The Lehigh Valley Hospital has been ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals for the 21st consecutive year on U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals list.

The 2016-2017 list names LVH among the nation's top 3 percent of leading hospitals in five categories: cardiology and heart surgery; gastroenterology and GI surgery; geriatrics; orthopedics; and pulmonology.LVH is the only hospital in the area to make the U.S. News national rankings in at least one specialty area every year since 1996.U.S. News cites hospitals as "high-performing" in regional markets around the country. LVH and LVH Muhlenberg both are recognized among the Best Hospitals in Northeastern Pennsylvania/Lehigh Valley and the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area.