The Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust

The passing of Edward Donley

Date posted: April 4, 2017

Mr. 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 […]

Former Trustee H. Robert Cathcart passes away

Date posted: March 6, 2017

H. 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 […]

Thriving Together Under One Roof by Sandra Gee, BS

Date posted: September 14, 2016

The 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 […]

Health Affairs highlights The Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust in article

Date posted: August 4, 2016

The 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 […]

AcademyHealth Announces 2016 Annual Research Meeting Award Recipient Dr. Mary Naylor

Date posted: July 8, 2016

Congratulations 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 […]

Two additional Lehigh County Police Departments will begin administering Naloxone in overdose cases

Date posted: June 30, 2016

Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin announced on Thursday, June 30, 2016, that two additional Lehigh County police departments will begin using the opioid reversal antidote, Naloxone, in overdose cases. Martin said a memorandum of […]

2015 Report to the Region

Date posted: June 16, 2016

Street Medicine featured in The Big Story

Date posted: May 18, 2016

Congratulations to LVHN’s Street Medicine team which was featured in a segment on The Big Story which then aired on CNN! Watch the segment online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkZtCQCS0z8  

New ACHIP Program to Improve Health of Children and Pregnant Women in Downtown Allentown

Date posted: May 6, 2016

Collective Impact being used to align health network with regional nonprofit agency The health and wellbeing of children and pregnant women in Allentown’s Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ) is the focus of a new healthcare initiative […]

New Report: Valley Continues to Improve in Treating Disease and Illness, Must do Better in Growing Health

Date posted: March 1, 2016

Health Care Council of the Lehigh Valley releases latest report on health of region’s residents The community health profile of Lehigh Valley residents is the focus of “The Road to Health” 2016 report released today […]