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PLEASE NOTE, IN ADDITION TO THE D/B/A INCLUDED ON PAGE 1 OF THIS FORM 990, THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO FILED THE FOLLOWING FICTITIOUS NAME WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND OPERATES UNDER THE FOLLOWING: ST. LUKE'S CARE NOW. |
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FOUNDED IN 1872 TO CARE FOR WORKERS AT THE STEEL FOUNDRIES IN BETHLEHEM, ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("SLUHN") IS A FULLY INTEGRATED, REGIONAL, NON-PROFIT NETWORK OF MORE THAN 16,000 EMPLOYEES PROVIDING SERVICES AT 12 HOSPITALS AND MORE THAN 320 OUTPATIENT SITES. WITH ANNUAL NET REVENUE GREATER THAN $2.5 BILLION, THE NETWORKS SERVICE AREA INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES: LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, BERKS, BUCKS, CARBON, LUZERNE, MONTGOMERY, MONROE AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WARREN AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. ST. LUKES, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, IS COMMITTED TO CARING FOR THE SICK AND INJURED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY, EDUCATING OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND IMPROVING THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. MISSION ======= THE MISSION OF ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK IS TO CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY, IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES OVERALL HEALTH, AND EDUCATE OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. THE MISSION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE FOLLOWING: - MAKING THE PATIENT OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY. - PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING CARE PROVIDED TO HEAL THE SICK AND INJURED. - COORDINATING AND INTEGRATING SERVICES INTO A SEAMLESS, EASILY ACCESSIBLE SYSTEM OF CARE. - IMPROVING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE NETWORK. - ENSURING ALL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. - STRIVING TO MAXIMIZE THE SATISFACTION OF OUR PATIENTS, EMPLOYEES, MEDICAL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AND, - TRAINING ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, NURSING AND MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS AND ATTRACTING THEM TO PRACTICE WITHIN OUR NETWORKS SERVICE AREA. OVERVIEW ======== IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, ("FY20"), ST. LUKES PROVIDED EXTENSIVE CHARITY CARE AS DEFINED AS CARE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHARITY CARE PLUS BAD DEBT THOSE CHARGES HOSPITALS INITIALLY ANTICIPATED WOULD BE PAID BUT LATER DETERMINED WERE UNCOLLECTIBLE TOGETHER COMPRISE THE HOSPITALS TOTAL UNCOMPENSATED CARE COSTS. IN FY20, SLUHNS UNCOMPENSATED CARE TOTALED $46,429,986. ST. LUKES STRIVES ENDLESSLY TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AT THE LOWEST COST AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY VARIOUS RATING ORGANIZATIONS AS A HIGH VALUE PROVIDER. THE NETWORK OPERATES ON A CONSERVATIVE MARGIN. ANY EXCESS REVENUE EARNED IS CONTINUOUSLY REINVESTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVING HEALTH CARE SERVICES. CARING FOR THE SICK AND INJURED IMPROVING QUALITY AND ACCESS ============================================================== IN KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION, ST. LUKES CONTINUOUSLY WORKS TO IMPROVE BOTH QUALITY OF CARE AND ACCESS TO CARE IN ALL THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. IN RECENT YEARS, BOTH ST. LUKES AS A NETWORK, AND ITS INDIVIDUAL HOSPITALS AND PROGRAMS, HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS, SIGNIFICANT RECOGNITIONS FOR QUALITY. ST. LUKES HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES IN MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS AND URBAN AREAS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS. IN FY20, SLUHN OPENED TWO NEW HOSPITALS, ADDED A NEW WOMEN & BABIES PAVILION AND EXPANDED THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) AT ONE OF ITS RURAL CAMPUSES. IN NOVEMBER 2019, GEISINGER ST. LUKES HOSPITAL WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL TO OPEN IN SCHUYKILL COUNTY IN MORE THAN 90 YEARS. IT IMPROVES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE BY BRINGING NEW SERVICES CLOSER TO HOME FOR AREA RESIDENTS. THE 130,000-SQUARE FOOT, $72 MILLION GEISINGER ST. LUKES OPENED WITH TWO SURGICAL BAYS AND 30 PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS, INCLUDING 15 IN THE ED AND SIX IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. IT HAS ROOM TO EXPAND. THE HOSPITAL IS CO-OWNED BY DANVILLE, PA BASED GEISINGER, MAKING THE HOSPITAL THE FIRST IN PENNSYLVANIA CREATED BY TWO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS JOINING TOGETHER TO CO-OWN AND CO-BUILD A HOSPITAL. ST. LUKES IS MANAGING THE HOSPITAL, AND BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONTRIBUTING MEDICAL EXPERTISE AND SPECIALISTS FOR PATIENT CARE. ST. LUKES UPPER BUCKS CAMPUS, BUCKS COUNTYS NEWEST HOSPITAL OPENED IN DECEMBER 2019. LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF ROUTE 664 AND PORTZER ROAD IN MILFORD TOWNSHIP, NEAR QUAKERTOWN, THE $100 MILLION CAMPUS FEATURES A FAMILY-FRIENDLY, 80-BED HOSPITAL AND A STATE-OF-THE-ART EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IN JANUARY 2020, SLUHN OPENED THE WOMEN & BABIES PAVILION AT ST. LUKES ANDERSON CAMPUS, OFF ROUTE 33 IN BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY WITH FAMILY-FRIENDLY SPACES. THE PAVILION WAS DESIGNED FOR COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE TO HELP NURTURE THE BOND BETWEEN MOTHERS, BABIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT FEATURES SPACIOUS, PRIVATE ROOMS, SPA-LIKE AMENITIES WITH DECOR INSPIRED BY NATURE, MODERN BIRTHING UNITS, A 16-BASSINET NURSERY AND A LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU). IN DECEMBER 2019, SLUHN EXPANDED THE ED AT THE FORMER GNADEN HUETTEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN LEHIGHTON BY ADDING FIVE MORE BEDS, EXPANDING STAFF HOURS AND INSTALLING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY. DEDICATED TO ADVANCING MEDICAL EDUCATION ======================================== ST. LUKES IS THE PREEMINENT TEACHING HOSPITAL IN CENTRAL-EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (LKSOM) AND SLUHN ESTABLISHED A CLINICAL CAMPUS FOR THIRD- AND FOURTH-YEAR STUDENTS AT ST. LUKES HOSPITAL IN 2006. THESE STUDENTS COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED CLINICAL ROTATIONS AND TAKE MOST OF THEIR ELECTIVE ROTATIONS AT ST. LUKES. IN 2011, ST. LUKES SENIOR LEADERSHIP DECIDED TO JOIN LKSOM IN CREATING A REGIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOL CAMPUS: TEMPLE/ST. LUKES. THE INAUGURAL TEMPLE/ST. LUKES CLASS STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2011 AND GRADUATED IN MAY OF 2015. IT CURRENTLY PROVIDES EDUCATION TO 120 MEDICAL STUDENTS A YEAR. TEMPLE/ST LUKES IS A FOUR-YEAR REGIONAL MEDICAL CAMPUS. THEY WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND IN AFFILIATION WITH LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN PHILADELPHIA. IN ADDITION, ST. LUKES CONTINUOUSLY EXPANDS ITS POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE NUMBER OF RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS HAS GROWN FROM 27 IN FY18 TO 37 TODAY AND WILL INCREASE TO MORE THAN 42 BY FY24. IN FY19 ALONE, ST. LUKES ADDED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN IN NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, FAMILY MEDICINE AND INTERNAL MEDICINE AND A FELLOWSHIP IN ENDOCRINOLOGY. MEANWHILE, THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS INCREASED FROM 188 TO 347. IT IS EXPECTED THAT AT LEAST A THIRD OF THESE RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AT ST. LUKES FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR PROGRAMS IMPROVING BOTH THE QUALITY OF, AND ACCESS TO, CARE IN THE REGION, WELL INTO THE FUTURE. IN OCTOBER 2020, ST. LUKES GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) DEPARTMENT SECURED TWO HIGH-LEVEL GRANTS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS SPECIALIZING IN RURAL MEDICINE. THE FUNDS, ISSUED BY HRSA (HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION), WILL PREPARE PHYSICIANS FOR PRACTICE IN SMALL-TOWN SETTINGS AND HELP STRENGTHEN RURAL COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING HEALTH CARE SERVICES. ST. LUKES SECURED $3.25 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT RURAL HEALTH EFFORTS. THESE GRANTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE EXISTING FAMILY MEDICINE RURAL RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM AND HELP ESTABLISH A NEW AND NOVEL PSYCHIATRY RURAL RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM. ST. LUKES GME RESEARCHED THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE GRANTS WITH SPECIFIC RURAL REGIONS IN MIND, NAMELY CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES AND AREAS SURROUNDING ST. LUKES MINERS, CARBON AND LEHIGHTON CAMPUSES AND GEISINGER ST. LUKES HOSPITAL. THESE COUNTIES, LIKE SO MANY RURAL REGIONS IN THE COUNTRY, HAVE LONG SUFFERED FROM A LACK OF PHYSICIANS AND SERVICES, NECESSITATING THE NEED FOR PATIENTS TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES FOR QUALITY HEALTH CARE, ESPECIALLY IN SPECIALTIES LIKE FAMILY MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY. ONLY 11 HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY WERE AWARDED THE PSYCHIATRY RURAL RESIDENCY GRANT AND ST. LUKES FAMILY MEDICINE RURAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS ONE OF ONLY 35 ACCREDITED PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE ONLY ONE IN PENNSYLVANIA ACCREDITED AS AN INTEGRATED RURAL TRAINING TRACK. NURSING EDUCATION IS ALSO A PRIORITY. ST. LUKES OPERATES THE NATIONS LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING SCHOOL OF NURSING, ESTABLISHED IN 1884. THE 20-MONTH ACCELERATED PROGRAM FEATURES 900 HOURS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL ACUTE CARE, CHRONIC CARE AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES. THE SCHOOL OFFERS BOTH A TRADITIONAL DAY PROGRAM AND AN EVENING AND WEEKEND PROGRAM IDEAL FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING OR CARING FOR CHILDREN OR AGING PARENTS DURING THE DAY. ALSO, ST. LUKES PROVIDES A RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR NEW NURSES. CLASSES FOCUS ON DECISION-MAKING, CRITICAL THINKING, CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE AND QUALITY, AS WELL AS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. ST. LUKES NURSES ENGAGE IN RESEARCH ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INNOVATIONS SUPPORTED BY THE NETWORK CENTER FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE, THE REGISTERED NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, THE NURSE SPECIALTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS AND THE OFFICE OF CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH. |
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IMPROVING THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY ============================================= EVERY ST. LUKES CAMPUS IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE OVERALL HEALTH AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THE INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS REPORTS PROVIDE MANY EXAMPLES OF HOW ST. LUKES ACCOMPLISHES THIS. IN ADDITION TO THE WAYS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, THE LIST BELOW PROVIDES HIGHLIGHTS. IN FY20, ST. LUKES: - OPERATED MEDICAL CLINICS TO SERVE LOWER INCOME PATIENTS AND THOSE WITH INADEQUATE INSURANCE COVERAGE. - PROVIDED MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICES TO SCHOOL CHILDREN. SERVICES INCLUDED PHYSICALS, ADOLESCENT HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, VISION SERVICES, INSURANCE REFERRALS AND NUTRITION COUNSELING. - PROVIDED MOBILE DENTAL SERVICES TO SCHOOL CHILDREN. - PROVIDED A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH SCREENINGS AT NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS. - CONDUCTED CLASSES ON LIFE-SAVING TOPICS INCLUDING FIRST AIDE AND LIFE SUPPORT. - IMPROVED LITERACY BY MAINTAINING FREE LENDING LIBRARIES AT VARIOUS CAMPUSES AND PARTICIPATED IN SCHOOL LITERACY PROGRAMS. - ENCOURAGED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH THE USE OF THE D&L TRAILS AND OTHER WALKING/RUNNING/BIKING PATHS AND PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING NUMEROUS WALKS AND RUNS. - PROVIDES SCHOOL CHILDREN HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT NUTRITION AND GARDENING, EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA), AS WELL AS NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATED PATIENTS HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH THROUGH HEALTHY EATING. - WORKED WITH NUMEROUS MEDIA OUTLETS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES. - HELD NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY EVENTS, WHERE UNUSED DRUGS WERE COLLECTED. - HELD FOOD AND CLOTHING DRIVES TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. SUPPORTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY ============================ ALTHOUGH ST. LUKES IS A 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, THE PRESENCE OF ITS HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES PROVIDES AN INDIRECT BENEFIT TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MUNICIPALITIES. ST. LUKES IS THE LARGEST, OR ONE OF THE LARGEST, EMPLOYERS IN MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE ITS HOSPITALS ARE LOCATED. IN FY20 ALONE, ST. LUKES PAID $999 MILLION IN WAGES AND SALARIES TO OVER 16,000 EMPLOYEES. IN TURN, THESE EMPLOYEES PAID LOCAL INCOME TAX ON THEIR EARNINGS. MOST OF THESE EMPLOYEES LIVE IN OR NEAR THE CITY, TOWN, BOROUGH OR TOWNSHIP; COUNTY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS THEIR PLACE OR EMPLOYMENT AND THUS SUPPORT THE LOCAL TAX BASE THROUGH THE PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES. IN ADDITION, ST. LUKES STIMULATES THE LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, AND PURCHASED SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE GOODS AND SERVICES PURCHASED BY ITS EMPLOYEES. ALSO, MAINTENANCE OF THESE HOSPITALS AND OTHER NETWORK FACILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ONES, SUCH AS OUR NEWEST HOSPITALS, GEISINGER ST. LUKES IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY THAT OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2019 AND ST. LUKES UPPER BUCKS THAT OPENED IN DECEMBER 2019 GENERATE WORK FOR CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, METAL WORKERS, CARPENTERS, ELECTRICIANS, PLUMBERS, PAINTERS AND MANY MORE CRAFTSMEN. FURTHERMORE, THE CIRCULATION OF HOSPITAL DOLLARS HAS A RIPPLE IMPACT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN FACT, THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP) ESTIMATES THAT TOTAL SPENDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF HOSPITALS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY IN FY19 WAS $9 BILLION AND TOTAL SALARY CONTRIBUTIONS WERE $2 BILLION. TOTAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TOPPED 49,000 EMPLOYEES. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ===================== ANY REVIEW OF FY20 WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT A DISCUSSION ON THE EFFECT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ITS EFFECT ON SLUHN, ITS HOSPITALS, OUTPATIENT LOCATIONS, FINANCIALS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY PATIENTS AND STAFF HAS BEEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE, SIGNIFICANT. ON MARCH 6, 2020, PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR TOM WOLF PROCLAIMED THE EXISTENCE OF A DISASTER EMERGENCY THROUGHOUT THE STATE DUE TO THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND LATER DIRECTED THAT ALL ELECTIVE ADMISSIONS, SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES TO BE CANCELLED BY MARCH 21. ON MARCH 23, HE AND THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH ISSUED "STAY AT HOME" ORDERS TO ALLEGHENY, BUCKS, CHESTER, DELAWARE, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES. SLUHN HAS FACILITIES IN CHESTER, BUCKS, MONTGOMERY, AND MONROE COUNTIES. SIMILARLY, NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHILIP MURPHY DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND STATE OF EMERGENCY ON MARCH 9 AND ON MARCH 27 CANCELLED ALL ELECTIVE SURGERIES IN THE STATE. ST. LUKES OWNS SEVERAL OUTPATIENT SITES AND PHYSICIAN PRACTICES IN NEW JERSEY. ON APRIL 27, 2020, A GRADUAL REOPENING OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA WAS ANNOUNCED, AND THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALLOWED HOSPITALS TO RESUME ELECTIVE SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES, BUT WITH SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS. ON MAY 15, 2020 GOVERNOR MURPHY ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER PERMITTING NEW JERSEY HOSPITALS TO RESUME ELECTIVE SURGERIES EFFECTIVE MAY 26. TO COMPLY WITH STATE ORDERS, TO PREPARE FOR THE INCREASED VOLUME OF COVID-19 PATIENTS AND TO REDUCE THE RISK OF EXPOSURE AND SPREAD OF COVID-19, SLUHNS IMMEDIATE OPERATIONAL RESPONSE WAS TO SET UP A NETWORK COMMAND CENTER TO ENSURE 24/7 MONITORING AND RESPONSE TO CHANGING DYNAMICS AND TO INCREASE INVESTMENT IN TELEMEDICINE CAPABILITIES. FURTHER, SLUHN LEVERAGED WORK FROM HOME CAPABILITIES AND REASSIGNED STAFF UTILIZATION TO ADDRESS SUSPENSION OF ELECTIVE PROCEDURES. SLUHN RETAINED 100% OF STAFF, HAD NO LAYOFFS, AND SUPPORTED TEAM MEMBERS THAT EXPERIENCED REDUCED HOURS BY MAINTAINING FULL HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS AND OTHER BENEFITS SUCH AS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. DURING THIS TIME, SLUHN TESTED OVER 48,466 PATIENTS AND AN ADDITIONAL 116,650 COVID TESTS FROM JULY TO NOVEMBER. COVID IMPACT TO PATIENT ENCOUNTERS ---------------------------------- THE NETWORKS VOLUMES IN THE EARLY MONTHS OF CALENDAR YEAR 2020 WERE VERY STRONG WITH PATIENT ENCOUNTERS OUTPACING LEVELS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. LIKE OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS ACROSS THE REGION AND NATION, SLUHN EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT DOWNTURN IN VOLUMES DUE TO THE MANDATED SUSPENSION OF ELECTED SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES AND OTHER FACTORS IMPACTING THE UTILIZATION OF HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES DURING THE PEAK COVID MONTHS. SLUHN HAS SEEN POSITIVE UTILIZATION TRENDS IN RECENT MONTHS, LARGELY RETURNING TO PRE-COVID LEVELS, AND ONCE AGAIN IS OUTPERFORMING COMPARABLE PRIOR VOLUMES. SERVICES WHICH STILL HAVE CONSISTENTLY NOT ACHIEVED PRE-COVID VOLUMES INCLUDE THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND URGENT CARE. ST. LUKES PHYSICIAN GROUP (SLPG) PRACTICE VOLUME TRENDS -------------------------------------------------------- SLPG ALSO EXPERIENCED A VOLUME DECREASE DURING THE PEAK PANDEMIC PERIOD, BUT THE NETWORKS EARLIER INVESTMENTS IN VIRTUAL HEALTHCARE DELIVERY CAPABILITIES SIGNIFICANTLY MITIGATED THE INTERRUPTION IN CARE DELIVERY TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE RELATED FINANCIAL IMPACT TO SLUHN. IN-PERSON PATIENT ENCOUNTERS DECREASED IN APRIL AND MAY AND TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL ENCOUNTERS WHICH SAW A CORRESPONDING INCREASE. IN-PERSON VISITS REBOUNDED AND NORMALIZED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER THOUGH VIRTUAL ENCOUNTERS HAVE REMAINED AT ELEVATED LEVELS RELATIVE TO 2019. WHEN CONSIDERING ALL ENCOUNTER OPTIONS, THE PRACTICES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESUME FULL PRE-COVID VOLUMES. VIRTUAL HEALTHCARE DELIVERY AT SLUHN ------------------------------------ VIRTUAL VISIT CAPABILITIES EXPANDED THROUGHOUT SLUHN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MARCH. PRIOR TO COVID (MARCH 2020), SLUHN VIRTUAL ACTIVITY FOCUSED ON SIMPLE URGENT CARE/ON DEMAND RETAIL VISITS AND SOME INPATIENT SPECIALTY CONSULTATION WORK, SPECIFICALLY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND NEUROLOGY. COVID ACCELERATED SLUHN ADOPTION OF VIRTUAL CARE ON EVERY LEVEL. THE BENEFITS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT, AND ALL SIGNS POINT TO A LANDSCAPE WHERE DIGITAL METHODS OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY WILL BE PERMANENT. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ----------------------------- SOURCING OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) IS A CONTINUAL CHALLENGE AS PRODUCT DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY. TO BETTER CONTROL ITS SUPPLY CHAIN AND ACCESS TO CRITICAL PPE, THE NETWORK RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH PREMIER, INC. ("PREMIER") (A NATIONAL GROUP PURCHASING ORGANIZATION ("GPO") IN WHICH SLUHN IS AN INVESTOR-OWNER). PREMIER AND ITS INVESTOR-OWNED MEMBERS CREATED TWO NEW COMPANIES TO OWN A MINORITY INTEREST (49%) IN NEWLY FORMED JOINT VENTURES WITH DEROYAL, NASHVILLE, TN AND PRESTIGE AMERITECH, RICHLAND, TX, RESPECTIVELY. PRESTIGE AMERITECH, THE LARGEST DOMESTIC MANUFACTURER OF FACEMASKS, INCLUDING N95 RESPIRATORS AND SURGICAL MASKS WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY PROVIDING PPE TO THE OWNERS BASED ON A MINIMUM GUARANTEED PURCHASE COMMITMENT AND A COMPETITIVE PRICE FOR UP TO SIX-YEARS. DEROYAL WILL INITIALLY PRODUCE ISOLATION GOWNS THAT WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY PROVIDED TO THE OWNERS BASED ON A MINIMUM GUARANTEED PURCHASE COMMITMENT AND A COMPETITIVE PRICE. THE NETWORK IS BETTER PREPARED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ITS STAFF. |
