May 22nd, 2020
St. Luke’s Warren Campus in Phillipsburg, N.J., will begin elective surgeries and resume certain other related procedures on Tuesday, May 26th. “Our hospitals are safe, and we are ready for you,” said William R. Burfeind, MD, SLUHN Chairman of Surgery. The “stay at home” measures put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus
May 20th, 2020
Parkland High School student Varun Pandian owns four 3D printers he often uses for school science fair projects. But since March, the 15-year-old Breinigsville lad has been supplying St. Luke’s University Health Network with scads of flexible “ear” tubing and “bells” (the piece that detects heart and lung sounds) for stethoscopes that he’s printed at
May 15th, 2020
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) has awarded St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Bethlehem and Allentown campuses three stars for their active participation in the Registry Participation Program. The St. Luke’s campuses are the only facilities to receive the highest star rating from SVS VQI in the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes
May 13th, 2020
Ensuring that the air entering hospital patient care units is clear of airborne pathogens is more critical than ever during the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. To expand the sterile zone for med-surg patients recuperating on the fifth floor at the St. Luke’s Allentown Campus, a second highly specialized in-duct air purification unit is being installed that,
May 8th, 2020
St. Luke’s University Health Network will begin elective surgeries and resume certain other related procedures at its Pennsylvania hospitals and facilities on Monday, May 11. “Our hospitals are safe, and we are ready for you,” said William R. Burfeind, MD, Chairman of Surgery. The “stay at home” measures put in place to stop the spread
May 8th, 2020
Allen Zelno of the Parish Nursing program at St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Campus participated Wednesday in a Nursing Day ceremony at the White House. Zelno, who was nominated by the Catholic Medical Association to attend the ceremony led by President Trump, was one of eight nurses selected. “I am overwhelmed with this show of support for healthcare
May 6th, 2020
In March as COVID-19 began to spread throughout the Lehigh Valley, St. Luke‘s University Health Network took extraordinary steps to keep as many patient appointments as possible by establishing itself as the regional leader in digital health. More than 1,200 providers, including physical therapists, were trained to perform virtual visits. By last week, they had conducted
May 4th, 2020
The COVID-19 epidemic has created uncertainty in our lives. What just a few weeks ago seemed to be nothing more than a topic of conversation about a problem on the other side of the world has now become a reality in Pennsylvania. It’s still not too late to “flatten the curve” and reduce the rise
May 1st, 2020
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization, today released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, awarding top marks to more St. Luke’s hospitals than to those of any other health care network in the region. The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D and F twice annually – in the
April 27th, 2020
St. Luke’s, Lehigh University collaboration leads to clever, life-saving invention. BETHLEHEM, PA. – Among stories of hope, generosity and togetherness, the COVID-19 pandemic has also given rise to an incredible feat of ingenuity – the invention of the “Bug Zapper” to sterilize masks. As hospitals and other front-line organizations jumped to secure large quantities of
St. Luke’s Helping Condition Young Athletes in Safe, Novel “Fitness Center”
July 10th
St. Luke’s Acquires Mental Health Practice in Phillipsburg
July 8th
St. Luke’s Achieves Multiple 100-Top-Hospital Designations
July 1st
St. Luke’s Expands Cancer Care in Carbon & Schuylkill Counties: New Infusion Center Planned for Fall 2020
June 29th
St. Luke’s Miners Awards Scholarships to Mentorship Program Students
June 26th
