Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg

Programs: Lvh-muhlenberg is a non-profit corporation organized and existing under the laws of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, which owns and operates a general, acute patient care facility totaling approximately 952,935 square feet and operates 218 licensed medical/surgical beds, and 38 licensed intensive care beds as of june 30, 2017. Lvh-muhlenberg offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services, which also includes obstetrics, newborn care, and neonatal intensive care. In addition, lvh-muhlenberg provides acute inpatient rehabilitation care. Lvh-muhlenberg is located on the northern edge of the city of bethlehem. It is located at the intersection of routes 22 and 378, and is highly accessible from these highways with entrance/exit ramps located less than one-quarter mile from lvh-muhlenberg. The local public transportation system, lanta/metro, has a bus stop located near the entrance of lvh-muhlenberg. Lvh-muhlenberg provides a broad range of services, including the following: acute care, ambulatory surgery, anatomical pathology, blood bank, breast health services, cancer services, cardiac catheterization, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiovascular lab, case management dept. , chest pain service, children's play center, clinical psychology services, ct scanner, dental clinic, diagnostic radioisotope facility, diagnostic radiology department, echocardiography services, electrocardiography, electroencephalography, electrophysiology, emergency department/express er, endoscopic ultrasound, gi lab, histopathology, hospice, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, inpatient rehabilitation center, interventional radiology, labor/delivery, magnetic resonance imaging, mammography, mom/baby unit, neuro diagnostics laboratory, nicu, non-invasive vascular laboratory, nuclear medicine, occupational health, occupational therapy, open heart surgery, outpatient services, pain management, pathology (hnl clinical and anatomic), perinatal services, perioperative services, peripheral vascular surgery, pharmacy, physical therapy, podiatry services, post anesthesia care unit, psychiatric outpatient unit, pulmonary/vascular rehab, radiation therapy, renal dialysis, regional heart center, rehabilitation services, respiratory therapy, sleep lab, spect ct, speech therapy, sports medicine, stress test laboratory, stroke center, tele-burn services, tele-dermatology services, tele-intensivist services, thoracic surgery, valet services, vascular medicine and surgery, volunteer services department, ultrasound/vascular imaging, and wound care. Accreditation, approval and membershiplvh-muhlenberg is currently accredited by tjc under the most recent three-year accreditation effective july 2015. Lvh-muhlenberg's facilities and services are licensed by the pennsylvania department of health and have been fully certified for medicare and medicaid reimbursement. Lvh-muhlenberg's licenses, accreditations, approvals and memberships are as follows: the joint commission; department of health, commonwealth of pennsylvania; department of human services, commonwealth of pennsylvania; pennsylvania state board of pharmacy; pa department of environmental protection; american college of radiology. In addition, the pathology laboratory is licensed by: bureau of laboratories, department of health, commonwealth of pennsylvania; college of american pathologists; american association of blood banks; and has hcfa and clia certifications. Lvh-m is also approved by u. S. Department of health & human services as a hospital certified for participation in health insurance for the aged and disabled program (medicare). Membershipslvh-m is a member of the american hospital association, hospital association of pennsylvania, american association of medical colleges, council of teaching hospitals, and association for hospital medical education. Magnet status for nursing excellencein august 2002, the american nurses credentialing center (ancc) granted magnet designation to lvh and lvh-muhlenberg, the first full-service hospitals in pennsylvania to receive the recognition. Developed by the ancc in 1994, the magnet designation is the american nurses association's highest honor for excellence in nursing and recognizes both hospitals as national leaders in nursing education, research, patient satisfaction, quality care, job retention and the central role of nursing in the organization. Magnet designation is for a period of four years, at which time an organization must reapply. The reapplication process is intense, necessitating that hospitals demonstrate increasingly higher standards than previous applications. In 2006, 2011, and 2016 lvh and lvh-muhlenberg were redesignated as magnet hospitals, continuing to demonstrate the required evidence of a practice environment in which professional nurses and interdisciplinary colleagues deliver the highest standards of quality care. In october, 2013, the magnet designated hospitals were honored with the prestigious magnet prize for innovations in telehealth. The magnet prize recognizes innovative nursing programs and practices in ancc magnet-designated organizations. The $25,000 purse is being used to continue, advance, and disseminate the winning innovation.