St Lukes Hospital801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital7.3 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg2545 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PA · Emergency roomHospital7.9 mi
- Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital2545 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PALong-term care hospital8.0 mi
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus3000 St. Luke'S Drive, Quakertown, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital12 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hecktown Oaks3780 Hecktown Road, Easton, PAHospital15 mi
- St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus250 South 21st Street, Easton, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lehigh Valley Hospital located?
Lehigh Valley Hospital is at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103 in Lehigh County.
Does Lehigh Valley Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Lehigh Valley Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 181 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lehigh Valley Hospital?
Lehigh Valley Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Lehigh Valley Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I adult, Level II pediatric trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Pennsylvania EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Lehigh Valley Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (610) 402-8000.
Would patients recommend Lehigh Valley Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,709 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.