Valley Health System history

Lehigh Valley-based nurses and hospitals have earned (and re-earned) Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2002.

2003—On a beautiful evening in mid-May, The Robert & Audrey Luckow Pavilion dedication was celebrated at the new Paramus building.

2008—David F. Bolger pledged an historic $30 million charitable contribution to The Valley Hospital, which was thought to be the largest single donation to a hospital in New Jersey at that time.

The Valley Health Alliance was just a concept in 2010 when area healthcare providers and large employers began considering ways to promote wellness and reduce costs.

2011—The Snyder family donated $7.5 million towards the purchase of the Leskell Gamma Knife Perfexion, which was the first of its kind in the region.

2013—The Luckow Family Foundation awarded the Foundation an extraordinary $5 million gift to establish The Michael R. Luckow Heart Center.

In June 2014, Mary Clark, M.D. committed $2 million towards the Drs.

Our flagship hospital was built in 1974 in Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, a suburban area adjacent to Allentown, Pa. It serves as the hub for many specialty services, including our highly regarded cancer center which was selected as the second member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance in 2015 and Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital.

In September 2016, Schuylkill Health of the Pottsville area in Schuylkill County became part of Lehigh Valley Health Network.

In January 2017, Pocono Health System, with its hospital, Pocono Medical Center, merged with Lehigh Valley Health Network after a long history of productive partnerships in clinical areas, such as trauma and radiation oncology services.

In 2018, membership to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance was extended to the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center at LVH–Pocono.

In December 2019, Coordinated Health became part of Lehigh Valley Health Network.

In 2020, all this hard work paid off with the completion of a Clinically Integrated Network of care that supports primary care practices and connects them to local hospitals and specialists.