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PLEASE NOTE, THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO DOES BUSINESS (D/B/A) UNDER THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION NAMES: - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - BETHLEHEM CAMPUS - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ANDERSON CAMPUS - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ALLENTOWN CAMPUS - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - SACRED HEART CAMPUS - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - LEHIGHTON CAMPUS - St. Luke's Hospital - West End Campus |
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St. Luke's University Health Network's largest hospital organization is St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pennsylvania which includes (1) St. Luke's Hospital Bethlehem Campus; (2) St. Luke's Hospital Allentown Campus; (3) St. Luke's Hospital Lehighton Campus; and (4) St. Luke's Hospital Sacred Heart Campus. in addition ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PA now also includes ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - Anderson campus due to the statutory merger on June 28, 2025. The organization is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as an Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem 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. Moreover, St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem operates consistently with the following criteria outlined in the IRS Revenue Ruling 69-545: 1) St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem provides medically necessary health care services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including charity care, self-pay, Medicare and Medicaid patients; 2) St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem operates an active emergency room for all persons, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year; 3) St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem maintains an open medical staff, with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4) Control of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem rests with its Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of St. Luke's Health Network, Inc., d.b.a. St. Luke's University Health Network. All boards comprise a majority of independent civic leaders and other prominent members of the community, as well as physicians on the hospital/network medical staff; and 5) Surplus funds are used to improve the quality of patient care, expand and renovate facilities and advance medical care, programs and activities. The operations of the St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the use and control of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem is for the benefit of the public and that no part of the income or net earnings of the organization inures to the benefit of any private individual nor is any private interest being served other than incidentally. Mission ======= The mission of the organization 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 network's service area. Combined, the campuses of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem had 39,776 patient admissions and observations, 130,562 emergency department visits and 1,068,782 outpatient visits in fiscal year 23-24 (FY 24). Volunteers provided 83,646 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S BETHLEHEM CAMPUS =========================== St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus is the flagship of the network and contains 929,891 square feet of building space housed on 38.33 acres of land. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus has 400 acute-care beds. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus is a joint commission-accredited, not-for-profit, tertiary care, teaching hospital located in Bethlehem, PA, founded in 1872. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus offers more than 90 medical specialties and has 403 licensed acute care and rehabilitation beds. In FY 25, there were 20,475 admissions and observations, 48,843 emergency department visits and 544,507 outpatient registrations. In FY 25, St. Luke's University Health Network opened a new, larger Cardiovascular Unit at its Bethlehem Campus for the care of patients recovering from heart surgery. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Aug. 12 on the unit, located on the third floor of the Priscilla Payne Hurd Pavilion in the hospital. The first patients were admitted to the new unit on Aug. 5. The new Cardiovascular Unit contains 12 critical care beds, twice as many as the prior unit on the fourth floor. Patients on this new unit are prepped for and recover from coronary bypass, heart valve and aneurysm surgeries, receiving all necessary pre- and post-surgical care there until discharge. This bed increase will accommodate the hospital's significant growth in heart patient volumes. The renovated Cardiovascular Unit is equipped with new GE heart monitors, patient beds, TVs and furniture and has a new private, family waiting room. The unit's dcor comprises warm, calming colors of paint, wall coverings and artwork. In March 2025, St. Luke's was the first in the region to offer a new minimally invasive procedure for persons facing likely amputation of a lower extremity due to a permanently blocked artery, called chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). St. Luke's vascular surgeon Jared Feyko, DO, became the first physician in the region to treat a patient with the LimFlow minimally invasive system to improve the blood supply to a patient's lower extremity. In the hybrid OR at St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus, he created a novel blood supply to the patient's foot using a vein rather than an artery, since the patient's artery was completely blocked. This saved the patient from a major amputation. Also, this year, St. Luke's University Health Network has opened a seventh medical office building in the area of Eighth and Eaton avenues. The newest medical office building in the area is at 1530 Eighth Avenue and opened at the beginning of September. It houses four medical practices and is fully occupied. The 20,000-square-foot building had been office space and a bank and was completely gutted and remodeled to meet the needs of the medical practices. Practices in the recently opened building are: - St. Luke's Rheumatology Associates - St. Luke's Colon & Rectal Surgery - St. Luke's Gastroenterology - St. Luke's Bethlehem Internal Medicine In October 2025, St. Luke's University Health Network expanded access to diagnostic breast imaging with the opening of a new Women's Imaging Center at St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus. The new diagnostic services at Bethlehem provide patients with an additional, centrally located diagnostic imaging option, including: - Diagnostic mammography on GE HealthCare's Sonographer Pristina featuring superior diagnostic accuracy for 3D diagnostic breast tomosynthesis at the same low dose as a 2D full-field digital mammography, the lowest for all thicknesses among the major systems available in the marketplace - Stereotactic and Ultrasound-guided biopsies - Diagnostic Breast Ultrasound In November 2024, St. Luke's opened the new six-bed Isaacman Family Children's Emergency Room at St. Luke's Children's Hospital in Bethlehem. The kid-friendly space, designed with a welcoming "under the sea" theme, allows children to avoid the added stress of an adult emergency room environment and reduces their anxiety while being treated. In addition to our board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians and specialized pediatric ER nurses, St. Luke's Child Life Specialist uses therapeutic play and education to make ER visits less frightening. As needed, the Isaacman Family St. Luke's Children's ER provides streamlined admissions to St. Luke's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Inpatient Unit. As appropriate, staff members refer patients to any of more than 40 pediatric specialists at St. Luke's University Health Network. In the summer of 2024, St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus launched its Older Adult Meal Program, hosting weekly dinners and monthly speakers discussing a variety of health care-related educational topics. On average 50-75 adults attended the weekly meals. The Bethlehem Campus Older Adult Meals Program served 1,164 nutritious meals during FY 25. Anyone aged 65 and older can purchase a meal of an entre, soup or salad, a drink and dessert or fruit for $3.99. Also, in FY 25, the Campus' Volunteer Services Department added the Vets Visiting Vets Program. Members of American Legion Post 379 in Bethlehem stop by the rooms of veterans and chatted about their service experiences and where they served. In the year since they started, the seven volunteers have met with over 500 veterans, all from different branches of the military and who served in various conflicts |
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, including the Korean War, the Vietnam War and World War II. Veterans visited have included someone who served in the Italian military who spoke little English and a 102-year-old World War II veteran. In FY 25, St Luke's Bethlehem Campus invested approximately $12.2M toward equipment and facility improvements. This included continued work toward the construction of a segregated pediatric Emergency Department - a project that began in the previous year. Other facility improvements included modernizations to a couple of our elevators, as well as HVAC system replacement and repairs, fire detection system enhancements and operating room (OR) room lighting and flooring upgrades. While funding was secured prior to FY 25, work to complete the renovation of the Universal Care unit, consisting of 12 critical care beds and 15 medical/surgical patient beds, was completed this year. Work was also initiated on the parking deck, a multi-year project. In addition, furniture and flooring were refreshed in the educational center on campus that will be leveraged for the incoming inaugural class of the College of Health Sciences. Significant equipment investments were also made on campus, including updated physiological monitors for the post-acute care unit (PACU) and the intensive care unit (ICU). Defibrillators were replaced throughout the house, and call bell systems were upgraded in several nursing units. There were investments to replenish transport stretchers, ED stretchers, recliners, critical care beds, and medical/surgical beds. The campus replaced extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) units for cardiac patients, invested in gastroenterology scopes and a related cabinet, purchased Arctic Sun units, sleep lab equipment, a manometry system, speech pathology equipment and anesthesia machines, as well as a navigational O-arm and various other equipment in the OR, nursing, cardiology and pediatric units. In FY 24, Physical Therapy at St. Luke's obtained accreditation for its Neurologic Residency and candidacy for its Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency. Neurologic physical therapists rehabilitate individuals with neurologic