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Beginning Aug. 1, Muhlenberg College’s Health and Counseling Center will become an on-campus family practice to be named Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) Family Medicine–Muhlenberg College.
In the first partnership of its kind in the Lehigh Valley, the College is contracting with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) to provide all campus health and counseling services to Muhlenberg students beginning this fall. The partnership forged between Muhlenberg and LVHN leadership brings together expertise from both organizations to further prioritize college student health and well-being and provide students with greater continuity of care and access to referral services and community resources.
Located in the College’s Life Sports Center, LVPG Family Medicine–Muhlenberg College will provide studentcentered primary and behavioral health care, as well as treatment for illness and injury, colds and infectious diseases, and reproductive health and public health concerns. Muhlenberg's Counseling Center will also be part of LVPG Family Medicine while continuing to utilize the unique individualized care model that has allowed the College to maintain extremely low wait times and high quality and multiculturally competent care that students have come to expect.
Learn more about the partnership here.
The Directors of Health and Counseling Services will be dually employed by both organizations. All current nurses, counselors and support staff of Muhlenberg College's Health & Counseling Center will remain at the College’s health and counseling centers, while becoming part of LVHN's clinical team. In addition, LVHN will continue to provide health center physicians and sports medicine services at the College. This shared structure will ensure that Muhlenberg’s specialized approach to college students' physical and mental health is preserved while bolstering support for student well-being through LVHN’s comprehensive system of care.
Partnerships between student health services and major health networks are an accelerating national trend, as colleges and universities work to prioritize growing student health needs while improving services and managing costs. LVHN is well-positioned to provide Muhlenberg students with access to a world-class system of preventive, acute and specialty care and to help them develop a solid foundation for lifelong health. LVHN also will work with College leadership to anticipate and meet the changing needs of students while enhancing quality over time and providing robust training and development opportunities to the College’s healthcare professionals.
“Muhlenberg’s health and counseling services have been providing best-in-class services for years,” says Kathleen Harring, Muhlenberg’s president. “This enhanced partnership will allow us to leverage and deepen our resources, providing an even fuller range of services to our students. We know that health and wellness is directly connected to student success at Muhlenberg."
