Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest, Part of Jefferson Health, Earns High Ranking

[Editor's note --  The following press release has been provided by Jefferson University Hospitals.]     

U.S. News & World Report released its 2025- 26 annual Best Hospitals Rankings and recognized Jefferson Health as among the best in the United States. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals was recognized as second in the nation for Ophthalmology (Wills Eye Hospital), and MossRehab, now Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation, ranked 10th in the country for Rehabilitation.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (TJUH) ranked 3rd in Pennsylvania and remains 2nd in the Philadelphia metro area. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, ranked 1st in the Allentown metro area and 3rd in Pennsylvania, tied with TJUH. Jefferson Abington Hospital ranked 8th in the Philadelphia region and 17th in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

"Our success at Jefferson Health is measured by our unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, research, and operational excellence as we strive to be the most accessible health system in Pennsylvania and New Jersey," said Baligh Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, President of Jefferson Health. "I extend our deepest gratitude to every Jefferson clinician and colleague; their dedication is fundamental to our mission of improving lives."

U.S. News & World Report ranked the following Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals specialties among the nation’s best:

• Ophthalmology (2) – Wills Eye Hospital

• Orthopedics (19) Rothman Orthopaedics at Jefferson Health and The Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center at Jefferson Health

• Ear, Nose and Throat (22)

• Neurology and Neurosurgery (25)

• Pulmonology and Lung Surgery (35)

• Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (39)

In the medical specialties, Cancer, Geriatrics and Urology ranked as High Performing.

Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest:

• Orthopedics (25)

• Pulmonology and Lung Surgery (42)

High Performing in the following medical specialties: Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery and Urology.

Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation

MossRehab

• Tenth in the United States for MossRehab

In addition to specialty rankings, U.S. News & World Report rates hospitals for procedures and conditions. Below are some highlights of the 2025-2026 ranking:

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

High Performing in the following procedures/conditions: Heart Attack, Congestive Heart Failure, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Arrythmia, Knee Replacement, Hip Fracture, Colon Cancer Surgery, Lung Cancer Surgery, Prostate Cancer Surgery, Leukemia, Lymphoma, & Myeloma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pneumonia, Stroke, Diabetes, and Kidney Failure.

Lehigh Valley Hospital—Cedar Crest

High Performing in the following procedures/conditions: Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Attack, Congestive Heart Failure, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Arrythmia, Pacemaker Implantation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) , Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Hip Fracture, Back Surgery (Spinal Fusion), Colon Cancer Surgery, Lung Cancer Surgery, Leukemia, Lymphoma, & Myeloma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pneumonia, Stroke, Diabetes, and Kidney Failure.

Jefferson Abington Hospital

High Performing in the following procedures/conditions: Congestive Heart Failure, Pacemaker Implantation, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Back Surgery (Spinal Fusion), Colon Cancer Surgery, Leukemia, Lymphoma, & Myeloma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, and Kidney Failure.

Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

High Performing in the following procedures/conditions: Congestive Heart Failure, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Kidney Failure.

Jefferson Health New Jersey (Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, Jefferson Stratford Hospital, Jefferson Washington Township Hospital)

High Performing in the following procedures/conditions: Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

High Performing in the following procedure/condition: Hip Replacement.

Jefferson Health Northeast (Jefferson Bucks Hospital, Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and Jefferson Frankford Hospital)

High Performing in the following procedure/condition: Knee Replacement.

Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

High Performing in the following procedure/condition: Aortic Valve Surgery.

Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

High Performing in the following procedure/condition: Congestive Heart Failure.

Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill S. Jackson Street

High Performing in the following procedure/condition: Kidney Failure.  

About Jefferson

Jefferson is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. More than 65,000 people strong, Jefferson is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospital campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans, through Health Partners Plans, Inc., is a not-for-profit managed health care organization offering a broad range of health coverage options to more than 370,000 members for more than 35 years.

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