disorders such as stroke, spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis. Pediatric physical therapists address developmental, neuromuscular and skeletal issues in infants, children and adolescents, fostering improved motor skills and functional independence. The one-year Neurologic Residency Program requires extensive mentoring in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. All core faculty members are board-certified specialists in neurology. The program offers opportunities in program development, leadership development and community engagement. Nationally, there are 73 accredited neurologic physical therapy residencies, including four in Pennsylvania and two in New Jersey. St. Luke's University Health Network has been investing significantly in the growth of pediatric services over the past decade. In June 2023, the Network announced St. Luke's Children's Hospital at the Bethlehem Campus representing the culmination of the expansion in pediatric care. St. Luke's Children's Hospital is home to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Inpatient Pediatric Unit, Pediatric Emergency Department and various pediatric specialty services. In FY 25, St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus volunteers provided 49,770 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN CAMPUS =========================== Located in the west end of the city of Allentown, St. Luke's Allentown Campus was founded in 1945 as the Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center. In 1997, the not-for-profit medical center entered a merger with St. Luke's University Health Network. St. Luke's Allentown Campus has 163 licensed beds and is accredited by the Joint Commission. In FY 25, there were 13,550 admissions and observations, 53,870 emergency department visits and 357,168 outpatient registrations. St. Luke's Allentown Campus has invested more than $220 million in technologic and facility improvements since it joined the network. In FY 25, major capital investments included: - Elevator upgrade Parking Garage - $107,000 - New GI scopes - $280,000 - Ultrasound Echo Machine - $181,000 - GE Monitors in ICU - $235,000 - Facelift to Radiology Suite - $108,500 Among the major accomplishments in FY 24, was the opening of St. Luke's University Health Network's specialty hospital for orthopedic surgery, where expert teams perform same-day surgeries of the knee, hip, spine, hand and shoulder and treat a myriad of sports-related fractures and other injuries. Built with American steel, St. Luke's Orthopedic Hospital is a two-story, 52,000-square-foot facility located at the St. Luke's West End Campus, 501 Cetronia Road, Allentown, in western Lehigh County. St. Luke's Orthopedic Hospital's first floor houses eight operating rooms and 24 rooms for pre- and post-surgery care of patients, along with support, auxiliary space and comfortable family waiting rooms. The VELYS robot-assisted orthopedic surgery system and other advanced technology will be used to maximize safety, accuracy and quality operative outcomes. The second floor will contain patient overnight rooms, staff and supplies space and shelled-in rooms for future use. In February 2024, St. Luke's Allentown opened its new Women & Babies Pavilion. This expanded facility will increase the community's access to high-quality birthing, post-partum and newborn services, including neonatal intensive care. The five-story, 85,000 square-foot tower, built onto the east side of the hospital, will meet the growing patient needs for these services at this hospital campus. Babies will be delivered here starting February 14. St. Luke's Allentown Campus capital expenditures for equipment and infrastructure needs in FY 24 totaled $1.5 million. In FY 23, the Campus prepared for its new Women and Babies Pavilion, scheduled to open in February 2024. This new expansion will include a Level 3 NICU with 10 NICU beds, nine Labor & Delivery rooms and 13 post-partum rooms. Funding of the project through FY 23 was $34M. When completed the total project cost will be $56 million. Major upgrades to medical equipment in FY 23 included various upgrades to the operating room equipment ($900,000). In addition, the West End Medical Center received a new MRI ($1.8 million) in FY 23. FY 22, improvements included a $9.6 million investment that included a parking deck, new lobby and operating room. Over the years, St. Luke's University Health Network's investment in St. Luke's Allentown Campus' outpatient services have included the St. Luke's West End Medical Center, a 107,000-square-foot outpatient center and an outpatient cancer center at the Integrated Health Campus in South Whitehall Township and many other outpatient facilities near St. Luke's Allentown Campus. In FY 25, St. Luke's Allentown Campus volunteers provided more than 14,063 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S SACRED HEART CAMPUS ============================== St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is a 175-bed community and teaching hospital in center city Allentown, Pennsylvania. In March 2018, St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus continued to care for Lehigh Valley residents by joining St. Luke's University Health Network and became St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus. Since joining the network, St. Luke's has made a significant financial investment in the facility and equipment at Sacred Heart. In FY 25, St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus patient care included 4,083 observations and admissions, 27,435 emergency department visits and 105,089 outpatient visits. St. Luke's Sacred Heart provides compassionate care to a diverse population. A robust 63-bed adult and 46-bed geriatric behavioral health program provides care to adults in one of five behavioral health inpatient units and includes the region's only 16-bed Level 4 Medical Detox Program, opened in 2021. St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus offers family practice and dental residency programs that educate providers in a clinical setting. Two adjacent medical office buildings house a retail pharmacy, breast imaging center, cardiovascular center and specialty physician offices. In FY 25, capital investments included: - Completion of ED Renovations - $2,583,500 - PET Uptake Room - $419,000 - New GI Scopes - $305,500 - Cardiac PET Software - $203,000 - Hot Water Storage Tank - $328,500 - Roof Replacements - $196,500 - Flooring in OR - $130,500 St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus ranked among the safest hospitals in the United States having received an "A" grade from the Leapfrog Group in 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and 2025. It was and continues to be nationally recognized in case management and is a recipient of the American Stroke Association's Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The Joint Commission recognized the hospital as a top performer in key quality measures and awarded it Primary Stroke Center Certification. |
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Accreditation ------------- St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is accredited by the Joint Commission. Unannounced accreditation surveys are performed on a triennial basis. The purpose of these surveys is to evaluate each organization's compliance with nationally established joint commission standards. The survey results are used to determine whether the Campus meets the conditions under which, accreditation should be awarded to the organization. Joint Commission standards deal with organizational quality of care issues and the safety of the environment in which care is provided. Awards and Certifications -------------------------- - CMS 5-star rating. Nationally, 14% of hospitals received 5 stars, 29% received 4 stars and 29% received 3 stars - HAP (Hospital Association of Pennsylvania) Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition 2022 and 2023 - All imaging modalities at St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus and Sacred Heart Imaging Northampton have been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in imaging by the American College of Radiology (ACR). - The laboratory of St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The CAP accreditation process is designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients. The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP laboratory accreditation program as being equal to or more stringent than the government's own inspection program. - St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus has been granted Primary Stroke Center Certification by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission's certificate recognizes centers that make exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for stroke care. Achievement of certification signals that the services St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus provides have the critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes. Critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes. - St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with The Guidelines - Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award. This award recognizes the hospital's commitment and success in ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is part of an elite group of hospitals recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. - Sacred Heart Hospital Transitional Care Facility (TCF) was rated the highest rating of five stars by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. 