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LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP (EIN 23-2700908)
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2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
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2024-05-13
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202411349349302841
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Gross Receipts$808,511,688GrossReceiptsAmt
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Activity Or MissionIN THE LEHIGH VALLEY REGION, WE PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY BY PREVENTING ILLNESS, PROMOTING WELLNESS, AND ENHANCING HEALTH. WE HEAL, COMFORT AND CARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ADVANCED AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AND VALUE, SUPPORTED BY EDUCATION AND CLINICAL RESEARCH.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A GROUP OF MEDICAL CLINICIANS TO FULFILL THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF PROMOTING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION, INJURY PREVENTION, AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY REGION.MissionDesc
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DescTHE LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1993 AS AN AFFILIATE OF LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK (LVHN). AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH SUPPORTS BOTH LVHN AND LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL, LVPG HAS DEVELOPED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES IN THE CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS OF FAMILY MEDICINE, MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTIES, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, PSYCHIATRY, SURGERY, AND EMERGENCY AND HOSPITAL MEDICINE. WITH A CURRENT SIZE OF AROUND 1,400 PHYSICIANS AND OVER 900 ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS, THE MEDICAL GROUP OPERATES AS A SINGLE ENTITY WITH SERVICES PROVIDED AT OVER 170 LOCATIONS. IMPORTANTLY, LVPG PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY, CARING FOR OVER 50% OF THE POPULATION. LAST FISCAL YEAR, LVPG PROVIDED OVER 3.6 MILLION VISITS TO OUR PATIENTS. THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES THE MEDICAL SPECIALTIES OFFERED ACROSS LVPG: ADDICTION MEDICINE, ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, ADVANCED SPINE, CONCUSSION, HEAD TRAUMA, BARIATRIC MEDICINE, BARIATRIC SURGERY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, BURN SURGERY AND WOUND CARE, GENERAL CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, CHIROPRACTIC MEDICINE, EAR / NOSE / THROAT MEDICINE, CONCUSSION CARE, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ENDOCRINOLOGY/METABOLISM/DIABETES, EXECUTIVE MEDICINE, EXPRESS CARE/WALK IN, FAMILY MEDICINE, GENERAL AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE (AMBULATORY & HOSPITALISTS), GERIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE, NEONATOLOGY, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, OBSTETRICS, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, OPHTHALMOLOGY, OPTOMETRY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, GENERAL PEDIATRICS, PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, PEDIATRIC HOSPITALISTS, PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE, PEDIATRIC INTENSIVISTS, PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, PEDIATRIC NEONATOLOGY, PEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, PEDIATRIC SURGERY, PEDIATRIC UROLOGY, PLASTIC SURGERY, PHYSIATRY, PSYCHIATRY - CHILD & ADOLESCENT, GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, PULMONOLOGY, RHEUMATOLOGY, SLEEP MEDICINE, SPORTS MEDICINE, SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY, TRAUMA SURGERY, TRANSPLANT SURGERY, UROGYNECOLOGY, UROLOGY, VASCULAR SURGERY.LVPG HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM (MSSP) SINCE 2015. OUR MSSP ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO) IS COMPRISED OF OVER 38,000 MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES. THE MEDICAL GROUP ALSO PARTICIPATES IN MULTIPLE QUALITY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS GAIN-SHARE AND RISK-BASED VALUE PROGRAMS ACROSS ALL LINES OF BUSINESS. THROUGH THIS WORK, OUR MEDICAL GROUP HAS DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO REALIZE THE QUINTUPLE AIM AS WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.LVPG ALSO IS CONTINUING TO ADD CLINICAL SERVICES IN THE SCRANTON AREA. ALONG WITH LVH-DICKSON CITY, OUTPATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE AND VARIOUS MEDICAL SPECIALTIES ARE CONTINUING TO GROW AND SERVE THAT COMMUNITY.PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS:LVPG OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE PROMOTION, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. EXTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND ARE A PART OF A HEALTHCARE NETWORK ESTABLISHED BY LVPG TO MEET THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND BEYOND. LVPG SERVES AS A MULTISPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP, ACCEPTING REFERRALS FROM AN AREA POPULATED BY APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION RESIDENTS OF SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IN CENTER CITY ALLENTOWN, OUR 17TH STREET CAMPUS PROVIDES DEDICATED SERVICE AND CARE DELIVERY TO OUR UNDERSERVED POPULATION. WITH OVER 70% OF THE PATIENT POPULATION UN/UNDER-INSURED, THESE PRACTICES PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE PEDIATRIC CHILDREN'S CLINIC CARES FOR OVER 25,000 CHILDREN, AND NOT ONLY PROVIDES HEALTHCARE BUT SUPPORTIVE OUTREACH THROUGH WELL INTEGRATED SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. OTHER 17TH STREET PRACTICES INCLUDE INTERNAL MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, OB/GYN, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES AND A HEPATITIS CARE CENTER, A MEDICAL SPECIALTIES PRACTICE AND A WELLNESS CENTER. IN 2023, FIVE OF OUR LVPG PRACTICES COMPLETED THEIR TRANSFORMATION INTO A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) THAT IS NOW CALLED VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS. THEIR WORK REMAINS TIGHTLY CONNECTED WITH THE LVHN. THE WORK OF THE VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS (VHP) FQHC WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY EVEN GREATER IN YEARS TO COME. INFANTS/CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULTS:LVPG OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL CARE BY COMBINING A PHILOSOPHY OF PATIENT/FAMILY-CENTERED CARE WITH DIAGNOSTIC, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL-BASED PHYSICIANS AND SUBSPECIALISTS. PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDE ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, CHILD ABUSE, DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICS, GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEMATOLOGY, HOSPITAL-BASED CARE, INTENSIVISTS, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, NEONATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, ONCOLOGY, PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, PSYCHIATRY, PULMONOLOGY, RHEUMATOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, AND TRAUMA & BURN CARE. LVPG PHYSICIANS PROVIDE CARE TO PATIENTS AT THE LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL 40-BED LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, 8-BED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, 32-BED PEDIATRIC INPATIENT UNIT, 13-BED ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY UNIT AND A RECENTLY OPENED 12-BED PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. AMBULATORY SERVICES PROVIDED BY LVPG INCLUDE A GENERAL PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC, A PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTY CENTER, AND A PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY SURGERY UNIT.Desc

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DescPEDIATRIC SERVICES:LVPG OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL CARE BY COMBINING A PHILOSOPHY OF PATIENT/FAMILY-CENTERED CARE WITH DIAGNOSTIC, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL-BASED PHYSICIANS AND SUBSPECIALISTS. LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP (LVPG) MAINTAINS PEDIATRIC SERVICES AT ALL OUR REGIONAL CAMPUSES ENCOMPASSING APPROXIMATELY 20 OUTPATIENT SITES AND PROVIDING CARE FOR OVER 60,000 PEDIATRIC PATIENTS ANNUALLY. INTRODUCED IN MAY 2012, LEHIGH VALLEY REILLY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (LVRCH) OFFERS THE MOST WIDE-RANGING, SPECIALIZED HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF ANY FACILITY IN THE REGION. STAFFED BY LVPG PEDIATRICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS (APCS), LEHIGH VALLEY REILLY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (LVRCH) HAS THE REGION'S ONLY CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (27 BEDS), LEVEL IV NICU (40 BEDS), CHILDREN'S AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER (6 ORS), AND CHILDREN'S CANCER AND INFUSION CENTER (8 INFUSION CHAIRS/BEDS, A PROCEDURE ROOM AND 4 EXAM ROOMS). THERE IS ALSO A 12-BED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, 50 PEDIATRIC INPATIENT BEDS, AND 13 ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY BEDS. WE ALSO HAVE THE REGION'S ONLY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER AT LVH-17TH STREET. LVPG PHYSICIANS PROVIDE CARE TO PATIENTS AT THE LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL 40-BED LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, LVRCH OF LVHN HAS BEEN A FULL INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION FOR 10 YEARS AND HAS HAD A PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 11 YEARS. WE HAVE A PEDIATRIC SLEEP CENTER, AND A PEDIATRIC CYSTIC FIBROSIS CENTER. WE ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH BLEEDING DISORDERS THROUGH THE LVH HEMOPHILIA TREATMENT CENTER.WE HAVE TWO SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT AT THE SHERIDAN AND HAYS SCHOOLS. THROUGH OUR SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WE PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO STUDENTS IN 13 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE REGION. OUR CLINIC FOR CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY IS AT THE VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS CHILDREN'S CLINIC AT LVH-17TH STREET. WE HAVE THE REGION'S ONLY CHILDREN'S EXPRESSCARE AT 2 SITES. WE HAVE DEVELOPED 30 CLINICAL PATHWAYS, WHICH DRIVE HIGH-QUALITY, EFFICIENT CARE. THE LVRCH FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL CONTINUES TO ASSIST US IN SHAPING FAMILY-CENTERED PROGRAMS, PROCESSES, AND PLACES. LVPG'S BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS PROVIDE CHILDREN'S CARE IN GREATER THAN 30 PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES INCLUDING PEDIATRIC SURGERY, PEDIATRIC UROLOGY, PEDIATRIC ENT, PEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY, PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS, PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY, PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA, PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY, PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE, PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY, PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL MEDICINE, NEONATOLOGY, PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICS, PEDIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, CHILD PROTECTION MEDICINE, AND CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. LVRCH CHILD PROTECTION TEAM EVALUATES CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE BEEN ABUSED OR NEGLECTED. THIS TEAM INCLUDES A BOARD-CERTIFIED CHILD ABUSE SPECIALIST. LVRCH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS IS CONTINUING THE ALLENTOWN CHILDREN'S HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (ACHIP), WHICH IS A COMMUNITY-BASED NEEDS ASSESSMENT, RESOURCE CONNECTION, AND FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD. LVRCH PROVIDES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. OUR WELLER EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDE HIGHLY REGARDED PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE REGION. LVRCH PROMOTES SAFETY AND HEALTHY LIVING IN VARIOUS FORUMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE MOST NOTABLE IS OUR COMMUNITY CANVAS PROGRAM, WHICH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KELLYN FOUNDATION PROVIDES PROGRAMS IN OVER 15 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT PROMOTE GOOD NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING.PRIMARY CARE:PRIMARY CARE AND APCS PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED CARE TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN. WE FOCUS ON A HIGH-VALUE, PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACH BASED IN LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIPS. OUR CARE MODEL INCLUDES SAME-DAY ILLNESS AND INJURY CARE, COMPLEX DISEASE MANAGEMENT, CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT, AND PREVENTIVE CARE. WE ACCEPT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PATIENTS, OFFER VFC AT ALL OUR LOCATIONS THAT SERVE THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION, AND PROMOTE AN EQUITABLE, SAFE, AND FRIENDLY CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR PATIENTS OF ALL DEMOGRAPHICS. OUR PATIENTS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO CARE THROUGH TELEHEALTH BOTH TO THEIR ESTABLISHED PRIMARY CARE CLINICIAN AS WELL AS TO EXPRESSCARE AND SPECIALTY CARE. THIS TECHNOLOGY CREATES A PARADIGM OF ENHANCED ACCESS IN A CONVENIENT MANNER. WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS WHICH ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. WE OFFER A PHYSICIAN-LED LITERACY PROGRAM CALLED "REACH OUT AND READ," THROUGH WHICH CHILDREN VISITING A PARTICIPATING PRACTICE RECEIVE AN AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOK DURING THEIR ANNUAL WELL-CHILD VISIT. