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The Wait is Over

Living Donor Program can provide you with the kidney you need faster More >>

If Your Kidneys Are Failing, Help is Here
We provide dialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments More >>

We Offer Various Surgical Options for Your Kidney Problems
Whether you suffer from painful kidney stones or irreparable damage from infection or cysts, we have surgical treatments to help you More >>

Are You a Candidate for Transplant?
Depending on your diagnosis, you could be a candidate for kidney and/or pancreas transplantation More >>

Quality Results
See how our care compares to other hospitals in Pennsylvania and nationwide. More >>

Related Links

Gift of Life Donor Program
www.donors1.org

Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
www.ustransplant.org

United Network for Organ Sharing
www.unos.org

National Kidney Foundation
www.kidney.org

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Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa. and serves the Pennsylvania communities of Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown, Hazelton, Lehighton, Perkasie, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Stroudsburg, and the Poconos and also Phillipsburg and Flemington, N.J., and western New Jersey. You don't have to travel to Philadelphia or New York for quality health care.

 
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