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 organization's 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 St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus 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. The department includes a community outreach staff members who focuses specifically on women's health issues. Parish Nursing Services include: - Helping people of all ages overcome obstacles to obtain the health services they need and answer questions or concerns about personal health. - Helping people identify their own health challenges and provide referrals to services needed to meet those challenges. - Offering health screenings including blood pressure and health assessments. - Providing health information that may be of special interest or importance to the community, such as information concerning insurances, access to care and bilingual or cultural information. - Scheduling free screening mammograms and pap smears for uninsured and underinsured women. Senior Services ---------------- - St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is committed to serving its senior population by providing a comprehensive continuum of care and is also dedicated to providing programs and resources for caregivers of the elderly. - Comprehensive senior services provide preventive treatment options, treatment for existing conditions, educational programs and senior living services. The focus for Senior Services is to improve the quality of life for each individual. - West Turner Residences offer both personal care and independent living. Short, long, respite, rehabilitation, post-hospital and vacation stays are available. - Personal care enhances the lives of seniors who wish to maintain their independent lifestyle but find they need a helping hand. Independent living maximizes retirement lifestyle with the assurance of 24-hour security, housekeeping services, an inclusive dining package and the close companionship of family and friends. If the level of care or daily requirements changes from independent living to personal care, there is no need to change the suite or apartment. The same services can be provided in the current residence. Also, couples can have diverse levels of care and remain living together. In FY 25, St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus volunteers provided 11,216 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S LEHIGHTON CAMPUS =========================== St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, formerly known as, previously part of the Blue Mountain Health Network, became part of St. Luke's 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, with extended hours, to the Carbon community on July 1, 2019. On June 1, 2021, St. Luke's Lehighton Campus fell under the Bethlehem Campus operating license. In FY 25, patient care provided by St. Luke's Lehighton Campus included 1,336 inpatient admissions and 56,179 outpatient registrations. St. Luke's Lehighton Campus provides behavioral health inpatient care and outpatient medical and surgical care. As of Nov. 20, 2021, emergency services were relocated to the new hospital at 500 St. Luke's drive off Harrity Road in Franklin Township, Lehighton. With the opening of the new hospital, the focus of St. Luke's Lehighton Campus operations shifted to in-patient behavioral health, outpatient services, the Summit Nursing Facility and the Patient Acute Rehabilitation Center (ARC), along with additional physician offices. The Campus is also home to the 22-bed adult and 20-bed older adult mental health units, St. Luke's Penn Foundation Psychiatric Associates - Lehighton, and the region's first Mental Health Walk-in Center. The Center provides services in a welcoming, comfortable, safe environment for individuals aged 14 and older who need support for non-life-threatening mental health issues such as anxiety, panic attacks, depression, grief, thoughts of self-harm, mood swings, anger and school phobia. In FY 2022, the Carbon County Veteran's Affairs Office opened a satellite office at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus. With approximately 5,000 veterans, Carbon County has led the state in veteran suicides, according to center for rural Pennsylvania data. Locating the office in a hospital facilitates and encourages veterans coping with behavioral health issues to seek help available at the Campus. St. Luke's Lehighton Campus operates a 22-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation unit on the third floor of St. Luke's Lehighton hospital. 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. |
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In FY 25, the services available at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus included: - Adult Behavioral Health - Adult Partial Hospitalization - Cardiac Catheterization - Cardiology - Critical Care - ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) - Emergency Services - Endoscopies - Endocrinology - Gynecology - Infusion Services - Neurology - Older Adult Behavioral Health - Orthopedics, Joint and Muscle Disorders - Pain Management - Radiology (Advanced, Interventional) - Sleep Disorders Center - Physical And Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation - Surgery (General, Specialty and Laparoscopic) - Vascular Services - Pulmonology St. Luke's Lehighton Campus also includes the Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. It features advanced skilled nursing care for patients provided by a team of physical, occupational and speech therapists, as well as knowledgeable and dedicated physicians, nurses and support staff. All patients can take advantage of restorative nursing programs, planned activities and religious services in a comfortable environment. The St. Luke's Lehighton Campus works closely with the St. Luke's Carbon Campus in serving patients in the area. St. Luke's Carbon hospital is a three-story, 52-patient-room, 160,000 square-feet facility. It is the largest Campus of its kind in the history of Carbon County and the first new hospital built in the County in 65 years. It is the centerpiece of the network's new 108-acre technologically advanced, multipurpose, rural medical and wellness complex. It redefines health care access, convenience and quality for the local population and surrounding areas. All rooms are private and outfitted with wall-mounted, smart TVs to facilitate two-way audio/visual communication between patients and their providers anywhere, as well as patients and their family members worldwide. Real-time, computer system-linked digital whiteboards in patient rooms display the names of the patient's caregivers, day of the week, scheduled activities and other useful safety information. First of its kind Life-Aire Air Purification Systems installed in the air ducts throughout the hospital's treatment areas kill all air pathogens, including COVID-19 and anthrax, making it one of the few hospitals in the nation with this novel technology. FY 24 highlights included significant improvement in the retention of staff at both the St. Luke's Carbon and Lehighton campuses when compared to the prior year performance. The fiscal year to date turnover rate at the Carbon Campus is 8.5% and represents a 15% decrease from the prior year. The year-to-date turnover rate at the Lehighton Campus is 9.9%, a 49% improvement over the prior year. This improvement was achieved through a multipronged strategy including educational initiatives for department managers, expanded clinical rotations of nursing and other students, strengthening of recruitment talent, expanded social media posts to potential candidates and ongoing efforts to build a strong organizational culture at both campuses. Volunteers: in FY 25, St. Luke's Lehighton volunteers provided 4,427 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PA CAMPUS-SPECIFIC AWARDS ============================================================ Lown Institute Recognizes St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem: In June 2025, St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem (which includes the Allentown and Sacred Heart campuses) is ranked No. 1 in the state for patient safety, and No. 8 overall in the nation. The Campus also received an "A" grade across all the top four categories, social responsibility, equity, value of care, and patient outcomes. Meanwhile, St. Luke's University Health Network was 5th in the nation out of 322 health systems for social responsibility, according to Lown, an independent health care think tank based in Massachusetts. Out of more than 2,700 hospitals measured by Lown, only 5% achieved honor roll status. In the sixth annual rankings, the 2025-26 Lown Index evaluated hospitals on over 50 measures including community benefit, racial inclusivity and avoidance of overuse. Data sources include Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage claims, CMS patient safety data and hospital cost reports, and IRS 990 forms, among others. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Top Quality Scores: In August 2025, St. Luke's St. Luke's University Hospital (Bethlehem, Allentown and Sacred Heart campuses) received the highest rating - five stars - from the annual quality and safety hospital review conducted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) for superior quality and outcomes on multiple national lists based on objective data sources. Nationwide, an elite 8% of 4,658 eligible hospitals earned five stars. St. Luke's was the only health network in the Lehigh Valley to receive the best ratings with 10 of 11 of its eligible acute care hospitals receiving five stars. Of Pennsylvania's 189 eligible hospitals, nearly half of the 21 that earned five stars were St. Luke's hospitals. The CMS ratings are based on an examination of the quality of care at more than 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals across the country. The quality measures include safety and value of care, readmission, infection, complication rates, mortality, patient experience, effectiveness and timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. HAP honors St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus and St. Luke's Allentown Campus for delivering safe patient care: In October 2025, the Hospital and Healthcare Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has honored St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus through its Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program for the seventh consecutive year. It is the only hospital in the state to earn this important designation every year that HAP has awarded it. St. Luke's Allentown Campus was also one of only 22 Pennsylvania hospitals to receive this honor, which recognizes the commonwealth's top-performing hospitals that have demonstrated low rates of healthcare-associated infections. HAP identifies top-performing hospitals using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network. To be recognized, hospitals must perform better than the mean standardized infection ratio in three key measures: central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and occurrences of Clostridioides difficile. Leapfrog's Top Ranked Nationally for Safety: Leapfrog, an independent nonprofit hospital safety watchdog, named multiple St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) hospitals to the Top Hospital list for safety announced in December 2025. St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus, St. Luke's Allentown Campus and St. Luke's Sacred Heart Hospital all were honored as Teaching Top Hospitals. Only 156 hospitals of more than 2,100 nationwide made the list. Of the 12 hospitals in Pennsylvania, to earn the prestigious Top Hospital designation from Leapfrog, five are St. Luke's facilities, the only local hospitals to earn the distinction. Leapfrog's Top Hospital award recognizes the highest-performing hospitals in the United States in the teaching, general, rural and children's categories. It is based on objective data across many areas of hospital care, including infection rates and the hospital's capacity to prevent medication errors. Leapfrog released its fall Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, awarding high marks to every St. Luke's University Health Network hospital eligible for evaluation. USDA AGAIN Honors St. Luke's Community Health with Gold-Level Turnip the Beet Award for Its Summer Meals Program for Allentown Area Schoolchildren: In June 2024 and again in September 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) awarded St. Luke's University Health Network's Department of Community Health the Gold-Level Turnip the Beet Award - the highest level possible - for its Summer Meals program, providing nutritious, high-quality meals to children in need in the Allentown and Quakertown school districts during the summer months. St. Luke's was one of only 199 summer programs to receive the Turnip the Beet Award for 2024. |
