Lehigh Valley Physician Group-Hazlet

Lehigh Valley Physician group-hazleton was established in 2006 as an affiliate of Lehigh Valley hospital - Hazleton (previously known as Hazleton general hospital). As a non-profit corporation which supports both Lehigh Valley hospital - Hazleton (lvh-h) and Lehigh Valley health network, lvpg-h offers Physician practices in cardiology, family and internal medicine, hematology and oncology, endocrinology, infectious diseases, pulmonology, neurology, general and specialty surgery, orthopedics, pediatrics, physiatry, and urology. Lvpg-h is dedicated to serving our patients through the delivery of high quality and exceptional service. With a current compliment of 59 physicians and 24 advanced practice clinicians, lvpg-h operates as a single entity with Services provided at numerous locations within the tri-county. Continued recruitment and growth are a focus, with the purpose of delivering the best resources and Services to the community. During fy23, lvpg-h practices had greater than 180,000 patient visits.patient care programs:lvpg-h offers a continuum of health care promotion, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to the community. Outpatient Services are provided at locations throughout the region and are a part of a healthcare network established by lvpg-h and lvh-h to meet the medical and surgical needs of the residents of the luzerne and surrounding counties.infants/children/young adults:through our patient-centered & integration of care philosophy including state-of-the-art diagnostic and medical decision-making techniques, lvpg-h provides superior outpatient pediatric medical care. A team of physicians and subspecialists collaborate to ensure access and optimal outcomes in community and hospital settings. Primary care:lvpg-h physicians and apcs provide high quality, comprehensive, coordinated care to adults and children. We strive to provide access to care at the time of need, focus on prevention and chronic illness management and provide coordination among specialists and service lines. Our ongoing recruitment of physicians and apcs increases our ability to meet the needs of patients in the area.medical specialties:lvpg provides a broad array of medical specialty care across the Hazleton region. Care coordination with access to specialty areas and collaboration with primary care colleagues is essential to provide optimal patient outcomes for our community.heart & vascular services:lvpg-h physicians and apcs provide general and invasive cardiology assessments & care plans, heart station Services, electrophysiology, and heart failure care. Women's health services:lvpg-h maintains comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology Services, including general obstetric / gynecologic care, maternal fetal medicine, and now a contracted service with specialized obstetric/ gynecologic hospitalists working at lvh-hazleton. Lvpg-h continues to provide clinicians to staff the healthy beginnings plus practice in Hazleton, now with a native spanish-speaking Physician and a dedicated Physician assistant. We also added 2 general ob/gyn physicians in october of 2023. These comprehensive programs are delivered by teams of healthcare providers including physicians, midwives, and advanced practice clinicians along with their related clinical staff. Additionally, lvpg-h Services are now offered in berwick after the closure of the hospital and practices in that town.cancer services:the cancer care program includes several components, such as prevention, genetic counseling, detection, diagnosis, therapy, clinical trials, rehabilitation, and evaluation of care related to cancer.hospice services:hospice Services are offered within the Hazleton market, including hospice inpatient level of care capabilities. The program exceeded the national average in all 9 of 9 publicly reported outcome measures.surgical services:lvpg-h offers a full range of quality inpatient and outpatient/short procedure surgical Services, including bariatric (weight-loss) and da vinci robotic-assisted surgery with highly qualified robotic surgery certified surgeons. Our otolaryngology (ent) head and neck surgeons began to offer the newest in sleep apnea treatment, inspire, to support the community. Behavioral health services:lvpg-h providers and advanced practice clinicians 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 department.neurosciences:neurology care is available through lvpg-h. we were awarded along with the city of sugarloaf and apts ems partners with the golden brain award for their phenomenal care and the timely transport of an 8-year-old stroke patient treated at our primary stroke center at Hazleton. This site also has an active sleep disorders program, under the directorship of dr. shazad khan.emergency medicine:lvpg-h also provides comprehensive emergency and level 4 trauma Services at lvh-hazleton. With our expanded emergency department capacity, we have been able to provide efficient and expeditious care to our community. We have added psychiatric emergency Services over the past year to efficiently evaluate, treat and disposition this high acuity patient population.virtual care programs (telemedicine):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. Econsult program:as part of the econsult program, lvpg-h clinicians can pose non-urgent questions regarding their patients to their specialist colleagues across multiple disciplines. Requests and recommendations are formally incorporated into the emr and are included in the patient's medical record. The availability of specialists across the ambulatory landscape has improved access and enhanced continuity of care. 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.