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LEHIGH VALLEY TOPPER CANCER INSTITUTE, WE HAVE INCREASED RATES OF LUNG CANCER SCREENING INCLUDING EFFORTS TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN SCREENING RATES. OUR LINKAGE TO ADDICTION TREATMENT & OPIOID STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT OUR PRACTICES IN PROVIDING MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) ACROSS 7 COUNTIES. MANY OF THESE PATIENTS FACE INTENSE BARRIERS TO CARE SUCH AS CHRONIC HOMELESS, PAST INCARCERATION, AND UNDERTREATED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE MOBILE HARM REDUCTION TEAM, WITH SUPPORT FROM LEHIGH COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL, HAS INITIATED OUTREACH, NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION AND MOBILE MEDICAL VISITS FOR PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS IN THE HARD-HIT 7TH STREET NEIGHBORHOOD OF ALLENTOWN. OUR PRACTICES ARE HIGHLY ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND MEDICAL DOCTORS. THIS EDUCATION INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANY LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS THE PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. EXPRESSCARE:EXPRESSCARE LOCATIONS PROVIDE IMMEDIATE CARE 7 DAYS/WEEK. THE SCOPE OF CARE INCLUDES MANAGEMENT OF COMMON ILLNESSES AND MINOR INJURIES SUCH AS SPRAINS, CUTS, RASHES, SEASONAL ALLERGIES, FLU SYMPTOMS, BRONCHITIS, EAR INFECTIONS, SORE THROATS, FEVERS, AND MORE. FURTHERMORE, WE OFFER COVERAGE FOR ROUTINE SCHOOL PHYSICALS, INFLUENZA, AND COVID-19 VACCINATIONS.THIS CLINICAL CARE MODEL IS A LOWER COST, EASY ACCESS ALTERNATIVE FOR LOWER ACUITY PATIENTS AS COMPARED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. ADDITIONALLY, EXPRESSCARE OFFERS TELEHEALTH "VIDEO VISITS" PROVIDING PATIENTS THE OPTION TO UTILIZE TELEMEDICINE SERVICES TO TREAT ACUTE ILLNESSES AND MINOR INJURY CARE WITHOUT NEED TO TRAVEL OR WAIT IN AN OFFICE BUILDING. MEDICAL SPECIALTIES:LVPG PROVIDES A BROAD ARRAY OF MEDICAL SPECIALTY CARE ACROSS THE LEHIGH REGION. CARE COORDINATION WITH ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AREAS AND COLLABORATION WITH PRIMARY CARE COLLEAGUES IS ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL PATIENT OUTCOMES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.SOME OF THESE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS INCLUDE:OACIS THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED OACIS (OPTIMIZING ADVANCED COMPLEX ILLNESS SUPPORT) TEAM OF CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONERS (CRNPS), SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS PROVIDES PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE HOME FOR OVER 800 PATIENTS ACROSS THE REGION. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN AN IDENTIFIED GEOGRAPHIC REGION TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS AND CAN BE PROVIDED IN THE PATIENT'S HOME, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, AND SELECT SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES. IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL VISITS ARE AVAILABLE. PHONE ACCESS TO OFFICE-BASED NURSES AND SOCIAL WORKERS IS AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, PHYSICIANS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. THE OACIS TEAM WORKS TO DEVELOP A PLAN OF CARE THAT PROMOTES QUALITY OF LIFE AND WORKS TO EASE THE SUFFERING INVOLVED WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS.Desc

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DescADVANCED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (AICU PROGRAM) THE ADVANCED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (AICU), THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK'S TELECRITICAL CARE UNIT, OPENED IN 2004 AS ONE OF THE ONE OF THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS A CENTRALIZED REMOTE MONITORING UNIT WHERE A TEAM COMPOSED OF A MEDICAL INTENSIVIST, THREE EXPERIENCED CRITICAL CARE NURSES AND A STAFF ASSISTANT, PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LVHN'S ICUS ACROSS THE NETWORK. THE TEAM WORKS TOGETHER UTILIZING THE LATEST IN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD INFORMATION AND REMOTE MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES WITH TWO-WAY AUDIO VIDEO CAPABILITIES. THE AICU TEAM WORKS WITH THE BEDSIDE TEAM AS AN EXTRA LAYER OF CARE, MONITORING VITAL SIGNS AND LABORATORY DATA TO DETECT TRENDS THAT MAY INDICATE A CHANGE IN A PATIENT'S CONDITION. THIS ALLOWS FOR A PROACTIVE APPROACH THAT ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL CARE PATIENT'S UNIQUE NEEDS QUICKLY. TODAY THE PROGRAM COVERS MORE THAN 130 CRITICAL CARE BEDS EVERY EVENING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WITH ADDITIONAL GROWTH PLANNED IN THE COMING YEAR. THE LVHN AIUC PROGRAM HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN THIS WORK, PUBLISHING ONE OF THE FIRST NATIONAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSES OF THE IMPACT OF THIS CARE ON REDUCING INTUBATION AND OVERALL MORTALITY AMONG CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS. COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES (FORMER AIDS ACTIVITIES OFFICE) LVHN COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES (CHS) IS A REGIONAL LEADER IN THE PROVISION OF A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS AS WELL AS A GROWING PROGRAM OFFERING CARE TO THE TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE COMMUNITY. CHS CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF HIV SERVICES IN THE REGION AND HAS BEEN A RECIPIENT OF A FEDERAL RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM GRANT SINCE THE EARLY 1990S. CARING FOR OVER 1000 INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV, CHS PROVIDES WHOLE-PERSON HIV CARE INCLUDING INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, ADHERENCE, EDUCATION, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT, NUTRITION, PREVENTION, OUTREACH, TESTING AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STAFF. CHS ALSO OFFERS PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) FOR THE PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION AND COORDINATES POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) FOR LVHN FOR BOTH OCCUPATIONAL (NON-LVHN) AND NON-OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES TO HIV. COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES HAS RECENTLY BECOME A LEADING PROVIDER OF GENDER-AFFIRMING HORMONE THERAPY FOR THE TRANS AND GENDER-DIVERSE (TGD) COMMUNITY. IN RECENT YEARS, STIGMA RELATED TO A TGD IDENTITY HAS DECREASED RESULTING IN MORE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING GENDER-AFFIRMING TREATMENT AND PROCEDURES. AS LONG-TERM ADVOCATES FOR HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOR LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS, CHS LAUNCHED ITS PROGRAM IN 2018 WITH THE INTEGRATION OF AN EXPERIENCED ENDOCRINOLOGIST. CHS CONTINUES TO GROW THIS PROGRAM AND CAN SERVE AS A HUB OF A POTENTIAL LVHN TRANSGENDER MEDICINE PROGRAM BY INTEGRATING MEDICAL SPECIALTY, PRIMARY CARE, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES AS WELL AS LVHN SURGICAL OFFERINGS IN A COORDINATED FASHION. HEPATITIS CARE CENTERANOTHER PRACTICE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER, THE HEPATITIS CARE CENTER (HCC) HAS BEEN ONE OF THE LARGEST REGIONAL PRACTICES DEVOTED TO THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF HEPATITIS B AND C SINCE 2007. IN ADDITION TO CURATIVE ANTIVIRAL THERAPY FOR HCV AND SUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT FOR HBV, THE HCC NOW COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH THE LVHN TRANSPLANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE HCV-NEGATIVE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES FOR APPROPRIATENESS OF RECEIVING KIDNEYS FROM HCV-INFECTED DECEASED DONORS. WITH THE ABILITY TO CURE A NEWLY ACQUIRED HCV-INFECTION RESULTING FROM SUCH A TRANSPLANT, THE NUMBER OF TRANSPLANTS PERFORMED ANNUALLY CAN BE INCREASED THROUGH EXPANSION OF THE DONOR POOL, WHICH MAY ALSO RESULT IN DECREASED WAIT TIMES.ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY PROGRAM THE ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY PROGRAM AT LVHN HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OVER THE PAST YEAR. IN ADDITION TO ERCP AND ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND (EUS), WHICH HAS REVOLUTIONIZED THE MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT AND PREMALIGNANT PANCREATIC DISEASE, OUR ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY SERVICES NOW INCLUDE ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION (EMR) FOR THE REMOVAL OF LARGE POLYPS PREVIOUSLY REQUIRING SURGICAL RESECTION; TRANSORAL INCISIONLESS FUNDOPLICATION (TIF) FOR REFRACTORY GERD; SPYGLASS ENDOSCOPY FOR INTUBATION AND DIRECT EXAMINATION OF THE BILE DUCTS, AND PER-ORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY (POEM) FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACHALASIA. THIS HAS ALLOWED LVHN TO KEEP PACE WITH SERVICES PROVIDED AT MANY TOP-TIER UNIVERSITY-BASED PROGRAMS. WITH THE HIRING OF OUR FOURTH ADVANCED ENDOSCOPIST, WE HAVE GROWN OUR CLINICAL FOOTPRINT TO INCLUDE LVH-POCONO IN ADDITION TO OUR THRIVING PROGRAMS AT LVH-CEDAR CREST AND LVH-MUHLENBERG. THIS HAS ALLOWED US TO ESTABLISH A ROBUST PANCREATIC CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM. WE ALSO PROVIDE AN ASGE-RECOGNIZED ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY TRAINING PROGRAM TO TRAIN SELECT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMPLETED AN ACGME-ACCREDITED GI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND WISH TO PURSUE A CAREER IN ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY. THIS HAS ENABLED US TO GROW OUR RESEARCH FOOTPRINT RESULTING IN MULTIPLE PANCREATIC AND BILIARY RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED AT MAJOR SOCIETIES. INTERVENTIONAL PULMONARY PROGRAM THE INTERVENTIONAL PULMONARY PROGRAM COMPRISES A COLLABORATIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM CONSISTING OF FOUR PHYSICIANS, AN APC, AND A NURSE NAVIGATOR. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EXPEDITE THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH LUNG NODULES, MASSES, OR MEDIASTINAL ADENOPATHY FOUND ON THORACIC IMAGING. THE PHYSICIANS UTILIZE ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY, CONVEX ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND (CEBUS), RADIAL EBUS, AND FLUOROSCOPY TO LOCALIZE LESIONS FOR BIOPSY. PHYSICIANS ARE TRAINED ON ALL DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES. THIS ALLOWS FOR STREAMLINING SCHEDULING AND PLACES A STRONGER EMPHASIS ON FASTER TIME TO DIAGNOSIS BY REMOVING SCHEDULING BARRIERS. ALL PATIENTS REFERRED FOR LUNG LESIONS ARE EVALUATED BY ONE OF THE INTERVENTIONAL BRONCHOSCOPISTS AT THEIR INITIAL VISIT, AS WELL AS ONE-WEEK POST-PROCEDURE TO REVIEW RESULTS AND NEXT STEPS IN WORK-UP OR TREATMENT. THE NURSE NAVIGATOR GUIDES THE PATIENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS FROM INITIAL VISIT THROUGH TO TRANSITION TO THE TREATMENT TEAM. SHE IS A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THESE PATIENTS FOR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AND HELPS TO ALLEVIATE ANXIETY DURING A TUMULTUOUS TIME IN THEIR LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM ADDED BRONCHOSCOPIC LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION (BLVR) TO ITS EXPANDING MENU OF SERVICES IN JUNE 2022. THE GOAL OF THE PROCEDURE IS TO ACHIEVE A REDUCTION IN RESIDUAL VOLUME THROUGH BRONCHOSCOPIC PLACEMENT OF ONE-WAY ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVES INTO THE MOST DAMAGED LOBE WHICH LEADS TO DECREASED SYMPTOMS, IMPROVED EXERCISE CAPACITY, AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. PHYSIOLOGICALLY, THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A LOBECTOMY WITHOUT AN INCISION. THESE PATIENTS REQUIRE EXTENSIVE PRE-OPERATIVE TESTING TO ENSURE THE OPTIMAL PATIENTS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROCEDURE ARE SELECTED WHILE MINIMIZING POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS.LVPG ECONSULT PROGRAMSINCE APRIL 2019, LVPG'S ECONSULT PROGRAM HAS OFFERED CLINICIANS ACROSS THE ENTIRE NETWORK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS SPECIALIST INPUT FOR FOCUSED CLINICAL QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A FACE-TO-FACE VISIT. IN ADDITION TO ACCELERATING ACCESS TO SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS, THE PROGRAM HAS IMPROVED ACCESS IN OUR SPECIALTY PRACTICES STRAIGHTFORWARD AND SIMPLE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED BY A SPECIALIST VIRTUALLY OPENING SCHEDULES FOR PATIENTS WHO TRULY NEED FACE-TO-FACE ASSESSMENTS. ECONSULTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ADULT PATIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: ANTICOAGULATION MANAGEMENT, CARDIOLOGY, DISABILITY SUPPORT, ENDOCRINOLOGY, ENT, GERIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY, HIV/PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, LONG COVID, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY (DIAGNOSTIC ADVICE), NEUROLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PULMONOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, RHEUMATOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY AND UROLOGY. OUR PEDIATRIC ECONSULT PROGRAM INCLUDES ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY. IN FY22, A TOTAL OF 2,116 ECONSULTS ACROSS THE NETWORK. THIS NUMBER INCREASED TO 3,558 IN FY23, REPRESENTING A 68% INCREASE IN ANNUAL VOLUMES. THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF ECONSULTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE DIVISIONS OF HEMATOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, NEUROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, AND PULMONARY MEDICINE.Desc
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4842241876PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeIndOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ALLEN H BOXBAUM
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)30.0030.00Yes (X)$164,877$193,667$21,736
DANIEL F BROWN MD
FORMER BOARD MEMBER60.000.00$222,018$0$11,931Yes (X)
ANTHONY P BUONANNO MD
FORMER BOARD MEMBER60.000.00$481,892$0$33,857Yes (X)
DAVID B BURMEISTER DO
PRESIDENT, LVPG/BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$840,583$0$35,071Yes (X)
JOSEPH A CANDIO MD
FORMER BOARD MEMBER60.000.00$265,753$0$23,091Yes (X)
GEOFFREY P CARLSON APC AMD
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)60.000.00Yes (X)$178,634$0$30,408
DEBRA L CARTER MD
VICE CHAIRPERSON / TREASURER60.000.00Yes (X)$465,961$0$23,045Yes (X)
JOSEPH D DEFULVIO DO
CHAIRPERSON / SECRETARY60.000.00Yes (X)$540,293$0$20,825Yes (X)
JAMES N DEMOPOULOS SR MHA
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)60.000.00Yes (X)$590,692$0$20,439
AMY M DEPUY MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$445,707$0$10,318
AMANDA B FLICKER MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$629,873$0$9,847
RONALD S FREUDENBERGER MD
BOARD MEMBER20.0040.00Yes (X)$0$936,411$31,021
TIMOTHY J FRIEL MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$752,592$0$30,769
JOHN PAUL GOMEZ MD
FORMER BOARD MEMBER30.0030.00$265,132$0$12,669Yes (X)
GRANT M GREENBERG MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$449,135$0$35,157
J NATHAN HAGSTROM MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$600,040$0$32,607
T DANIEL HARRISON DO
FORMER BOARD MEMBER60.000.00$675,199$0$31,506Yes (X)
LORI M HULSE
FORMER BOARD MEMBER0.0060.00$0$323,218$23,635Yes (X)
JEANNE L JACOBY MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$382,179$0$33,857
DENISE L KAPLAN MSA
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)60.000.00Yes (X)$357,105$0$2,750
ROBERT J KRUKLITIS MD PHD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$499,250$0$32,453
MARISA C KUTCHMARICK
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)60.000.00Yes (X)$265,493$0$31,021
ERIC B LEBBY MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$1,435,924$0$31,107
THOMAS M MCLOUGHLIN MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$870,482$0$35,445
JOSEPH P MONKOSKI
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)20.0040.00Yes (X)$0$325,991$3,209
ROBERT X MURPHY JR MD MS
BOARD MEMBER40.0020.00Yes (X)$1,390,927$0$33,521
SURESH G NAIR MD
BOARD MEMBER20.0040.00Yes (X)$0$779,589$27,025
EDWARD R NORRIS MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$596,175$0$33,857
JORDAN E OLSON MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$152,358$0$8,554
MICHAEL D PASQUALE MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$1,116,486$0$34,821
DHANALAKSHMI RAMASAMY MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$406,208$0$31,107
DAVID M RICHARDSON MD
FORMER BOARD MEMBER60.000.00$430,657$0$35,545Yes (X)
MICHAEL A ROSSI MD MBA
BOARD MEMBER20.0040.00Yes (X)$0$1,417,395$23,609
MATTHEW S SALTZ MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$300,180$0$15,953
JENNIFER L STEPHENS DO
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$622,609$0$23,153
MARY C STOCK-KEISTER MD
BOARD MEMBER60.000.00Yes (X)$261,312$0$10,376
CHRISTOPHER A LYCETTE MD
PHYSICIAN60.000.00$1,665,500$0$31,021Yes (X)
PRODROMOS A VERVERELI MD
PHYSICIAN60.000.00$1,606,838$0$22,956Yes (X)
GABRIEL E LEWULLIS MD
PHYSICIAN60.000.00$1,464,925$0$30,683Yes (X)
JONATHON M BROWN MD
PHYSICIAN60.000.00$1,375,839$0$31,107Yes (X)
MARSHALL G MILES MD
PHYSICIAN60.000.00$1,234,171$0$31,107Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$24,002,999TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$3,976,271TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,032,169TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1474IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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HEALTHTRUST WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LLC
1000 SAWGRASS CORPORPATE PWKY 6THSUNRISEFL33323STAFFING SERVICES$5,063,378
GHR REVCYCLE WORKFORCE
2250 HICKORY RD STE 240PLYMOUTH MEETINGPA19462STAFFING SERVICES$2,053,519
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
4022 SELLS DRHERMITAGETN370762903CONSULTING SERVICES$1,139,897
ALLENTOWN RADIATION & ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATE
1020A EAST BOAL AVEBOALSBURGPA16827PHYSICIAN SERVICES$703,549
JOBOT LLC
3101 W PACIFIC COAST HWYNEWPORT BEACHCA92663STAFFING SERVICES$672,617
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K20CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$175,154GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$467,813AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$642,967TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
PATIENT CARE621110$697,398,137$697,207,002$191,135
EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATIVE, CLINIC900099$109,788,747$109,788,747
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$807,186,884TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$60,929TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$60,929RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$620,908RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$527,772RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$93,136RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$93,136TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$93,136RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$41,264OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$41,264OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$41,264TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$41,264RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$807,942,652TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$807,108,550RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$191,135UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,934,908TotalAmt
Management And General$14,934,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$570,869,742TotalAmt
Program Services$563,680,039ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,189,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,275,752TotalAmt
Program Services$7,304,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$971,321ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,418,920TotalAmt
Program Services$90,143,027ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,275,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,637,968TotalAmt
Program Services$29,480,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,157,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$374TotalAmt
Program Services$374ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,489,512TotalAmt
Program Services$5,392,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,096,744ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,272,684TotalAmt
Program Services$1,947,741ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,324,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,376,836TotalAmt
Program Services$1,355,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,468TotalAmt
Program Services$34,412ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,056ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,082,772TotalAmt
Program Services$34,345,888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$736,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$627,357TotalAmt
Program Services$545,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,701,719TotalAmt
Program Services$3,633,211ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,508ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$515,131TotalAmt
Management And General$515,131ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,656,370TotalAmt
Program Services$7,738,254ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$918,116ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,217,927TotalAmt
Program Services$15,223,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$994,607ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MEDICAL SUPPLIES$50,263,218$48,978,688$1,284,530
PURCHASED SERVICES$36,851,203$9,502,919$27,348,284
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$15,855,612$15,850,442$5,170
CONTRACT LABOR$6,573,074$6,586,114-$13,040

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,900,377TotalAmt
Program Services$3,900,377ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$919,558,924TotalAmt
Program Services$845,643,581ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,915,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,860,903BOYAmt
EOY$16,573,817EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,746,726BOYAmt
EOY$49,180,660EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,353,560BOYAmt
EOY$25,783,476EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,134,351BOYAmt
EOY$5,259,089EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,230,463BOYAmt
EOY$2,482,096EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$111,180,255LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$58,351,663LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,525,596BOYAmt
EOY$52,828,592EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,773BOYAmt
EOY$6,773EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,198,272BOYAmt
EOY$98,169,968EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,573,196BOYAmt
EOY$123,844,304EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$326,629,840BOYAmt
EOY$374,128,775EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,312,354BOYAmt
EOY$90,232,458EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$9,369BOYAmt
EOY-$9,899EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$12,944,899EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$204,344,095BOYAmt