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The St. Luke's Summer Meals program was recognized for demonstrating a commitment to serving fresh produce to families, which is provided by St. Luke's Rodale Institute Organic Farm. In addition to produce from the farm being used in their lunches, families also had the opportunity to take home bags of fresh produce, along with recipes and meal preparation ideas, through the St. Luke's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. The St. Luke's Summer Meals program was launched in response to the Network's 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), which showed that more than half of students in the Allentown and Quakertown Community School Districts were eligible for free and reduced meals during the academic year. Community Outreach ================== During Fiscal Year 2025 (FFY 25), St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) continued efforts supporting the top priorities established through the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). These priorities, outlined in the 2022-2025 Implementation Strategy, are listed below and advancements and initiative updates from FY 25 are detailed in this report. Our efforts to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes are a result of data-driven strategies to promote overall health and wellbeing. While there are many issues facing our communities, the results from the 2022 CHNA found the top priorities for the St. Luke's Network to include: TOP PRIORITIES (Fiscal Year 2025): - Connection to Care - Workforce Development - Transportation and Housing - Food Security - Nutrition Education and Promotion - Physical Activity Promotion - Access to Mental Health Services - Access to Opioid and other Substance Use Disorder Services - Access to Prevention, Treatment and Recovery - COVID-19 Removed as a priority (Fiscal Year 2023) The needs outlined in our implementation strategy serve as a guide to support strategic initiatives through the pillars of Prevention and Wellness, Care Transformation and Research and Partnerships. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, we aim to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes for all, with an emphasis on supporting the diverse needs of our most vulnerable populations. The priority areas outlined in this document served as our guide in creating this Network Implementation Plan to best address the needs of populations within the SLUHN service areas. Results from the 2022 CHNA found access to care as the main barrier facing our community, particularly within the four main priority areas. The updates to the 2022-2025 implementation strategy include removing the priority area of COVID-19. Given the end of the public health emergency and continued decline of the pandemic, COVID-19 was removed from the implementation strategy as a top priority for the Fiscal Year 2023 update as well as for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. Continued monitoring of COVID-19 ensures that the Network is prepared to pivot and re-prioritize as necessary. The 2025 CHNA for St. Luke's University Health Network was prepared and approved by the campus and Network Boards of Directors and published in June 2025. Access to Care --------------- - Connection to Care - Workforce Development - Transportation and Housing Chronic Disease Prevention --------------------------- - Food Security - Nutrition Education and Promotion - Physical Activity Promotion Mental and Behavioral Health ----------------------------- - Access to Mental and Behavioral Health Services - Access to Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Through our analysis of primary and secondary data, as well as the CHNA key informant interviews, forums, and surveys with community members, we see significant issues facing our communities that impede healthy lifestyles. Our efforts in prevention, care transformation, research, and partnerships help support our work to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes. SLUHN supports a Department of Community Health that utilizes CHNA results to inform its strategic plan and catalyze initiatives that address priority needs for underserved communities. The Department's mission is to create pathways for equity toward measurable health outcomes through advocacy, access and navigation of resources for partners and underserved communities. The Department's vision is for everyone in our community to have access to exceptional healthcare built on a foundation of trust and compassion. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, the Department of Community Health aims to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes, especially within the Network's most vulnerable populations. Community Health Liaisons and Community Health Workers (CHW) help to promote access to care, services, and resources through trust and relationship-building. Pathways have been established and strengthened to connect families to primary care, social services, food access, financial literacy, career mentoring, workforce development, and more. SLUHN is nationally recognized for its unwavering commitment to excellence in healthcare quality, safety, and performance. In 2024, SLUHN was recognized by the Lown Institute, an independent think tank advocating bold ideas for a just and caring system for health, as the third most socially responsible health network in the United States and the first in Pennsylvania. The Lown Institute seeks to shine a light on those hospitals that provide exceptional, high-value patient care to all who need it in their community -- and encourage all hospitals to follow their example. In FY 24 St. Luke's reported $462 million of IRS defined community benefit spending, approximately 16% of the Network's operating expenditures. The Network consistently ranks in the top decile for national quality measures and has earned over 200 prestigious awards for healthcare excellence. Notable achievements include: - Leapfrog Safety Grade: All acute care hospitals received straight A's for patient safety. - CMS Star Ratings: Awarded five stars for quality by Medicare & Medicaid. - Premier 100 Top Hospitals: Recognized for 11 consecutive years. - 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals: Honored eight times for outstanding cardiac care. In 2025, St. Luke's was once again named a Top Workplace in the large employer category by The Morning Call, marking its third consecutive year receiving this distinction. ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN AND SACRED HEART HOSPITAL ============================================== ACCESS TO CARE -------------- Allentown School District (ASD) Partnership Committees: Community Health and ASD have a longstanding collaboration that connects students and their families to a medical home (i.e., primary care physician), vision, dental, behavioral health, and other social services. These efforts have improved access to care and services to children and their families. St. Luke's participates in the ASD health partner monthly meetings to address emerging medical issues facing children and their families, as well as the ASD Homelessness Task Force which brings together key community partners to help address issues for students experiencing homelessness. Various departments at St. Luke's Allentown and St. Luke's Sacred Heart Hospitals help to support food, hygiene, supplies, and other drives throughout the year to support ASD. Additionally, Dr. Reed, Vice President of Community Health, sat on the ASD Strategic Planning Committee to develop a strategic plan for the district with both short- and long-term goals to be realized by 2030. Raub Middle School: St. Luke's partners with the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, as well as other local partners, to implement the Community School Model. This includes financial and programmatic support of the school-based Community School Coordinator (CSC) who is cross-trained as a Community Health Worker (CHW). An After School Coordinator (ASC) is also employed by St. Luke's to provide enrichment opportunities and to support and connect students and families to services. The Raub CSC and ASC organized 34 diverse programs and initiatives resulting in more than 790 encounters (duplicated), as well as 51 schoolwide events available to all students. SLUHN staff and departments, as well as community partners and other organizations, worked to support priority needs at Raub through fundraising efforts, contributing more than $200,000 dollars in financial and in-kind donations to assist students with identified barriers. |
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A financial literacy program (i.e., The Money Club), in collaboration with First Commonwealth Credit Union, was implemented during the 2024-2025 school year. The goal was to give students the ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, and investing. From September 2024 to May 2025 there were 98 students in the after-school program. The Raub food pantry is a school-based food pantry that serves Raub families in need. The pantry, held outside and initially open to the community, moved indoors and reopened in the school for Raub students and families in January 2024 to help focus on the needs of children and their families. In January 2025 Raub officially became a Healthy Pantry and is staffed by student volunteers. Staff collaborate with faculty and school staff to incorporate distribution to parent teacher conferences and other school-wide events to give more families easier access to food. While families come to a food distribution event, staff provides support to connect them to other services, enroll their children in after-school programs and academic tutoring support, also assisting with medical consent forms and other paperwork. In February 2025 the Raub food pantry began offering 100% free choice to the participants, which creates a dignified "grocery store" experience for the participants where they self-select items as opposed to offering pre-bagged food that may not align with personal and cultural preferences. The pantry received positive evaluations from the Second Harvest Food Bank Health Pantry program, and it continues to be well utilized by families. During Fiscal Year 2025, the school-based pantry served 813 households and distributed more than 40,000 pounds of food valued at over $130,000. Literacy: Literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at local schools in communities across the Network. A total of 126 volunteers, including seven of the SLUHN campus presidents, read to more than 6,300 students during Read Across America week in 2025 and more than 7,500 literacy resources were shared with students Network-wide. Raub Middle School students and SLUHN campus presidents were some of the volunteers that read to elementary school students in the Allentown School District. Mobile Youth Health Centers (MYHC): The MYHC provided care and services at Sonya Sotomayor Academy, Raub Middle School, and William Allen High School to 329 unique students in the Allentown School District