Lehigh Valley Health Network’s first neighborhood hospital in the Poconos — LVH–Pocono Creek — is now open.

Located at 1328 Golden Slipper Road in Bartonsville, it is the third neighborhood hospital for LVHN, part of Jefferson Health, joining LVH–Macungie and LVH–Gilbertsville. A fourth neighborhood hospital, in Hellertown, Northampton County, is projected to open by early 2027.

“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.”

LVH–Pocono Creek is a licensed and accredited acute care hospital open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At about 22,000-square-feet, it is a streamlined hospital featuring a full-service ER designed to support rapid patient assessment. It’s also anticipated to contribute to shorter ER wait times and more efficient admissions. A comprehensive 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, Neighborhood Hospitals, LVHN, part of Jefferson Health.

Health Center at Pocono Creek, located on the same campus, features HNL Lab Medicine, Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) cardiology and LVPG family medicine, cardiac and vascular testing and adult physical therapy.

LVH–Pocono Creek also offers outpatient imaging services.

“Whether we’re administrators, clinicians, caregivers or serve in some other role in health care, the focus is always on one thing: the people we serve,” said Joe Pinto, regional chief operating officer for LVH–Pocono, LVH–Dickson City and LVH–Hecktown Oaks. “We bring our absolute best every day because that’s who we are and it’s what you can always expect. It’s neighbors helping neighbors with compassion, skill and world-class medicine.”

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 33 hospitals and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 40 years.