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IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF COVID ------------------------------- IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE HAS YIELDED CLINICAL PROTOCOLS THAT HAVE EFFECTIVELY REDUCED THE LENGTH OF STAY AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR COVID PATIENTS. THESE DEVELOPMENTS PROVIDE A BUFFER TO A POTENTIAL INCREASE ADMISSIONS AND CAPACITY CONSTRAINT RELIEF. SLUHN IS IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) AND STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. SLUHN HAS ADOPTED AN EMERGENCY PLAN IN CASE A COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN THE COMMUNITY LEADS TO STAFF ABSENTEEISM AND ESTABLISHED ALTERNATIVE STAFFING PLANS TO ENSURE AS MANY OF SLUHN FACILITYS STAFF ARE AVAILABLE AS POSSIBLE. SLUHN HAS EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES AND HAS AN EXTENSIVE EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST OF KEY PARTNERS THAT IS ACCESSIBLE IN MISSION CRITICAL LOCATIONS. LEADERSHIP IN COVID TREATMENT ----------------------------- DELINEATED BELOW ARE SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS WHERE SLUHN HAS PROVIDED NATIONAL LEADERSHIP RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF COVID AND RESULTED IN AN IMPROVED ABILITY TO TREAT COVID PATIENTS: - SLUHN HAS ESTABLISHED ONE OF PENNSYLVANIAS FIRST OUTPATIENT COVID-19 TREATMENT PROGRAMS A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY INFUSION CENTER AT ST. LUKES EASTON CAMPUS. THE NEW SERVICE OFFERS PATIENTS BAMLANIVIMAB, AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG DEVELOPED BY ELI LILLY. A SECOND INFUSION CENTER OPENED ON DECEMBER 3, 2020 AT ST. LUKES WARREN CAMPUS IN PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. THIS TREATMENT APPROACH WILL HELP SLUHN HOSPITALS AVOID BEING OVERWHELMED DURING THE CURRENT SURGE AS CERTAIN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE BAMLANIVIMAB RECOVER IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR OWN HOMES. - SLUHN IS ONE OF THE FIRST HEALTH SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE TO USE MASIMO SAFETYNET, A CLOUD-BASED PATIENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM, TO HELP CLINICIANS CARE FOR PATIENTS REMOTELY. THE PLATFORM UTILIZES A WIRELESS SENSOR TO MONITOR PATIENTS VITAL SIGNS AND PROVIDE DOCTORS WITH VALUABLE CLINICAL DATA TO INFORM TREATMENT DECISIONS SUCH AS WHEN TO USE A VENTILATOR. IN THE SPRING, THE NETWORK DEPLOYED MASIMO SAFETYNET AT ITS HOSPITALS AND TESTED AT-HOME USE AMONG COVID-19-POSITIVE EMPLOYEES. EXPANDED HOME-USE FOR CERTAIN HOSPITAL-DISCHARGED COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES BEGAN IN LATE 2020. - SLUHN IS THE FIRST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY TO PARTNER WITH MICROSOFT TO REPLACE DISPARATE THIRD-PARTY COLLABORATION APPS WITH THE INTEGRATED MICROSOFT TEAMS APPLICATION PLATFORM. THIS CONSOLIDATED SOLUTION STREAMLINES WORKFLOW ENHANCING EFFICIENCY AND HEALTHCARE DELIVERY TO PATIENTS. USING TEAMS, SLUHN PROVIDERS CAN MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA), AND TEAMS IS INTEROPERABLE WITH SLUHNS ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM (EMR) AND ITS SCHEDULING SOFTWARE. THE TELEHEALTH FUNCTION OF MICROSOFT TEAMS HAS ALSO FACILITATED PERSONAL AND SAFE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DOCTORS AND PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING USING DIGITAL TABLETS. THIS "VIRTUAL ROUNDING" REDUCES PROVIDER AND STAFF EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS, LIMITS UNNEEDED USE OF PROTECTIVE PERSONAL EQUIPMENT AND ALLOWS FAMILY MEMBERS TO VISIT HOSPITALIZED LOVED ONES WITHOUT RISKING CONTAMINATION. GIVEN THESE THREE KEY CAPABILITIES, SLUHN ENDORSED TEAMS AS THE SINGLE SOLUTION FOR CLINICAL COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS THE NETWORK. - SLUHN PARTNERED WITH LEHIGH UNIVERSITY TO HELP THE NETWORK DEVELOP A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO EXTEND THE USE OF ITS EXISTING SUPPLY OF PPE BY USING A HIGH-THROUGHPUT UV STERILIZATION SYSTEM TO DECONTAMINATE 200 N95 MASKS EVERY EIGHT MINUTES. THIS SPECIFIC RANGE OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT CAN CAUSE CHANGES IN THE DNA AND RNA OF VIRUSES AND OTHER PATHOGENS, INCLUDING THE CORONAVIRUS, EFFECTIVELY DEACTIVATING THEM. - CREATED CUSTOM N95 RESPIRATOR MASKS, REGULAR MASKS, STETHOSCOPES, AND FACE SHIELDS WHICH IS SENT TO A 3D PRINTER. THE MASKS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO SLUHN FRONT-LINE EMPLOYEES. THE SIMULATION CENTER IS IN THE PROCESS OF RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH) FOR THE N95 RESPIRATOR MASK. SLUHN MARKETING DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH CLINICAL LEADERS TO EDUCATE THE STAFF AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PANDEMIC. THE STAFF DEVELOPED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WEBSITES TO KEEP EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE UP TO DATE ON INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID AND VACCINES. IN ADDITION, THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT DEPLOYED HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SAFETY MESSAGING THROUGH PAID MEDIA OUTLETS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SLUHN REPRESENTATIVES WORKED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF AREA RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC. - THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (CHPM) DEPARTMENT AND OUR PARISH NURSE TEAM WORKED CLOSELY WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES, ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM CITIES, AS WELL AS LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORKS STREET MEDICINE TEAM, TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A PROCESS TO HOUSE COVID-POSITIVE PATIENTS WHO WERE HOMELESS. SHARING THE PROCESS WITH OUR INPATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT TEAMS, THE PARTNERS WERE ABLE TO PLACE COVID-POSITIVE PATIENTS INTO A HOTEL WHERE THEY COULD QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME, THEY WERE MONITORED BY THE SLUHN PARISH NURSE TEAM AND PROVIDED FOOD BY MEALS ON WHEELS. NINETEEN PATIENTS WERE PLACED AND THE MAJORITY EITHER TRANSITIONED INTO MORE PERMANENT HOUSING OR MOVED TO INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTERS, WHERE THEIR ADDICTION PROBLEMS COULD BE ADDRESSED. THE TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS THROUGH THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS. - CHPM STAFF WORKED WITH THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE OVER 5000 FLYERS AND POSTERS IN FOUR DIFFERENT LANGUAGES TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION, THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH CLINICAL LEADERS TO CRAFT AND DISSEMINATE COVID-RELATED COMMUNITY HEALTH MESSAGES THROUGH TRADITIONAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. - CHPM ALLENTOWN STAFF HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY COVID RESPONSE COMMITTEES INCLUDING THE UNITED WAYS WEEKLY COMMUNITY RESPONSE & CORE STRATEGIC RESPONSE TEAM, HOUSING PREVENTION COMMITTEE, AND THE ALLENTOWN HUNGER TASK FORCE AND LEHIGH FOOD POLICY COMMITTEES. ALL THE COMMITTEES FOCUSED EFFORTS ON SERVING THE COMMUNITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. - CHPMS SCHOOL COORDINATOR AND AFTER SCHOOL COORDINATOR AT RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTINUED TO SERVE THEIR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EVEN WHEN THE SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED. THEY SERVED AS VITAL MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL TEAM, MAKING SURE THEIR FAMILIES WERE GETTING THE FOOD AND SUPPLIES THAT THEY NEEDED. THEY HAVE HELPED APPROXIMATELY 200 FAMILIES RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FOOD, GAVE OUT 400 BOXES OF FOOD, 200 BAGS OF HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND OTHER NECESSITIES, AND HAVE CONNECTED MORE THAN 30 FAMILIES TO ADDITIONAL ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) BENEFITS THROUGH AN ACCESS CARD. - SLUHNS MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH TEAM CONTINUED TO SERVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES DURING COVID, INCLUDING CONNECTING FAMILIES TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND VISION CARE. THE MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH TEAM AND CHPM STAFF HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE ALLENTOWN HEALTH BUREAU AND ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HOST A VACCINE CLINIC AT THE END OF THE SUMMER. THE GOAL IS TO VACCINATE STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF NOT BEING ALLOWED IN SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED REQUIRED VACCINES IN TIME. LAST YEAR, OVER 1,000 ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS WERE NOT PERMITTED IN SCHOOL DUE TO LACK OF VACCINES. THIS YEAR ITS EVEN MORE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF COVID. NATIONAL RATES OF VACCINES FOR CHILDREN ARE DOWN BY 30%. QUALITY AWARDS ============== AT SLUHN, OUR VISION IS TO LEAD THE REGION IN CLINICAL QUALITY AND SAFETY PERFORMANCE. ST. LUKES HAS BEEN HONORED WITH MORE THAN 200 HEALTH CARE QUALITY AWARDS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 2019 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) HOSPITAL COMPARE RATINGS - 5 STAR ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORKS HOSPITALS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORES FIVE AND FOUR STARS IN THE 2019 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) HOSPITAL COMPARE ANALYSIS. NATIONALLY, LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF HOSPITALS RECEIVED AT LEAST A FOUR-STAR RATING AND NO OTHER HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY SCORED ABOVE THREE STARS. CMSS HOSPITAL COMPARE RESULTS WERE BASED ON MORE THAN 100 QUALITY MEASURES COLLECTED FROM 4,500 MEDICARE-CERTIFIED HOSPITALS. INTENDED TO HELP CONSUMERS CHOOSE THE BEST HOSPITAL AND HIGHEST QUALITY CARE, THE QUALITY MEASURES SPANNED MULTIPLE CATEGORIES INCLUDING MORTALITY, SAFETY OF CARE, READMISSION, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, EFFECTIVENESS AND TIMELINESS OF CARE AND EFFICIENT USE OF MEDICAL IMAGING. EIGHT ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK HOSPITALS BETHLEHEM, ALLENTOWN, ANDERSON, MINERS, MONROE, QUAKERTOWN, SACRED HEART AND WARREN (N.J.) RECEIVED FOUR OR FIVE STARS. |
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WATSON HEALTH 100 TOP HOSPITAL (MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS) AWARD (FORMERLY TRUVEN) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLUHN IS A SEVEN-TIME RECIPIENT OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD AND HAS RECEIVED IT FIVE YEARS IN A ROW. THIS AWARD IDENTIFIES THE NATIONS BEST PROVIDERS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE. SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 5,500 US HOSPITALS, ST. LUKES IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO WIN THIS AWARD. THE 100 TOP HOSPITALS ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SURVIVAL, FEWER COMPLICATIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY, GREATER PATIENT SATISFACTION AND LOWER COST OF CARE. ST. LUKES WAS ALSO NAMED ONE OF 15 MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS IN THE NATION. ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE FIRST TIME, ST. LUKE'S ANDERSON CAMPUS WAS NAMED A 100 TOP HOSPITAL (ONE OF 20 IN THE MEDIUM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CATEGORY), AND FOR THE SECOND TIME ST. LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN CAMPUS WAS NAMED A 100 TOP HOSPITAL (ONE OF 20 IN THE SMALL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CATEGORY). WATSON HEALTH, AN IBM COMPANY, IS A MULTINATIONAL HEALTH CARE COMPANY THAT DELIVERS UNBIASED INFORMATION, ANALYTIC TOOLS, BENCHMARKS, RESEARCH AND SERVICES TO THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. TRUVEN 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR AWARD ---------------------------------- ST. LUKES IS A SIX-TIME RECIPIENT OF THIS OUTSTANDING RECOGNITION, WHICH IDENTIFIES THE NATIONS BEST PROVIDERS OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE. SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,000 HOSPITALS IN THE U.S., THE 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALS ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SURVIVAL, FEWER COMPLICATIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY AND LOWER COST OF CARE. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT- AWARDS ST. LUKES MOST HIGH MARKS IN LEHIGH VALLEY ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCORDING TO THE US NEWS & WORLD REPORT 2019 HOSPITAL RANKINGS, ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL-BETHLEHEM IS "HIGH PERFORMING" IN 12 ADULT SPECIALTIES, PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. NO OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY RECEIVED MORE RECOGNITIONS. ONLY 57 OUT OF 4,500 HOSPITALS NATIONALLY WERE RATED "HIGH PERFORMING" IN ALL NINE OF THE STUDYS RANKED PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. ALSO, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RATED ST. LUKE'S "HIGH PERFORMING" IN THE ADULT SPECIALTIES OF GERIATRICS, ORTHOPEDICS AND PULMONOLOGY. IT ALSO RATED ST. LUKE'S "HIGH PERFORMING" IN ALL NINE OF THE STUDYS RANKED PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS: - ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR - AORTIC VALVE SURGERY - CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) - COLON CANCER SURGERY - HEART BYPASS SURGERY - HEART FAILURE - HIP REPLACEMENT - KNEE REPLACEMENT - LUNG CANCER SURGERY LEAPFROG HOSPITALS SAFETY RATINGS --------------------------------- SEVERAL ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS RECEIVED "A" GRADES FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP, A NATIONAL COALITION OF LARGE EMPLOYERS, WHICH PUBLISHES A BIANNUAL HOSPITAL SAFETY SCORE. THE SAFETY SCORE RATES HOSPITALS IN THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD, ICU PHYSICIAN STAFFING, MEDICATION SAFETY, INFECTIONS AND ERROR PREVENTION. IN 2019, SEVEN SLUHN HOSPITALS RECEIVED AN "A" GRADE (THE HIGHEST). THE JOINT COMMISSION TOP PERFORMER ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES RECOGNITION. THIS RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO HOSPITALS FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA AND SURGERY. PREMIER QUEST AWARD FOR HIGH-VALUE HEALTHCARE --------------------------------------------- PREMIER INC., A HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT COMPANY UNITING AN ALLIANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 4,000 U.S. HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MORE THAN 175,000 OTHER PROVIDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS, RECOGNIZED ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOR ITS OUTSTANDING WORK TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND COSTS. ST LUKES RECEIVED 4 OF THE 30 AWARDS IN 2019. THIS NATIONAL AWARD RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT ACHIEVED TOP PERFORMANCE IN SEVEN CATEGORIES: COST AND EFFICIENCY, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT EVIDENCE-BASED CARE, MORTALITY, SAFETY, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND APPROPRIATE HOSPITAL USE. HEALTHGRADES TOP HOSPITALS -------------------------- ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL-BETHLEHEM CAMPUS HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE NATIONS TOP 250 HOSPITALS FOR 2019 BY HEALTHGRADES, A LEADING ONLINE RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS. RECIPIENTS OF HEALTHGRADES 2019 AMERICAS 250 BEST HOSPITALS AWARDS REPRESENT THE TOP 5% OF HOSPITALS IN THE NATION AND "DEMONSTRATE SUPERIOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF COMMON INPATIENT CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES" HEALTHGRADES SAID. THIS MARKS THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW THAT THE BETHLEHEM CAMPUS HAS BEEN A RECIPIENT OF THIS HONOR. IN ADDITION, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS WAS NAMED ONE OF HEALTHGRADES AMERICAS 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR PULMONARY CARE AND FOR CRITICAL CARE. THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE ANDERSON CAMPUS RECEIVED THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON STANDARD SURVEYS GIVEN TO RANDOMLY SELECTED PATIENTS AFTER THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. THE MULTIPLE-QUESTION SURVEYS ARE DEVELOPED BY THE HOSPITAL CONSUMER ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS (HCAHPS). HEALTHGRADES OBTAINS THIS SURVEY DATA FROM THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS). MOST WIRED RECOGNITION FOR SEVENTH TIME --------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THE SEVENTH TIME BY THE COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES (CHIME) AS ONE OF THE "MOST WIRED" HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS NATIONALLY. THE SURVEY ASSESSED THE ADOPTION, INTEGRATION AND IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AT ALL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, FROM EARLY DEVELOPMENT TO INDUSTRY LEADING. THIS ASSESSMENT CONFIRMS NOT MERELY THAT ST. LUKE'S IMPLEMENTS TECHNOLOGY, BUT ALSO THAT THE NETWORK FULLY ADOPTS TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY, REDUCE COST, IMPROVE DECISION MAKING AND PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS. MORE THAN 16,000 ORGANIZATIONS WERE PARTICIPATED IN THE 2019 MOST WIRED SURVEY. ST. LUKE'S IS AMONG THE TOP 5% OF HOSPITALS AND SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE THE TOP DESIGNATION LEVEL 9. STAGE 7 DESIGNATION ON THE HIMSS ANALYTICS ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD ADOPTION MODEL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES IS THE FIRST NETWORK IN LEHIGH VALLEY TO EARN THE PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION AT ALL ITS HOSPITALS, INCLUDING THE ST. LUKES WARREN CAMPUS, WHICH IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY TO ACHIEVE STAGE 7. LESS THAN 5% OF U.S. HOSPITALS HAVE REACHED STAGE 7, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST STAGE ON HIMSS ANALYTICS SCALE. THE STAGE 7 DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES ST. LUKES EXTENSIVE AND CREATIVE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS TO ESTABLISH BETTER SERVICE AND HIGHER QUALITY CARE AT LOWER COSTS. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND BREAST CARE CENTER DESIGNATED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES REGIONAL BREAST CENTER OFFERS DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EXCLUSIVELY AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. FACILITIES THAT RECEIVE ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY HAVE VOLUNTARILY GONE THROUGH A RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE NATIONALLY ACCEPTED HIGH PRACTICE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN MET. THIS REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES AN EVALUATION OF STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, FACILITY EQUIPMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. MOST HAP ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN THE STATE ---------------------------------------- EACH YEAR HOSPITAL AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP) HONORS HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR THEIR INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, AND COMMITMENT TO PATIENT CARE THROUGH ITS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM. IN FY19, 14 AWARDS SUBMITTED BY ST. LUKES WERE SELECTED FROM 127 SUBMISSIONS FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL WORK AND INNOVATION IN PATIENT CARE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND STAFF LEADERSHIP. ST LUKES CONTINUES TO HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF WINNING THE MOST HAP ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS OF ANY HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE STATE. SUPERIOR RATING FOR LUNG CANCER SURGERY RESULTS ----------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORKS LUNG CANCER SURGERY PROGRAMS RANKS IN THE TOP-TIER OF THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY DATABASE. THE THORACIC SOCIETY RECENTLY CREATED A COMPOSITE MEASURE OF LUNG CANCER SURGICAL QUALITY, FOCUSING ON LOBECTOMY, THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF REMOVAL OF A PORTION OF A CANCEROUS LUNG. ST. LUKE'S THORACIC SURGERY PROGRAM ACHIEVED THE SUPERIOR RANKING OF THREE STARS FOR BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED OUTCOMES. THIS RIGOROUS, RISK-ADJUSTED EVALUATION BY THE SOCIETY MEASURES MULTIPLE SURGICAL OUTCOMES OF LOBECTOMY SURGERY, INCLUDING DEATH AND MANY POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. |
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGERY COMMISSION ON CANCER (ACOS COC) ACCREDITATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ACOS COC ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES A CANCER PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS: - COMPREHENSIVE CARE INCLUDING A COMPLETE RANGE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT. - A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH TO COORDINATE THE BEST TREATMENT OPTIONS. - INFORMATION ABOUT ONGOING CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS AND NEW TREATMENT OPTIONS. - ACCESS TO PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION PROGRAMS, CANCER EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. - A CANCER REGISTRY THAT OFFERS LIFELONG PATIENT FOLLOW-UP. - ONGOING MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENTS IN CANCER CARE. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY CHEST PAIN CENTER WITH PRIMARY PCI ACCREDITATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (ACC) HAS RECOGNIZED ST. LUKES FOR ITS DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN. ST. LUKE'S WAS AWARDED CHEST PAIN CENTER ACCREDITATION WITH PRIMARY PCI BASED ON RIGOROUS ONSITE EVALUATION OF THE STAFF'S ABILITY TO EVALUATE, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PATIENTS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING A HEART ATTACK. BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS DESIGNATIONS ------------------------------------- THE BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS (BDC) DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES THAT YOUR FACILITYS CARDIAC PROGRAM MET NATIONALLY ESTABLISHED CRITERIA BY DEMONSTRATING EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE, SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. THOSE FACILITIES DESIGNATED AS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS (BDC+) ALSO DEMONSTRATED BOTH EXPERTISE AND COST EFFICIENCY IN DELIVERING SPECIALTY CARE. - BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR CARDIAC CARE DESIGNATION - BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR MATERNITY CARE DESIGNATION - BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY WOMENS CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICAS BEST HOSPITALS FOR OBSTETRICS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORKS ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM CAMPUSES HAVE RECEIVED WOMENS CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEING AMONG AMERICAS BEST HOSPITALS FOR OBSTETRICS. THIS EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGNATION IS THE ONLY AWARD THAT IDENTIFIES THE COUNTRYS BEST HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS BASED ON ROBUST CRITERIA THAT CONSIDER FEMALE PATIENT SATISFACTION, CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND WHAT WOMEN SAY THEY WANT FROM A HOSPITAL. THE LIST OF OVER 400 AWARD WINNERS, INCLUDING ST. LUKES, REPRESENTS HOSPITALS THAT OFFER EXCEPTIONAL OBSTETRIC SERVICES WHICH RANKED ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR PATIENT SAFETY, THEREBY SUPPORTING A WOMANS DECISION WHEN CHOOSING THE BEST FOR HER MATERNITY NEEDS. AMERICAN HEART/STROKE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES TARGET, STROKE GOLD PLUS HONOR ROLL ELITE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE AWARD RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT DEMONSTRATE 85% OR GREATER COMPLIANCE IN EACH OF THE 7 GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE ACHIEVEMENT MEASURES FOR 24 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ---------------------------------------- NCQA PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME RECOGNITION IS AWARDED TO PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, WHICH MEET STANDARDS PROVEN THROUGH RESEARCH TO PROVIDE SAFER AND HIGHER QUALITY PRIMARY PATIENT CARE. SLUHN IS A LEADER IN HAVING NCQA-RECOGNIZED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES. ACCREDITED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ----------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES IS AN ACCREDITED BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM, HAVING MET RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL CARE, HIGH QUALITY CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND STRICT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CARE STANDARDS. THE ACCREDITATION IS VOLUNTARY AND IS CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MBSAQIP). ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN CAMPUS HAS BEEN MBSAQIP ACCREDITED SINCE 2010. BEST HOME HEALTH TOP 20% SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARDS -------------------------------------------------- BEST HOME HEALTH PATIENT SATISFACTION TOP 20% SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARDS ST. LUKES VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION HAS EARNED BOTH THE SHPBEST SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD FOR HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AND THE SHPBEST SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD FOR HOME HEALTH PATIENT SATISFACTION. THE ANNUAL SHPBEST PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE PROVIDERS THAT CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS RECEIVING HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE. WITH THE LARGEST HHCAHPS BENCHMARK IN THE NATION, SHP IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO IDENTIFY AND RECOGNIZE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE MADE PATIENT SATISFACTION A PRIORITY AND HAVE BEEN REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS WITH HIGH MARKS ON THE HHCAHPS SURVEY. SHPBEST AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE DETERMINED BY RANKING THE OVERALL SCORE FOR ALL SHP HHCAHPS CLIENTS. PROVIDERS THAT RANK IN THE TOP 5% RECEIVE THE PREMIER PERFORMER AWARD. PROVIDERS THAT RANK IN THE TOP 20% RECEIVE THE SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD. GOVERNORS EMPLOYER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING HIRING PRACTICES ---------------------------------------------------------- SLUHN, A LEADING EMPLOYER IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SURROUNDING REGION, HAS EARNED A GOVERNORS EMPLOYER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING HIRING PRACTICES THAT MOVE PEOPLE OFF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AND INTO FINANCIALLY STABLE JOBS. ST. LUKE'S SPECIFICALLY RECEIVED AN EMPLOYER HONOR ROLL AWARD FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR ITS RECORD OF SUCCESS IN HIRING PARTICIPANTS IN THE STATES EMPLOYMENT, ADVANCEMENT AND RETENTION NETWORK (EARN) PROGRAM. EMMY AWARDS ----------- IN FY19, ST. LUKE'S RECEIVED A NUMBER OF HONORS IN THE 40TH ANNUAL TELLY AWARDS. ITS "WELLNESS 101" SOCIAL VIDEO SERIES WON THREE AWARDS: A SILVER AWARD IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL CATEGORY AND TWO BRONZE AWARDS IN THE COMEDY AND HEALTH & WELLNESS CATEGORIES. ADDITIONALLY, ST. LUKE'S WON A SILVER AWARD IN THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO CRAFT FULLY ANIMATED PIECE CATEGORY FOR "ROUND THE CLOCK CARE". THE TELLY AWARDS HONORS EXCELLENCE IN VIDEO AND TELEVISION ACROSS ALL SCREENS AND IS JUDGED BY LEADERS FROM VIDEO PLATFORMS, TELEVISION, STREAMING NETWORKS, PRODUCTION COMPANIES AND INCLUDING VICE, VIMEO, HEARST DIGITAL MEDIA, BUZZFEED AND A&E NETWORKS. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM ======================================== ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORKS LARGEST HOSPITAL CAMPUS IS ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, WHICH COMPRISES BETHLEHEM ("SL-BETHLEHEM") AND ALLENTOWN ("SL-ALLENTOWN") LOCATIONS, BOTH IN LEHIGH COUNTY. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. BETHLEHEM CAMPUS ---------------- SL-BETHLEHEM IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, TERTIARY CARE, TEACHING HOSPITAL LOCATED IN BETHLEHEM, PA, FOUNDED IN 1872. SL-BETHLEHEM OFFERS MORE THAN 90 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND HAS 386 LICENSED ACUTE CARE AND REHABILITATION BEDS. IN FY20, THERE WERE 23,738 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, 422,950 OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS AND 44,989 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. IN FY20, SL-BETHLEHEM INVESTED MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. INVESTMENTS INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EIGHT-BED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ENABLING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO REMAIN WITHIN THE REGION FOR THEIR CHILDS CARE. ST. LUKES PERFORMED UPGRADES TO EQUIPMENT INCLUDING: - INVESTING CRITICAL CARE BEDS. - UPGRADING THE OPERATING SYSTEM THAT ENABLES NEURODIAGNOSTIC TESTING. - ACQUIRING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE THAT TRENDS SEIZURES WITHIN THIS PATIENT POPULATION. - SL-BETHLEHEM ALSO COMPLETED WORK ON A SATELLITE PHARMACY ON THE CAMPUS USED FOR THE COMPOUNDING OF STERILE PREPARATIONS WHICH ALIGNS WITH NEW UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA (USP) 800 STANDARDS FOR THE HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS DRUGS. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESULTED IN INCREMENTAL INVESTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT SL-BETHLEHEM STAFF HAD ADEQUATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) SUPPLIES. THE CAMPUS PURCHASED 3D PRINTERS TO INTERNALLY PRODUCE MASKS AND FACE SHIELDS. THIS WAS PART OF ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY NETWORKS EFFORT TO MINIMIZE PPE COSTS IN A CONSTRAINED SUPPLY CHAIN WHILE CONTINUING TO KEEP ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS SAFE. IN YET ANOTHER EFFORT TO MANAGE PPE SUPPLIES, SL-BETHLEHEM COLLABORATED WITH LEHIGH UNIVERSITY AND PURCHASED MATERIALS TO BUILD "ZAPPERS" THAT ENABLED THE STERILIZATION OF UP TO 200 N95 MASKS AT A TIME. LIKEWISE, SL-BETHLEHEM INVESTED IN VENTILATORS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SURGE SPACE WITHIN THE HOSPITAL. OTHER EQUIPMENT INVESTMENTS INCLUDED THE PURCHASE OF DIALYSIS MACHINES, ULTRASOUNDS, BRONCHOSCOPES, ANESTHESIA MACHINES, AS WELL AS OTHER VARIOUS EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING THE OPERATING ROOM, THE NURSING UNITS AND NUMEROUS OTHER DEPARTMENTS. |
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH: NEW, UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES HAVE ARISEN DURING FY20 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES HAVE EVOLVED TO MEET THESE NEW CHALLENGES AND PROVIDE MORE VIRTUAL AND SOCIAL DISTANCING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AND SERVE THE BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY. IN SUMMARY, SL-BETHLEHEM: - CONTINUES TO EXPAND RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR THE BETHLEHEM HIV-POSITIVE POPULATION WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE HOPE CLINIC. - CONTINUES TO SERVE THE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (BASD) WITH SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE ADOPT-A-SCHOOL MODEL, INCORPORATING MORE MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTICES. - PILOTED THE COMMUNITY CENTERED HEALTH HOME (CCHH) IN BETHLEHEM WITH A MOBILE MARKET DIABETES PROJECT. - SERVES BETHLEHEM RESIDENTS THROUGH SUICIDE TASK FORCES. - CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE HISPANIC CENTER OF LEHIGH VALLEY (HCLV) IN PROVIDING INVALUABLE RESOURCES TO THE SOUTHSIDE BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY. IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, SL-BETHLEHEM ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE CAMPUS OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENING AND OTHER SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS. IMPROVING HEALTH: - THE MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH VANS TRAVELED TO THE BASD SCHOOLS, SERVING 368 UNIQUE STUDENTS AND HAVING A TOTAL OF 909 VAN VISITS DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. IN ADDITION, 84% OF STUDENTS SEEN ON THE VAN WITH A MENTAL HEALTH NEED WERE CONNECTED TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. - ST. LUKES PARTNERED WITH THE NORTHAMPTON SUICIDE TASK FORCE IN 2018. SINCE 2018, THERE HAS BEEN A NEARLY 25% REDUCTION IN SUICIDES AMONG NORTHAMPTON COUNTY RESIDENTS, WHICH INCLUDES THE BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY. - HISPANIC CENTER LEHIGH VALLEY BASILIO HUERTAS SENIOR CENTER PROVIDES SENIORS 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH RESOURCES TO STAY ACTIVE AND INDEPENDENT, INCLUDING: NUTRITIOUS BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH NAVIGATING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. IMPROVING LITERACY: ST. LUKES HAS DEVELOPED A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO HELP MEET THE LITERACY NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH A FOCUS ON CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH THIRD GRADE. PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES: - THE HEALTHY KIDS BRIGHT FUTURES GARDEN PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KELLYN FOUNDATION, PROVIDED GARDENING EDUCATION AND PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION TO THE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT. - A PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT STUDY WAS COMPLETED THIS YEAR IN THE SOUTH BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY CENTERED HEALTH HOME (CCHH) PROGRAMS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRITION, DIABETES EDUCATION, SUPPORT GROUP, SOCIAL EVENTS AND FREE PRODUCE VOUCHERS TO THE MOBILE MARKET. