Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton in Hazleton, PA
Also known as Hazleton General Hospital
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About Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton is an acute care hospital in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 150 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 Miners Memorial Hospital, about 9.3 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.50
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.81
57% 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 recommend56%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1061%
- Completed surveys352
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.95011, -75.96300
Nearby hospitals
- St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital360 W Ruddle Street, Coaldale, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital9.3 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Carbon2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Lehighton, PA · Emergency roomHospital15 mi
- Berwick Hospital Center701 East 16th Street, Berwick, PAPsychiatric hospital16 mi
- St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus500 St Luke'S Drive, Lehighton, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital17 mi
- John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine150 Mundy Street, Wilkes Barre Townshi, PARehabilitation hospital21 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street700 East Norwegian Street, Pottsville, PA · Emergency roomHospital21 mi
- Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center1111 East End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA · Emergency roomVA medical center22 mi
- Wilkes-Barre General Hospital575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital22 mi
- Pam Specialty Hospital of Wilkes-Barre575 North River Street, 7th Floor, Wilkes-Barre, PALong-term care hospital22 mi
- Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street420 South Jackson Street, Pottsville, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital22 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton located?
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton is at 700 East Broad Street, Hazleton, PA 18201 in Luzerne County.
Does Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton have an emergency room?
Yes. Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 194 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton?
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 - Hazleton a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV 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 - Hazleton?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (570) 501-4000.
Would patients recommend Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (352 completed surveys), 56% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 61% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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