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LVHN and Jefferson Health announce plans for merger

WEBLehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest is seen Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Salisbury Township. Lehigh Valley Health Network and Philadelphia-based Jefferson …

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LVHN, Jefferson merger: What it means for Lehigh Valley health care

WEBWe asked a health economist. Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest is seen Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Salisbury Township. Lehigh Valley Health Network and …

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St. Luke's CEO Rick Anderson talks LVHN-Jefferson merger

WEBSt. Luke’s President and CEO Rick Anderson has helped shape the business of health care in the Lehigh Valley for nearly 39 years. With LVHN and Jefferson trying …

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LVHN merger: What Lehigh Valley should know about Jefferson …

WEBLehigh Valley Health Network and Jefferson Health have announced plans for a merger that would create a health care system with more than 30 hospitals, 62,000 …

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LVHN announces opening of new stem cell transplant center

WEBPUBLISHED: January 16, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. | UPDATED: January 16, 2024 at 4:31 p.m. Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute celebrated the …

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LVHN Dedicates Infusion Center PHOTOS – The Morning Call

WEBBy Amy Shortell | [email protected] | The Morning Call. PUBLISHED: November 22, 2021 at 6:55 p.m. | UPDATED: November 23, 2021 at 12:09 a.m. Lehigh …

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How safe are LVHN and St. Luke's hospitals

WEBThe fall 2023 edition of Leapfrog Group’s semiannual national hospital safety survey is out, and while most hospitals in and around the Lehigh Valley performed well, …

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AI technology is changing health care in the Lehigh Valley

WEBRadiology isn’t the only area of care where LVHN and St. Luke’s are using AI to augment the capabilities of health care providers. In 2020, LVHN adopted Viz.ai …

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LVHN finishes construction on first micro-hospital in Macungie

WEBLehigh Valley Health Network cut the ribbon on the first of its new neighborhood hospitals Friday morning. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie, a one-story, …

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Nurse burnout a major cause of health care worker shortage

WEBNurse burnout is a major cause of the health care worker shortage. Lehigh Valley hospitals are offering better pay, tuition reimbursement and other incentives to …

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HHS secretary talks Latino health care, drug prices in Allentown

WEBBecerra and Wild also touched on the work that has been done to lower health care costs and cap insulin at $35 a month for seniors on Medicare through the …

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Wegovy and other weight loss drugs are available in the Lehigh …

WEBKim Reitz hikes a trail Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Emmaus. Reitz is a Lehigh Valley Health Network nurse who for years struggled with keeping weight off …

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Letters to the Editor: AI could help prevent suicides

WEBArtificial intelligence could help mental health care. As of last year, our country’s overall suicide rate reached the highest level in over 80 years. Our mental …

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Which are the best hospitals to the Lehigh Valley

WEBGeisinger St. Luke’s in Schuylkill County was the hospital most frequently highly rated: 84% rated it nine or 10, and 84% said they would recommend it and 14% …

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Medical costs are among issues Latino advocates will push in 2024 …

WEBJohanny Cepeda-Freytiz, addresses the media Friday, April 19, 2024, at a press conference at the 4th Annual Latino Health Summit held at the Wind Creek Event …

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Your View: Address problems during National Minority Health …

WEBApril 17, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. National Minority Health Month always prompts a trip down memory lane for me. Ever since I can remember, I have been advocating for health …

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St. Luke’s growing with addition of Gnaden Huetten and …

WEB610-820-6745. Gnaden Huetten Memorial and Palmerton hospitals will become part of the much larger Fountain Hill-based St. Luke’s University Health …

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LVHN, Lehigh County police chiefs launch program to help autistic

WEBFriday was the launch of the Blue Envelope Program, a partnership between LVHN and Lehigh County police, which aims to improve interactions between people …

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The 4th Annual Latino Health Summit held at Wind Creek Event …

WEBState Rep. Danilo Burgos, addresses the media Friday, April 19, 2024, during the Unidos US Action Fund, press conference at the 4th Annual Latino Health …

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Penn Highlands Elk maternal care cuts highlight Pa.’s widening …

WEBThe Center for Rural Pennsylvania sponsored a 2022 study that predicts 18 counties will be maternity care deserts by 2025. The report also anticipates that demand …

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Mary Chapin Carpenter more introspective after illness

WEBJodi Duckett, editor. [email protected]. 610-820-6704. MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER. * When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. * Where: Musikfest Cafe in …

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Earthquake shakes New Jersey; felt across eastern Pennsylvania

WEBThat’s roughly 50 miles from Allentown. Hours later, around 6 p.m., the USGS reported a 4.0-magnitude aftershock near Gladstone, New Jersey, about 20 miles away …

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ANTHONY J. TOZZOLI – The Morning Call

WEBAnthony J. Tozzoli, 77, of Washington Township, N.J., died Feb. 9 in the hospice unit of Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was the husband of Jeanne E. …

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Lehigh Valley Food Safety and Restaurant Inspections: September 24

WEBOctober 6, 2023 at 6:05 a.m. Here are the food safety inspection reports from Lehigh and Northampton counties, conducted the week of September 24. Each week, we highlight …

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Joe Biden suggests cannibals a factor in uncle's World War II death

WEBPresident Joe Biden misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man’s wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy …

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Van plows into bank in Allentown; police investigating

WEBAllentown police and emergency personnel responded Friday evening after a driver in a U-Haul plowed into a Wells Fargo branch on Union Boulevard. The accident …

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Emmaus Shave the Brave fundraiser PHOTOS – The Morning Call

WEBSierah Heiserman, 12, of Zionsville has her head shaved by Joni Laundry of Emmaus on Friday, April 26, 2024, during the Emmaus Shave the Brave fundraiser at …

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Double murder in East Marlborough, Chester County; elderly man …

WEBRoger Hanks, a retired school teacher and former DuPont employee, was arraigned on first-degree murder and related charges. State police were called to an …

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Berks jury finds driver guilty of fatally running over his fiancee and

WEBJoseph Alley, 49, most recently of Arizona, was found guilty Thursday, April 25, 2024 in the death of Mikerrah Page, 24, of Reading who died 11 days after being struck …

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Southern Lehigh High School prom 2024: Photos

WEBStudents and their guests arrive at the Southern Lehigh High School prom Friday, April 26, 2024, at Steel Stacks in Bethlehem. (Sharon Merkel/Special to The …

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