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Leif Greiss

Leif Greiss covers hospitals, health networks and public health in the Lehigh Valley for The Morning Call. Born and raised in Berks County, he returned to southeast Pennsylvania after spending two years covering the city of Bristol, Tennessee for the Bristol Herald Courier. As a Penn State student, he was a staff reporter for the Daily Collegian.

Lehigh Valley Health Network and Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health announced Wednesday that their merger plans are official and have signed a definitive agreement to combine.

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LVHN and Jefferson merger is official as health networks sign definitive agreement to combine

May 15, 2024 at 6:34 p.m.

Lehigh Valley Health Network and Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health announced Wednesday that their merger plans are official and have signed a definitive agreement to combine.

Three Norfolk Southern trains were involved in a derailment along the Lehigh River in Lower Saucon Township that sent two engines into the water Saturday morning.

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Norfolk Southern train derails in Lehigh Valley, sending 2 engines into river; no threat to public

March 2, 2024 at 2:10 p.m.

Three Norfolk Southern trains were involved in a derailment along the Lehigh River in Lower Saucon Township that sent two engines into the water Saturday morning.

Lehigh Valley Health Network and Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health announced plans to merge, according to an announcement by leadership from both networks Tuesday.

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LVHN and Jefferson Health announce plans to merge. Here’s what it means for the Lehigh Valley

December 19, 2023 at 4:10 p.m.

Lehigh Valley Health Network and Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health announced plans to merge, according to an announcement by leadership from both networks Tuesday.

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Jefferson Health and Lehigh Valley Health Network announce plans to merge and it includes MontCo hospitals

December 19, 2023 at 4:10 p.m.

Lehigh Valley Health Network and Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health announced plans to merge, according to an announcement by leadership from both networks Tuesday.

Arcturus is believed to be the most infectious strain of COVID yet.

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Had pink eye recently? There’s a chance it could have been from new COVID-19 strain

May 8, 2023 at 3:06 p.m.

Arcturus is believed to be the most infectious strain of COVID yet.

Though there are things homeowners can do to make their houses safer, lead abatement is not a do-it-yourself project.

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Think you have lead paint in your home? Here’s what to do — and not do

March 13, 2023 at 6:38 p.m.

Though there are things homeowners can do to make their houses safer, lead abatement is not a do-it-yourself project.

As a result, all plans from Aetna and its subsidiaries, including Medicare and Medicaid plans, will not be accepted as in-network at nearly all LVHN-operated facilities when their current contract ends in 120 days.

LVHN to end relationship with insurance giant Aetna, tens of thousands expected to be impacted

November 10, 2022 at 2:02 p.m.

As a result, all plans from Aetna and its subsidiaries, including Medicare and Medicaid plans, will not be accepted as in-network at nearly all LVHN-operated facilities when their current contract...

The fire department was called in around noon to the charter school in Hanover Township, Northampton County, for a potential mass casualty incident at the academy’s 7-12 grade building.

More than 45 people taken to hospital after falling ill at Lehigh Valley Academy charter school

November 4, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

The fire department was called in around noon to the charter school in Hanover Township, Northampton County, for a potential mass casualty incident at the academy’s 7-12 grade building.

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