Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) invites a BC/BE Orthopedic Surgeon to join us in providing Orthopedic Surgery in East Central Pennsylvania (Pottsville, Pa). 1:6 Emergency call only - not a trauma center.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill, consists of two hospital campuses in Pottsville, PA. LVH- Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street (former Good Samaritan Hospital) is a 115*bed general accurate care hospital providing services including intensive care, inpatient medical-surgical units, operating rooms, pediatrics and diagnostic imaging. LVH-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street (former Pottsville General Hospital) is a 175 bed general acute care hospital providing obstetric services as well as adult and adolescent behavioral health.
In total Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) includes 4 full service hospital campuses which combine for over 1,200 inpatient beds network wide with a 160 practice and a medical staff of over 1,300 providers. U.S. News & World Report has ranked LVHN among America*s Top Hospitals for 21 consecutive years and currently has two of our hospital campuses ranked in the top 20 hospitals in the state of Pennsylvania.
Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County in the beautiful mountains of East-central Pennsylvania an area comprised of small towns and rural communities with a moderate cost of living, fascinating history and a host of fairs, events and festivals. Schuylkill County boasts of a variety of outdoor recreation options including state parks, campgrounds, hiking, fishing, hunting, mountain biking, golfing and canoeing. The nearby Pocono Mountains offer additional recreation opportunities. Just 2 hours north of Philadelphia and 3 hours west of New York City.