through 888 encounters and connected them to medical insurance, a medical home, vision services, dental services, and community resources. The Allentown MYHC care team completed 227 referrals resulting in 70 completed visits with a primary care physician. A total of 64 vision vouchers were provided to ASD district students with a monetary value of $7,260. Additional health screenings, vaccines, and other services were provided to 426 students. School partnerships and activities were also provided at Harrison Morton Middle School, Hays Elementary School, and Union Terrace Elementary School. Star Community Health: Star Community Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC-LA) affiliated with St. Luke's that provides care and wraparound services to uninsured and underinsured individuals and families at little or no out-of-pocket cost. Sigal Center, located in Allentown, provided connection to care and services including Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Women's Health, and Dental. Star Community Health's Dental Van served 1,239 patients and a total of 1,050 sealants and 533 restorations were provided. Breast Cancer Prevention: Adagio Health, through state and federal Star Community Health Dental Van funding, administers the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP) across much of Pennsylvania. This initiative provides free screenings and diagnostic services to uninsured and underinsured women, helping catch cancer early when it's most treatable. St. Luke's University Health Network is a key partner and early detection site in this effort. With women's imaging locations and advanced technologies like 3D mammography and breast MRI, St. Luke's enhances early detection rates and reduces unnecessary follow-ups. During FFY 25, there were 1,188 patient outreach encounters resulting in 21.4% of those outreach encounters ordering a mammogram, 39.9% establishing with a primary care physician post-outreach, 63.6% of ordered images completed, and 91.2% of pathology orders completed. This partnership is a powerful example of how public funding and local health systems can work together to create lasting health equity. Family Medicine Resident Community Education: St. Luke's Sacred Heart Family Medicine first-year medical residents participated in the evidence-based model "See the City You Serve" to provide an opportunity to meet with key partners that help promote overall health and wellbeing. Family Medicine Residents also rotate through the Department of Community Health annually to work with Allentown-based community initiatives. Workforce Development and Career Mentoring: St. Luke's supports workforce development initiatives for both adults and school-aged populations including the CareerLinking Academy Program, Health Career Exploration Program, and the new Cultural and Linguistic Workforce Development Centers. These opportunities promote education, experiential learning, and skills-based training to prepare individuals for the workforce and help participants gain employment that provides them with a livable wage. Adolescent career mentoring programs and workforce initiatives target both in-school and out-of-school youth between the ages of 15-24 years old who reside in Lehigh and Northampton Counties through a combination of hospital rotations, professional development sessions, and work experience. Career Linking Academy combines observational learning experiences and professional development sessions focusing on exposure to healthcare careers with job readiness skills training. During FFY 25, nine students from William Allen High School enrolled in the program. The students participated in clinical rotations at the St. Luke's Allentown Campus, and attended a Business Etiquette Luncheon at Twin Lakes Country Club, located in Allentown. Health Career Exploration Program (HCEP): Established more than 15 years ago, the Health Career Exploration Program offers experiential learning opportunities for high school students from diverse backgrounds to explore careers in the healthcare industry. Funded by the Workforce Board Lehigh Valley, HCEP assists students to gain insight into clinical and non-clinical roles, learn employability skills, understand future employment opportunities, and build confidence in their abilities. The students work for a maximum of 20 hours per week at an assigned department. They also participate in employability skill sessions that focus on a variety of topics to increase their knowledge on job seeking and job keeping skills (e.g., resume development, interviewing skills, leadership, communication in the workplace). During FFY 25, 15 students from the Allentown School District enrolled in the program, with 93% (n=14) successfully completing the program. Students had the opportunity to work at St. Luke's Allentown Labor & Delivery, Same Day Surgery, PACU, Radiology, East 5, East 4, East 2, South 2, Pharmacy and the Emergency Department. Skill-Up Program: In partnership with the Workforce Board Lehigh Valley and the Allentown School District, the SkillUp PA program was launched. The program utilized SkillUp PA, an online learning platform, to assist students in obtaining industry-recognized credentials for high demand occupations. During FY 25, 19 students enrolled in the program, with 73% (n=14) completing the program successfully. In addition, the students had the opportunity to meet with healthcare professionals to discuss education and career pathways in the healthcare industry sector. Workforce Development Centers: The Linguistic and Cultural Workforce Development Initiative, implemented by St. Luke's Department of Community Health in collaboration with the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley and other community-based organizations, supports workers at any stage in their career. This initiative assists individuals to access English as Second Language courses, skill-based trainings, and employment opportunities that aligns with workforce needs in our local communities. |
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During Fiscal Year 2025, the Workforce Development Centers had 119 participant engagements including services such as job readiness, job placements, and enrollment in skill-based trainings. The Centers also organized six job fairs, reaching over 100 individuals, and offered resume and job interview workshops. Further, participants were connected to employment opportunities within St. Luke's University Health Network and other community businesses/agencies. Collectively, the Allentown and Bethlehem Centers successfully secured 93 jobs across various sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, supply chain, retail, and food service. In addition, the St. Luke's Workforce Development Centers and the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley, in partnership with ASR Media, produced a video highlighting the Centers. Selected from over 800 submissions, the video was featured at the Allentown Film Festival in April 2025. Workforce Development Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant: St. Luke's Department of Community Health was awarded the Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant from Workforce Board Lehigh Valley. The overall purpose of the grant was to establish a Lehigh Valley Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership through the development of a Workforce Pipeline Strategic Action plan and to increase the pipeline of healthcare workers trained and employed in the Lehigh Valley's Healthcare Industry Sector. For this grant, SLUHN developed a three-pronged approach to education and training for program participants including: - SkillUp the SkillUp PA and Employability Skills Training - In partnership with CareerLink Lehigh Valley, program enrolled high school students from the Allentown School District. The an online learning platform to assist participants to attain industry program utilized SkillUp recognized credentials for high-demand careers, including those in healthcare. Additionally, program participants were educated on employability skills and career ladders in the healthcare field. - Medical Assistant On-the-Job Training - This program component provided funds to support 23 Medical Assistance Trainees. Out of 23 enrolled in the grant, 87% (n=20) of the trainees obtained full-time employment across the St. Luke's Network. During this six-week training period, the trainees worked with patients while learning anatomy skills, medical terminology, collecting vital signs and EKG results, and administering immunizations and injections. They also learned how to participate in data collection, planning, and implementation of patient care plans, all while exhibiting professional behavior and high-level customer service skills. - School of Phlebotomy - This program component supported 15 participants enrolled in the St. Luke's School of Phlebotomy, with 100% (n=15) of participants completing the program successfully. The phlebotomy students participated in a twelve-week program that provided phlebotomy education through a combined delivery of didactic/theory in a classroom setting, as well as clinical experience in one of the St. Luke's outpatient lab service centers. Community Health Navigation: Community Health Navigation had 2,061 encounters (e.g., calls, appointments, follow ups) with 372 unique individuals. These encounters resulted in 316 referrals and 222 completed visits. Various resources such as clothing, hygiene, and bus passes were provided to patients in need. The population includes homeless or near homeless, adults, families, and others facing hardships. Bridging the Gap funds were distributed to patients to support their basic needs totaling $3,459.02. Community Health Navigation also partners with local community-based organizations such as Ripple Community Inc. and Daybreak to coordinate care and connection to services, as well as the Student-Led Interdisciplinary Care Center (SLICC) led by Temple St. Luke's medical students. findhelp: St. Luke's partners with findhelp, a free self-navigating online platform (sluhn.findhelp.com). findhelp is a social care network established to provide a comprehensive platform for people to find social services in their communities at any time in a language they understand, and for nonprofit and other community-based organizations to coordinate their service delivery and support services. St. Luke's Information Technology, Quality, Case Management, and Community Health teams work collaboratively, especially with Star Community Health, with more than 1,750 established (i.e., claimed) community-based partners in the communities we serve, which is also integrated with SLUHN electronic health record (i.e., Epic). findhelp allows community members to search for and connect to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) support such as financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, transportation, and more. This platform, as well as United Way's 211, are tools that Community Health Liaisons use to assist our community members, patients, and staff to connect to vital resources. Community Health continues to onboard priority partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date