EOY$361,796,973EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$292,647,080BOYAmt
EOY$464,964,431EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,982,760BOYAmt
EOY-$90,835,656EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,982,760BOYAmt
EOY-$90,835,656EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$326,629,840BOYAmt
EOY$374,128,775EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$111,616,272ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$313,600NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$12,888,544OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
HospitalYes (X)HospitalInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,590,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,590,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,509,375OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,088,319DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,421,056BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,289,127OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,253,612DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,035,515BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$45,694,626OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$34,462,189DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,232,437BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,097,127OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$547,543DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,549,584BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$52,828,592TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERP INVESTMENTDesc
Book Value$123,844,304BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$123,844,304TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED PENSION$5,680,385
SERP LIABILITY$123,844,304
LEASE ACCOUNTING LIABILITY$74,983,134
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE$157,289,150
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$361,796,973TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK (LVHN), ITS HOSPITALS, AND OTHER SUBSIDIARIES ARE GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT FOR TAX IMPOSED ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE MOST RECENT DETERMINATION LETTER, RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION, IS DATED MAY 1, 2014. THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ACCOUNT FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC 740. THE ORGANIZATION'S FOR-PROFIT COMPONENTS RECOGNIZE DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE FUTURE TAX IMPACT OF TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMOUNTS RECORDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TAX BASES AND THE FUTURE BENEFIT OF UTILIZATION NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARDS. DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ARE MEASURED USING ENACTED TAX RATES EXPECTED TO APPLY TO TAXABLE INCOME IN THE YEARS IN WHICH THOSE TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES ARE EXPECTED TO BE RECOVERED OR SETTLED. INCOME TAXES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT AND FOR-PROFIT COMPONENTS ARE NOT MATERIAL TO THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ALLEN H BOXBAUM
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)$165,672$135,081$0$52,659-$795$5,927$0$0$13,376$8,360$178,253$202,027$0$0
DANIEL F BROWN MD
FORMER BOARD MEMBER$212,650$0$0$0$9,368$0$0$0$11,931$0$233,949$0$0$0
ANTHONY P BUONANNO MD
FORMER BOARD MEMBER$399,678$0$85,844$0-$3,630$0$0$0$33,857$0$515,749$0$0$0
DAVID B BURMEISTER DO
PRESIDENT, LVPG/BOARD MEMBER$590,716$0$211,397$0$38,470$0$0$0$35,071$0$875,654$0$0$0
JOSEPH A CANDIO MD
FORMER BOARD MEMBER$224,752$0$42,560$0-$1,559$0$0$0$23,091$0$288,844$0$0$0
GEOFFREY P CARLSON APC AMD
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)$163,436$0$19,950$0-$4,752$0$0$0$30,408$0$209,042$0$0$0
DEBRA L CARTER MD
VICE CHAIRPERSON / TREASURER$393,060$0$76,266$0-$3,365$0$0$0$23,045$0$489,006$0$0$0
JOSEPH D DEFULVIO DO
CHAIRPERSON / SECRETARY$440,000$0$101,023$0-$730$0$0$0$20,825$0$561,118$0$0$0
JAMES N DEMOPOULOS SR MHA
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)$430,409$0$104,512$0$55,771$0$0$0$20,439$0$611,131$0$0$0
AMY M DEPUY MD
BOARD MEMBER$400,016$0$47,350$0-$1,659$0$0$0$10,318$0$456,025$0$0$0
AMANDA B FLICKER MD
BOARD MEMBER$472,063$0$118,888$0$38,922$0$0$0$9,847$0$639,720$0$0$0
RONALD S FREUDENBERGER MD
BOARD MEMBER$0$705,372$0$179,550$0$51,489$0$0$0$31,021$0$967,432$0$0
TIMOTHY J FRIEL MD
BOARD MEMBER$562,870$0$138,353$0$51,369$0$0$0$30,769$0$783,361$0$0$0
JOHN PAUL GOMEZ MD
FORMER BOARD MEMBER$190,357$0$78,148$0-$3,373$0$0$0$12,669$0$277,801$0$0$0
GRANT M GREENBERG MD
BOARD MEMBER$348,018$0$87,060$0$14,057$0$0$0$35,157$0$484,292$0$0$0
J NATHAN HAGSTROM MD
BOARD MEMBER$456,005$0$115,479$0$28,556$0$0$0$32,607$0$632,647$0$0$0
T DANIEL HARRISON DO
FORMER BOARD MEMBER$591,421$0$87,820$0-$4,042$0$0$0$31,506$0$706,705$0$0$0
LORI M HULSE
FORMER BOARD MEMBER$0$279,065$0$52,013$0-$7,860$0$0$0$23,635$0$346,853$0$0
JEANNE L JACOBY MD
BOARD MEMBER$347,005$0$35,460$0-$286$0$0$0$33,857$0$416,036$0$0$0
DENISE L KAPLAN MSA
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)$293,389$0$52,659$0$11,057$0$0$0$2,750$0$359,855$0$0$0
ROBERT J KRUKLITIS MD PHD
BOARD MEMBER$416,333$0$70,483$0$12,434$0$0$0$32,453$0$531,703$0$0$0
MARISA C KUTCHMARICK
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)$228,612$0$44,385$0-$7,504$0$0$0$31,021$0$296,514$0$0$0
ERIC B LEBBY MD
BOARD MEMBER$1,047,359$0$392,278$0-$3,713$0$0$0$31,107$0$1,467,031$0$0$0
THOMAS M MCLOUGHLIN MD
BOARD MEMBER$670,551$0$160,825$0$39,106$0$0$0$35,445$0$905,927$0$0$0
JOSEPH P MONKOSKI
BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)$0$275,359$0$47,475$0$3,157$0$0$0$3,209$0$329,200$0$0
ROBERT X MURPHY JR MD MS
BOARD MEMBER$804,196$0$403,176$0$183,555$0$0$0$33,521$0$1,424,448$0$0$0
SURESH G NAIR MD
BOARD MEMBER$0$624,307$0$112,550$0$42,732$0$0$0$27,025$0$806,614$0$0
EDWARD R NORRIS MD
BOARD MEMBER$462,693$0$107,276$0$26,206$0$0$0$33,857$0$630,032$0$0$0
JORDAN E OLSON MD
BOARD MEMBER$150,385$0$7,500$0-$5,527$0$0$0$8,554$0$160,912$0$0$0
MICHAEL D PASQUALE MD
BOARD MEMBER$851,391$0$206,685$0$58,410$0$0$0$34,821$0$1,151,307$0$0$0
DHANALAKSHMI RAMASAMY MD
BOARD MEMBER$332,451$0$78,345$0-$4,588$0$0$0$31,107$0$437,315$0$0$0
DAVID M RICHARDSON MD
FORMER BOARD MEMBER$365,068$0$67,480$0-$1,891$0$0$0$35,545$0$466,202$0$0$0
MICHAEL A ROSSI MD MBA
BOARD MEMBER$0$790,434$0$403,176$0$223,785$0$0$0$23,609$0$1,441,004$0$0
MATTHEW S SALTZ MD
BOARD MEMBER$282,646$0$23,700$0-$6,166$0$0$0$15,953$0$316,133$0$0$0
JENNIFER L STEPHENS DO
BOARD MEMBER$458,581$0$119,273$0$44,755$0$0$0$23,153$0$645,762$0$0$0
MARY C STOCK-KEISTER MD
BOARD MEMBER$233,085$0$29,903$0-$1,676$0$0$0$10,376$0$271,688$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER A LYCETTE MD
PHYSICIAN$901,213$0$769,513$0-$5,226$0$0$0$31,021$0$1,696,521$0$0$0
PRODROMOS A VERVERELI MD
PHYSICIAN$1,114,740$0$489,727$0$2,371$0$0$0$22,956$0$1,629,794$0$0$0
GABRIEL E LEWULLIS MD
PHYSICIAN$944,359$0$525,013$0-$4,447$0$0$0$30,683$0$1,495,608$0$0$0
JONATHON M BROWN MD
PHYSICIAN$893,768$0$488,980$0-$6,909$0$0$0$31,107$0$1,406,946$0$0$0
MARSHALL G MILES MD
PHYSICIAN$977,866$0$263,070$0-$6,765$0$0$0$31,107$0$1,265,278$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE 457(F) SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN OF LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP, AND RECEIVED A DISTRIBUTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2022: DANIEL F. BROWN, MD, FORMER BOARD MEMBER - $ 11,479 DAVID B. BURMEISTER, DO, PRESIDENT, LVPG/BOARD MEMBER - $ 45,808 JAMES N. DEMOPOULOS, SR., MHA, BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING) - $ 53,492 AMANDA B. FLICKER, MD, BOARD MEMBER - $ 37,821 TIMOTHY J. FRIEL, MD, BOARD MEMBER - $ 43,476 GRANT M. GREENBERG, MD, BOARD MEMBER - $ 21,754 J. NATHAN HAGSTROM, MD, BOARD MEMBER - $ 33,682 THOMAS M. MCLOUGHLIN, MD, BOARD MEMBER - $ 41,569 ROBERT X. MURPHY, JR., MD MS, BOARD MEMBER - $ 180,971 EDWARD R. NORRIS, MD, BOARD MEMBER - $ 34,317 MICHAEL D. PASQUALE, MD, BOARD MEMBER - $ 62,415 JENNIFER L. STEPHENS, DO, BOARD MEMBER - $ 51,548 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE 457(F) SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN OF LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, AND RECEIVED A DISTRIBUTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2022: RONALD S. FREUDENBERGER, MD, BOARD MEMBER - $ 53,506 SURESH G. NAIR, MD, BOARD MEMBER - $ 43,463 MICHAEL A. ROSSI, MD MBA, BOARD MEMBER - $ 210,076ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSUSAN C YEE - TRUSTEE OF AFFILIATEPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionPARTNER IN 94 BRODHEAD ASSOCIATES - FORMER TRUSTEE LVHN/LVHH/HHWC & CY LVHRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$125,905TransactionAmt
Transaction94 BRODHEAD ASSOCIATES LEASES OFFICE SPACE TO LVPG AT FAIR MARKET VALUE.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (16 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED):SPIRIT CLINIC LVHN STARTED ITS FIRST POST-ICU RECOVERY CLINIC IN JANUARY 2022. UP TO HALF OF ALL ICU SURVIVORS HAVE POST-ICU SYNDROME (PICS), WHICH CONSISTS OF NEW OR WORSENING COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, OR BEHAVIORAL DEFICITS THAT PERSIST AFTER DISCHARGE TO HOME. THIS SYNDROME IS OFTEN UNRECOGNIZED AND FREQUENTLY REMAINS UNTREATED. THE SPIRIT (SUCCESSFUL POST ICU RECOVERY INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM) CLINIC AT LVHN IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDING A PULMONARY/CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN, CLINIC COORDINATOR CRNP, CRITICAL CARE PHARMACIST, PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, AND A SOCIAL WORKER. THE PATIENT AND THEIR LOVED ONES MEET WITH EACH TEAM MEMBER TO REVIEW THE DETAILS OF THEIR ICU STAY, REVIEW MEDICATIONS, RECEIVE MEDICATION TEACHING, RECEIVE SCREENING FOR PERSISTENT DEFICITS AND OTHER SYMPTOMS OF PICS, AND THEN ARE REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES. THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO THE MAJORITY OF ICUS AT THE CEDAR CREST AND MUHLENBERG SITES, ALSO PROVIDING VIDEO VISITS WHEN NEEDED FOR PATIENTS WHO WERE TRANSFERRED FROM OUTLYING CAMPUSES. LVHN'S CRITICAL CARE STAFF MEMBERS ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM: SPIRIT PATIENTS OFTEN SEND A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE (VIA VIDEO, PICTURES, OR HANDWRITTEN NOTES) BACK TO THE BEDSIDE CARE TEAM, PROVIDING A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST IN MORALE. SLEEP MEDICINE PROGRAM THE SLEEP MEDICINE SECTION OF PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SLEEP CARE BY A TEAM OF PHYSICIANS AND APCS. THE NETWORK CURRENTLY HAS 10 SLEEP CENTER LOCATIONS (3 OUTPATIENT AND 7 HOME TESTING SITES) AND COMPLETES MORE THAN 8,000 SLEEP STUDIES ANNUALLY, INCLUDING BOTH IN-LAB AND HOME-BASED STUDIES. IN-LABORATORY TESTING OCCURS AT LVH-17TH STREET, HEALTH CENTER AT BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, AND THE LVH-HAZLETON SLEEP LABS. SLEEP PHYSICIANS CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA, COMPLEX APNEAS AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE, RESTLESS LEGS, INSOMNIA AND REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER AS WELL AS CO-MANAGEMENT WITH OHNS/ENT OF SURGICAL SLEEP PATIENTS. THE SLEEP CLINICIAN TEAM OFFERS PATIENTS A WIDE VARIETY OF LOCATIONS FOR EVALUATION INCLUDING OUTPATIENT SLEEP AND PULMONARY MEDICINE SITES AT LVH-17TH STREET, HEALTH CENTER AT BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, LVH-CEDAR CREST, LVH-MUHLENBERG, AND HEALTH CENTER AT PALMER TOWNSHIP. THEY ALSO PROVIDE A ROBUST VIDEO VISIT COMPONENT TO SLEEP CARE FOR PATIENTS IN OUR SURROUNDING AREAS. SLEEP MEDICINE HAS GROWN ITS SCOPE OF PRACTICE THIS YEAR WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE INSPIRE PROGRAM AND A NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE WITH OHNS TO REVIEW SURGICAL SLEEP PATIENTS. THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE COLLABORATED ON A QI PROGRAM FOR THE INSPIRE PROGRAM WHICH RECEIVED REGULATORY APPROVAL IN THE SPRING 2023 AND IS GROWING QUICKLY, WITH OVER 150 DEDICATED INSPIRE CONSULTATIONS PERFORMED BY OUR TEAM IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. SLEEP MEDICINE HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A PARTNERSHIP WITH WOMEN'S HEALTH WITH THE RECENT IRB APPROVAL OF PREGNANCY AND SLEEP APNEA FEASIBILITY STUDY AIMED AT TESTING AND TREATING PREGNANT WOMEN FOR OSA. OUR PULMONARY SLEEP TEAM IS ALSO GROWING A RELATIONSHIP WITH DENTAL MEDICINE TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH ALTERNATIVES TO CPAP IN SELECT PATIENTS. FLEMING MEMORY CENTER AT FLEMING MEMORY CENTER, OUR TEAM OF GERIATRICIANS OFFER COMPREHENSIVE MEMORY SERVICES TO GERIATRIC PATIENTS IMPACTED BY DEMENTIA AND OTHER FORMS OF COGNITIVE DECLINE. