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Lehigh Valley Health Network opened LVH–Pocono Creek, a 24/7 neighborhood hospital in Bartonsville, expanding emergency and diagnostic care access. PHOTO/LVHN
LVHN opens Pocono neighborhood hospital
Stacy Wescoe//January 28, 2026//
Lehigh Valley Health Network has expanded once again, opening its first neighborhood hospital in the Poconos.
A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday at LVH–Pocono Creek at 1328 Golden Slipper Road in Bartonsville.
This is the third neighborhood hospital for LVHN, part of Jefferson Health. The health network also has neighborhood hospitals in Macungie and Gilbertsville and plans a fourth in Hellertown, which is expected to open early next year.
“Establishing neighborhood hospitals is part of our mission to give our communities more health care options than ever before and to make those options easier to use and reach,” said Baligh Yehia, MD, president of Jefferson Health. “Our goal is to make it as convenient as possible for people to get the compassionate, expert care they need, when they need it. This is especially important for the Pocono region, which has seen tremendous growth in recent decades.”
According to the health network, LVH–Pocono Creek is a licensed and accredited acute care hospital open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
In a press release, the neighborhood hospital was described as a streamlined hospital at about 22,000 square feet; that features a full-service ER designed to support rapid patient assessment.
The plan is to have the hospital contribute to shorter ER wait times and more efficient admissions. A radiology suite and lab is located on site for convenient, fast diagnostic assessments.
“Medical emergencies come without warning. For those living and working in communities and neighborhoods in central Monroe County, LVH–Pocono Creek and Health Center at Pocono Creek will be invaluable,” said Holly Badali, president of Neighborhood Hospitals for LVHN.
In addition to the hospital, Health Center at Pocono Creek is located on the same campus, and features HNL Lab Medicine, Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) cardiology and LVPG family medicine, cardiac and vascular testing and adult physical therapy.