resources are available to our communities. Network-wide there were 51,280 searches during FY 25 with the top searches including food, housing, and utilities. In Lehigh County, there were a total of 16,331 searches during FFY 25, with the top searches including food, housing, and transportation. SLICC (Student-led Interdisciplinary Care Center): SLICC is a student-run center in collaboration with Temple St. Luke's School of Medicine. The goal of the center is to meet community needs, especially in, or near, the housing insecure populations in the community. Students work with medical faculty mentors to establish a bridge between those with limited access to care and the greater health system by promoting cooperation and trust between the healthcare system and the community. SLICC not only provides clinical services with the goal of connecting patients to a medical home, but they also address SDOH by providing basic needs during clinic hours (e.g., food, clothing, hygiene products). During FFY 25, SLICC had 141 encounters with 88 unique patients and connection to more than 500 SDOH resources (e.g., clothing, food, hygiene products) for individuals and families in need. SLICC medical students and residents working with patients Transportation: St. Luke's transportation services, in collaboration with Lyft and Uber rideshares, ensures access to care by supporting rides to and from appointments. Transportation initiatives supported by SLUHN align with the primary goal of improving access to primary care for homeless and near homeless populations. By providing complimentary Lyft and Uber rides to and from appointments with primary care doctors and other specialists, this initiative allows patients to receive routine care in a timely manner, with the added goal of reducing the frequency and overuse of Emergency Department resources. More than $900,000 in Lyft and Uber rides were provided for services during FY 25 Network-wide. Blueprint Community Program: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) selected ten new communities to become a Blueprint Community Program in Allentown (1st, 6th, and Jordan Heights areas). The program invests in the revitalization of communities and neighborhoods in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. St. Luke's, the only healthcare network to join this community team, will participate for the next 18 months in a comprehensive training to plan for a revitalization effort in Allentown. The effort was spearheaded by Embassy Bank of the Lehigh Valley and includes the following organizations: Casa Guadalupe, Allentown Economic Development Corp, Lehigh County Housing Authority, Allentown Housing Authority, City of Allentown, and Community Action of the Lehigh Valley. The team will develop strategies for revitalization that improve quality of life for residents and focus on building community assets, engagement, housing improvements and increased employment and economic engagement. Past participating communities have leveraged the Blueprint Communities efforts into millions of public and private investments for their communities. Housing Action Committee: Habitat for Humanity Lehigh Valley, Community Action Lehigh Valley, City of Allentown, and additional partners provided home repairs and lead abatement services in Allentown. St. Luke's continues to be part of the monthly meeting to review current work orders and collaborations on work projects, as well as provide support and resources to community members. |
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HOPE (Health, Outreach, Prevention, Education): HOPE at St. Luke's provides clinical, case management, and prevention services to persons living with HIV. At the end of FFY 25, 369 active (unduplicated) patients were receiving medical care at the Bethlehem and Easton locations. There were 17 newly diagnosed patients with HIV linked into care at HOPE, and there continues to be an increase in patients with complex needs (e.g., medically compromised, homeless, uninsured, undocumented). There were 486 active patients that received Medical Case Management services in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and Stroudsburg. In collaboration with St. Luke's Monroe Hospital, medical case management services in Monroe County were transitioned from Tannersville to Stroudsburg. The office is closer to other St. Luke's medical offices and public transportation, allowing for increased access and sustainability of care and services. During FFY 25, 116 patients received housing assistance through ongoing rental assistance, permanent housing placement, emergency assistance, or short-term rental assistance. Visiting Nurse Association: As a member of the St. Luke's University Health Network, the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke's Health/Hospice, Inc. ("the VNA") offers Home Health, Hospice and community-based mother/baby services that include the Visiting Nurse Advocate in the Home (VNAC) and Nurse Family Partnership (NFP). Established in 1919, the agency maintains Medicare-certification, Pennsylvania Department of Health licensure, Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) accreditation and provides care in Lehigh, Berks, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Upper Bucks, and Montgomery Counties. During FFY 25, 2,148 patients were provided Hospice care and 5,658 in Home Health across the Network. Maternal and Child Health: The VNA operates three programs under the Maternal Child Health department that support children and families. The first is the prevention model, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) which supports and fosters positive parenting in our community making the Lehigh Valley a better place for families and children. St. Luke's NFP program was established in 2001 and serves economically disadvantaged families in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The program goals are to improve pregnancy outcomes, improve child health and development, and enhance the economic self-sufficiency of the family. Each NFP family is partnered with a Registered Nurse (RN) early in the mother's pregnancy and receives ongoing nurse home visits throughout the pregnancy and through the child's second birthday. During FY 25, NFP received 1,011 referrals, served 435 families, and completed 5,137 visits. There were 89% of babies in the program born at term and 93% of babies were born at a healthy weight. There were 98% of children vaccinated at two years of age, and 75% of mothers working at the time they graduated from the NFP program. 84% of children were meeting their developmental milestones at 24 months, and 78% of mothers who completed the program delayed their next pregnancy beyond two years. The second model which is implemented in collaboration with St. Luke's Behavioral Health Integrations team, Moving Beyond Depression, is in the second year of a three-year pilot to help support mothers enrolled in NFP who struggle with a diagnosis of major depression. Those who are enrolled in this program receive a series of in-home cognitive behavior therapy sessions provided by a therapist who is imbedded with the NFP team. The program had a 63% completion rate for FFY 25, and 93% of completers no longer met the criteria for depression at the completion of their treatment. Of those who completed their treatment, 53% reported decreased parenting stress and, 73% reported increased social supports. The third program is an intervention program, the Visiting Nurse Advocate for the County (VNAC). This intensively focused program provides services to families that are referred by the Offices of Children, Youth, and Family Services (OCYS) in Lehigh and Northampton Counties and have current open cases. The program works to promote positive growth in the families and serves to create safety nets for the children involved. Families are partnered with a RN, who provides family support, parenting education and guidance, life skills, and case management services. The services are provided using a holistic nursing approach, centered on family preservation. The goals of this program are that the parent/caregiver will provide a safe environment for the child, to increase parenting knowledge and skills, and that the parent/caregiver will meet the child's health and medical needs. During FFY 25, there were 84 families served, with 86% showing improvement in the safety of the living environment for the child, 73% improved parenting knowledge and skills, and 93% improved in their child's health and medical needs being met. In addition to the traditional in-home services, the VNAC team also provide Nurse Consultation services to both counties for medically complex cases on request. During the FY2025 VNAC received 531 such consult requests and worked a total of 981.25 hours on these cases. Raub Food Pantry: Through a partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, St. Luke's school-based staff implemented a school-based food pantry at Raub Middle School for students and families. During Fiscal Year 2025, the school-based pantry served 813 households and more than 40,000 pounds of food valued at over $130,000. Summer Meals Food Access: For the seventh consecutive year, the St. Luke's Summer Meals Program provided no cost lunches in Allentown to ensure every child in need has access to nutritious meals during the summer months. St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus, in partnership with Star Community Health at the Sigal Center, provided meals (Tuesday-Thursday) for food insecure children and their families. There were 1,525 meals served to children and 470 meals to adults at the Sigal Center site between June-August 2025. Financial support for the program was provided by Hatzel and Buehler. Older Adult Meal Program: The Sacred Heart Campus Older Adult Meals Program is designed to provide subsidized meals to adults ages 65 and older at the Sacred Heart Campus cafeteria, which served 71 meals during FY 25. This initiative addresses food security and loneliness among older adults. Employee Wellness: St. Luke's University Health Network recognizes that the health of its workforce is important and vital to the success of our organization. To support our employees and their spouses, the St. Luke's Employee Wellness Team provides evidence-based programming and health education to empower individuals to positively impact their health and reduce their risk of chronic health conditions through making healthy lifestyle choices. In alignment with the Network CHNA top priorities (i.e., Access to Care, Chronic Disease Prevention, Mental and Behavioral Health), Employee Wellness provides opportunities for employees and their spouses to focus on their physical, mental, and social well-being, to help foster a high quality of life while managing the demands of their roles at work and home. During FY 25, the following programs and resources were provided to support employee wellness: Caring Starts with You Core (annual biometric and health risk assessment program), Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program, health coaching, Plant Based Eating Class, tobacco cessation, Employee Fitness Incentive Program, massage therapy, Silver Cloud, Employee Assistance Program, and Therapy Anywhere. The CSA program provided the opportunity to improve access to fresh, local produce. Network-wide, a total of $225,044 was invested in our local farms during the 2024 CSA season, including Willow Haven Farm in the Allentown and Sacred Heart service area. Additionally, through this initiative, 131 shares were donated in the Allentown and Sacred Heart service area to the Sixth Street Shelter. Diabetes Education and Prevention: Diabetes Self-Management, Education, and Support (DSMES) is provided for patients In Allentown, Bethlehem, and Coaldale through the Department of Community Health. This program is executed through our partnership with the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists for our Diabetes Education Accreditation Program (DEAP). Additionally, St. Luke's Center for Diabetes & Endocrinology serves additional sites throughout the Network. The Department of Community Health established a quality improvement initiative, Diabetes CARES (Clinical Assessment, Resources, Education, and Support), for patients at Star Community Health (Allentown and Bethlehem). This program, in collaboration with our residencies and Medical Fitness and Sports Performance, provides DSMES and a focused team approach to reduce the percentage of patients with poorly controlled diabetes (HgbA1c > 9.0). |