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TEAM-BASED CARE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS/FAMILY MEMBERS, OFFERING DEDICATED SUPPORT AND FOCUSED EDUCATION ABOUT DEMENTIA AND RELATED DISORDERS. SERVICES INCLUDE A THOROUGH EVALUATION BY A GERIATRIC EXPERT WITH A PRECEDING COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVIEW WITH A FAMILY MEMBER. THESE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES ARE ALSO OFFERED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES LIKE CAREGIVER EDUCATION, CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP ENGAGEMENT AND MEMORY SUPPORT TEAM PROGRAM. OUR TEAM OF EDUCATION SPECIALISTS AND NURSING NAVIGATORS ALSO ASSIST IN CONNECTING CAREGIVERS WITH APPROPRIATE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL OFFICE OF AGING. WE HAVE RECENTLY INTRODUCED THE CAREGIVER SCHOLAR PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING THE CAREGIVERS IN THEIR ROLE, ALLOWING THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR LOVED ONE'S CARE AT HOME WHILE ENSURING THEIR SAFETY. THE TEAM HAS BEEN AWARDED SEVERAL GRANTS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS TO SUPPORT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. WITH THE RECENT NEW INNOVATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, DISEASE, FLEMING MEMORY CENTER AND FLEMING NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE ARE GEARING UP TO BE THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO OFFER MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY INFUSIONS FOR APPROPRIATE PATIENTS THAT MEET CLINICAL AND OBJECTIVE CRITERIA. HELWIG/DIABETES AND METABOLISM CENTER LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK (LVHN) RECENTLY UNVEILED A NEW DIABETES AND METABOLISM CENTER (DMC), A PROGRAM AIMED AT PROVIDING FOCUSED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND OTHER METABOLIC DISORDERS. THE INITIAL FOCUS OF THE CENTER IS TO HELP PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO RAPIDLY ESCALATE THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH UNCONTROLLED DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2. OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS, HEALTH COACHES, PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS AND PHARMACISTS. THE CLINICIANS WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO ASSIST WITH SHORT-TERM MEDICATION TITRATION AND ADJUSTMENTS TO OPTIMIZE PATIENT'S A1C. PATIENTS WILL HAVE REGULAR APPOINTMENTS WITH PHARMACISTS OR APCS TO HAVE MEDICATIONS ADJUSTED IN A TIMELY FASHION. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE REGULARLY SCHEDULE EDUCATION WITH A DIABETES EDUCATOR. THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ONLINE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, HEALTH COACHING AND REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING OF GLUCOSE VALUES. AS WE EXPAND THE DMC, WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO PATIENTS ON INSULIN THERAPY FOR RAPID ADJUSTMENT ON THEIR THERAPY. WE ALSO PLAN TO OFFER LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PROVIDERS TO HELP WITH IMPROVING OVERALL HEALTHY LIFESTYLES TO PREVENT DIABETES AND THE ASSOCIATED COMPLICATIONS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED):NEUROSCIENCES: LVPG PHYSICIANS PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR STROKE, BRAIN TUMORS, ANEURYSMS, SPINE DISORDERS AND DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS IN THE AREAS OF NEUROLOGY, NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY, AND NEURO ONCOLOGY. LVH ONBOARDED THE FIRST MOBILE STROKE UNIT (MSU) IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH ALLOWS STROKE PATIENTS TO BEGIN RAPID TREATMENT BEFORE HOSPITAL ARRIVAL, SUCH AS INITIATING CLOT BUSTING MEDICATION OR REVERSING COAGULOPATHY. THE AVAILABILITY OF NEUROIMAGING ON THE MSU ALLOWS PRECISE TRIAGE AND ROUTING TO AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF STROKE CENTER AND PREVENTS THE INTRA-FACILITY TRANSPORTS THAT CAN DELAY ARRIVAL TO THE COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE SERVICES, OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE A NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE PROGRAM, AN ALS CENTER, A NEUROIMMUNOLOGY/MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PROGRAM, AN EPILEPSY PROGRAM AND MONITORING UNIT, A HEADACHE CENTER, MOVEMENT DISORDERS PROGRAM, GENERAL NEUROLOGY PROGRAM AND MULTIPLE SUBSPECIALTY MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS INCLUDING NEUROCARDIOLOGY AND NEUROLOGY IN PREGNANCY, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY, PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY, AND AUGMENTED/VIRTUAL REALITY FOR NEUROSURGICAL PLANNING. - REGION'S 1ST NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC OPENED, DEVOTED TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS AFFECTING EYE AND VISION MOVEMENTS. THIS CLINIC IS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DRS. CASEY JUDGE AND NEGAR MOHEB, BOTH FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED IN NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY. - LAUNCHED A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MUSCLE DISEASE CLINIC CO-DIRECTED BY DRS. ALISSA ROMANO AND ALISON WALSH, DESIGNED TO DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGE MUSCLE DISEASES WITH COLLABORATION AMONG PHYSICIANS AND REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS FROM SEVERAL SPECIALTIES. - HOFFMAN FAMILY DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION PROGRAM WELCOMED A NURSE NAVIGATOR WHO PROVIDES IMPORTANT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO MOVEMENT DISORDER PATIENTS AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR DBS SURGERY. - THE ALS CENTER IS PART OF THE HEALEY PLATFORM TRIAL CENTERED AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS A TOP ENROLLER, BEING RANKED 6TH OUT OF 57 INTERNATIONAL ENROLLING SITES. - THE MOBILE STROKE UNIT (MSU) EXPANDED ITS EMS PARTNERSHIPS TO INCLUDE TOPTON EMS, WHICH EXPANDS THE REACH OF THE MSU. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE ONLY 20 PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY THAT OPERATE MSUS, WHICH PROVIDE PATIENTS EARLIER ACCESS TO ADVANCED STROKE CARE DURING EMERGENCIES. - ACROSS LVHN, WE HAVE RESPONDED TO OVER 2,000 STROKE ALERT EMERGENCIES IN THE LAST YEAR WITH AVERAGE INTERVENTION TIMES OF 40 MINUTES, WHICH IS WELL BELOW NATIONAL BENCHMARKS AND PERFORMANCE. - THE LABORATORY ACCREDITATION BOARD REACCREDITED THE CEDAR CREST EEG NEURODIAGNOSTIC LAB FOR 5 YEARS. THE LAB RECEIVED THE INITIAL ACCREDITATION IN 2007 AND IS BASED ON QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH ESTABLISHED REQUIRED STANDARDS. - ALL LVHN CERTIFIED STROKE CENTER CAMPUSES WERE RECOGNIZED WITH AWARDS FOR QUALITY CARE IN THE 2023 BEST HOSPITALS EXCLUSIVE RANKINGS FOR STROKE HOSPITALS. THESE ACCOLADES EXTEND BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION AND RECOGNIZES 24 MONTHS OF CONSECUTIVE PERFORMANCE. - THE CEDAR CREST COMPREHENSIVE STROKE PROGRAM WAS NAMED A HEALTHGRADES 2024 STROKE CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER. - THE NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE WAS RANKED HIGH PERFORMING IN US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY. - EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE AN ACGME-ACCREDITED NEUROLOGY RESIDENCY AND ACGME-ACCREDITED FELLOWSHIPS IN VASCULAR NEUROLOGY, CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, AND NEUROCRITICAL CARE. HEART AND VASCULAR SERVICES: THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST RESPECTED CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA. WITH 60 CARDIOLOGISTS, 6 CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS, 7 VASCULAR SURGEONS, AND A DEDICATED TEAM OF ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS AND SUPPORT STAFF, THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE OFFERS AN IMPRESSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PREVENTATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC, ACUTE, TERTIARY, AND QUATERNARY CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT, CORONARY INTERVENTION, STRUCTURAL HEART, ADVANCED HEART FAILURE & MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT, CARDIO-ONCOLOGY, COMPLEX LIPID MANAGEMENT, COMPREHENSIVE RHYTHM MANAGEMENT, A WOMEN'S HEART AND VASCULAR PROGRAM WITH A DEVELOPED SUBSPECIALTY HEART AND PREGNANCY PROGRAM, NEURO-CARDIOLOGY, AND SPORTS CARDIOLOGY. THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE CURRENTLY OFFERS 19 CARDIOVASCULAR ACCESS SITES THROUGHOUT THE LVPG SERVICE AREA TO ENABLE PATIENTS TO RECEIVE PREMIER CARDIOVASCULAR CARE CLOSE TO HOME. OFFICE LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BERKS COUNTY: LVPG CARDIOLOGY - HAMBURG LVPG CARDIOLOGY - MOSELEM SPRINGS BUCKS COUNTY: LVPG CARDIOLOGY - RICHLAND TOWNSHIP LVPG CARDIOLOGY - SELLERSVILLE CARBON COUNTY: LVPG CARDIOLOGY - CARBON LVPG VASCULAR SURGERY - CARBON LEHIGH COUNTY: LVH CARDIOLOGY - 1250 CEDAR CREST LVH CARDIAC AND THORACIC SURGERY - 1250 CEDAR CREST LVPG CARDIAC AND THORACIC SURGERY - MUHLENBERG LVPG CARDIOLOGY - LAURYS STATION LVPG CARDIOLOGY - MUHLENBERG LVPG VASCULAR SURGERY - CEDAR CREST LVPG VASCULAR SURGERY - MUHLENBERG NORTHAMPTON COUNTY: LVPG CARDIOLOGY - BANGOR LVPG CARDIOLOGY - EASTON LVPG CARDIOLOGY - HECKTOWN OAKS LVPG CARDIOLOGY - HIGHLAND AVENUE LVPG VASCULAR SURGERY - HECKTOWN OAKS MONTGOMERY COUNTY: LVPG CARDIOLOGY - POTTSTOWN TO IMPROVE THE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE HAS DEVELOPED AN ARRAY OF SUBSPECIALITY PROGRAMS. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR HISPANIC HEART PROGRAM, CENTRO DEL CORAZON, BREAKS DOWN LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BARRIERS EXPERIENCED BY SOME OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM PAIRS SPANISH SPEAKING CARDIOLOGISTS WITH SUPPORT STAFF THAT ARE EQUIPPED TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THEIR OVERALL CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. ADDITIONALLY, OUR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM USES ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS THAT ARE AT RISK FOR SPECIFIC DISEASES. THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY HELPS IDENTIFY AT-RISK PATIENTS, BUT IT ALSO PARTNERS WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO EDUCATION THE PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR RISK AND ENCOURAGES APPOINTMENTS WITH LVPG PROVIDERS TO HELP PREVENT OR CARE FOR THE IDENTIFIED DISEASE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED):WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES: LVPG OFFERS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CARE FOR WOMEN IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY. LVPG OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING GENERAL OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC CARE, MATERNAL-FETAL (HIGH-RISK) MEDICINE, AND PELVIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. CLINICAL PROGRAMS IN GENERAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY INCLUDE A MATERNITY CARE PATHWAY, WELL WOMAN CARE PATHWAY, ROUTINE GYNECOLOGIC CARE, GYNECOLOGIC SPECIALTY PROGRAMS IN FOCUS AREAS SUCH AS PELVIC PAIN, MENOPAUSE, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, AND SEXUAL HEALTH, AND SURGICAL CARE. THESE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED BY TEAMS OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, MIDWIVES, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS ALONG WITH THEIR RELATED CLINICAL STAFF. WE ALSO OFFER EMBEDDED COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CLINICAL CARE MANAGEMENT FOR OUR PERINATAL SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAM. THE MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE STATE, OFFERING SCREENING, DIAGNOSTIC, AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, AND UNIQUE INTERDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL PROGRAMS IN OUR NETWORK AND OUTSIDE TO NEIGHBORING HOSPITALS AS WELL. CANCER SERVICES: LVPG PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE LEHIGH VALLEY TOPPER CANCER INSTITUTE (LVTCI). LVTCI IS COMPRISED OF 7 HOSPITAL-BASED LOCATIONS WITH 121 INFUSION