Integrity. Trust. Honor. The men and women who serve in our military exhibit these qualities. Now, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) wants to do the same for them when it comes to their health care, […]
Read MoreYou may be used to seeing homeless residents in large cities and urban areas – standing on street corners, sleeping on church steps, or lined up at soup kitchens. But in the Lehigh Valley the […]
Read MoreThere are daily updates in the local and national news media about the opioids epidemic in America and its impact on communities everywhere. But while we’ve been hearing more and more about opioids lately, the […]
Read MoreThe opioids epidemic has hit home in the Lehigh Valley, and medical professionals, therapists, county agencies, police departments, and residents are all dealing with it. “I have witnessed a large increase in the volume of […]
Read MoreMr. Edward Donley, Leonard Parker Pool’s handpicked successor to lead Air Products, was also named by Mr. Pool in his will to serve as one of the original Trustees to lead The Dorothy Rider Pool […]
Read MoreH. Robert Cathcart Mr. Cathcart served as a Trustee of The Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust from 1984 to 1995. During his tenure, he saw The Trust more than double in size and grow […]
Read MoreThe Health Care Council of the Lehigh Valley (HCC) issued a Community Health Profile entitled “The Road to Health” in March 2016. The HCC was created by the not-for-profit health care systems of the Lehigh […]
Read MoreThe journal Health Affairs recently recognized The Pool Trust’s support of the Street Medicine program at Lehigh Valley Health Network (http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/35/3/544.full). The Trust’s resources allow the more than 100 program workers to provide health services […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Dorothy Rider-Pool Health Care Trust Trustee Dr. Mary Naylor on receiving this prestigious honor: Washington D.C. (June 14, 2016)—AcademyHealth announced today the winners of its 2016 Annual Research Meeting (ARM) awards. Each award recognizes […]
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The Research Scholar experience impressed upon me the fact that to be a truly great physician, I needed to be a great teacher and life-long learner as well.
Timothy Friel, MD – Chair, Department of Medicine, LVHN and 1989 Summer Research ScholarDuring my lifetime I have had an intense interest concerning health care for my fellowman.
Leonard Parker Pool