Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
330 Main Street, Dickson City, PA 18519
At a glance
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City is a non-profit, acute care facility located in a large city setting in Dickson City, Pennsylvania. While the hospital has not yet hired international nurses, its history of sponsoring H1B and EB3 visas suggests openness to international recruitment. The sizable international community in the area may also provide a supportive environment for nurses relocating from abroad.
Hospital information
- Hospital Type
- Acute Care
- Emergency Services
- Yes
- Bed Count
- 24
- RN Count
- 35
- Magnet Status
- No
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
Global workforce
- Credentials Accepted
- CGFNS CES, Josef Silny
- CGFNS Qualifying Exam
- No
- English Proficiency
- Undefined
- Fingerprinting
- Yes
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Yes
Specific educational review
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA overview
Financials
Adjusting RN median for local prices: $87,611 (-7% vs US median).
100 = national average. Below 100 means goods, housing, and services cost less than the US average; above 100 means they cost more. Based on BEA Regional Price Parities.
Salary: Registered Nurses, May 2024 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2023).
Travel insights
- Drive90.6%
- Public transit0.3%
- Walk3.2%
- Work from home5.9%
- Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport
- Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field
- Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Williamsport Regional Airport
- Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)
Source: American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates.
Metro area stats
- Population
- 402,162
- Large City (200k–999k)
- International Population
- 32,198
- Population with Bachelor's+
- 106,255
Source: American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates.
Education access ranking
Pennsylvania state-level ranking (1 = best, 50 = worst).
Monthly weather
Average high and low temperatures with precipitation (NOAA 1991–2020 normals).
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, nearest weather station.
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