{"id":121095,"date":"2023-08-01T21:52:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=121095"},"modified":"2023-08-01T21:52:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:52:23","slug":"lvhn-completes-steel-construction-for-gilbertsville-hospital-medical-office-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=121095","title":{"rendered":"LVHN Completes Steel Construction for Gilbertsville Hospital, Medical Office Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

Construction workers place one of the final beams for the Health Center at Gilbertsville during a ceremony on August 1 in Montgomery County. The site also will be home to Lehigh Valley Health Network\u2019s second neighborhood hospital addressing demand for accessible, convenient ER and inpatient care in that region. (photo provided by LVHN)<\/span>
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Neighborhood hospital and offices expected to open by fall 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

Lehigh Valley, Pa. (Aug. 1, 2023) – Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)\u00a0has placed the final beams completing the steel construction for a new hospital and medical office building in Gilbertsville, Montgomery County to help meet increasing demand for accessible, convenient ER and inpatient care.<\/p>\n

Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)\u2013Gilbertsville, LVHN\u2019s first in Montgomery County, is expected to open by fall 2024. A medical office building on the same site \u2013 the Health Center at Gilbertsville \u2013 is slated to open at the same time.<\/p>\n

The new services will be located at Route 100 and Grosser Road, near the current Wawa convenience store and gas station.<\/p>\n

The new hospital is a type of facility known in the health care industry as a neighborhood hospital, with a full-service ER and limited number of inpatient beds. The footprint, at about 22,000 square feet, is smaller than other LVHN hospitals in the region such as LVH\u2013Cedar Crest near Allentown or LVH\u2013Muhlenberg in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

However, this will be a fully licensed hospital offering accredited acute care \u2013 24 hours a day, seven days a week \u2013 in a state-of-the-art facility. Patients requiring surgery or higher levels of care will be stabilized and transferred to other, higher-equipped LVHN hospitals as needed.<\/p>\n

The new hospital will have extensive lab, imaging and pharmacy services. All of the lab and imaging services, including X-ray, ultrasound, CT scan and MRI, will also be available for any patient requiring these services as an outpatient.<\/p>\n

The Health Center at Gilbertsville, at about 57,000 square feet, will house a variety of medical services, including Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) primary care and pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, rheumatology, physiatry, cardiology, cardiac and nuclear<\/p>\n

testing, breast health services, adult and pediatric rehabilitation and cardiac rehabilitation. HNL Lab Medicine also will be on-site.<\/p>\n

\u201cLVH\u2013Gilbertsville and the Health Center at Gilbertsville will give residents more convenient access to emergency and hospital-level care, along with robust ambulatory services located closer to where they live, work and play,\u201d said Brian A. Nester, DO, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, LVHN. \u201cEasy access can improve patient engagement and help individuals live their healthiest life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hospital and health center are LVHN\u2019s second and third facilities in Montgomery County. The Health Center at Pennsburg opened in March 2022.\u00a0Construction continues for LVHN\u2019s first neighborhood hospital in Macungie, Lehigh County. The health network broke ground for that project in December. Lehigh Valley Hospital\u2013Macungie is slated to open by July 2024. The companion medical office building, the Health Center at Macungie, could open as early as this winter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud to expand the services we offer in this region and connect patients with world-class care that includes the expertise of our five health institutes as well as Lehigh Valley Reilly Children\u2019s Hospital,\u201d Dr. Nester said.<\/p>\n

David Burmeister, DO, Chair, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, LVHN, said the neighborhood hospital model will deliver short ER wait times and favorable door-to-discharge times. \u201cPatients will receive the same high-quality, compassionate care and exceptional patient experience that have made LVHN the gold standard in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLVH\u2013Gilbertsville provides an exciting health care option not currently available in this region,\u201d said John Pierro, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, LVHN. \u201cThis facility offers more capability than an ExpressCARE, with experience and expertise to treat the same cases that would traditionally be treated and released at a larger hospital. LVH\u2013Gilbertsville will offer a convenient alternative to residents of this region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lehigh Valley Health Network<\/a>\u00a0(LVHN) includes 13 hospital campuses, four in Allentown, two in Bethlehem, one in Easton, one in East Stroudsburg, one in Hazleton, two in Pottsville, one in Dickson City, and one in\u00a0Lehighton, Pa.; 28 health centers; numerous primary and specialty care physician practices; 20\u00a0ExpressCARE<\/a>\u00a0locations including the area\u2019s only\u00a0Children\u2019s ExpressCARE<\/a>; pharmacy, imaging, home health, rehabilitation and lab services; and preferred provider services through Valley Preferred. Specialty care includes: trauma care for adults and children; burn care at the Regional Burn Center; kidney and pancreas transplants; perinatal\/neonatal, cardiac, cancer, orthopedics, neurology, complex neurosurgery capabilities including national certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center; and robotic surgery in 10 specialties.\u00a0Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute<\/a>,\u00a0Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute<\/a>,\u00a0Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence<\/a>,\u00a0Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute<\/a>\u00a0physicians provide the most advanced treatments.\u00a0Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute is a member of the\u00a0Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance<\/a>\u00a0(MSK Cancer Alliance)<\/u>, an initiative that helps community providers improve the quality of cancer care and offers access to MSK clinical trials.\u00a0Lehigh Valley Reilly Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a>, the third largest children\u2019s hospital in Pennsylvania, provides care in more than 30 specialties and general pediatrics.\u00a0 Lehigh Valley Hospital\u2013Cedar Crest is ranked as the region\u2019s No. 1 hospital for 10 straight years and has been recognized among Pennsylvania\u2019s top 10 hospitals for 10 consecutive years and nationally ranked for Orthopedics in 2023 by U.S. News & World Report. Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)\u2013Cedar Crest,\u00a0LVH\u201317th Street<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0LVH\u2013Muhlenberg<\/a>\u00a0are the Lehigh Valley\u2019s only\u00a0Magnet\u00ae<\/a>\u00a0hospitals for nursing excellence. Additional information is available by visiting\u00a0LVHN.org<\/a>\u00a0or following us on\u00a0Facebook,<\/a>\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nBrian Downs
\nPublic Information Officer
\nMarketing and Public Affairs
\nLehigh Valley Health Network
\nLVHN.org<\/p>\n

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