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This initiative included clinical diabetes visits, diabetes education with a bilingual Community Health Worker, physical activity opportunities, diabetes self-management, support, and access to healthy food. During FFY 25, the CARES project had 30% of patients at the Sigal Center at Star Community Health with poorly controlled diabetes. Physical Activity: Get Your Tail on the Trail is a free program created in 2013 by SLUHN and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The program aims to help people of all ages and abilities to meet their personal fitness goals. Since program inception, there have been a total of 6,295,048 miles recorded. Network-wide, there were 2,162 active users that logged 637,618 miles during FFY 25. Sports Medicine and Athletic Trainers: With a wide range of skill sets and abilities, athletic trainers manage an athlete from initial injury to return to life and play. Athletic trainers play a critical role in healthcare as they are often the most available and onsite medical provider in the athletics venue, therefore providing immediate care and facilitation of medical action that results in effective and efficient care to support patient recovery goals. SLUHN athletic trainers support more than 100,000 youth and collegiate athletes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. St. Luke's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Response Warm Hand Off (WHO): WHO is an initiative to support the continuum of care for patients in need of multiple services and providers. It is a transfer of care between providers with the patient (and potentially family) present to ensure clear communication and transparency, while helping to build relationships between patients and providers. St. Luke's collaborates with local community-based organizations and local county to support WHO efforts. Additionally, Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) operate in the Allentown, Bethlehem, Sacred Heart, Upper Bucks, Anderson, and Easton emergency departments to support WHO. In the Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospitals, a total of 633 WHO were conducted for alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, and other stimulants during FY 25. Narcan Education and Distribution: This service is provided in the community and in the Emergency Department, which includes a Certified Recovery Specialist for individuals that present with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and/or overdose. St. Luke's SUD Services: St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus' Medical Detox Unit and SUD services (e.g., Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), SHARE clinic, behavioral health services) continue to provide vital SUD services. Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit (ABHU): St. Luke's Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at the Easton Campus also provides connection to care and services for youth in need with a 16-bed unit. During FFY 25, 252 adolescents were provided care in the ABHU from Lehigh County. Recovery Center Support: Partnership between St. Luke's and Treatment Trends Inc. provides an opportunity for Temple/St. Luke's medical students to implement the Student-Led Interdisciplinary Care Center (SLICC) which engages with underserved populations, provide connections to care and other SDOH services. Education: Through our Community School partnership, positive mental health messaging and support was provided to Raub Middle School students, teachers, and staff. Suicide Prevention Coalition of the Lehigh County: St. Luke's supports the Lehigh County Suicide Task Force's steering committee as well as their action teams (Prevention and Intervention and Awareness and Engagement). St. Luke's, along with other partners, collaborate to support social service organizations concerned about the rising number of deaths by suicide. This is funded by Lehigh County Mental Health and a community project grant from SAMHSA. St. Luke's Penn Foundation Education: Providing the community with mental health and addiction prevention education, information, and resources is a vital part of St. Luke's Penn Foundation's (SLPF) programming. SLPF delivers regular in-school presentations to middle and high students and educational presentations in the community on topics such as mental health, substance use, overdose prevention, recovery, and harm reduction. Through its monthly podcast "Just STARt the Conversation," SLPF discusses timely mental health topics such as social media use, perinatal mood disorders, changing careers, getting along in polarizing times, athlete mental health, and more. With over 40 available episodes, this podcast offers relevant information for everyone. Additionally, St. Luke's Wellness 101 has more than 100 episodes that take viewers (ages 13+) on a practical yet humorous step-by-step journey to explore the basics of health and wellness. From the importance of hand washing to mindfulness practices and everything in between, the Wellness 101 show presents fun and educational information while helping viewers learn and retain health and wellness information. Wellness 101 Jr. is a child-friendly version of Wellness 101 that explores the basics of health and wellness for kids ages 612. With almost 40 episodes, children learn about a variety of health topics such as sleep, handling peer pressure, how to ask for help, and more through interactive videos and simple Q&As. PARTNERSHIP & COLLABORATIONS ---------------------------- - Allentown Police Department - Allentown Health Bureau - Allentown Public Library - Allentown Economic Development Corporation - Allentown School District - Allentown Housing Authority - Allentown Economic Development Corp. - Bethany Christian Services - Bloom - Bradberry Sullivan LGBT Community Center - CareerLink (Sacred Heart Campus) - Casa Guadalupe, Catholic Charities - Cedar Crest College - Century Promise - Community Service for Children - City of Allentown - Cohesion - Community Action of the Lehigh Valley - Daybreak (Lehigh Conference of Churches) - DeSales University - Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley - First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union - Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley - LANTA - Laundry on Linden - Lehigh Carbon Community College - Lehigh Valley Planning Commission - Lehigh Carbon Technical Institute - Lehigh Valley Economic Development Cooperation - Coalition for Transportation Lehigh Valley - Lehigh Conference of Churches - Lehigh County Suicide Task Force - Muhlenberg College - Penn College - Pennsylvania Downtown Center - Promise Neighborhoods - Pinebrook Family Answers - Ripple Community, Inc. - Sacred Heart Church - Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern - Pennsylvania Star Community Health - Treatment Trends, Inc. - The Center (Treatment Trends, Inc.) - United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley - Workforce Board Lehigh Valley - YMCA ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - BETHLEHEM ========================================== ACCESS TO CARE --------------- Bethlehem Area School District (BASD): The partnership between Community Health and BASD began more than 25 years ago and continues to connect students and their families to a medical home (i.e., primary care physician), vision, dental, behavioral health, and other social services. These efforts have improved access and services to families in need. St. Luke's is part of the BASD Wellness Committee to strategize how best to improve and promote student and staff wellbeing and the BASD Attendance Committee. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus and St. Luke's Children's Hospital organized multiple drives for school supplies, clothing, and other essential needs. Community School Model: St. Luke's partners with the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, as well as other local partners, to implement the Community School Model. This includes financial and programmatic support from St. Luke's for a full-time school-based Community School Coordinator at Marvine Elementary School that works school-wide and a Family Development Specialist (FDS) at Donegan Elementary School that supports and connect students and families in need to services. During FFY 25, the Marvine Community School Coordinator worked with more than 300 elementary school families to address barriers to student attendance and improve parent and caregiver engagement. At Donegan Elementary, the FDS supported approximately 70 families referred by staff. One of the primary roles of the FDS is to provide support and resources for students and families to ensure students have good attendance rates so they can achieve in school. During this academic year there was an increase of 9% in good attendance to 41% and a decrease of 4% to 24% in chronic attendance issues. Not only does the FDS provide support to Donegan students and families, but they are also sharing these best practices district-wide. |