BAYS, 4 RADIATION THERAPY DEPARTMENTS WITH 8 LINEAR ACCELERATORS, AND BREAST HEALTH SERVICES IN 6 HEALTH CENTERS AND ONE MOBILE COACH. A NEW BUILDING FOR THE CANCER CENTER OPENED 2023 IN HAZLETON. LVCTI OFFERS A RANGE OF CANCER SERVICES IN ONE CONVENIENT, PATIENT-FOCUSED LOCATION. CANCER CARE SERVICES INCLUDE PREVENTION, DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY, CLINICAL TRIALS, REHABILITATION, AND THE EVALUATION OF CANCER-RELATED CARE. INFUSION THERAPY SERVICES ARE OFFERED CONSISTENTLY ACROSS THE REGION WE SERVE, INCLUDING IN THE NEWLY OPENED HECKTOWN OAKS AND CARBON LOCATIONS. LVCTI IS A MEMBER OF THE MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER ALLIANCE, WHICH PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH EVEN MORE LIFESAVING CARE OPTIONS AND ACCESS TO MORE ADVANCED CLINICAL TRIALS. CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES AT LEHIGH VALLEY TOPPER CANCER INSTITUTE ARE A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. SERVICES PROVIDED BY CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE NURSE NAVIGATION, SOCIAL WORK, COUNSELING, NUTRITION, AND GENETICS. THE NURSE NAVIGATION PROGRAM CONSISTS OF ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED NURSES WHO SERVE AS A LINK BETWEEN THE PATIENTS AND THE HEALTHCARE TEAM. THE GREGORY & LORRAINE HARPER CANCER RISK AND GENETIC ASSESSMENT PROGRAM IS REALIZING YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH IN THE UTILIZATION OF GENETIC SCREENING RESOURCES. CANCER NOT ONLY AFFECTS PHYSICAL HEALTH BUT MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL AND THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE SOCIAL WORK TEAM TO ASSIST WITH TRANSPORTATION, REFERRALS, PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE REFERRALS AND GRANT FUNDING SUPPORT. WHEN A PATIENT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL COPING SUPPORT, THERE IS A DEDICATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPIST IN THE SURGICAL ONCOLOGY OFFICE FOR IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL CONSULTATIONS. DIETITIANS ARE AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH THE PATIENT TO MANAGE DIETARY NEEDS DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT. LEHIGH VALLEY INSTITUTE FOR SURGICAL EXCELLENCE: LVPG PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROVIDERS PERFORM COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED SURGICAL CARE AND PROVIDE SERVICES IN SPECIALTIES SUCH AS: BARIATRIC SURGERY, BURN SURGERY, CARDIAC AND THORACIC SURGERY, GENERAL SURGERY, NEUROSURGERY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY, PEDIATRIC GENERAL SURGERY, PEDIATRIC UROLOGY, PEDIATRIC PLASTIC, PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY, PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, TRANSPLANT SURGERY, TRAUMA SURGERY, UROLOGY AND VASCULAR SURGERY. IN ADDITION, OUR SURGEONS SERVE AS THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND CORE FACULTY FOR THE GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. IN THE PAST YEAR, SURGICAL VOLUMES AT LVH-CEDAR CREST AND LVH-MUHLENBERG WERE 48,405 CASES. OVER THIS PAST YEAR THERE WERE >100 ORGAN TRANSPLANTS, INCLUDING KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS AND SIMULTANEOUS KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTS. IN APRIL WE WERE THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO DEPLOY HIFU, A BREAKTHROUGH NONINVASIVE TREATMENT FOR PROSTATE CANCER. TRAUMA SERVICES: LVPG PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TRAUMA CARE AND SERVICES AS A MAJOR REGIONAL RESOURCE COVERING A TEN-COUNTY AREA AND A TWO MILLION PATIENT BASE. LVPG PHYSICIANS ARE PART OF THE ACCREDITED PROGRAM FOR PEDIATRIC TRAUMA. LVPG PHYSICIANS ARE AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL TRAUMA PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR THE TRAUMA PATIENT WITH AT LEAST ONE OF OUR TRAUMA SURGEON TEAM PROVIDING 24/7/365 IN-HOUSE COVERAGE. A TRAUMA REHABILITATION TEAM COMPLETES THE CONTINUUM OF TRAUMA CARE. LVPG PHYSICIANS ALSO PROVIDE CARE IN THE BURN CENTER SERVING NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: LVPG PHYSICIANS PROVIDE MEDICAL LEADERSHIP FOR THE LVH ACUTE CARE INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS IN LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, CARBON, MONROE, SCHUYLKILL, AND BERKS COUNTIES BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS AND PROVIDES INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN ALL CLINICAL AREAS. AMONG THE AREAS OF FOCUS WERE THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF THE ZERO SUICIDE INITIATIVE, INCLUDING INTERNAL SUICIDAL PREVENTION PATHWAYS, MITIGATION OF LIGATURE RISK, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNITS. PARTNERING WITH LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, AND CARBON/ MONROE/PIKE COUNTIES, THE "WARM HANDOFF" PROGRAM CONTINUES. THIS PROGRAM FOLLOWS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS AS THEY ARE DISCHARGED FROM LVHN INPATIENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS INTO THE COMMUNITY TO CONFIRM A SOLID CONNECTION TO APPROPRIATE CARE. LVPG PHYSICIANS PROVIDE PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION TO PATIENTS ADMITTED TO MEDICAL/SURGICAL SERVICES TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND DISCHARGE PLANNING. THEY ALSO ASSIST IN THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AT NETWORK SITES. LVPG PHYSICIANS ALSO PROVIDE AMBULATORY CARE IN THESE SETTINGS: - PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM OVERSIGHT FOR ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC FOR THE CHRONICALLY AND SEVERELY ILL - SHORT-TERM, OUTPATIENT TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES - RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM TEACHING INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TO THE CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL - EMERGENCY SERVICES - MENTAL HEALTH AND HOME CARE SERVICES - NEUROMODULATION SERVICES FOR REFRACTORY DEPRESSION ARE AVAILABLE IN OUTPATIENT PRACTICES. ELECTROCONVULSIVE TREATMENT IS HOSPITAL BASED. - TELE-PSYCHIATRY: CONTINUES TO RUN AROUND 50% IN FY23 AS THE HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS LIFTED. VIRTUAL CARE HAS IMPROVED OUR ABILITY TO BRIDGE INTO COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE THE LEHIGH VALLEY. OUR PROVIDERS ALSO HAVE BEGUN TO VIRTUALLY CONSULT TO NURSING HOMES AND PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED):DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY AND HOSPITAL MEDICINE: WE OFFER ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICES IN MULTIPLE EXISTING AND NEW LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE EXPANDED EMERGENCY CARE AND TRAUMA CENTER (ECTC) AT LVH-CEDAR CREST ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE LEVEL I TRAUMA CARE, STATE-OF-THE-ART CLINICAL CARE, AS WELL AS AN INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON PATIENT EXPERIENCE. WE CONTINUE TO BE THE REGION'S ONLY CHILDREN'S ER STAFFED WITH BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, ALONG WITH BOARD-CERTIFIED EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS. FOR MORE SERIOUS PEDIATRIC INJURIES, THE LVH-CEDAR CREST TRAUMA CENTER IS A CERTIFIED LEVEL II PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER. THE ACUITY OF OUR AMBULATORY AND HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS REMAINS HIGH, AND WE HAVE DEVELOPED MULTIPLE COUNTERMEASURES TO IMPROVE TRANSITIONS OF CARE AS WE FOCUS ON PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW PATIENTS TO RECOVER SAFELY AT HOME THROUGH REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING, LVPG ACCESS COORDINATION, OR VIA OUR ACUTE CARE BRIDGE CLINIC THAT PROVIDES APPROPRIATE CARE IMMEDIATELY POST-DISCHARGE. IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK, LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP LEADERS AND CLINICIANS MANAGE 10 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING INPATIENT CARE AT ALL THOSE LOCATIONS. OF THE 10 NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, 5 HAVE BEEN OPENED IN THE LAST 3 YEARS IN LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, CARBON, AND LACKAWANNA COUNTY. OUR PERFORMANCE IN HOSPITAL MORTALITY AND SEPSIS CARE IS IN THE TOP DECILE AS BENCHMARKED BY THE VIZIENT DATABASE. THE VISIT VOLUMES AT OUR CAMPUSES WERE RECORD SETTING, WHILE MAINTAINING QUALITY MEASURES SUCH AS IMPROVED CLINICAL CARE, PATHWAY ORDER SET COMPLIANCE AND IMPROVED THROUGHPUT AND EFFICIENCY. THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS SAW APPROXIMATELY 327,681 VISITS IN FY23, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 42,577 VISITS COMPARED TO FY22. THIS INCREASE IS DUE TO NEW LVHN FACILITIES THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS OTHER VOLUME AND EFFICIENCY INTERVENTIONS. TO SUPPORT THIS HIGHER VOLUME, WE HIRED 22 EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND 11 APCS IN FY23. OUR INPATIENT CLINICIANS (HOSPITAL MEDICINE) SAW 203,781 VISITS IN FY23, WITH NOTICEABLE GROWTH AT OUR NORTHAMPTON AND CARBON LOCATIONS. IN FY23 WE HIRED 27 HOSPITAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND 11 APCS. TO SUPPORT AND ADDRESS THE OVERDOSE CRISIS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, THE DIVISION OF MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY CONTINUES TO PROVIDE CARE VIA A MEDICATION FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT & MEDICALLY MANAGED DETOXIFICATION INPATIENT CONSULT SERVICE. THIS GROUP OF BOARD-CERTIFIED MEDICAL TOXICOLOGISTS AND ADDICTION SPECIALISTS, ALONG WITH A TEAM OF CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS, MANAGE OVERDOSES, WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES, AND IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE INITIATION OF MEDICATION FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT WITH MEDICATIONS SUCH AS BUPRENORPHINE (SUBUTEX, SUBOXONE) OR NALTREXONE (REVIA.S OR VIVITROL) FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD). MEDICATION TO SUPPORT RECOVERY IS THEN MAINTAINED ACROSS THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS, INCLUDING REFERRALS TO THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK INCLUSION HEALTH RECOVERY CARE/CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, TO THE LVHN OBSTETRICS CONNECTIONS PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE CONDITIONS, AND TO COMMUNITY PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH COUNSELING AND REHABILITATION ON AN OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT BASIS. TO SUPPORT OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE DEVELOPED MULTIPLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR EMS COLLEAGUES ACROSS OUR REGION. WE HAVE THE REGION'S PREMIER PARAMEDIC PROGRAM WHERE OUR LVPG CLINICIANS PROVIDE EDUCATION, MEDICAL DIRECTION AND REAL- TIME ADVICE TO OUR PARTNERS. VIRTUAL CARE TRANSFORMATION (TELEMEDICINE): CATALYZED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, LVHN AND LVPG UNDERTOOK TRANSFORMATIVE AND IMPACTFUL ACTIONS. THE LVPG CLINICAL FOOTPRINT WAS QUICKLY EXPANDED TO INCLUDE VIRTUAL CARE OFFERINGS, INCLUDING VIDEO VISITS, PHONE VISITS, AND E-VISITS. THIS VIRTUAL MODEL HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND IS NOW PART OF BASIC SERVICE OFFERINGS, ALLOWING ANY APPROPRIATE ENCOUNTER TO BE PERFORMED SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. LVHN HAS REMAINED A LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE VIRTUAL CARE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE EXPANDED OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR GROWING NETWORK AND BEYOND. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE START OF A FIRST-EVER FULLY VIRTUAL PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE, LAUNCHING IN 2023. VIRTUAL CARE PROGRAMS ALLOW OUR TEAM TO OFFER SPECIALTY CARE TO SITES AND PATIENTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE SERVICES. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND AFFILIATIONS: LVPG RECOGNIZES THE INTEGRAL ROLE OUR CLINICIANS AND AMBULATORY PRACTICES PLAY IN UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (UME), GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME), AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH USF FOR THE SELECT PROGRAM (SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES AND COLLABORATIVE TRAINING). ADDITIONALLY, LVHN AND LVPG SERVE AS CORE CLINICAL CAMPUS SETTINGS FOR PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (PCOM). THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF OUR OUTSTANDING CLINICIAN-EDUCATORS, WE CAN DELIVER EXEMPLARY UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS RESIDENCY, AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM OFFERINGS. