Lehigh Valley Health Network launched its newest hospital location on Friday with a groundbreaking in the Tannersville area.

The 20,000-square-foot neighborhood hospital called LVH — Tannersville will be smaller than other LVHN hospitals in the region such as LVH — Pocono, but it will be a state-of-the-art facility that is licensed and accredited as an acute care hospital, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The campus will also include a 30,000-square-foot medical office building to be called Health Center at Tannersville.

“LVHN’s first two neighborhood hospitals, LVH — Macungie and LVH — Gilbertsville, are proving that this type of hospital is fulfilling the health care needs of communities in eastern Pennsylvania,” said Holly Badali, president of Neighborhood Hospitals, LVHN. “This facility will offer more capabilities than an ExpressCARE, with experience and expertise to treat the same cases that would traditionally be treated and released at a larger hospital, such as LVH — Pocono.”

Badali, who began her career as a nurse, will be the president of LVH — Tannersville, as well as LVH — Macungie and LVH — Gilbertsville.

“I love this sized hospital, because you get to know everyone,” she said.

Badali said 80% of the patients who come to these neighborhood hospitals are treated and released. These smaller hospitals offer shorter wait times, shorter admission times, and convenient, easy access.

“We’ve had such an amazing turnout at our other two hospitals,” she said.

Andrew Forte, a member of the LVHN Board of Trustees, said, “It’s what the consumer wants these days. We’re all pressed for time.”

In addition to convenience, Forte said these neighborhood hospitals offer a wide range of capabilities and “all the capabilities of a larger hospital ER.”

The new hospital will be located in the site of the former Hunter Pocono Peterbilt truck dealership on Golden Slipper Road, which is close to major roads including Interstate 80 and routes 33 and 611.

It will include a full-service emergency room with 11 outpatient beds and 10 beds for inpatient care. In cases where a patient needs surgery or a higher level of care, they will be stabilized and transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital — Pocono, which is less than 10 miles or another LVHN hospital.

The new hospital will also include laboratory and pharmacy services, as well as imaging services, such as X-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography scan and MRI. These will be available to patients in the emergency room and people seeking outpatient care.

The health center will have offices for doctors in family medicine and cardiology, as well as HNL Lab Medicine, outpatient adult rehabilitation, and cardiac and vascular diagnostic testing.

LVH — Tannersville is expected to open in winter 2026.