Lehigh Valley Health Network, UHS Plan 144-bed Behavioral Hospital
May 15, 2024 — Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network and King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services will open a 144-bed behavioral hospital in Hanover Township, Pa. The facility, Hanover Hill Behavioral Health, is near Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg campus, according to a November 15 news release. The site is expected to open in fall 2025. The new joint venture will staff more than 300 full-time employees, according to the news release.
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LVHN Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Hospital| PHOTOS
May 15, 2024 — Officials gather during a Wednesday, May 15, 2024, groundbreaking ceremony for Lehigh Valley Health Network’s new mental health hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Dr. Edward Norris, chair of psychiatry LVHN, left, and Vic Radina, UHS senior vp of corporate development, announce the name of the hospital during a Wednesday, May 15, 2024, groundbreaking ceremony for Lehigh Valley Health Network’s new mental health hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem.
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New 144-bed Hospital to Help Meet Growing Demand for Mental Health Care in Lehigh Valley
May 15, 2024 — A groundbreaking for the Lehigh Valley’s newest behavioral health hospital was held Wednesday. Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) along with Universal Health Services (UHS) are building the facility on Macada Road in Hanover Township, Northampton County, next to LVHN’s Muhlenberg hospital. “This facility will offer 144 beds that include geriatric care, adult care and adolescent inpatient care. There is also an adult partial hospital as well as an adolescent partial hospital, as well as some intensive outpatient treatment,” said Dr. Edward Norris, chair of psychiatry at LVHN.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network and Universal Health Services Host Ceremonial Groundbreaking Event for Hanover Hill Behavioral Health
May 15, 2024 — Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) today held a ceremonial groundbreaking to commemorate the beginning of construction of the new three-story, 144-bed behavioral health hospital. The new joint-venture facility will be located on Macada Road in Hanover Township, Pa., across from the Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Muhlenberg campus.
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LVHN, Universal Health Services Break Ground on Hanover Twp. Behavioral Health Hospital
May 15, 2024 — Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and Universal Health Services held a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday for a behavioral health hospital in Northampton County. The facility, which will be three stories and house 144 total beds, is located at 1755 W. Macada Road in Hanover Township — directly across Schoenersville Road from Lehigh Valley Hospital’s Muhlenberg campus.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network and Universal Health Services Host Ceremonial Groundbreaking Event for Hanover Hill Behavioral Health
May 15, 2024 — “We are excited to partner with LVHN on the construction of Hanover Hill Behavioral Health that will incorporate the latest innovative evidence-based care elements for maximum patient safety and clinical outcomes,” said Matt Peterson, President, Behavioral Health Division, UHS. “LVHN is an outstanding provider of critically needed services in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding region. Our missions are aligned, and we share a commitment to expand access to compassionate care and treatment for all populations in the region.”
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Amid Shortage of Mental Health Providers, LVHN Breaks Ground on New Behavioral Health Hospital
May 16, 2024 — Officials gather during a Wednesday, May 15, 2024, groundbreaking ceremony for Lehigh Valley Health Network’s new mental health hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. (Amy Shortell / The Morning Call) Construction officially started on Lehigh Valley Health Network and Universal Health Services’ new behavioral health hospital Wednesday. A groundbreaking ceremony for Hanover Hill Behavioral Health was held near Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Hanover Township, Northampton County. Once completed, the new hospital on Macada Road will be 95,000 square feet and three stories tall with 144 beds. LVHN and Universal Health Services plan to open the hospital in fall 2025.
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