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: NUTRITION FARM TO FORK, COOKING, GROCERY STORE TOURS AND EDIBLE EXPERIMENTS; EXERCISE TOTAL BODY FLEXIBILITY, STRENGTH TRAINING, BACK TO HEALTH, WELLNESS WALKS AND WALK WITH A DOC (WWAD); AND MINDFULNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH SPIRITUALITY GROUP, SUPPORT GROUPS AND SOCIAL EVENTS. THE PROGRAM REACHED 29 PARTICIPANTS, 69% OF WHICH WERE FEMALE, 48% AGES 55-64, AND 69% WERE HISPANIC. SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS IN THE PROGRAM INCLUDED MOBILE MARKET, COOKING CLASS AND WALK WITH A DOC. RESULTS SHOWED AN AVERAGE 0.34 REDUCTION IN A1C LEVELS. BASIC NEEDS: - HISPANIC CENTER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY (HCLV), LOCATED IN THE SOUTHSIDE OF BETHLEHEM, CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BEYOND. ON THANKSGIVING OF 2019, HCLV DISTRIBUTED 100 TURKEYS TO LOW-INCOME SOUTHSIDE RESIDENTS. - HCLVS BETHLEHEM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CENTER HAS SERVED 369 NEW CLIENTS AND 759 RETURNING CLIENTS IN THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR, SECURING A TOTAL OF 132 FULL-TIME JOBS FOR BETHLEHEM RESIDENTS. COVID-19 IMPACT AND RESPONSE: - HCLVS BETHLEHEM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CENTER HAS PROVIDED VIRTUAL SERVICES ONLY SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. NEVERTHELESS, THE CENTER CONTINUED TO OPERATE AND SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, ADAPTING TO THE CURRENT CRISIS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES WHILE PRIORITIZING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE POPULATION SERVED. - THE ST. LUKES COMMUNITY HEALTH & PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (CHPM) TEAM RESPONDED QUICKLY TO THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY WORKING WITH LOCAL HOTELS TO HOUSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT TESTED POSITIVE WITH COVID-19 AND HAD NOWHERE TO STAY DURING QUARANTINE AND RECOVERY. THE CHPM TEAM SECURED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR FOUR BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT COMFORT SUITES DURING THE PANDEMIC. ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN CAMPUS --------------------------- SL-ALLENTOWN WAS FOUNDED IN 1945 AS THE ALLENTOWN OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER AND IS LOCATED IN THE WEST END OF THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN. IN 1997, THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER ENTERED INTO A MERGER WITH ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. SL-ALLENTOWN HAS 163 LICENSED BEDS AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. IN FY20, THERE WERE 12,479 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, 249,420 OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS AND 52,842 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED THE RENOVATION AND OPENING OF A NEW MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT ON THE FIFTH FLOOR. THE ALLENTOWN CAMPUS ALSO INVESTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CARE NOW WALK-IN CENTER WITH A RADIOLOGY SUITE IN HAMBURG, PA AND MADE UPGRADES TO VARIOUS PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ULTRASOUND MACHINES, ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT FOR THE OPERATING ROOM, A UROLOGY CAMERA SYSTEM, PUMPS AND X-RAY EQUIPMENT THAT WILL PROVIDE BETTER PATIENT CARE. ALSO, IN FY20, SL-ALLENTOWN: - FINISHED WORK ON ITS NINTH OPERATING ROOM (HYBRID ROOM). - FINISHED WORKING ON RENOVATING THE SURGICAL PROCESSING DEPARTMENT. - STARTED WORK ON ED/ OBGYN/ NICU EXPANSION. - STARTED WORK ON EXPANDING THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CAMPUS. IN ADDITION, THE CAMPUS ADDED TWO NEW MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS IN MACUNGIE AND FOGELSVILLE AND BEGAN WORK ON A NEW HEALTH AND FITNESS FACILITY ON UNION BOULEVARD, AS WELL AS RENOVATIONS AT OUR CANCER CENTER IN ALLENTOWN. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: APART FROM NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND PROJECTS, THE ALLENTOWN SERVICE AREA CONTINUED TO OFFER ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE READING ROCKS TUTORING PROGRAM, THE ANNUAL BOOK DRIVE AND DR. SEUSS DAY. MEANWHILE, THE MEDICAL VANS CONTINUE TO VISIT TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND WILLIAM ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL ON A WEEKLY BASIS. IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, SL-ALLENTOWN ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 83,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS. - THE CHPM MEDICAL VAN TEAM WAS DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MEETING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALTHOUGH THE YEAR WAS CUT SHORT, THE TEAM STILL COMPLETED 689 MEDICAL VISITS IN ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL, RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL, TREXLER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND NEWCOMER ACADEMY. THE TEAM ALSO PROVIDED 102 VISION SERVICES TO STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL YEAR WAS CURTAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH DUE TO COVID-19, BUT THIS DID NOT STOP THE MOBILE HEALTH TEAM FROM SERVING STUDENTS. IT CONTINUED TO CONNECT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO IMPORTANT SERVICES, SUCH AS HELPING THEM OBTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE. - CHPM RAN THE ANNUAL READING ROCKS PROGRAM AT UNION TERRACE AND MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DURING THE FALL OF 2019 WITH 26 CHILDREN AND VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING OVER THE SIX-WEEK PROGRAM. FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS WERE MATCHED WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO TUTORED THE CHILDREN IN READING TO IMPROVE THEIR READING SCORES. - CHPM AND THE FAMILY MEDICAL RESIDENTS HOSTED THREE WALK WITH THE DOC EVENTS AT RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE FALL OF 2019. AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 30 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATED AND MET WITH A FAMILY MEDICINE DOCTOR TO DISCUSS HEALTH ISSUES THAT RELATED TO ADOLESCENTS. ADDRESSING COVID IN OUR COMMUNITY: - CHPM AND OUR PARISH NURSE TEAM WORKED CLOSELY WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES, ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM CITIES, AS WELL AS LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORKS STREET MEDICINE TEAM, TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A PROCESS TO HOUSE COVID-POSITIVE PATIENTS WHO WERE HOMELESS. SHARING THE PROCESS WITH OUR INPATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT TEAMS, THE PARTNERS WERE ABLE TO PLACE COVID-POSITIVE PATIENTS INTO A HOTEL WHERE THEY COULD QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME, THEY WERE MONITORED BY THE SLUHN PARISH NURSE TEAM AND PROVIDED FOOD BY MEALS ON WHEELS. NINETEEN PATIENTS WERE PLACED AND THE MAJORITY EITHER TRANSITIONED INTO MORE PERMANENT HOUSING OR MOVED TO INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTERS, WHERE THEIR ADDICTION PROBLEMS COULD BE ADDRESSED. THE TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS THROUGH THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS. |
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- CHPM STAFF WORKED WITH THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE OVER 5000 FLYERS AND POSTERS IN FOUR DIFFERENT LANGUAGES TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC. - CHPM ALLENTOWN STAFF HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY COVID RESPONSE COMMITTEES INCLUDING THE UNITED WAYS WEEKLY COMMUNITY RESPONSE & CORE STRATEGIC RESPONSE TEAM, HOUSING PREVENTION COMMITTEE, AND THE ALLENTOWN HUNGER TASK FORCE AND LEHIGH FOOD POLICY COMMITTEES. ALL THE COMMITTEES FOCUSED EFFORTS ON SERVING THE COMMUNITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. - CHPMS SCHOOL COORDINATOR AND AFTER SCHOOL COORDINATOR AT RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTINUED TO SERVE THEIR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EVEN WHEN THE SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED. THEY SERVED AS VITAL MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL TEAM, MAKING SURE THEIR FAMILIES WERE GETTING THE FOOD AND SUPPLIES THAT THEY NEEDED. THEY HAVE HELPED APPROXIMATELY 200 FAMILIES RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FOOD, GAVE OUT 400 BOXES OF FOOD, 200 BAGS OF HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND OTHER NECESSITIES, AND HAVE CONNECTED MORE THAN 30 FAMILIES TO ADDITIONAL ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) BENEFITS THROUGH AN ACCESS CARD. - MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH TEAM CONTINUED TO SERVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES DURING COVID, INCLUDING CONNECTING FAMILIES TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND VISION CARE. THE MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH TEAM AND CHPM STAFF HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE ALLENTOWN HEALTH BUREAU AND ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HOST A VACCINE CLINIC AT THE END OF THE SUMMER. THE GOAL IS TO VACCINATE STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF NOT BEING ALLOWED IN SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED REQUIRED VACCINES IN TIME. LAST YEAR, OVER 1,000 ASD STUDENTS WERE NOT PERMITTED IN SCHOOL DUE TO LACK OF VACCINES. THIS YEAR IT IS EVEN MORE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF COVID. NATIONAL RATES OF VACCINES FOR CHILDREN ARE DOWN BY 30%. ST. LUKES ANDERSON CAMPUS ========================== ST. LUKES HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS ("SL-ANDERSON") IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 108-LICENSED BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED AND PROVIDING CARE PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS OF NORTHAMPTON AND MONROE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WARREN COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. IN FY20, SL-ANDERSON PROVIDED CARE FOR 226,183 PATIENTS ANNUALLY WITH 25,907 BEING MEDICAID PATIENTS AND 3,703 BEING SELF-PAY (NO INSURANCE). SL-ANDERSON OPENED ON NOVEMBER 7, 2011 AND WAS THE FIRST NEW, NON-REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL IN PENNSYLVANIA IN MORE THAN FOUR DECADES. SL-ANDERSON IS LOCATED ON A 500-ACRE SITE OWNED BY ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. IN ADDITION TO SL-ANDERSON, THE FIRST PHASE OF SITE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED A CANCER CENTER AND A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. SL-ANDERSON IS SERVICE ORIENTED WITH A GOAL TO REDUCE PATIENT AND FAMILY STRESS AND ANXIETY AND TO PROVIDE A CALM AND REASSURING ENVIRONMENT BY MEETING AND OFTEN EXCEEDING, THEIR PERSONAL NEEDS. SOFTER LIGHTING IS USED IN THE HALLWAYS AND THE DCOR IS DONE IN RELAXING EARTH TONES, AVAILABLE AMENITIES INCLUDE FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS, FREE WI-FI SERVICE, DAILY NEWSPAPER DELIVERY, HIGH-QUALITY ROBES, A RECLINER AND COMFORTABLE SOFA BED IN EVERY ROOM AND AN AFTERNOON TEA SERVICE. SL-ANDERSON ALSO FOCUSES ON MAKING ITS SERVICES EASY TO ACCESS. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY SERVICES INCLUDING IMAGING OFFER EXTENDED HOURS ON THE WEEKENDS AND IN THE EVENINGS. THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING PROVIDES IMAGING, PHYSICAL THERAPY, LABORATORY AND OTHER OUTPATIENT TESTING, HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER AND OFFICES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS, INCLUDING CARDIAC SERVICES AND A PULMONARY REHABILITATION CENTER. THE SPECIALTY PAVILION OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING AMBULATORY SURGERY, UROLOGY, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY (OB/GYN) SERVICES, GASTROENTEROLOGY AND LABORATORY SERVICES. OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS, SL-ANDERSON HAS BEEN IMPROVING FREEMANSBURG AVENUE, THE PRIMARY ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS. BY THE TIME IT IS COMPLETED, THE TOTAL COST WILL BE $43 MILLION. AS OF THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF A THREE-PHASE PROJECT ARE COMPLETE. THIS FACILITY SERVICES THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY AND WAS DESIGNED WITH CONVENIENCE IN MIND. IT IS LOCATED JUST OFF ROUTE 33 AND IT IS SURROUNDED BY AMPLE, NEARBY PARKING. IN JANUARY OF 2020, A NEW FOUR-FLOOR, 180,000-SQUARE-FOOT WOMEN & BABIES PAVILION OPENED WITH: - NINE LABOR AND DELIVERY ROOMS. - A LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) WITH EIGHT PRIVATE ROOMS AND 18 SEMI-PRIVATE ROOMS. - A 32-ROOM POSTPARTUM UNIT AND A 16-BASSINET NURSERY. THE WOMEN & BABIES PAVILION IS AN EXPANSION OF OUR OBSTETRICS AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A 36-BED MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNIT. THE PERSONALIZED AND COMPASSIONATE EXPERIENCE THAT PATIENTS HAVE COME TO EXPECT FROM ST. LUKES WILL BE DELIVERED AT THE NEW PAVILION. WE ANTICIPATE SERVING A HIGH MEDICAID AND UNINSURED POPULATION IN THIS THIRD LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT FOR THE ST. LUKES NETWORK. ST. LUKES GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AT SL-ANDERSON STARTED IN JULY 2019 AND WILL HAVE CONTINUED GROWTH THROUGH 2024. SL-ANDERSON EXPECTS TO HAVE AT LEAST 160 RESIDENTS ON CAMPUS BY 2024 WITH APPROVED GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN DERMATOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE AND TRANSITIONAL YEAR. OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT STAGES. SL-ANDERSON ALSO OFFERS ROTATIONS FOR SURGICAL RESIDENTS, OB/GYN RESIDENTS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS. OVERWHELMING DEMAND WAS THE PRIMARY DRIVER FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. THROUGHOUT ITS DEVELOPMENT, SL-ANDERSON CONTINUES TO OFFER THE COMMUNITY VALUED ACCESS TO THE MOST MODERN HEALTH CARE. ST. LUKES HAS A LONG-STANDING HISTORY IN THE COMMUNITY AND TAKES VERY SERIOUSLY ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE VERY BEST HEALTH CARE. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK PARTNERED WITH THE RODALE INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP AN ORGANIC FARM LOCATED ON THE ANDERSON CAMPUS. THE FARM IS USED TO PROVIDE LOCALLY GROWN ORGANIC PRODUCE IN NETWORK CAFETERIAS AND WILL BE SERVED TO PATIENTS, EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS. WORKING WITH THE RODALE INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP THE ST. LUKES RODALE INSTITUTE ORGANIC FARM ALLOWS ST. LUKES TO CONTINUE PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH A HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE THAT CREATES A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING. BY PROVIDING PATIENTS, VISITORS AND STAFF MEMBERS WITH LOCALLY GROWN ORGANIC PRODUCE, ST. LUKES DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. EXCESS PRODUCE IS SOLD TO STAFF MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY ALLOWING THESE INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE HEALTHY EATING CHOICES IN THEIR OWN HOMES, CONTRIBUTING TO HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. THE COST OF THE FARM IN FY20 WAS $318,386. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, SL-ANDERSON ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 7,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THESE PROGRAMS OUTLINED BELOW. - IN FY20, SL-ANDERSON SERVED SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A HEALTHY, LOW-COST OPTION FOR DINNER. THE OLDER ADULT MEALS AT ST. LUKES ANDERSON CAMPUS OFFERS SENIORS 65+ A FRESHLY PREPARED DINNER FIVE DAYS/WEEK FOR UNDER $4. OLDER ADULTS ENJOY AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY EATING AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND ENGAGE WITH OTHER OLDER ADULTS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN FY20, SL-ANDERSON SERVED 7,838 OLDER ADULT MEALS. - IN OCTOBER OF 2020, SL-ANDERSON HOSTED NATIONAL DRUG TAKEBACK DAY AND 32 POUNDS OF VARIOUS MEDICATIONS WERE COLLECTED. - BIANNUALLY WE SPONSOR A LECTURE SERIES FOR WOMEN AGES 30+ WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN A RUNNING WELLNESS PROGRAM. ST. LUKES PROVIDERS EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR FIVE WEEKS PER SEASON ON HEALTH TOPICS RANGING FROM PHYSICAL THERAPY, FITNESS, NUTRITION, HEARTH HEALTH AND OVERALL WELLNESS. OVER 100 WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM PER SEASON. - ANDERSON CAMPUS PROVIDED FIRST AID SERVICES AND A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH SCREENINGS AT NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING FORKS COMMUNITY DAYS AT FORKS COMMUNITY CENTER AND BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY DAYS. THE CAMPUS ALSO SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS IN FY20 WITH DONATIONS: LAFAYETTE COLLEGE, GREATER EASTON DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP AND PROJECT OF HOPE IN EASTON. |
