Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) announced it was strengthening its foothold in Pennsylvania with the acquisition of Eastern Pennsylvania Gastroenterology and Liver Specialists (EPGI).
EPGI maintains four locations in Pennsylvania located in the Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe and Lackawanna counties. In addition to providing colonoscopy and advanced endoscopy services, EPGI clinicians treat a broad range of gastrointestinal illnesses, including gastroesophageal reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease. According to the press release, there are nearly 30 physicians on staff.
LVHN includes eight hospital campuses, more than 140 physician practices, 21 urgent care locations and 26 health centers, as well as rehabilitation, pediatric specialties and community clinics. It is part of Jefferson Health.
The addition of EPGI into the LVHN team offers patients access to a larger network of resources. In addition, it will provide tighter continuity of care across the entire system. The financial terms were not disclosed.
According to data in the LevinPro HC database, this marks the 10th Physician Medical Group acquisition of 2025, and the first in the gastroenterology specialty. Throughout all of 2024, there were six gastroenterology transactions reported.
