Photo: Courtesy Lehigh Valley Health Network
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has officially broken ground on its third neighborhood hospital, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Tannersville, which is expected to open in winter 2026. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on Friday (November 1), marking the start of construction on the new healthcare campus. The hospital will be located on the site of the former Hunter Pocono Peterbilt truck dealership on Golden Slipper Road, less than 10 miles from LVH–Pocono, creating a healthcare hub in Monroe County.
The new hospital will be a licensed and accredited acute care facility, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It will feature 11 emergency room beds and 10 inpatient beds for those requiring overnight stays or additional monitoring and testing. Patients requiring surgery or a higher level of care will be transferred to LVH–Pocono.
According to WFMZ, the site will also house a 30,000-square-foot health center, providing access to family medicine, cardiology, outpatient adult rehab, and diagnostic testing.
LVHN's official statement emphasized the hospital's commitment to providing convenient and faster access to emergency and inpatient care for the local community. The new hospital is expected to serve Monroe County's 168,000 residents.