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AS PART OF THE ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, ANDERSON CAMPUS PARTICIPATES IN THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) PROGRAM. COMPONENTS OF THAT PROGRAM INCLUDE: - INCREASED EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO LOCALLY-GROWN PRODUCE THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF THE CSA PROGRAM WAS A CONTINUED AREA OF FOCUS FOR SLUHN. - THE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED NETWORK-WIDE FOR THE FOURTH YEAR. - THIS YEAR, LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE WAS PROVIDED TO 549 PEOPLE AT 19 NETWORK LOCATIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. - OVER $224,000 WAS GENERATED AND PASSED RIGHT BACK TO THE 8 LOCAL FARMERS THAT SUPPLY OUR SHARES. IN FY20, THE CSA PROGRAMS ALL-TIME REVENUE SURPASSED $1 MILLION. - UNCLAIMED PRODUCE WAS DONATED WEEKLY TO LOCAL SOUP KITCHENS AND FOOD PANTRIES, HELPING SOME OF OUR COMMUNITYS MOST FOOD INSECURE. ST. LUKES ANDERSON CAMPUS OPENED ONE ST. LUKES PHYSICIAN GROUP CLINIC (ST. LUKES INTERNAL MEDICINE WILSON) OPENED IN JUNE OF 2020. THIS CLINIC WILL BE A RESIDENCY PRACTICE, OPERATED UNDER ST. LUKES PHYSICIAN GROUP. THE CLINIC WILL PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, SOME WOMENS HEALTH SERVICES AND LIFESTYLE MEDICINE SERVICES. THE INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC WILL SEE PATIENTS AGES 19 AND OLDER AND FAMILY MEDICINE WILL SEE BOTH ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND OFFER SOME OB/GYN SERVICES. THIS RESIDENCY PRACTICE ACCEPTS ALL INSURANCES INCLUDING COMMERCIAL INSURANCES, PATIENTS WITH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID AS WELL AS UNINSURED PATIENTS. A STAFF MEMBER IS BILINGUAL SPEAKING SPANISH, AND ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER IS TRILINGUAL SPEAKING ENGLISH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK PARTNERS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF STUDENTS THROUGH OUR ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PRIORITY AREAS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AT EACH CAMPUS BY COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA AND COMMUNITY INPUT. BASED ON THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, EACH CAMPUS DEVELOPS PARTNERS, PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITIES. BANGOR AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS WERE REACHED DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY THROUGH THE ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM IN FY20. OUR INITIATIVES ARE CONTINUALLY ASSESSED AND EVALUATED TO PROVIDE MEASURABLE AND EFFECTIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. ST. LUKES EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS/SERVICES INCLUDE: - MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH SERVICES (CONNECTING STUDENTS TO MEDICAL, DENTAL & VISION VANS, INSURANCE, PHYSICAL & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND SERVICES) - HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES (TAIL ON THE TRAIL, SCHOOL GARDENS, NUTRITION AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS) - LITERACY PROGRAMS (DR. SEUSS DAY AND LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES) - YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (CAREER MENTORING PROGRAM BETWEEN BANGOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THE ANDERSON CAMPUS) - ADOPT A SCHOOL SUPPORT TO BANGOR AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDITIONAL SERVICES THROUGH ST. LUKES COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: - GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK (ST. LUKES) AND DELAWARE & LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR (D&L) HAVE PARTNERED TO BRING THE COMMUNITY A FAMILY FUN INITIATIVE - GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL! THE PROGRAM IS AN ONLINE ACTIVITY TRACKER WHERE USERS LOG MILES THEY MOVE AND EARN FREE OUTDOOR GEAR AS AN INCENTIVE TO STAY ACTIVE. THE PROGRAM IS SELF-PACED BUT HAS OCCASIONAL EVENTS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND GROUP ACTIVITY, AND SUPPORTS OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS LOCAL 5K FUNDRAISERS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS LOCAL 5K FUNDRAISERS, THROUGH THE "TAIL ON THE TRAIL APPROVED" PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE GROUPS AS A FREE WAY TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. - WALK WITH A DOC REGULAR GROUP WALKS ARE HELD FEATURING A SHORT EDUCATIONAL TALK FROM A ST. LUKES PRACTITIONER FOLLOWED BY A WALK. THESE EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE COMMUNITY. A TOTAL OF 12 WALKS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR, WHERE 12 PROVIDERS LED WALKS WITH 83 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN-PERSON WALKS WERE NOT CONDUCTED IN THE SPRING OF 2020 DUE TO COVID. INSTEAD, A SERIES OF VIRTUAL WALKS WERE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE ACROSS THE NETWORK. GEISINGER ST. LUKES CAMPUS =========================== GEISINGER ST. LUKES IS THE FIRST NEW ACUTE-CARE, NON-REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL SCHUYLKILL COUNTY HAS SEEN IN 90 YEARS. COMPRISED OF THREE STORIES AND 130,091 SQUARE FEET, THE $100-MILLION HOSPITAL BUILDING HAS 40 PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS, INCLUDING 10 CRITICAL CARE BEDS, AND ABILITY TO ADD 40 MORE ROOMS IN THE FUTURE. TO PROMOTE HEALING, THE ROOMS ARE SPACIOUS AND BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED. THE HOSPITAL ALSO FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING AND PROCEDURE ROOMS, A HELIPAD, A LARGE AND EFFICIENT EMERGENCY ROOM AND THE MOST MODERN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES FROM GE HEALTHCARE. OPENING IN NOVEMBER 2019, GEISINGER ST. LUKES IS THE FIRST JOINT VENTURE OF ITS KIND IN PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY. IN 2020, THERE WERE 1,396 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, 10,968 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 8,991 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AT GEISINGER ST. LUKES. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2019, GEISINGER ST. LUKES OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE COMMUNITY. BECOMING THE 10TH HOSPITAL IN THE ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, THE NEW HOSPITAL PROVIDES ACUTE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE. THE CAMPUS HAS AN ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR 3,450 INPATIENT AND OBSERVATION ADMISSIONS AND HAS A 15-BED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH AN ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR 25,000 VISITS. FROM THE DAY IT OPENED, GEISINGER ST. LUKES HAS BEEN EMBRACED BY THE PUBLIC. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS, THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE PRESS GANEY GUARDIAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR INPATIENT AND EMERGENCY ROOM CARE AND THE REPUBLICAN HERALDS READERS CHOICE BEST HOSPITAL AWARD. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK HAS CONTINUED TO INVEST IN GEISINGER ST. LUKES TO IMPROVE BOTH QUALITY OF, AND ACCESS TO, CARE. ANOTHER MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE GEISINGER ST. LUKES CAMPUS WAS A THREE-FLOOR, 37,500-SQUARE-FOOT MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT 1165 CENTRE TURNPIKE, ON THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS. THE $8 MILLION BUILDING OPENED IN JUNE 2020 AND EXPANDED THE BREADTH OF OFFERINGS AT GEISINGER ST. LUKES CAMPUS TO INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, SPINE & PAIN, SPORTS MEDICINE, PULMONARY, GYNECOLOGY, UROLOGY, NEPHROLOGY, GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, WOMENS IMAGING AND 3D MAMMOGRAPHY. THE GEISINGER ST. LUKES BREAST CENTER, LOCATED IN THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING, INCLUDES THE MOST ADVANCED, COMPUTER-AIDED SOFTWARE TO HELP IN DIAGNOSING BREAST ANOMALIES AND THE LATEST DIGITAL AND 3D MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT FROM GE HEALTHCARE. THE CENTER IS EQUIPPED WITH SENSORYSUITE TO PROVIDE A CALMER, INTERACTIVE MAMMOGRAM EXPERIENCE AND THE REGIONS FIRST PRISTINA WITH DUETA MAMMOGRAPHY, A PATIENT-ASSISTED COMPRESSION DEVICE WHICH GIVES PATIENTS A SENSE OF CONTROL DURING THEIR MAMMOGRAMS. GEISINGER ST. LUKES IS SERVICE ORIENTED WITH A GOAL TO REDUCE PATIENT AND FAMILY STRESS AND ANXIETY AND TO PROVIDE A CALM AND REASSURING ENVIRONMENT BY MEETING, AND OFTEN EXCEEDING, THEIR PERSONAL NEEDS. SOFTER LIGHTING IS USED IN THE HALLWAYS AND THE DCOR CONVEYS RELAXING EARTH TONES. AVAILABLE AMENITIES INCLUDE FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS, FREE WIFI SERVICE, AND A RECLINER AND COMFORTABLE SOFA BED IN EVERY ROOM. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, GEISINGER ST. LUKES ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE (CHILD DEVELOPMENT 600 FAMILIES; NURSING FAMILY PARTNERSHIP 100, RURAL COMMUNITY OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - UTILIZATION OF NUMEROUS MEDIA OUTLETS TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THEM. - PROMOTION OF LITERACY THROUGH READ ACROSS AMERICA ACTIVITIES INCLUDING DR. SEUSS DAY. ELEVEN GEISINGER ST. LUKES STAFF VOLUNTEERS READ TO 595 STUDENTS IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY TO INCLUDE BLUE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY EAST/WEST, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN ELEMENTARY, POTTSVILLE J.S. CLARKE ELEMENTARY, AND NORTH SCHUYLKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. TO PROMOTE NATIONAL READING MONTH IN MARCH 2020, MORE THAN 100 BOOKS WERE PROVIDED TO SCHUYLKILL COUNTY CHILD DEVELOPMENTS CENTERS (EIGHT LOCATIONS) TO ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO READ EARLY AND OFTEN TO THEIR CHILDREN. - FUNDING OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TWO OTHER RURAL HOSPITALS. THIS INCLUDED A COMMUNITY & SCHOOL COORDINATOR/COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER FOR CARBON COUNTY AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTY TO BUILD EVIDENCE-BASED PARTNERS AND PROGRAMS TO MEASURABLY IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND NEED IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS. - PARTICIPATION IN SCHUYLKILL PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH MORE THAN 20 SCHUYLKILL PARTNERS INCLUDING NURSING FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, HEAD START, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY CHILDREN/YOUTH, LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK COUNSELING CENTER, COGI, INTERMEDIATE UNIT, TIDE, CARDINAL, HAVEN, BLUE MOUNTAIN, MAHANOY TASK FORCE/COALITIONS, SHINE, AND VISION. |
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- AS PART OF OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES RESPONSE PROGRAM (RCORP) GRANT, 122 SCHUYLKILL COUNTY CHILD DEVELOPMENT STAFF FROM ALL THEIR EIGHT CENTER LOCATIONS RECEIVED COMMUNITY STIGMA EDUCATION. A COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER/OPIOID USE DISORDER (SUD/OUD) RURAL RESOURCE GUIDE FOR SCHUYLKILL AND CARBON COUNTIES WAS DEVELOPED AND IS EASILY ACCESSED ON SCHUYLKILL COUNTY CHILD DEVELOPMENTS WEBSITE FOR 600 SCHUYLKILL COUNTY CHILD DEVELOPMENT FAMILIES AND OTHER SITE VISITORS. - GEISINGER ST. LUKES STAFF PROVIDED HEALTH SERVICES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONNECTION TO YOUNG PARENTS/FAMILIES AT NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP VIA 80 OUTREACH BAGS AS PART OF THEIR PORCH DROP OFF PROGRAM. - ORAL HEALTH LITERACY: CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES ARE LOCATED IN A DENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA). DURING A 2017-18 FEDERAL DENTAL PLANNING GRANT, ST. LUKES ASSESSED AND STRATEGIZED TO WORK WITH PARTNERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND VALUE FOR ORAL HEALTH IN OUR RURAL REGION THROUGH A DENTAL PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT INCLUDES NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND PROGRAMS. TO INCREASE VALUE, WE BEGAN THE EVIDENCE-BASED AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS BRUSH, BOOK AND BED ORAL HEALTH MESSAGING CAMPAIGN WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS. TO IMPROVE ACCESS, WE HAVE INTEGRATED A RURAL HEALTH DENTAL CLINIC IN THE HOMETOWN RURAL HEALTH CENTER LOCATED IN TAMAQUA, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES WITH A PUBLIC HEALTH DENTAL HYGIENE PRACTITIONER. - UNDERTAKING INITIATIVES USING GRANTS THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES UNDER THE RCORP GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES INCLUDING COMMUNITY NALOXONE EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION. ST. LUKES LEHIGHTON CAMPUS =========================== ST. LUKES LEHIGHTON CAMPUS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS GNADEN HUETTEN HOSPITAL, PREVIOUSLY PART OF THE BLUE MOUNTAIN HEALTH NETWORK, BECAME PART OF ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ON JANUARY 1, 2018. THE PALMERTON HOSPITAL, ALSO PART OF THE BLUE MOUNTAIN HEALTH ACQUISITION CLOSED IN JUNE 2019, HOWEVER, IT RE-OPENED AS AN URGENT CARE FACILITY OPEN WITH EXTENDED HOURS TO THE CARBON COMMUNITY ON JULY 1, 2019. DURING FY20, THE LEHIGHTON CAMPUS EXPERIENCED A CAMPUS RENOVATION WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY OR THEIR INSURANCE STATUS. CURRENTLY THE CAMPUS INCLUDES 112 ACUTE CARE BEDS AND 91 SKILLED NURSING BEDS. DURING FY20, THE LEHIGHTON CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAW 18,450 PATIENTS. IN FY20, SL-LEHIGHTON PROVIDED PATIENT CARE FOR 4,685 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS AND 63,491 OUTPATIENT VISITS. IN FY20, SL-LEHIGHTON PROVIDED ACUTE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE. THE SL-LEHIGHTON CAMPUS HAS AN ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR 8,200 INPATIENT AND OBSERVATION ADMISSIONS AND HAS A 13-BED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH AN ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR 89,000 VISITS. SLLEHIGHTON OPERATES A 22-BED INPATIENT ACUTE REHABILITATION UNIT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE SL-LEHIGHTON. THE UNIT PROVIDES INPATIENT REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED STROKE, MAJOR-MULTI TRAUMAS, COMPLEX JOINT REPLACEMENTS, AMPUTATION, SEVERE ARTHRITIS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND OTHER PHYSICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE ACUTE REHABILITATION TEAM OFFERS SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION CARE IN BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED ROOMS AND IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE UNIT OF ITS TYPE IN THE CARBON COUNTY AREA. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: SLUHN PARTNERS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF CARBON COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. SL-LEHIGHTON SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PRIORITY AREAS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE CAMPUS SERVICE AREA BY COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA AND COMMUNITY INPUT. BASED ON THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, EACH CAMPUS DEVELOPS PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITIES. THE SL-LEHIGHTON CAMPUS OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS/SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MORE THAN 2,200 PEOPLE WERE REACHED DIRECTLY THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. MANY MORE PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORT GROUPS, OTHER HEALTH FAIRS AND SCREENINGS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - UTILIZING MEDIA OUTLETS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THEM. - CONDUCTING/PARTICIPATING IN MORE THAN 20 COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS PROVIDING A VARIETY OF SCREENINGS EMS, L.B. MORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE VILLAGE AT PALMERTON, CARBON COUNTY FAIR, PALMERTON COMMUNITY FESTIVAL, LEHIGHTON LIONESS AND LIONS CLUB, PALMERTON LIONS CLUB, PALMERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LEHIGHTON RECREATION SENIOR FAIR, REP. DOYLE HEFFLEY SENIOR FAIR, WEATHERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT WELLNESS FAIR, PLEASANT VALLEY ACADEMIC HEALTH FAIR, THE ANNUAL CHILDRENS HEALTH FAIR AND COMMUNITY SAFETY DAY. - HOSTING FOUR HEALTH SUPPORT GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY: BREAST CANCER, WEIGHT LOSS/BARIATRIC SURGERY, ADULT DAY CAREGIVER, THE SUMMIT CAREGIVER AND OTHER SPECIALTY SUPPORT PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS SIX-WEEK BEREAVEMENT WORKSHOP. - OFFERING FREE DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAMS AND ULTRASOUNDS TO WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE UNDER- OR NON-INSURED. - PROVIDING ADULT DAY CARE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO NURSING CARE WHILE PROVIDING RESPITE FOR THOSE CARING FOR SOMEONE IN THEIR HOME. - PROVIDING A PHYSICIAN MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE LOCAL ALS/BLS SERVICES IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. - SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS, E.G., AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TELETHON, RELAY FOR LIFE, LIGHT THE NIGHT, AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, CARBON COUNTY BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MINSI TRAIL COUNCIL AND AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, CARBON COUNTY LIONS CLUB, CARBON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CARBON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, CONCOURSE CLUB OF PALMERTON AND PALMERTON COMMUNITY FESTIVAL. - ENCOURAGING VARIOUS STAFF MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS EAST CENTRAL AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CONSORTIUM, CARBON-MONROE-PIKE DRUG & ALCOHOL COMMISSION, INC., CARBON COUNTY INTERAGENCY COUNCIL/FAMILY COLLABORATIVE BOARD, THE CARBON COUNTY KIDZONE PROGRAM, THE CARBON COUNTY CITIZENS REENTRY TASK FORCE, THE CARBON COUNTY HOMELESSNESS TASK FORCE, THE CARBON COUNTY COMPLETE CENSUS COUNT COMMITTEE, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, LEHIGHTON ROTARY, JIM THORPE ROTARY, LEHIGHTON LIONESS AND LIONS CLUBS, PALMERTON LIONS AND LIONESS CLUB, CARBON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND PALMERTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) ENGAGES CARBON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WELLNESS COMMITTEES FOR POLICY IMPROVEMENT AND EDUCATION AND RESOURCE LINKAGE. - PROMOTING VARIOUS PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND WELLNESS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING WALK WITH A DOC, TAIL ON THE TRAIL, WEAR RED DAYS, THE FALL FESTIVAL WELLNESS EVENT AT THE LEHIGHTON CAMPUS AND THE 17TH ANNUAL ST. LUKES PALMERTON FIVE & DIME RUN/WALK THAT DRAWS 200 PARTICIPANTS. PARTICIPATING IN DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY, WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DROP OFF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO DECREASE OPIOID USE IN THE REGION. IN APRIL, 2019, THE LEHIGHTON CAMPUS COLLECTED 45 POUNDS OF UNUSED PRESCRIPTIONS. - PROVIDING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS SCREENINGS FOR FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADERS AT PANTHER VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS. - PROVIDING VISION SHUTTLE SERVICES FOR 26 PANTHER VALLEY STUDENTS WHO FAILED THEIR VISION EXAM AND WHO HAD AN IDENTIFIED BARRIER TO CARE SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, TO THE LOCAL VISION PROVIDER IN TAMAQUA. A TOTAL OF FIVE TRIPS WERE MADE WITH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED COORDINATOR AND NURSE NAVIGATOR ACCOMPANYING STUDENTS. THE MOBILE MEDICAL VAN AND COMMUNITY AND RURAL HEALTH TEAM VISITED PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 11 TIMES PROVIDING SERVICES FOR 75 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 98 VISITS. - PROVIDING ANNUAL NOVEMBER HEALTH PHYSICALS AND LEAD TESTING TO COALDALE AND LEHIGHTON PATHSTONE HEAD START STUDENTS WITH IDENTIFIED BARRIERS TO CARE. - FUNDING THE RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TWO OTHER RURAL HOSPITALS, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY & SCHOOL COORDINATOR/COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER FOR CARBON COUNTY. - PARTICIPATING IN CARBON PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS WITH MORE THAN 20 CARBON PARTNERS THROUGH THE CARBON COUNTY INTERAGENCY COUNCIL AND THE CARBON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. |
