Jefferson Completes Merger With Lehigh Valley Health Network

Jefferson and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) announced the close of the transaction making them one health system. The combination creates a leading integrated academic health care delivery system, alongside a national doctoral research university and an expanded not-for-profit health plan.

The system is now among the top 15 not-for-profit health systems in the U.S. with 32 hospitals and more than 700 sites of care, which will increase patient access to high-quality and affordable care, clinical research, and health plan offerings while addressing health inequities for urban and rural communities in Eastern Pennsylvania and . . .