Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Dickson City, PA 18519
County: Lackawanna Directions Apple Maps Call (570) 330-5000
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Quick answers about Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
How long is the ER wait at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City?
CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 2 hr 40 min in the Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City emergency room (the average across Pennsylvania hospitals is 3 hr 8 min). 1% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, call (570) 330-5000. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City?
The main phone number for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City is (570) 330-5000, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (570) 330-5000What is the address of Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City?
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City is at 330 Main Street, Dickson City, PA 18519.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City have an emergency room?
Yes. Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
What is Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City's Medicare star rating?
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Star ratings come from CMS quality and safety measures, not patient reviews.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City spend a median of 2 hours 40 minutes there. That is 28 minutes shorter than the average across Pennsylvania hospitals (3 hours 8 minutes).
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 616 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Patients gave Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City a 4-star patient experience rating out of 5. 83% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 77% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. About the data.
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City was no different from the national benchmark on the one hospital-acquired infection CMS could compare. Its rate of serious complications was same as national.
Hospital-acquired infections
Serious complications
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart failure patients | 9.6% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 12.9% | 15.2% |
| COPD patients | 8.2% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 3.7% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
Other complications
None of the other safety indicators CMS compares was statistically better or worse than national.
All 11 complication measures
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complications after hip or knee replacement% of patients | 4.4 | 4.1 | Not compared |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores)per 1,000 patients | 0.46 | 0.63 | Same as national |
| Falls in the hospital that caused a broken boneper 1,000 patients | 0.3 | 0.27 | Same as national |
| Collapsed lung caused by a medical procedureper 1,000 patients | 0.2 | 0.21 | Same as national |
| Bleeding or blood clot under the skin after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 2.15 | 2.34 | Same as national |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 1.63 | 1.67 | Same as national |
| Respiratory failure after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 7.53 | 9.42 | Same as national |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 3.23 | 3.52 | Same as national |
| Bloodstream infection (sepsis) after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 6.44 | 5.27 | Same as national |
| Surgical wound splitting openper 1,000 patients | 1.73 | 1.77 | Same as national |
| Accidental cuts or tears during abdominal surgeryper 1,000 patients | 1.03 | 1.06 | Same as national |
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted), for Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Health insurance at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 390338). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Pennsylvania runs its own exchange, Pennie. Check its provider directory for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City.
Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
On the 2 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure | 22.8% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 17.9% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 20.2% | 20% | Not compared |
| Hip or knee replacement | 7% | 5.8% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Medicare's readmission program
Excess readmission ratio: this hospital's predicted readmissions divided by the number expected for a typical hospital with the same patients. Above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected.
| Condition | Ratio | Patients | Readmissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 0.995 | – | Fewer than expected |
| Heart failure | 0.994 | – | Fewer than expected |
| Hip or knee replacement | 0.961 | – | Fewer than expected |
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City's emergency department is classed by CMS as medium volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentPatients with severe sepsis or septic shock who received every step of the recommended early care bundle. Higher is better. 78 patients. | 55% | 65% |
| Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better. 17 patients. | 82% | 73% |
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 368 patients. | 160 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 12 patients. | 422 min | 257 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 30,766 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 341 patients. | 73% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 974 patients. | 24% | 15% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 44 patients. | 75% | 93% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 1,442 patients. | 100% | 90%* |
| Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better. 295 patients. | 100% | 97%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Medicare spending and payment programs
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Value-based purchasing scores by area
| Area | Score (out of 100) |
|---|---|
| Clinical outcomesDeath rates and complications | 13.3 |
| Patient experiencePatient survey results | 74 |
| SafetyHospital-acquired infections | 0 |
| Efficiency and costMedicare spending per patient | 0 |
The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program cuts Medicare payments by 1% for the quarter of hospitals with the worst scores. The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program withholds a small share of every hospital's Medicare payments and pays it back according to the total performance score. A spending ratio of 1.00 equals the national median; spending reflects prices, the services patients received and care after discharge, not quality. Some hospitals, such as critical access, children's and cancer hospitals, are not part of these programs. About the data.
Care after a stay at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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Doctors at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
171 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 25 specialties.
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What Medicare paid at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedures Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for Pennsylvania.
Hospital stays
| Stay | Stays | Avg billed | Avg payment (Medicare + patient) | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without major complicationsDRG 470 | 89 | $100,945 | $13,820 | −11% |
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complicationsDRG 871 | 37 | $61,848 | $13,748 | −19% |
| Hip and femur procedures except major joint with complicationsDRG 481 | 26 | $121,425 | $15,190 | −13% |
| Kidney and urinary tract infections without major complicationsDRG 690 | 26 | $36,163 | $7,740 | +10% |
| Heart failure and shock with major complicationsDRG 291 | 21 | $55,864 | $10,634 | −4% |
| Cellulitis without major complicationsDRG 603 | 21 | $34,921 | $7,541 | −3% |
| Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture without major complicationsDRG 522 | 20 | $129,043 | $14,541 | −18% |
| Respiratory infections and inflammations with major complicationsDRG 177 | 19 | $69,974 | $12,370 | −12% |
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg billed | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115 | 405 | $75,060 | $11,531 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114 | 127 | $47,386 | $6,310 |
| Level 1 Nerve ProceduresAPC 5431 | 101 | $11,981 | $1,697 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361 | 70 | $42,653 | $5,154 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5113 | 68 | $22,527 | $2,857 |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 2025
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Pennsylvania hospital finances.
Who owns Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1915.
317 doctors and other clinicians list Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Jun 2023 · Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono (EIN 24-0795623)
As filed with the IRS by Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono, which also files for 1 other hospital listed here, so the figures cover more than this hospital. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Dental: Parts of Lackawanna are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Pennsylvania earn a median $96,430 a year. Healthcare salaries in Pennsylvania.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Pennsylvania shortage areas
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