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- UNDERTAKING INITIATIVES USING GRANTS THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES UNDER THE RURAL COMMUNITY OPIOID RESPONSE IMPLEMENTATION (RCORP) GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES. - PROMOTING LITERACY THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING DR. SEUSS DAY, THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES INITIATIVE AND PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. DR. SEUSS DAY 2020 IN RURAL REGION: IN MARCH 2020, 45 VOLUNTEERS READ TO MORE THAN 1300 STUDENTS IN 12 SCHOOLS IN CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES; INCLUDING PANTHER VALLEY, LEHIGHTON SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LEHIGHTON PATHSTONE HEAD START. THE ST. LUKES LEHIGHTON CAMPUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INCLUDED LEHIGHTON, PALMERTON, JIM THORPE, ST. JOHN NEWMAN, LEHIGHTON HEAD START, TOWAMENSING, SS PALMER. ORAL HEALTH LITERACY: CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES ARE LOCATED IN A DENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA). DURING A 2017-18 FEDERAL DENTAL PLANNING GRANT, WE ASSESSED AND STRATEGIZED TO WORK WITH PARTNERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND VALUE FOR ORAL HEALTH IN OUR RURAL REGION. TO INCREASE VALUE, WE BEGAN THE EVIDENCE-BASED REACH OUT AND READ AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS BRUSH, BOOK AND BED PROGRAM IN 2018-PRESENT THROUGH A GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE CARBON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED AT ST. LUKES NESQUEHONING HEALTH CENTER AND PRIMARY CARE, LEHIGHTON FAMILY PRACTICE, PALMERTON PEDIATRICS AND NOW PALMERTON PRIMARY CARE WHERE PROVIDERS AND STAFF ARE TRAINED ON HOW TO ENGAGE FAMILIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN AGES 6 MONTHS 5 YEARS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TALKING, SINGING, READING, PLAYING DURING EACH WELL VISIT AND LEAVES WITH AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOK AND RESOURCES TO BUILD HEALTHY ROUTINES. FROM DEC 2018 - 2020 WE HAVE SERVED 830 CARBON COUNTY FAMILIES WITH OVER 1200 REACH OUT AND READ AND BRUSH, BOOK, BED ENCOUNTERS. SL-LEHIGHTON HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING: - PROVIDES MORE THAN 30 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCREENINGS NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL MONTH DINNER & LECTURE PROGRAM, WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, AARP DRIVING CLASS, LUNG CANCER EDUCATION, DIABETES EDUCATION, STRESS/STROKE SCREENINGS, CARBON COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FAMILY CAREGIVER TRAINING NIGHT, CARBON COUNTY DRUG & ALCOHOL PROGRAM; LOOK GOOD...FEEL BETTER WITH AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, NEW TO MEDICARE CO-SPONSORED WITH CARBON COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING, HEART HEALTH FAIR, AMERICAN HEART MONTH LUNCH 'N LEARN, LETS TALK ABOUT WOUND CARE AND ADULT DAY SERVICE, CARBON COUNTY SAFE KIDS AND PA STATE SENATOR JOHN YUDICHAK COMMUNITY SAFETY DAY, PANTHER VALLEY CAREER DAY, SAFE KIDS CAR SEAT CHECK AND MENTAL HEALTH DEPRESSION OUTREACH ASSESSMENTS. - SERVES AS A MEDICAL TRAINING/CLINICAL EDUCATION SITE FOR AREA COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS SUCH AS CEDAR CREST COLLEGE, WILKES UNIVERSITY, KINGS COLLEGE, KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY, DESALES UNIVERSITY, MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON, LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LINCOLN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, JOHNSON SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY AND PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. - PROVIDES FIRST AIDE TRAINING (CPR/BLS/ACLS/PALS) TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS AMBULANCE/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (EMS), FIRE, POLICE AND TEACHERS. - PROVIDES "HEALTH IMAGES", A HEALTH SYSTEM-HOSTED TELEVISION PROGRAM FEATURING A VARIETY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. - HOSTS NEW SEASONS, A PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AGE 65 AND OLDER THAT OFFERS EXERCISE AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS SUCH AS YOGA AND LOW-IMPACT AEROBICS, NEW SEASONS HEARING AID BATTERY BANK AND THE NEW SEASONS ANNUAL HEALTH & INFORMATION FAIR. SL-LEHIGHTON DENTAL NEEDS: - SL-LEHIGHTON CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONS OVERSIGHT OF THE HEALTHY SMILES HAPPY KIDS DENTAL VAN, WHICH IS THE DENTAL HOME FOR OVER 900 MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE CHILDREN FROM CARBON AND NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES. AS THERE ARE NO LOCAL DENTISTS WHO ACCEPT MEDICAID AS A PAYER, THIS VAN PROVIDES THESE CHILDREN WITH TWICE ANNUAL DENTAL SCREENINGS AND CLEANINGS. THE VAN PROVIDES ALL PATIENTS WITH BASIC EDUCATION ON BRUSHING, FLOSSING AND BASIS DENTAL HEALTH HYGIENE. THE STAFF APPLIES SEALANTS AND VARNISHES AS INDICATED AND ADDRESSES DENTAL CARRIES AND BASIC RESTORATIVE SERVICES THAT CAN BE DONE SAFELY ON THE VAN. WHEN NECESSARY THE STAFF, IN CONSULTATION WITH PARENTS, REFERS CHILDREN FOR SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES. - THE DENTAL VAN STAFF, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ST. LUKES COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HAS BECOME INVOLVED IN A COMMUNITY DENTAL PLANNING INITIATIVE, THE GOAL OF WHICH IS TO FIND FUNDING TO GOOD WILL AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO ROLL OUT A FIXED DENTAL CLINIC FOR UN AND UNDER INSURED ADULTS IN OUR SERVICE REGION. ST. LUKES MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL =================================== THE CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. (DBA ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS AKA "SL-MINERS") IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 49-LICENSED BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND A 48-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LOCATED IN COALDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY NEAR THE CARBON COUNTY BORDER PROVIDING CARE PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS OF SCHUYLKILL, CARBON AND LOWER LUZERNE COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS ALSO INCLUDES NINE PHYSICAL THERAPY LOCATIONS AND FOUR RURAL HEALTH CLINICS. IN FY20, SL-MINERS PATIENT CARE INCLUDED 3,229 OBSERVATIONS AND ADMISSIONS, MORE THAN 124,252 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 18,731 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. FOUNDED IN 1910, SL-MINERS JOINED THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK (NETWORK) IN 2000 AND CELEBRATED ITS 110TH YEAR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN JULY 2020. THE CAMPUS PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO 606 PHYSICIANS ACROSS 30 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. THE HOSPITAL IS ACCREDITED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND A CHEST PAIN CENTER BY THE SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENT CARE. ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS OPENED TWO NEW HOSPITAL-BASED RURAL HEALTH CLINICS IN FY19, ONE IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AND ONE IN CARBON COUNTY. ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS NOW OPERATES FOUR PROVIDERS BASED RHCS IN TAMAQUA, RINGTOWN, LANSFORD AND NESQUEHONING, SERVING 13,000 PATIENT VISITS. THE CENTERS PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE ACCESS TO PEOPLE WITH NO INSURANCE, MEDICARE, MEDICAID OR WHO JUST CANNOT FIND A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THEY TREAT PATIENTS OF ALL AGES, OFFERING EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY CARE CLOSE TO HOME INCLUDING IN SPORTS PHYSICALS, SCHOOL PHYSICALS, AND IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE CENTERS ALSO PROVIDE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE PRIMARY CARE OFFICE. NO PATIENT IS DENIED CARE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ALL INSURANCES, INCLUDING MEDICAID, ARE ACCEPTED. THE RURAL HEALTH CLINICS WERE NAMED THE "2018 OUTSTANDING RURAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION" BY THE NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION FOR INNOVATIVE PRIMARY CARE AND ACCESS IN RURAL MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. IN FY19, ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS STARTED THE FIRST FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY RURAL TRAINING TRACK IN PENNSYLVANIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY AT ST. LUKES WARREN CAMPUS. THIS THREE-YEAR RESIDENCY TRAINS FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS WHO WANT TO PRACTICE IN A RURAL SETTING. EACH RESIDENCY CLASS HAS TWO RESIDENTS. THE CLINICAL TRAINING SITE FOR THIS NEW FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY RURAL TRAINING TRACK IS THE ST. LUKES MINERS RURAL HEALTH CLINIC IN TAMAQUA. THE NETWORK HAS INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $37.6 MILLION IN TECHNICAL AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS SINCE 2010, INCLUDING OUTPATIENT CENTERS WHICH OFFER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES, FURTHER ENHANCING OUR PATIENTS ABILITY TO EASILY ACCESS STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTHCARE. ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS IS LOCATED IN COALDALE, A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED A FOUR-STAR RATING FROM CMS IN 2019. THE HOSPITAL HAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED MEDICAL EXPERTISE THROUGH THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES, PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO: - 24/7 ACCESS TO ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS PROVIDING THE MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AND INJURIES. - A HIGHLY TRAINED CARDIAC TEAM WHICH INCLUDES EXPERIENCED AND SKILLED CARDIOLOGISTS, CARDIAC AND VASCULAR SURGEONS, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS. - ONCOLOGISTS AND A WIDE RANGE OF ONCOLOGY SPECIALISTS. - 24/7 NEUROLOGIST AND NEUROSURGICAL ACCESS. - 24/7 GENERAL SURGEON ACCESS. - HOSPITALISTS. |
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ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS PROVIDES 24/7 TELE-PSYCHIATRY AND TELE-NEUROLOGY SERVICES WHICH DELIVERS IMMEDIATE BENEFIT TO BOTH PATIENTS AND CLINICAL STAFF BY PROVIDING QUICK ACCESS FOR PSYCHIATRIC AND NEUROLOGICAL CONSULTATIONS FOR PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO ESTABLISHED A CLINICAL ROTATION IN COLLABORATION WITH FOUR SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THEIR CLINICAL STUDY IN A RURAL COMMUNITY SETTING. ST. LUKES MINERS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER IS A FULLY ACCREDITED, 48-BED, HOSPITAL-BASED, SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LOCATED ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE HOSPITAL. INDIVIDUALIZED SHORT-TIME REHABILITATION AND LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 3,200 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - UTILIZED NUMEROUS MEDIA OUTLETS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THEM. - PROMOTED LITERACY THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING DR. SEUSS DAY, THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES INITIATIVE AND PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. IN MARCH 2020, 45 VOLUNTEERS READ TO MORE THAN 1300 STUDENTS IN 12 SCHOOLS IN CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES; INCLUDING PANTHER VALLEY, LEHIGHTON SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LEHIGHTON PATHSTONE HEAD START. THE ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INCLUDED PANTHER VALLEY, TAMAQUA AREA, SHENANDOAH VALLEY, ST. JEROMES, HEAD START IN COALDALE. - PROVIDED HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN-SERVICES SCREENINGS FOR FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADERS AT PANTHER VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS. - DISTRIBUTED 750 POUNDS OF LOCAL FARM FRESH PRODUCE TO CANCER PATIENTS, RURAL HEALTH CENTER PATIENTS AND AT COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL EVENTS FOR 12 WEEKS FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2019. - ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH 11 WALK WITH A DOC AND GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL COMMUNITY WALKING PROGRAMS. - PROVIDED VISION SHUTTLE SERVICES FOR 26 PANTHER VALLEY STUDENTS WHO FAILED THEIR VISION EXAM AND WHO HAD AN IDENTIFIED BARRIER TO CARE, SUCH AS HAVING NO TRANSPORTATION TO THE LOCAL VISION PROVIDER IN TAMAQUA. FIVE TRIPS WERE MADE WITH SL-MINERS COMMUNITY HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED COORDINATOR AND NURSE NAVIGATOR ACCOMPANYING STUDENTS. THE MOBILE MEDICAL VAN AND COMMUNITY AND RURAL HEALTH TEAM VISITED PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 11 TIMES PROVIDING SERVICES FOR 75 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 98 VISITS. - PROVIDED ANNUAL NOVEMBER HEALTH PHYSICALS AND LEAD TESTING TO COALDALE AND LEHIGHTON PATHSTONES HEAD START STUDENTS WITH IDENTIFIED BARRIERS TO CARE. - FUNDED THE RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TWO OTHER RURAL HOSPITALS, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY & SCHOOL COORDINATOR/COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER FOR CARBON COUNTY AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. - PARTICIPATED IN SCHUYLKILL PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH MORE THAN 20 SCHUYLKILL PARTNERS INCLUDING NFP, HEAD START, CHILDREN/YOUTH, LVHN COUNSELING CENTER, COGI, IU, TIDE, CARDINAL, HAVEN, BLUE MOUNTAIN, MAHANOY TASK FORCE/COALITIONS, SHINE, VISION. - UNDERTOOK INITIATIVES USING GRANTS THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES UNDER THE RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - PARTICIPATED IN A DRUG TAKE BACK DAY WHERE OVER 65.9 POUNDS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WERE COLLECTED. - SUPPORTED ORAL HEALTH LITERACY. CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES ARE LOCATED IN A DENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA). DURING A 2017-18 FEDERAL DENTAL PLANNING GRANT, ST. LUKES ASSESSED AND STRATEGIZED WAYS TO WORK WITH PARTNERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND VALUE FOR ORAL HEALTH IN ITS RURAL REGION. TO INCREASE VALUE, ST. LUKES BEGAN THE EVIDENCE-BASED REACH OUT AND READ AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS BRUSH, BOOK AND BED PROGRAMS IN 2018 - PRESENT THROUGH A GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE CARBON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED AT ST. LUKES NESQUEHONING HEALTH CENTER AND PRIMARY CARE, LEHIGHTON FAMILY PRACTICE, PALMERTON PEDIATRICS AND NOW PALMERTON PRIMARY CARE WHERE PROVIDERS AND STAFF ARE TRAINED ON HOW TO ENGAGE FAMILIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN AGES SIX MONTHS FIVE YEARS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TALKING, SINGING, READING, PLAYING DURING EACH WELL VISIT AND LEAVES WITH AN AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOK AND RESOURCES TO BUILD HEALTHY ROUTINES. FROM DEC 2018-2020 SL-MINERS HAS SERVED 830 CARBON COUNTY FAMILIES WITH OVER 1200 ROR AND BBB ENCOUNTERS. - UNDERTOOK INITIATIVES USING GRANTS THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES UNDER THE RURAL COMMUNITY OPIOID RESPONSE PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION (RCORP) GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES INCLUDING COMMUNITY NALOXONE EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION. ST. LUKES MONROE CAMPUS ======================== ST. LUKES HOSPITAL MONROE CAMPUS (SL-MONROE), THE FIRST NEW ACUTE-CARE, NON-REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL MONROE COUNTY HAS SEEN IN 100 YEARS, COMPRISES FOUR STORIES AND 180,000 SQUARE FEET. THE $100-MILLION HOSPITAL BUILDING HAS 98 PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS, INCLUDING 12 BEDS FOR CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS. ALL ARE SPACIOUS AND BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED TO PROMOTE HEALING. THE HOSPITAL ALSO FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING AND PROCEDURE ROOMS, A HELIPAD, A LARGE AND EFFICIENT EMERGENCY ROOM, A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB AND THE MOST MODERN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES FROM GE HEALTHCARE. CLOSE TO MAJOR ROADWAYS, SL-MONROE HAS THE SIGNATURE FOUNTAIN FEATURE AND A WALKING TRAIL NESTLED IN A BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL SETTING TO PROMOTE WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FY20, SL-MONROE PROVIDED CARE FOR 8,499 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, 135,895 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 47,454 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. ON OCTOBER 3, 2016, SL-MONROE OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE COMMUNITY, BECOMING THE SEVENTH HOSPITAL IN THE ST. LUKES HEALTH NETWORK. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES ACUTE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE. THE CAMPUS HAS AN ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR 10,000 INPATIENT AND OBSERVATION ADMISSIONS AND HAS A 33-BED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH AN ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR 62,000 VISITS. FROM THE DAY IT OPENED, SL-MONROE HAS BEEN EMBRACED BY THE PUBLIC AND FY20 WAS NO EXCEPTION. IN FY20, ADMISSIONS TOTALED 6,873, A 2% INCREASE AS COMPARED TO FY19, HOWEVER FY20 ED VISITS DECREASED 7% TO 47,454, PRIMARILY DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK HAS CONTINUED TO INVEST IN SL-MONROE TO IMPROVE BOTH QUALITY OF, AND ACCESS TO, CARE. IN MARCH OF 2018, ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK OPENED ITS SECOND DIAGNOSTIC BREAST IMAGING FACILITY, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE MONROE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREA PATIENTS IN NEED OF ROUTINE AND ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAMS AND TESTING. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY OFFERS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS LOW-DOSE 3D MAMMOGRAPHY AND AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND (ABUS). PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM HAVING HIGHLY-SKILLED RADIOLOGISTS READ THEIR TEST RESULTS IMMEDIATELY. PATIENTS WITH AN ABNORMAL FINDING CAN HAVE A BIOPSY RIGHT AWAY, HELPING TO REDUCE THE FEAR AND ANXIETY OF WAITING. THE ST. LUKES MONROE REGIONAL BREAST CENTER INCLUDES THE MOST ADVANCED, COMPUTER-AIDED SOFTWARE TO HELP IN DIAGNOSING BREAST ANOMALIES AND THE LATEST DIGITAL AND 3D MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT FROM GE HEALTHCARE. THE CENTER IS EQUIPPED WITH SENSORYSUITE TO PROVIDE A CALMER, INTERACTIVE MAMMOGRAM EXPERIENCE AND THE REGIONS FIRST PRISTINA WITH DUETATM MAMMOGRAPHY, A PATIENT-ASSISTED COMPRESSION DEVICE WHICH GIVES PATIENTS A SENSE OF CONTROL DURING THEIR MAMMOGRAMS. ANOTHER MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE SL-MONROE CAMPUS WAS A THREE-FLOOR, 37,500-SQUARE-FOOT CANCER CENTER AND MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT 200 ST. LUKES LANE ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE $22 MILLION BUILDING OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2017 AND EXPANDED THE BREADTH OF OFFERINGS AT ST. LUKES MONROE CAMPUS TO INCLUDE MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, RADIATION THERAPY, INFUSION (CHEMOTHERAPY), IMAGING, ORTHOPEDICS AND A SLEEP LAB. THE CANCER CENTER IS EQUIPPED WITH A VARIAN TRUEBEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR THAT FEATURES ADVANCED RADIATION-SPARING TECHNOLOGIES LIKE OSMS WHICH STOPS TREATMENT IF A PATIENT MOVES AS WELL AS A "6 DEGREES OF FREEDOM PERFECT PITCH COUCH", WHICH ALLOWS THERAPISTS TO POSITION A PATIENT IN THE EXACT PERFECT SPOT FOR OPTIMAL TREATMENT AND COMFORT. |
