New 144-bed behavioral health hospital expands access to care for the Lehigh Valley region
Lehigh Valley, Pa. (December 8, 2025) – Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), part of Jefferson Health, and Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) today held a ceremonial ribbon cutting event for Hanover Hill Behavioral Health – a new three-story, 144-bed behavioral health hospital designed to expand and enhance access to mental and behavioral healthcare services across the Lehigh Valley.
Located at 1755 Macada Road in Hanover Township, Pa., directly across from Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Muhlenberg, Hanover Hill Behavioral Health will provide a full continuum of inpatient behavioral healthcare services for seniors, adults and adolescents. Every aspect of the facility has been designed with healing, safety and dignity in mind – from therapeutic programming and innovative, evidence-based treatment models to thoughtfully planned spaces that encourage recovery.
The new hospital represents a joint venture between LVHN and UHS, two leaders in behavioral health and patient-centered care. Hanover Hill Behavioral Health will employ more than 300 full-time professionals, including nurses, clinicians, therapists, technicians and administrative professionals. The hospital will open for patient care in early 2026.
“High-quality behavioral health care is essential in building a healthier and resilient community,” said Baligh R. Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, FACP, President, Jefferson Health. “Hanover Hill Behavioral Health nearly triples the number of inpatient beds available in the Lehigh Valley. This partnership and hospital will help ensure that people in our community have access to the compassionate, specialized care they deserve.”
“UHS continues to make significant investments in mental and behavioral healthcare services across the nation – partnering with respected health systems like Jefferson Health to bring meaningful, comprehensive solutions to local communities,” said Marc D. Miller, President and CEO, UHS. “Together, we’re ensuring that more individuals and families have access to high-quality care that promotes lasting wellness. Hanover Hill Behavioral Health is a powerful example of what can be achieved when organizations share a mission of healing and hope.”
The partnership brings together UHS, one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of healthcare in the nation, and LVHN, long recognized for its commitment to community-based mental health services. UHS currently operates more than 400 facilities globally, including 10 behavioral health hospitals in Pennsylvania that deliver compassionate, evidence-based care for individuals and families in need.
“At UHS, our focus has always been on delivering a full continuum of mental and behavioral healthcare services that help patients at every stage of their recovery,” said Matt Peterson, President of the Behavioral Health Division, UHS. “Our partnership with LVHN unites two organizations dedicated to achieving strong clinical outcomes and advancing innovative models of care. Hanover Hill Behavioral Health is built on that shared vision – to offer safe, patient-centered treatment that transforms lives and strengthens communities.”
Learn more: hanoverhillbh.com.
About Jefferson
Jefferson is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. More than 65,000 people strong, Jefferson is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospital campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans, through Health Partners Plans, Inc., is a not-for-profit managed health care organization offering a broad range of health coverage options to more than 370,000 members for more than 40 years.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since our inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues during 2023 were approximately $14.3 billion. In 2024, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2023, ranked #311 on the Fortune 500; and ranked #434 among U.S. companies on Forbes Global 2000 World’s Largest Public Companies.
Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was upon the Company’s founding in 1979, enabling us to provide compassionate care to our patients and their loved ones. Our strategy includes building or acquiring high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, investing in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and becoming the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 27 inpatient acute care hospitals, 333 inpatient behavioral health facilities, 40+ outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. It acts as the advisor to Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust (NYSE:UHT). For additional information visit www.uhs.com.
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