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MANY LVPG PHYSICIANS, THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE CLINICAL MODEL OF OUR MEDICAL GROUP. THE EMBEDDED STRUCTURE COUPLED WITH A DIRECT 'LEARNING AT THE BEDSIDE' APPROACH ALLOWS OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO FLOURISH. LVPG PHYSICIANS SERVE AS THE PRIMARY FACULTY FOR THE LVH RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. LVPG PROVIDES CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) TO ITS PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL AS WELL AS TO PHYSICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED DURING THE YEAR. LVPG ALSO CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE CLINICAL IN-SERVICE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR NURSING PERSONNEL. IN ADDITION, OUR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PARTICIPANTS CONDUCT RESEARCH IN THEIR CAPSTONE COURSE ALONGSIDE LVPG CLINICIANS. RESEARCH: OUR MEMBERS ARE ENGAGED IN INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED CLINICAL TRIALS, HEALTH STUDIES RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH THAT HAS RESULTED IN EXTRAMURAL FUNDING FROM A VARIETY OF PRESTIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, AND THE AGENCY OF HEALTHCARE RESEARCH. AS A MEMBER OF VIZIENT, LVPG PHYSICIANS AND APCS HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF LVHN'S LEADING THE NATION IN SEVERAL KEY HOSPITAL OUTCOME PERFORMANCE METRICS, DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. IN ADDITION, LVPG IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR PRODUCING QUALITY OUTCOMES COMPETITIVE WITH THE TOP HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF OUR OUTSTANDING CLINICIAN-EDUCATORS, WE CAN DELIVER EXEMPLARY MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, RESIDENCY, AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM OFFERINGS. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MANY LVPG PHYSICIANS, THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE CLINICAL MODEL OF OUR MEDICAL GROUP. THE EMBEDDED STRUCTURE COUPLED WITH A DIRECT 'LEARNING AT THE BEDSIDE' APPROACH ALLOWS OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO FLOURISH. PATIENT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS - LVPG PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS ARE DEDICATED TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, AND CHRONIC ILLNESS MANAGEMENT. WE FOCUS ON DIABETES, OBESITY, ASTHMA, HYPERTENSION, AND CANCER SCREENING. PATIENT ENGAGEMENT IN LVPG IS ADDRESSED VIA THE LVPG PATIENT EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THE GOAL IS TO MANAGE EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE EDUCATION THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, SYSTEMATIC, AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH BY COORDINATING ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL PROVIDE CONSISTENT INFORMATION AND OUTCOMES FOR OUR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS. PRINT RESOURCES ARE USED, ALONG WITH THE EPIC CARE COMPANION TECHNOLOGY, TO COMMUNICATE HEALTH CARE INSTRUCTIONS TO PATIENTS. INTERPRETER SERVICES AND MULTIPLE LANGUAGE EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS AS NEEDED. GERIATRIC PROGRAM - LVPG PHYSICIANS PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE LVH GERIATRIC PROGRAM, LOCATED AT THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING AT LVH. THE EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION ON WELLNESS, HEALTHY AGING, AND PREVENTATIVE CARE FOR MATURE POPULATIONS, CARE GIVING INFORMATION, HOLISTIC CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT, DISEASE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE LVH SYSTEM INCLUDING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES, THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING, INPATIENT HOSPITAL ROUNDS, HELP (HOSPITAL ELDER LIFE PROGRAM) ROUNDS, AND RESIDENT TEACHING ROUNDS. OUR GERIATRICIANS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS PROVIDE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT IN THE INPATIENT TRAUMA UNIT, THE OUTPATIENT OFFICE, AND THE NURSING HOME SETTING. THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED BY PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, NURSES, AND SOCIAL WORKERS. THE FORMATS INCLUDE LECTURES, CLASSES, SCREENINGS, AND COUNSELING SESSIONS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED):THE DIABETES AND METABOLIC CENTER - LVHN OPENED A DEDICATED DIABETES AND METABOLIC CENTER IN 2023, INCORPORATING THE PRIOR HELWIG CENTER RESOURCES. THE TEAM CONTINUES TO BE A RECOGNIZED AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION APPROVED PROVIDER OF DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING. SERVICES OF THE CENTER INCLUDE PROVISION OF OUTPATIENT PRE-DIABETES, DIABETES AND GENERAL NUTRITION EDUCATION TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE MID-EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA REGION. BASED ON REFERRAL, NURSE EDUCATORS AND AMBULATORY PHARMACISTS, SUPERVISED BY LVPG PHYSICIANS, ASSIST IN CO-MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES CARE. FREE SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED ON A REGULAR BASIS. NURSE EDUCATORS ALSO PROVIDE INPATIENT DIABETES EDUCATION FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND ALL LEVELS OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS INVOLVED IN THE HOSPITAL CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES. INPATIENT STANDARDS OF CARE FOR PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH HYPERGLYCEMIA AND DIABETES ARE DEVELOPED AND/OR MONITORED BY THE INPATIENT SPECIALISTS TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. PEDIATRICS PROGRAM - IN COLLABORATION WITH LVH, LVPG PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN IN OUR AREA. THESE INCLUDE PROGRAMS RELATED TO POISON, FIRE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SAFETY, AND IMMUNIZATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. LVPG PHYSICIANS WORK WITH LVH TO PROVIDE THE MEDICAL EVALUATIONS FOR THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF LEHIGH COUNTY WHICH IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF POTENTIAL CHILD ABUSE. SERVICE INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS: LVPG HAS CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE FOR ALL THE POPULATIONS WE SERVE. THROUGH AN ITERATIVE SERIES OF IMPROVEMENTS, LVPG CONTINUES A JOURNEY TO IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS THROUGH SCHEDULE ANALYSIS, REVIEW, AND OPTIMIZATION. IN ADDITION, EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON LEVERAGING OUR ENTIRE WORKFORCE AND THEIR CLINICAL TIME AS WELL AS OUR VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. TO ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO CARE FOR PATIENTS AND TO MEET OUR "SERVICE PROMISE," INTER-PRACTICE SCHEDULING WAS IMPLEMENTED ACROSS SIMILAR CLINICAL AREAS. LEVERAGING OUR GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, PATIENTS WERE ABLE TO BE SCHEDULED IN LOCAL OFFICES IF THEIR HOME PRACTICE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS. THIS SCHEDULING MODEL ALLOWS OUR STAFF TO MEET A PATIENT'S CLINICAL NEEDS IN THEIR DESIRED TIMEFRAME. PATIENT SATISFACTION REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT AREA OF FOCUS. OUR SURVEY SYSTEM (NRC) HAS PROVIDED OUR PRACTICE LEADERSHIP WITH MORE REAL-TIME INFORMATION FOR PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE RECOVERY. ROUTINE REPORTS ARE SENT TO PRACTICES / PROVIDERS, PROVIDING FEEDBACK ALONG WITH RESOURCES FOR IMPROVEMENT. COMMUNICATION COACHING IS GIVEN TO PROVIDERS WITH OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE. WE HAVE INSTITUTED THE RELATIONSHIP CENTERED COMMUNICATION PROGRAM AS AN EDUCATIONAL OFFERING IN SUPPLEMENT WITH THE PARTNERS IN CARING INITIATIVE. IN ADDITION, LVPG USES TRANSPARENT PROVIDER STAR RATINGS AND POSTING OF DIRECT PATIENT COMMENTS ONLINE. LVPG HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A TOP PERFORMER FOR PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORES ACROSS MEDICAL GROUPS NATIONALLY. LVHN HAS CONTINUED TO PROMOTE INNOVATION IN OUR CARE DELIVERY MODEL. ONE MAJOR INNOVATION, LIVE FOR FIVE YEARS, WAS THE CREATION OF THE ECONSULT PROGRAM. THIS NEW TOOL ALLOWED LVPG PROVIDERS TO POSE PATIENT-SPECIFIC, NON-URGENT QUESTIONS TO THEIR SPECIALIST COLLEAGUES IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES. REQUESTING PROVIDERS RECEIVE FEEDBACK WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS. THE MODEL ALLOWS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY PATIENT CARE WITHOUT REQUIRING THE PATIENT TO TRAVEL FOR A FACE-TO-FACE VISIT UNLESS CLINICALLY INDICATED. THE REQUESTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FORMALLY EMBEDDED WITHIN THE EMR AND BECOME PART OF THE LEGAL MEDICAL RECORD. LVPG'S DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PATIENTS WE SERVE REMAINS PARAMOUNT TO OUR MISSION AND FUTURE GOALS. COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA): A CHNA REPORT EXAMINES THE FACTORS IMPACTING PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN A PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. THE CHNA REPORT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH IN THE REGION AND IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL AREAS OF CONCERN THAT CAN INFORM THE DESIGN OF CLINICAL PROGRAMS. THESE REPORTS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY AND ARE REVIEWED BY LVHN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AT EACH CAMPUS. POPULATION HEALTH NEEDS ARE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT AND LVHN'S ABILITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON THOSE INITIATIVES. NEXT STEPS INCLUDE DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED IN LVHN'S CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4DLEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP (INCLUDES LEHIGH VALLEY, HAZLETON, SCHUYLKILL, AND POCONO) REPORTS ANNUALLY (AS PART OF LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK) THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. A SUMMARY OF THE COSTS INCURRED FOLLOWS: MEDICARE SHORTFALL THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL OF $113,296,404 IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICARE PAYMENTS AND THE COST OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE. THIS COMBINES TRADITIONAL MEDICARE AND MEDICARE MANAGED CARE. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SHORTFALL THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SHORTFALL OF $13,762,428 IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS AND THE COST OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE. THIS COMBINES TRADITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANAGED CARE. UNCOMPENSATED CHARITY CARE UNCOMPENSATED CHARITY CARE AT COST WAS $3,634,370. THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE BAD DEBT. LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP'S DETERMINATION OF INABILITY TO PAY DIFFERENTIATES CHARITY CARE FROM BAD DEBT. BAD DEBT LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP'S BAD DEBT AT COST WAS $11,197,365. BAD DEBT IS DETERMINED BY EITHER ABILITY TO PAY BUT UNWILLINGNESS TO DO SO, OR IS THE RESULT OF NO DETERMINATION OF CHARITY OR BAD DEBT STATUS. REAL ESTATE TAXES THE AMOUNT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES PAID ON OWNED AND LEASED PROPERTY BY LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP WAS $696,055. TOTAL - $142,586,622