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SL-MONROE IS SERVICE ORIENTED WITH A GOAL TO REDUCE PATIENT AND FAMILY STRESS AND ANXIETY AND TO PROVIDE A CALM AND REASSURING ENVIRONMENT BY MEETING, AND OFTEN EXCEEDING, THEIR PERSONAL NEEDS. SOFTER LIGHTING IS USED IN THE HALLWAYS AND THE DCOR IS DONE IN RELAXING EARTH TONES. AVAILABLE AMENITIES INCLUDE FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS, FREE WIFI SERVICE, DAILY NEWSPAPER DELIVERY AND A RECLINER AND COMFORTABLE SOFA BED IN EVERY ROOM. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN FY20, THE MONROE CAMPUS SERVED SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A HEALTHY, LOW-COST OPTION FOR DINNER. THE OLDER ADULT MEALS AT SL-MONROE OFFER SENIORS 65+ A FRESHLY PREPARED DINNER SEVEN DAYS/WEEK FOR UNDER $4. OLDER ADULTS ENJOY AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY EATING AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND ENGAGE WITH OTHER OLDER ADULTS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN FY20, MONROE CAMPUS SERVED 1894 OLDER ADULT MEALS. IN FY20, ST. LUKES MONROE CAMPUS HOSTED NATIONAL DRUG TAKEBACK DAY AND A TOTAL OF 41 POUNDS OF VARIOUS MEDICATIONS WERE COLLECTED. A SECOND EVENT IN THE FISCAL YEAR WAS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID. MONROE CAMPUS OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH, INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - UTILIZING MEDIA OUTLETS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THEM - CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - CONDUCTING/PARTICIPATING IN REGIONAL HEALTH FAIRS - PROVIDING FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS - CONDUCTING SPORTS INJURY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS MONROE CAMPUS PROVIDED FIRST AID SERVICES AND A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH SCREENINGS AT NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING PLEASANT VALLEY NIGHT OF UNITY, VOLUNTEER SERVICES RECOGNITION LUNCHEON, POCONO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CHILDRENS ROUNDTABLE COMMUNITY NIGHT. SL-MONROE SUPPORTED FUNDRAISERS FOR POCONO MOUNTAINS UNITED WAY GETTING READY FOR KINDERGARTEN CALENDAR AND FILL A GLASS WITH HOPE CAMPAIGN, A GOLFING EVENT TO SUPPORT THE POCONO MOUNTAIN REGIONAL POLICE, AND SEVERAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVENTS SUCH AS 5K RACES FOR WOMENS RESOURCES AND GIRLS ON THE RUN, AND MUCH MORE. IN ADDITION, THROUGH DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS MONROE CAMPUS SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: POCONO MOUNTAIN REGIONAL POLICE FOUNDATION, WOMENS RESOURCES OF MONROE COUNTY, BUSHKILL EMERGENCY CORPS, BOY SCOUTS SLATE BELT, CLEAR RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LIZZIES CIRCLE, BW NICE, MILLER KEYSTONE BLOOD, POCONO UNITED WAY, AMERICAN RED CROSS, 1% OF NATURE AND CHURCH OF ST. LUKES STROUDSBURG. SL-MONROE FY20 HIGHLIGHTS WITH PMSDW INCLUDE: - 24 HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS READ TO 22 CLASSROOMS OF FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS, ROUGHLY 440 STUDENTS TOTAL, AND DISTRIBUTED BOOKMARKS TO EVERY STUDENT ENCOURAGING THEM TO READ MORE. - CONTINUATION OF A GARDEN AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDED THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY GARDEN BUILD PROJECT, ADDING ADDITIONAL RAISED BED GARDENS AS WELL AS A SMALL FRUIT TREE ORCHARD. THE GARDEN SERVED OVER 150 STUDENTS OVER THE SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS ALONG WITH LOCAL SENIORS WHO PARTICIPATED THROUGH THE SENIOR CENTER LOCATED ON SITE. WE ALSO HOSTED A FALL HARVEST DINNER INVOLVING SEVERAL LOCAL PARTNERS WITH OVER 80 PARTICIPANTS AT THE EVENT. ADDITIONAL SERVICES THROUGH ST. LUKES COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: - GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK (ST. LUKE'S) AND DELAWARE & LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR (D&L) HAVE PARTNERED TO BRING THE COMMUNITY A FAMILY FUN INITIATIVE - GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL! THE PROGRAM IS AN ONLINE ACTIVITY TRACKER WHERE USERS LOG MILES THEY MOVE AND EARN FREE OUTDOOR GEAR AS AN INCENTIVE TO STAY ACTIVE. THE PROGRAM IS SELF-PACED BUT HAS OCCASIONAL EVENTS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND GROUP ACTIVITY. IT ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS LOCAL 5K FUNDRAISERS, THROUGH THE "TAIL ON THE TRAIL APPROVED" PROGRAM WHERE SL-MONROE PROMOTES THE COMMUNITY ACTIVITY, AND THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PROMOTES THE GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE GROUPS AS A FREE WAY TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. - WALK WITH A DOC REGULAR GROUP WALKS ARE HELD FEATURING A SHORT EDUCATION TALK FROM A ST. LUKES PRACTITIONER FOLLOWED BY A WALK. THESE EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE COMMUNITY. EIGHT WALKS WERE CONDUCTED IN 2020 FISCAL YEAR, WHERE EIGHT PROVIDERS LED WALKS WITH 76 PARTICIPANTS. HALF OF THESE WALKS WERE AT THE HOSPITAL WALKING TRAIL, WHILE THE OTHER HALF WERE AT A LOCAL PARK NEAR ONE OF OUR FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICES. THE REGULAR SPRING IN-PERSON WALKS WERE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID BUT WERE REPLACED BY VIRTUAL WALKS LATER IN THE FISCAL YEAR. ST. LUKES SACRED HEART CAMPUS ============================== ST. LUKES SACRED HEART CAMPUS IS A 211-BED, GENERAL MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND TEACHING HOSPITAL RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES (IRS) AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION IN CENTER CITY ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. IN FY20, ST. LUKES SACRED HEART CAMPUS PROVIDED CARE FOR PATIENTS THROUGH 4,987 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, 74,427 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 28,737 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. BEFORE JOINING ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, SACRED HEART HOSPITAL WAS A CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER LOCATED IN CENTER CITY ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1912 DURING A DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC BY MONSIGNOR MASSON AND THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE MOST SACRED HEART. ST. LUKES SACRED HEART CAMPUS, AS A FAITH-BASED ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CENTER, OFFERED A WIDE RANGE OF ADVANCED MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDING VASCULAR SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. ITS PHYSICIANS REPRESENTED NEARLY EVERY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTY RANGING FROM WOMENS HEALTH SERVICES TO SENIOR SERVICES TO REHABILITATION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. A NETWORK OF PHYSICIAN PRACTICES THROUGHOUT LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES PROVIDED COMPLETE PRIMARY, PEDIATRIC AND GERIATRIC MEDICAL CARE TO THE REGIONS RESIDENTS. ST. LUKES SACRED HEART CAMPUS RANKED AMONG THE SAFEST HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVING RECEIVED AN "A" GRADE FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP IN 2016, 2017 AND NOW AGAIN IN 2020. IT WAS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN BARIATRIC SURGERY AND WAS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED IN CASE MANAGEMENT. IT WAS, AND CONTINUES TO BE, A RECIPIENT OF THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATIONS GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THE JOINT COMMISSION RECOGNIZED THE HOSPITAL AS A TOP PERFORMER ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES AND AWARDED IT A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER CERTIFICATION. IN MARCH 2018, ST. LUKES SACRED HEART CAMPUS CONTINUED TO CARE FOR LEHIGH VALLEY RESIDENTS BY JOINING ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK AND BECAME ST. LUKES SACRED HEART CAMPUS. SINCE JOINING THE NETWORK, ST. LUKES HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INVESTMENT IN THE FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT AT SACRED HEART. AMONG THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS MADE ARE: - RENOVATIONS TO ADD TWO NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNITS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BEDS BY 42. TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $11.8 MILLION. - INSTALLATION OF NEW ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM (EPIC). TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $10.4 MILLION. - IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKING GARAGE AND REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRICAL SWITCH GEAR. TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $5.3 MILLION. - RENOVATIONS TO PATIENT ROOMS AND EDUCATION CENTER. TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $2.3 MILLION. SINCE 1972, SACRED HEART HAS BEEN EDUCATING FAMILY PHYSICIANS IN ITS FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS AFFILIATED WITH TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, SERVES A DIVERSE URBAN PATIENT POPULATION AND THE RESIDENTS TRAIN IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART, 42,000-SQUARE-FOOT PRIMARY CARE ON-CAMPUS FACILITY, THE SIGAL CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE. IN ADDITION, ST. LUKES SACRED HEART CAMPUS PROVIDES CLINICAL TRAINING FOR NURSING STUDENTS FROM CEDAR CREST COLLEGE, DESALES UNIVERSITY, LEHIGH COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LINCOLN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DREXEL UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. |
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PARISH NURSING: PARISH NURSING IS A SPECIALTY PRACTICE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND PROFESSIONAL MODEL OF HEALTH MINISTRY. PARISH NURSES PROVIDE HOLISTIC NURSING CARE TO FAITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN AND FACILITATE WELLNESS AND THE PROMOTION OF A HEALING COMMUNITY. IN KEEPING WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION, THE PARISH NURSING PROGRAM SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN AND REINFORCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH AND SPIRITUALITY BY WORKING TOGETHER WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE WELLNESS OF BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. THE PROGRAM ENABLES SLSH TO RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL MISSION OF CARING FOR THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE PHYSICAL NEEDS OF THE SICK. PARISH NURSING IS A MEMBER OF THE COALITION BOARD OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY, AN ECUMENICAL GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE PARISH NURSE COALITION MEMBERSHIP IN THEIR MINISTRY. THIS SUPPORT IS MANIFESTED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING MEETINGS, SPIRITUAL RETREATS AND CONFERENCES DEVELOPED FOR PARISH NURSES BY THE PARISH NURSE COORDINATOR AND THE COALITION BOARD COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE PARISH NURSE COORDINATOR IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A RESOURCE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THE PARISH NURSING PROGRAM OFFERS ARE DEVELOPED BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. ADDITIONALLY, PARISH NURSES ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED TO WORK WITHIN FAITH COMMUNITIES. WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH STAFF THAT FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON WOMENS HEALTH ISSUES. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: FY20 STARTED WITH THE FIRST ANNUAL SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM AT SACRED HEART CAMPUS. MEALS WERE SERVED TO ANY CHILD 0-18 YEARS OF AGE, MONDAY-FRIDAY FROM JUNE 14 TO AUGUST 3. JULY 1 SAW THE OPENING OF THE FIRST IN STATE CAREER OFFICE ON THE SACRED HEART CAMPUS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WORKFORCE LEHIGH VALLEY. IN SEPTEMBER, SACRED HEART HOSTED THE INAUGURAL SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SYMPOSIUM. GUEST SPEAKERS WERE INVITED TO TALK ABOUT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS IN THE ALLENTOWN COMMUNITY AND STATE AND NATIONAL GUEST SPEAKERS SPOKE ABOUT INITIATIVES TAKING PLACE IN OTHER REGIONS. THE SYMPOSIUM LED TO THE CREATION OF FIVE ACTION COMMITTEES THAT FOCUSED ON FIVE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, HOUSING, EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. EACH OF THE COMMITTEES ARE CHAIRED BY COMMUNITY LEADERS. - SACRED HEART HELD THE FIRST SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM IN 2019 FROM JUNE 14 TO AUGUST 30. THE HOSPITAL SERVED 762 MEALS TO ANY CHILD 0-18 YEARS OLD DURING THIS TIME. THE MEALS WERE ALSO ACCOMPANIED WITH 182 COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) SHARES GIVEN OUT AND OVER 170 BACKPACKS WITH NON-PERISHABLE GOODS FOR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM WAS SUPPORTED BY GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM WEST SIDE HAMMER ELECTRIC ($10,000), WELLS FARGO ($2,000) AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS BAUM SCHOOL OF ART, CRAYOLA FACTORY, STAR WELLNESS AND THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK. - ON JULY 1 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WORKFORCE LV, SACRED HEART BECAME THE FIRST EVER HOSPITAL CAMPUS IN THE STATE TO OPEN A FULL-SERVICE CAREER LINK OFFICE. SINCE OPENING, THE CAREER LINK OFFICE HAS SERVED OVER 1000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROVIDES SERVICES SUCH AS JOB PLACEMENT, RESUME BUILDING, JOB AND SKILL TRAININGS, INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYERS AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS ALSO CREATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A PIPELINE FOR JOBSEEKERS TO GET INTO THE ST. LUKES NETWORK. IN OCTOBER 2019, THERE WAS A GRAND OPENING THAT WAS ATTENDED BY THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION AND THE SECRETARY OF HUMAN SERVICES AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. - ON SEPTEMBER 20, SLSH HOSTED THE INAUGURAL SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) SYMPOSIUM. THE GOAL OF THE SYMPOSIUM WAS TO HEAR FROM NATIONAL AND STATE LEADERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS ON HOW THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE SDOH IN THEIR WORK AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO OVERCOME THOSE BARRIERS. OVER 100 COMMUNITY PARTNERS ATTENDED THE SYMPOSIUM. FIVE ACTION COMMITTEES WERE FORMED AROUND FIVE PRIORITY AREAS: HOUSING, WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, CHRONIC DISEASE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. EACH ACTION COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY A PAIR OR TRIO OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD AND THE COMMITTEES HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING. EACH COMMITTEE MEETS ONCE A MONTH AND HAS SET GOALS AND ACTION STEPS TO BE COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR (DUE TO COVID, ALL COMMITTEES HAD TO BE PUT ON HOLD FOR THREE MONTHS). - A NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION AND EDUCATION CONTRACT WAS GRANTED THROUGH LEHIGH COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL IN OCTOBER OF 2019. ST. LUKES COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (CHPM) WAS AWARDED $22,000 DOLLARS IN FEE FOR SERVICE TO DISTRIBUTE NALOXONE OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH EDUCATION MATERIALS. CHPM PARTNERED WITH THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS AT THE SIEGAL CENTER AND DR. CAHILL TO DISTRIBUTE NALOXONE INTO THE COMMUNITY. ST. LUKES UPPER BUCKS CAMPUS ============================= ST. LUKES UPPER BUCKS CAMPUS (SLUB) IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL WITH 80 BEDS LOCATED IN THE QUAKERTOWN AREA, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. IN 2020, ST. LUKES UPPER BUCKS PROVIDED SERVICES PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS OF BUCKS, MONTGOMERY AND LEHIGH COUNTIES. ST. LUKES UPPER BUCKS ANNUALLY PROVIDES CARE FOR NEARLY 100,000 PATIENTS. OF ITS 16,279 ANNUAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS, APPROXIMATELY 14.5% ARE MEDICAID RECIPIENTS AND 4.6% ARE SELF-PAY/UNINSURED. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SLUB PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. OPENING IN DECEMBER 2019, ST. LUKES UPPER BUCKS, WAS THE NEWEST HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN BUCKS COUNTY SINCE 1973; AND WITH A $100 MILLION INVESTMENT, THE LARGEST PROJECT IN QUAKERTOWNS HISTORY. LOCATED IN MILFORD TOWNSHIP, NEAR QUAKERTOWN, IT OFFERS PATIENTS EASY ACCESS TO SPECIALISTS, OUTSTANDING PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HEALTH CARE AND TOP-NOTCH CUSTOMER SERVICE. ST. LUKES UPPER BUCKS CAMPUS PROVIDES MEDICAL, DIAGNOSTIC, CRITICAL CARE, EMERGENCY AND SURGICAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS PRIMARILY FROM BUCKS, MONTGOMERY AND LEHIGH COUNTIES. THE NEW HOSPITAL OPENED WITH 30 PRIVATE MEDICAL SURGICAL AND 10 PRIVATE INTENSIVE CARE ROOMS, A 16-BAY EMERGENCY ROOM, FOUR OPERATING AND ONE PROCEDURE ROOM, A STATE-OF-THE-ART INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY LAB, DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY AND ADDITIONAL LAB SERVICES. ESTABLISHED IN 1929, ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL (SLQ) WAS ACQUIRED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK (NETWORK) IN 1995. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO MORE THAN 2500 PHYSICIANS ACROSS OVER 60 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, SLQ ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM (SFSP): THE QUAKERTOWN CAMPUS SERVED AS AN OPEN SITE FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURES (USDAS) PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUMMER MEALS FOR CHILDREN IN QUAKERTOWN. IN ADDITION TO A HEALTHY MEAL, THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES, CRAFTS, EDUCATION SESSIONS, COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) SHARES AND BACKPACKS WITH FOOD FOR WEEK-END MEALS. THE PROGRAM RECEIVED FUNDING FROM PENN COMMUNITY BANK AND MISCELLANEOUS DONORS. A TOTAL OF $8,491 WAS SPENT ON CSA PRODUCE, ACTIVITY SUPPLIES, FOOD FOR WEEK-END BACKPACKS. MONEY WAS ALSO ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC HEALTH INTERN WHO SERVED AS THE SITE SUPERVISOR. A BALANCE OF $7,301 REMAINS THAT WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE 2020 SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
