{"id":115885,"date":"2023-02-03T20:22:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T01:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115885"},"modified":"2023-02-03T20:22:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T01:22:50","slug":"lvhn-cuts-ribbon-to-open-new-center-for-healthcare-education-in-center-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115885","title":{"rendered":"LVHN Cuts Ribbon to Open New Center for Healthcare Education in Center Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured Image: Cynthia Cappel (left holding scissors) and Robert Barraco, MD (right holding scissors), join LVHN colleagues and invited guests in cutting the ribbon for the health network\u2019s new Center for Healthcare Education in Center Valley.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Lehigh Valley, Pa. (Feb. 3, 2023)<\/strong> \u2013 Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) today cut the ribbon for its new Center for Healthcare Education located at 3900 Sierra Circle, Center Valley.<\/p>\n

The Center for Healthcare Education becomes the home of LVHN’s Department of Education and serves as the central hub of education and training programs for the health network.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new building represents the legacy of exceptional clinical education at LVHN and will serve as a premier education and training facility for today’s and tomorrow’s caregivers,\u201d says Brian A. Nester, DO, MBA, LVHN\u2019s President and Chief Executive Officer. \u201cLVHN is among the top health networks for preparing future generations of nurses, physicians and health care professionals, and we are proud to be one of Pennsylvania’s largest teaching hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nester says the LVHN Center for Healthcare Education is the place where clinicians will go to learn new skills and elevate their profession so they can deliver excellent care.<\/p>\n

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This state-of-the-art simulation lab will be used for medical training at LVHN\u2019s new Center for Healthcare Education in Center Valley. Health network officials cut the ribbon Friday to open the new 70-square-foot center, which also features a training operating room, and increased classroom size and flexibility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The facility will consolidate two Department of Education sites into one 70,000-square-foot location with dedicated space for education, administration and support services.<\/p>\n

Michael Rossi, MD, LVHN’s Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, says education remains in the forefront at LVHN, and this project further enhances a strong legacy of molding future generations of health care professionals. Rossi says education is the key to:<\/p>\n