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER IS LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER, LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK, INC., HAS THE POWER TO ELECT, APPOINT, APPROVE, OR REJECT MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER, LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK, INC., HAS THE POWER TO APPROVE OR REJECT CERTAIN MAJOR OPERATING DECISIONS MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PROCESS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990'S INCLUDES: DRAFT 1 OF THE RETURNS IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL WITH A FOCUS ON ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND PERSPECTIVE BY THE LVHN VICE-PRESIDENT, FINANCE & CONTROLLER. DRAFT 2 OF THE RETURNS IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. ALL COMPENSATION DISCLOSURES ARE REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR, COMPENSATION - HUMAN RESOURCES. DRAFT 3 OF THE RETURNS IS REVIEWED TOGETHER WITH THE PRESIDENT & CEO, THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE VICE-PRESIDENT, FINANCE & CONTROLLER, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR, TAX. FINAL RETURNS ARE PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIN JANUARY 2016, LVHN IMPLEMENTED AN ELECTRONIC TOOL DESIGNED TO SEND NOTIFICATIONS AND TRACK DISCLOSURES REPORTED ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES. THE NETWORK ALSO EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR COMMITMENT POLICY, SUCH THAT ADDITIONAL COLLEAGUES ARE NOW REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR. PRIOR TO JANUARY, THE VP, INTERNAL AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE SERVICES ISSUED A NOTICE TO BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT COUNCIL WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR THEM TO SUBMIT THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES. THE VP ALSO INSTRUCTED MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT COUNCIL TO IDENTIFY AND REQUEST COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TO PROVIDE HER WITH THE IDENTITY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS. COMPLIANCE SERVICES TRACKED COMPLETION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES. ALL PHYSICIANS ON LVHN'S MEDICAL STAFF ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES MONITORS THIS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PHYSICIANS COMPLY. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE MANAGED BY THE LVHN CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE AND/OR BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DEPENDING ON WHOSE INTEREST(S) POSE THE CONFLICT AND THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK 2023 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS PROCESS OUTLINED IN THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS (ISSUED UNDER SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE); SULLIVAN COTTER AND ASSOCIATES, INC. (SULLIVAN COTTER) QUALIFIES AS AN INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION EXPERT, SPECIALIZING IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. SULLIVAN COTTER PROVIDES ADVICE TO THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO SUPPORT ITS ATTAINMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS. THEY ALSO SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE IN ENSURING THAT THE LVHN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS COMPETITIVE AND ALIGNED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TOTAL COMPENSATION REVIEW: PROGRAM ANALYSIS: ANALYZE THE MARKET POSITION OF TOTAL COMPENSATION (BASE SALARY, INCENTIVE, BENEFITS, AND PERQUISITES) FOR LVHN'S PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) IN RELATION TO CEO MARKET DATA OBTAINED FOR A DEFINED PEER GROUP OF COMPARABLE HEALTH SYSTEMS. THIS INCLUDES THE PREPARATION OF TALLY SHEETS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AS WELL AS AN ANALYSIS OF FORM 990 COMPENSATION DATA. THEY ASSESS THE ALIGNMENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION WITH LVHN'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND NOTE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE REVIEW. SULLIVAN COTTER'S ANALYSES AND FINDINGS ARE SUMMARIZED IN A REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE THAT PROVIDES A REASONABLENESS OPINION FOR THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE. THE REPORT WAS PROVIDED BY SULLIVAN COTTER AT THE AUGUST 16, 2022 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING. CEO COUNCIL EXECUTIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION REVIEW: PROGRAM ANALYSIS: ANALYZE THE MARKET POSITION OF TOTAL COMPENSATION (SALARIES, INCENTIVES, BENEFITS, AND PERQUISITES) FOR LVHN'S CEO COUNCIL EXECUTIVES (APPROXIMATELY 10 TOTAL POSITIONS) IN RELATION TO COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN PEER ORGANIZATIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE PREPARATION OF TALLY SHEETS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. SULLIVAN COTTER'S ANALYSES AND FINDINGS ARE SUMMARIZED IN A REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE THAT ALSO PROVIDES AN OPINION OF REASONABLENESS FOR INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE. THE REPORT WAS PROVIDED BY SULLIVAN COTTER AT THE AUGUST 16, 2022 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING. SUMMARY OF METHODOLOGY TO CONDUCT THIS ANALYSIS, SULLIVAN COTTER: COLLECTED BACKGROUND INFORMATION REGARDING LVHN'S OPERATIONS, STRUCTURE, SIZE AND SCOPE, AS WELL AS EACH POSITION'S DUTIES. COMPILED MARKET DATA FOR CEO COUNCIL EXECUTIVES CONSISTENT WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE DURING ITS SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 MEETING: THE MARKET DATA USED FOR LVHN SYSTEM EXECUTIVES IN THIS ASSESSMENT ARE AN EQUALLY WEIGHTED BLEND OF: (1) LVHN'S COMMITTEE-APPROVED PEER GROUP OF 25 NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEMS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST (EXCLUDING NEW YORK CITY) WITH NET OPERATING REVENUES BETWEEN $2.0 BILLION AND $9.0 BILLION (MEDIAN OF $3.2 BILLION); AND (2) NATIONAL DATA REFLECTING ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SCOPE AND SIZE TO LVHN. PEER GROUP AND NATIONAL MARKET DATA WERE ABSTRACTED FROM SULLIVAN COTTER'S 2022 SURVEY OF MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS OTHER PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS REFLECTING PAY AT COMPARABLY SIZED ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH INCLUDED NATIONAL HOSPITALS AND NATIONAL MEDICAL GROUPS. COMPILED MARKET DATA FOR THE LVHN CLINICAL CHAIRS PREPARED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES (AAMC) FOR THE CHAIRS OF CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS, LVHN'S TRADITIONAL COMPARATOR GROUP FOR THESE JOBS. ADJUSTED THE MARKET DATA TO AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1, 2023 AT AN ANNUALIZED RATE OF 3.0% BASED ON SALARY INCREASE TRENDS. COMPARED EACH COMPONENT OF LVHN'S BENEFIT PROGRAM AGAINST TYPICAL MARKET BENEFIT PRACTICES IN HEALTH SYSTEMS AND HOSPITALS BASED ON MULTIPLE PUBLISHED SURVEYS, SUPPLEMENTED BY SULLIVAN COTTER'S PROPRIETARY DATA AND EXPERIENCE. DEVELOPED MARKET TOTAL COMPENSATION DATA BY COMBINING MARKET TCC WITH TYPICAL MARKET BENEFIT COSTS. COMPARED LVHN'S TC TO MARKET RATES AND ASSESSED OVERALL POSITIONING. FOR PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES HAVING BOTH CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES, RELEVANT MARKET DATA WERE COLLECTED BASED ON FTE ALLOCATION. SULLIVAN COTTER HAS NOT COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PHYSICIANS' PRODUCTIVITY OR THE FAIR MARKET VALUE (FMV) OF THEIR CLINICAL COMPENSATION, AS LVHN HAS ADVISED THAT SUCH AMOUNTS ARE APPROPRIATE AND WITHIN FMV. SULLIVAN COTTER USED THE FOLLOWING METHODOLOGY TO ASSESS THE COMPETITIVENESS AND REASONABLENESS OF LVHN'S EXECUTIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION LEVELS: COLLECTED BACKGROUND INFORMATION REGARDING LVHN'S OPERATIONS, STRUCTURE, SIZE AND SCOPE. COLLECTED INFORMATION ON EACH CEO COUNCIL EXECUTIVE MEMBER'S CURRENT COMPENSATION. DATA COLLECTED INCLUDE BASE SALARIES, ANNUAL INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY LEVELS (TARGET AND MAXIMUM), ACTUAL ANNUAL INCENTIVE PAYOUT AMOUNTS, ANNUAL COSTS OF ALL STANDARD AND SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS AND ANNUAL COST AND DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTIVE PERQUISITES. REVIEWED JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS TO IDENTIFY EACH POSITION'S FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS. SELECTED THE APPROPRIATE BENCHMARK POSITION MATCH FOR EACH POSITION AND APPLIED PREMIUMS/DISCOUNTS TO THE MARKET DATA IN INSTANCES WHERE LVHN'S JOB DUTIES DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM BENCHMARK POSITION MATCHES. POSITION MATCHES AND MARKET ADJUSTMENTS WERE REVIEWED WITH LVHN'S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION STAFF. LVHN'S PROJECTED FY2022 NET REVENUES AND PHYSICIAN FTE'S WERE USED AS THE SCOPE SIZE FOR EACH ENTITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18ANOTHERS WEBSITE - GUIDESTAR. UPON REQUEST - HARD COPIES WITH SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE ANNUAL REPORT IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL ATTENDEES AT THE ORGANIZATIONS ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING. THE ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE - WWW.LVHN.ORG. IN ADDITION, IT IS DISTRIBUTED VIA MAIL TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:TRANSFERS TO/FROM AFFILIATES -12,888,544.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2CTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.

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BELTWAY HEALTH LP (FINAL 12-31-2022)
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CHP-LVHN JV LLC
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EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ENDOSCOPY CENTER LLC
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FAIRGROUNDS MEDICAL CENTER
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HAZLETON SURGERY CENTER LLC
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HEALTH NETWORK LABORATORIES LLC
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HEALTH NETWORK LABORATORIES LP
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LEHIGH VALLEY IMAGING LLC
1247 S CEDAR CREST BLVD STE 105ALLENTOWNPA181036202464551937IMAGING SERVICESPAN/A00
LVHN RECIPROCAL RISK RETENTION GROUP
151 MEETING STREET STE 301CHARLESTONSC294012238200037118INSURANCE SERVICESPAN/A00
MONROE ENDOSCOPY CENTER LLC
1501 N CEDAR CREST BLVD STE 100ALLENTOWNPA181042309884118030ENDOSCOPY SERVICESPAN/A00
NAZARETH ENDOSCOPY CENTER LLC
1501 N CEDAR CREST BLVD STE 110ALLENTOWNPA181042309824072967ENDOSCOPY SERVICESPAN/A00
POCONO AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER LTD
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POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM INVESTMENT COLLABORATIVE LP
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000472125419INVESTMENTSPAN/A00
SCHUYLKILL HEALTH SYSTEM MEDICAL MALL LP
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000232514813REAL ESTATE RENTALSPAN/A00
UHS-LVHN JV LLC
367 S GULPH ROADKING OF PRUSSIAPA194063121871641782HOSPITAL OPERATIONSPAN/A00

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (12 entries)

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CH EYE SPECIALISTS PC (FINAL 12-31-2022)
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000831905823HEALTH CARE RELATED SERVICESPAN/AC0
CH UROLOGY SPECIALISTS PC (FINAL 12-31-2022)
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000832261980HEALTH CARE RELATED SERVICESPAN/AC0
HAZLETON SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING INC (FINAL 12-31-2022)
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000232500981MEDICAL OFFICE RENTALPAN/AC0
LEHIGH VALLEY ANESTHESIA SERVICES PC
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000233906125ANESTHESIA SERVICESPAN/AC0
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH SERVICES INC
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000232263665HEALTH CARE RELATED SERVICESPAN/AC0
LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION INC
1605 N CEDAR CREST BLVD STE 411ALLENTOWNPA181042323232750430HEALTH CARE RELATED SERVICESPAN/AC0
LVHN COORDINATED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF NJ PC
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000844028262PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ORGANIZATIONNJN/AC0
POPULYTICS INC
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000232539282HEALTH CARE RELATED SERVICESPAN/AC0
SCHUYLKILL HEALTH SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000232432417REAL ESTATE RENTALSPAN/AC0
SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL PLAZA - CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000232931821CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONPAN/AC0
SPECTRUM HEALTH VENTURES INC
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000232391479HEALTH CARE RELATED SERVICESPAN/AC0
WESTGATE PROFESSIONAL CENTER INC (FINAL 12-31-2022)
PO BOX 4000ALLENTOWNPA181054000231657333REAL ESTATE RENTALSPAN/AC0
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