- COMMUNITY FITNESS PROGRAMS: THE FIT FOR LIFE STRATEGY SUPPORTS THE PROMOTION OF A MINIMUM OF 150 MINUTES OF EXERCISE PER WEEK. THE TWO PRIMARY PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INCLUDE GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL (A PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SLUHN & THE D & L) AND WALK WITH A DOC (WWAD). ACROSS THE NETWORK COMMUNITIES, THE TOTAL MILES ACCUMULATED UNDER THIS PROGRAM HAS SURPASSED FOUR MILLION TOTAL MILES. AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR A SCHOOL-BASED GET YOUR TAIL ON THE PROGRAM WAS INITIATED WITH PALISADES, QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY AND UPPER PERKIOMEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALL PARTICIPATING FROM THE REGIONS SURROUNDING THE QUAKERTOWN AND UPPER BUCKS CAMPUSES. A WALK WITH A DOC SUMMER SERIES WAS HELD AT THE PARK AT FOURTH, WHERE FRESH PRODUCE WAS PROVIDED ON A SHARING TABLE. A MONTHLY WWAD WAS INITIATED IN MARCH 2020 AT THE UPPER PERKIOMEN YMCA. THERE WERE 11 IN-PERSON WWAD EVENTS THIS YEAR LED BY 10 UNIQUE PROVIDERS. SINCE APRIL 2020, ALL FORMAL WALKING EVENTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO VIRTUAL DUE TO COVID-19. IN APRIL 2020, WE BEGAN CREATING VIRTUAL WWAD VIDEOS AND SHARED THEM ON OUR ST. LUKES WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, TAIL ON THE TRAIL AND THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERS AND BUSINESSES. THESE VIDEOS, PROVIDED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. - SUPPORT OF THE OPEN LINK, A MULTI-SERVICE AGENCY OFFERING PROGRAMS, RESOURCES AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE UPPER PERKIOMEN VALLEY. - HOSTING OF A VARIETY OF SUPPORT GROUPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING T.O.P.S. (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY), SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE, CPR AND FIRST AID TRAINING. - YEAR-ROUND DRUG TAKEBACK SITES ESTABLISHED AT QUAKERTOWN AND UPPER BUCKS CAMPUSES. - UTILIZATION OF MEDIA OUTLETS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THEM. THE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY AND PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES THROUGH COALITION BUILDING. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE: - ANNUAL COMMUNITY LEADER PRESENTATIONS TO KEEP BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, AS WELL AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INFORMED OF HEALTH CARE TRENDS AND LEGISLATION AND TO PROVIDE UPDATES ABOUT ST. LUKES UPPER BUCKS AND ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. - MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION WITH THE UPPER PERKIOMEN VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE UPPER BUCKS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE INDIAN VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE PENNRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UNITED WAY OF BUCKS COUNTY, THE UPPER PERKIOMEN YMCA AND THE YMCA OF BUCKS COUNTY. - MEDICAL CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM PROVIDED AN ADOLESCENT MENTORING PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING A CAREER IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD. TWENTY-FOUR STUDENTS FROM QUAKERTOWN AND PALISADES HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN MONDAY LECTURES/INTERACTIVE SESSIONS AND WEDNESDAY CLINICAL SITE ROTATIONS. THIS WAS THE SEVENTH YEAR FOR THE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FORCED TO END EARLIER THAN SCHEDULED DUE TO COVID-19. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN CAMPUS ============================ ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL HOUSES ONE OF ONLY TWO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNITS IN BUCKS COUNTY. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT (BHU) PROVIDES EFFECTIVE PSYCHIATRIC CARE IN A SAFE AND THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING ANGER MANAGEMENT, ANXIETY DISORDERS, BIPOLAR DISORDER, DEPRESSION, OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD), POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) AND WORK/LIFE BALANCE. THE UNIT MEETS THE GROWING DEMAND FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WHILE KEEPING PATIENTS NEAR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THEIR TREATMENT. IN FY20, THE BHU HAD 890 ADMISSIONS. THE 19-BED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT REMAINS AT ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES: LAB SERVICES, RADIOLOGY, INFUSION, WOUND CARE, PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING, CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION, DAVITA DIALYSIS, OUTPATIENT NUTRITION SERVICES, EEG/EMG AND SLEEP CENTER. A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ALSO REMAINS AT THE CAMPUS. ST. LUKES WARREN CAMPUS ======================== ST. LUKES WARREN HOSPITAL, INC. (SL-WARREN) IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 198-LICENSED BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN PHILLIPSBURG, WARREN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING CARE PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS OF WARREN AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY, AND THE CITY OF EASTON IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. IN FY20, SL-WARREN ANNUALLY PROVIDES PATIENT CARE FOR 4,838 OBSERVATIONS AND ADMISSIONS, 94,966 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 25,047 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) VISITS AND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. FOUNDED IN 1923, SL-WARREN WAS ACQUIRED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK (NETWORK) IN 2012. SINCE THAT TIME, ST. LUKES HAS CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF, AND ACCESS TO, CARE. SL-WARREN CURRENTLY PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO MORE THAN 435 PHYSICIANS ACROSS NEARLY 60 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. SL-WARREN IS CERTIFIED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. THE ST. LUKES WARREN CAMPUS IS PART OF ST. LUKES INTEGRATED NETWORK CANCER PROGRAM (INCP), WHICH IS ACCREDITED WITH COMMENDATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. SL-WARREN OFFERS WOUND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY (HBOT), WHICH IS ACCREDITED BY THE UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICAL SOCIETY. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED ADDITIONAL PAYMENT IN THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) VALUE-BASED PURCHASING PROGRAM, PERFORMING BETTER THAN PEER HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY. THE NETWORK HAS INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $74.0 MILLION IN TECHNICAL AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT SL-WARREN SINCE 2012. THIS INCLUDES: $46.9 MILLION IN FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSIONS (NEW INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY/CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, NEW INFUSION CENTER, NEW MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNITS, RENOVATIONS TO OPERATING ROOMS, RENOVATIONS TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, RENOVATIONS TO WOUND CARE, RENOVATIONS TO THE PHARMACY, EXPANSION/RELOCATION OF OUTPATIENT THERAPY, CARDIOVASCULAR EXPANSION, OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY, OUTPATIENT LAB AND ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES AT WASHINGTON OUTPATIENT CENTER AND HILLCREST PLAZA); $4.7 MILLION FOR TWO CT SCANNERS, AN MRI, A 3D MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT, AND TWO NUCLEAR IMAGING CAMERAS, ALL OFFERING THE LATEST AVAILABLE GE TECHNOLOGY ($1.2 MILLION FOR RELATED CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATIONS); $3.8 MILLION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) UPGRADES; $1.6 MILLION FOR AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR, $16.8 MILLION IN OTHER FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT, AND OVER $290,000 MAKING OUR CAMPUS COVID-19 SAFE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES BY CONVERTING MED SURG UNITS, INTENSIVE CARE AND ED ROOMS TO TRUE ISOLATION AND INSTALLING PLEXI BARRIERS THROUGHOUT CAMPUS. RWJBARNABAS HEALTH COLLABORATION: ALSO, THIS YEAR, ST. LUKES WARREN CAMPUS AND RWJBARNABAS HEALTH CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS TO IDENTIFY AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN NORTHWEST NJ, SHARE SUCCESSES LEARNED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND TO COLLABORATE IN ACADEMIC & CLINICAL RESEARCH ENDEAVORS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVICES, SL-WARREN ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - EDUCATION: UTILIZED NUMEROUS MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING OUR HOSPITAL LOBBY TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT DIVERSE HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THEM INCLUDING: SPECIFIC HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF MILITARY VETERANS AND GUIDANCE FOR PREPARING ADVANCE DIRECTIVES. ATTENDANCE ESTIMATED AT 120. - STUDENT ATHLETES: PROVIDED FREE TRAINING ON IDENTIFYING AND TREATING CONCUSSION TO ALL AREA HIGH SCHOOL COACHES. PERFORMED BASELINE IMPACT STUDIES FOR CONCUSSION ON SCHOOL ATHLETES IN ALL AREA HIGH SCHOOLS - TOTAL ATHLETES TESTED WERE MORE THAN 800. - PHYSICIAN TALKS: PROVIDED TWO PHYSICIAN TALKS TO THE COMMUNITY ON ORTHOPEDICS AND JOINT REPLACEMENT - TOTAL INDIVIDUALS REACHED IS ESTIMATED AT 90. - SUPPORT GROUPS: SPONSORED SUPPORT GROUPS HOSTED AT SL-WARREN FOR DIABETES, CHRONIC PAIN, GRIEF, DEPRESSION/BIPOLAR, HEROIN, LGBT (LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER) SUPPORT, HEALTHY AGING AND A CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP TOTAL ESTIMATED INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED WERE ESTIMATED AT 150. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
- HEALTH SCREENINGS AT THE HOSPITAL: PROVIDED MONTHLY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS IN THE HOSPITAL LOBBY. - EXERCISE & FITNESS: OFFERED FREE, TWICE-WEEKLY OSTEOPOROSIS EXERCISE CLASSES AT THE FITNESS & SPORTS PERFORMANCE CENTER. - EMPLOYEE HEALTH: INITIATED A COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE PROGRAM, MAKING WEEKLY DELIVERIES OF LOCALLY GROWN ORGANIC VEGETABLES AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES AT DISCOUNTED PRICES. - COMMUNITY SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM: SERVED 7,443 DISCOUNTED SENIOR MEALS SERVED TO LOCAL RESIDENTS. MEAL OFFERED AT $3.99 PER MEAL FOR A TOTAL SUBSIDY OF $29,697.57. THE MEALS ARE OFFERED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND OFTEN INCLUDE AN EDUCATIONAL SPEAKER. - EMERGENCY SERVICES SUPPORT (EMS): CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH OUR LOCAL EMS AGENCIES BY PROVIDING FREE EDUCATION SESSIONS, FREE MEDICAL DIRECTORSHIPS AND FREE MEDICATION REPLACEMENT TO ALL VOLUNTEER EMS AGENCIES WITHIN WARREN COUNTY. IN RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, WARREN HOSPITAL PROVIDED FREE NARCAN TO LOCAL EMS ALONG WITH A FREE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM UPON USAGE OR EXPIRATION. ADDITIONALLY, WARREN HOSPITAL SUPPORTS THE WARREN COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICE BY PROVIDING FREE EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL OVERSIGHT BY WAY OF OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN, JACK CHAMBERS, MD. WARREN COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICE AND LOCAL POLICE REQUIRE ANNUAL TRAINING ON TOURNIQUET AND HEMOSTATIC AGENT USE, WHICH WARREN HOSPITAL PROVIDES AT NO COST. - BI-MONTHLY EPI-PEN TRAINING AND NARCAN TRAINING: PROVIDED TO LOCAL EMS, AT THEIR RESPECTIVE SITES AT NO COST. - LARGE EVENT FOR PA AND NJ PARAMEDICS IN JANUARY: PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL EVENT AT NO COST TO PROVIDERS WITH TYPICAL ATTENDANCE OF MORE THAN 100. PHYSICIANS FROM WARREN HOSPITAL PROVIDE A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONTENT FOR THIS EVENT BY PROVIDING FREE LECTURES FOR EMS CONTINUING EDUCATION. - DRUG TAKE BACK DAY: PARTICIPATED IN THE NETWORK DRUG TAKEBACK DAY WHERE OVER 83.6 POUNDS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WERE COLLECTED IN ONLY FOUR HOURS. - WALK WITH A DOC: OFFERED WALKS. RESIDENT DOCTORS OF COVENTRY PRACTICE WALKED WITH THE FIRTH YOUTH CENTER STUDENTS. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: THE HOSPITAL PURSUES EXPANDED RELATIONSHIPS AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY WITH THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES THROUGH VARIOUS COALITION-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: HOSPITAL MANAGERS SERVE ON VARIOUS COMMUNITY BOARDS AND PANELS AND, IN THIS WAY, COLLECTIVELY VOLUNTEER A MINIMUM OF 40 HOURS A MONTH TO VARIOUS INITIATIVES. MORE THAN 40 EMPLOYEES AND PHYSICIANS SUPPORTED THE MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER DRIVES AT SL-WARREN, WHICH ARE HELD THREE TIMES EACH YEAR. |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTION 1A & CORE FORM, PART VII; SECTION B |
THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 REFLECTS NO TOP FIVE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS FOR SERVICES AND REPORTS THAT NO FORMS 1099 WERE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES ON BEHALF OF THIS ORGANIZATION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ALSO PREPARES AND ISSUES FORMS 1099 TO THESE VENDORS RECEIVING PAYMENTS WHERE APPLICABLE AND FILES THESE FORMS 1099 WITH THE IRS. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B |
THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). IN ADDITION, THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS UPDATED AS TO THIS ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT YEAR FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE NETWORK. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NETWORK'S FINANCE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING ITS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND VARIOUS OTHER NETWORK INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FINANCE COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 |
THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY. THE NETWORK'S COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING ITS CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES AND ENFORCEMENT WITH THE POLICY. IF A TRUSTEE DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE TRUSTEE'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY BE DISCLOSED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE TRUSTEE'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE NETWORK'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 |
COMPENSATION REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE HEALTH NETWORK CONSISTS OF FIXED SALARY, AT-RISK COMPENSATION AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR NETWORK EXECUTIVES IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE NETWORK'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH INCLUDING USE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT ENGAGED ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE REVIEW OF FORMS 990 AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF OTHER COMPARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE SCHEDULE J, PART III RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 3 FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 |
ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, OF WHICH THIS ENTITY IS THE PARENT, HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J |
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J |
FRANK FORD, A FORMER OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. MR. FORD IS THE PRESIDENT OF SACRED HEART HOSPITAL OF ALLENTOWN; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J |
RICHARD A. ANDERSON, THOMAS P. LICHTENWALNER AND JOEL D. FAGERSTROM ARE ALL OFFICERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND INVOLVED IN THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS ORGANIZATION ON A FULL TIME BASIS. ALTHOUGH MESSRS. ANDERSON, LICHTENWALNER AND FAGERSTROM RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA (EIN: 23-1352213). THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ACCORDINGLY, THIS ORGANIZATION FILED A 2019 FEDERAL FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO MESSRS. ANDERSON, LICHTENWALNER AND FAGERSTROM COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B |
THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NETWORK, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE NETWORK; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; LINE 9 |
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - CONTRIBUTIONS/DONATIONS RECEIVED - $6,070,019; - PLEDGES RECEIVED - ($4,841,889); - NEW PLEDGES - $10,933,405; - NET ASSETS RELEASED (PLEDGES) - PPE (BUILDING FUND) - ($40,000); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - ($1,194,632); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR OPERATIONS - ($2,475,611); - ALLOWANCE FOR PLEDGES WRITTEN OFF AND ACTUAL WRITE-OFFS - ($145,463); - APPRECIATION TRANSFER FROM ENDOWMENT - $801,512; - ENDOWMENT SPENDING POLICY TRANSFER TO DONOR RESTRICTED - $71,137; - INCOME TRANSFER FROM ENDOWMENT - $6,200; - RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT INCOME RELEASED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES - $830,124; - CONTRIBUTIONS/DONATIONS RECEIVED - $1,292,679; - INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS - $2,132,272; - NET REALIZED GAIN ON SALE FROM INVESTMENTS - $453,888; - INCOME RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL FUND FOR OPERATIONS - ($480,539); - APPRECIATION TRANSFER FROM/TO ENDOWMENT - ($801,512); - INCOME TRANSFER TO DONOR RESTRICTED - ($836,324); AND - OTHER CHANGES IN DONOR RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (ENDOWMENT FUND) - ($18,105). |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 |
THE TAXPAYER IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAXPAYER AND ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2019; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE NETWORK'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. 
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.