May 3rd, 2019
The St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care team, led by Nicholas Avallone, MD, and athletic trainer Chris Servian, will lead a dissection of a human cadaver for Phillipsburg High School students. Fifty-five students, many of whom are interested in health care careers, will take part in the full-day lab on Friday, May 3, to examine the anatomy of
May 1st, 2019
This spring when the new St. Luke’s Sacred Heart signs are installed outside the hospital, it will be an indicator that exciting changes are under way at the century-old hospital campus in downtown Allentown. A year after joining St. Luke’s University Health Network, once-struggling Sacred Heart Hospital has undergone a $31 million upgrade that has revitalized numerous
May 1st, 2019
For people with stubborn wounds that won’t heal or radiation treatment injuries, St. Luke’s University Health Network has had a team of specially trained physicians ready to offer care from Tamaqua to Quakertown. Now, you can add Lehighton to the list. What: The public and news media are invited to tour St. Luke’s Wound Management & Hyperbaric
April 29th, 2019
St. Luke’s Care Now is opening its 17th location, offering residents of Macungie and surrounding communities easy access to affordable, quality walk-in medical care. The newest St. Luke’s Care Now is scheduled to open on Monday, April 29, at the St. Luke’s Health Center–Macungie at 2550 Route 100. Hours will be 8 am to 8 pm Monday through Friday, and 8 am to
April 26th, 2019
Assisted by St. Luke’s doctors, Parkland High School Students dissected a human shoulder on April 24. Daniel Heckman, MD, orthopedic surgeon, St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care, and members of his staff led the dissection. The cadaver specimen was donated by the Venel Institute in Bethlehem. “Shoulder pain and injury are a big part of our practice with about
April 26th, 2019
Nicholas Avallone, MD, of St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care has been named an outstanding New Jersey physician in the region for 2019 by Castle Connolly Medical Limited. This achievement is nothing new for Dr. Avallone; this is the sixth straight year his fellow New Jersey physicians have voted for him as a “Top Doctor” in the region for orthopedic
April 24th, 2019
St. Luke’s Quakertown Campus will recognize National Donate Life Month with a flag-raising ceremony on April 25 that honors the hospital’s first organ donor, Carmen Carhart of Pennsburg. The ceremony will be held 9 am at the flagpole on the Park Avenue side of the hospital. Dennis Pflieger, president of St. Luke’s Quakertown Campus, will be among
April 22nd, 2019
The practice of W. Timothy Scharle, MD, Internal Medicine – which is affiliated with the St. Luke’s University Health Network and specializes in internal medicine and primary care – has added a new doctor and moved its office to a new location. The new office is located at 306 S. New St., Suite 304 in Bethlehem. Paul Le,
April 17th, 2019
Elinor LaDue doesn’t sing rock ‘n roll but does have at least one thing in common with Mick Jagger, frontman for the Rolling Stones. She and Jagger both had a non-surgical heart procedure to implant an artificial aortic valve, replacing their original “native” valves. On February 5, LaDue, an 80-year-old Allentown mother, became the 500th patient
April 17th, 2019
Did you know that St. Luke’s physicians are invited to appear on The Chef’s Kitchen, one of the longest running reality cooking shows, to discuss healthy recipes and cooking? Here are the upcoming air dates for Dr. Andrew Krakowski and Chef Lee Chizmar: SERVICE ELECTRIC (2) April 18 at 5:00 pm RCN-TV April 18 at 5:00 pm
Scenic Bike Ride Will Benefit St. Luke’s Hospice
May 22nd
St. Luke’s Dermatology Welcomes Dr. Stephen Senft
May 22nd
Valerie Schissler Joins Dr. Michael Patriarco at St. Luk’’s Center for Advanced Gynecology
May 17th
St. Luke’s Wins Governor’s Employer Award for Outstanding Hiring Practices
May 15th
Starting May 15, Dial 0-0-0-0 to Reach an Operator for All 484-526 Area Code and Exchange Numbers
May 15th