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Literacy: Literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at local schools in communities across the Network. A total of 126 volunteers, including seven of the SLUHN campus presidents, read to more than 6,300 students during Read Across America week in 2025 and more than 7,500 literacy resources Network-wide were shared with students in the community. Mobile Youth Health Center (MYHC): During FY 25 the MYHC provided care and services to 410 unique students through 913 encounters at Broughal Middle School, Freedom High School, Liberty High School, and Northeast Middle School. These encounters included connections to care including medical insurance, a medical home, vision and dental services, and additional community resources. The MYHC team also provided an additional 3,598 health screenings, vaccines, and other services to students. The MYHC care team provided 76 vision vouchers to the district students with a value of $9,645. Summer event at Donegan Elementary School Community School Partners, Bethlehem Area School District. Community Health Navigation: Community Health Navigation had 2,061 encounters (e.g., calls, appointments, follow ups) with 372 unique individuals. These encounters resulted in 316 referrals and 222 completed visits. Various resources such as clothing, hygiene, and bus passes were provided to patients in need. This includes homeless or near homeless, adults, families, and others facing hardships. Bridging the Gap funds were distributed to patients to support their basic needs totaling $3,459.02. Community Health Navigation also partners with local community-based organizations such as New Bethany Ministries and the Bethlehem Emergency Shelter to coordinate care and connection to services. Star Community Health: Star Community Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC-LA) affiliated with St. Luke's that provides care and wraparound services to uninsured and underinsured individuals and families at little or no out-of pocket cost. Southside Medical and Family Medicine (Easton Avenue), located in Bethlehem, provided connection to care and services for families, medical and dental service. In Bethlehem, Star Community Health's Dental Van visited nine schools and provided care to 868 students with a total of 410 cleanings, 549 sealants and 163 restorations. Breast Cancer Prevention: Adagio Health, through state and federal funding, administers the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP) across much of Pennsylvania. This initiative provides free screenings and diagnostic services to uninsured and underinsured women, helping catch cancer early when it's most treatable. St. Luke's University Health Network is a key partner and early detection site in this effort. With women's imaging locations and advanced technologies like 3D mammography and breast MRI, St. Luke's enhances early detection rates and reduces unnecessary follow-ups. During FFY 25, there were 1,188 patient outreach encounters resulting in 21.4% of those outreach encounters ordering a mammogram, 39.9% establishing with a primary care physician post-outreach, 63.6% of ordered images completed, and 91.2% of pathology orders completed. This partnership is a powerful example of how public funding and local health systems can work together to create lasting health equity. Temple/St. Luke's Medical Students Community Health Engagement Program (CHEP): Temple/St. Luke's offers the opportunity to participate in a Mentorship Program for students from the Bethlehem Area School District. This program seeks to connect medical students with high school students who could benefit from additional support. These students were identified as needing tier two interventions, which include increased instruction, supervision, positive reinforcements, academic support, and more. The medical students meet with the high school students on a one-on-one basis, twice monthly, for forty-five minutes. Their time together is spent discussing college preparation, studying techniques, and any other topics identified by the high school students. Workforce Development and Career Mentoring: St. Luke's supports workforce development initiatives for both adults and school-aged populations including the School-To-Work Program, Health Career Exploration Program, and the new Cultural and Linguistic Workforce Development Centers. These opportunities promote education, experiential learning, and skills-based training to prepare individuals for the workforce and help participants gain employment that provides them with a livable wage. Adolescent career mentoring programs and workforce initiatives target both in-school and out-of-school youth between the ages of 15-24 years old who reside in Lehigh and Northampton Counties through a combination of hospital rotations, professional development sessions, and work experience. School-to-Work (STW): For the past 28 years, St Luke's Hospital and the Bethlehem Area School District have been collaborating to provide English as a Second Language students the opportunity to explore healthcare careers through the School-To-Work Program (STW). The STW Program was created to improve graduation rates, lower absenteeism, and encourage students toward post-secondary education. Its intent is to engage at-risk students to remain in school by exposing them to health careers at St. Luke's Hospital, to offer support and guidance as they work to achieve fluency in English, and to obtain valuable career and life skills. Since the program was founded in 1997, it has served more than 430 ESL students. During FFY 25, 17 ESL students enrolled in the program, with 94% (n=16) completing the program successfully. Health Career Exploration Program (HCEP): Established more than 15 years ago, the Health Career Exploration Program offers experiential learning opportunities for high school students from diverse backgrounds to explore careers in the healthcare industry. Funded by the Workforce Board Lehigh Valley, HCEP assists students to gain insight into clinical and non-clinical roles, learn employability skills, understand future employment opportunities, and build confidence in their abilities. The students work for a maximum of 20 hours per week at an assigned department. They also participate in employability skill sessions that focus on a variety of topics to increase their knowledge on job seeking and job keeping skills (e.g., resume development, interviewing skills, leadership, communication in the workplace). During FFY 25, 15 students from the Bethlehem Area School District enrolled in the program, with 100% (n=15) successfully completing the program. Students had the opportunity to work at St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus Priscilla Payne Hurd Pavillion (PPHP) floors five, six, seven, the Short Stay Center, Emergency Department, and Acute Rehabilitation Center. Workforce Development Centers: The Linguistic and Cultural Workforce Development Initiative, implemented by St. Luke's Department of Community Health in collaboration with the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley and other community-based organizations, supports workers at any stage in their career. This initiative assists individuals to access English as Second Language courses, skill-based trainings, and employment opportunities that aligns with workforce needs in our local communities. During Fiscal Year 2025, the Workforce Development Centers had 216 participant engagements including services such as job readiness, job placements, and enrollment in skill-based trainings. The Centers also organized six job fairs, reaching over 100 individuals, and offered resume and job interview workshops. Further, participants were connected to employment opportunities within St. Luke's University Health Network and other community businesses/agencies. |
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Collectively, the Allentown and Bethlehem Centers successfully secured 93 jobs across various sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, supply chain, retail, and food service. In addition, the St. Luke's Workforce Development Centers and the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley, in partnership with ASR Media, produced a video highlighting the Centers. Selected from over 800 submissions, the video was featured at the Allentown Film Festival in April 2025. Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant: St. Luke's Department Workforce development participant of Community Health was awarded the Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant from Workforce Board Lehigh Valley. The overall purpose of the grant was to establish a Lehigh Valley Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership through the development of a Workforce Pipeline Strategic Action plan and to increase the pipeline of healthcare workers trained and employed in the Lehigh Valley's Healthcare Industry Sector. For this grant, SLUHN developed a three-pronged approach to education and training for program participants including: - SkillUp PA and Employability Skills Training - In partnership with CareerLink Lehigh Valley, the program enrolled 19 high school students from the Allentown School District, with 73% (n=14) an online learning platform to completing the program successfully. The program utilized SkillUp assist participants to attain industry-recognized credentials for high-demand careers, including those in healthcare. Additionally, program participants were educated on employability skills and career ladders in the healthcare field. - Medical Assistant On-the-Job Training - This program component provided funds to support 23 Medical Assistance Trainees. Out of 23 enrolled in the grant, 87% (n=20) of the trainees obtained full-time employment across the St. Luke's Network. During this six-week training period, the trainees worked with patients while learning anatomy skills, medical terminology, collecting vital signs and EKGs, and administering immunizations and injections. They also learned how to participate in data collection, planning, and implementation of patient care plans, all while exhibiting professional behavior and high-level customer service skills. - School of Phlebotomy - This program component supported 15 participants enrolled in the St. Luke's School of Phlebotomy, with 100% (n=15) of participants completing the program successfully. The phlebotomy students participated in a twelve-week program that provided phlebotomy education through a combined delivery of didactic/theory in a classroom setting, as well as clinical experience in one of the St. Luke's outpatient lab service centers. findhelp: St. Luke's partners with findhelp, a free self-navigating online platform (sluhn.findhelp.com). findhelp is a social care network established to provide a comprehensive platform for people to find social services in their communities at any time in a language they understand, and for nonprofit and other community-based organizations to coordinate their service delivery and support services. St. Luke's Information Technology, Quality, Case Management, and Community Health teams work collaboratively, especially with Star Community Health, with more than 1,750 established (i.e., claimed) community-based partners in the communities we serve, which is also integrated with SLUHN electronic health record (i.e., Epic). findhelp allows community members to search for and connect to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) support such as financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, transportation, and more. This platform, as well as United Way's 211, are tools that Community Health Liaisons use to assist our community members, patients, and staff to connect to vital resources. Community Health continues to onboard priority partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date resources are available to our communities. Network-wide there were 51,280 searches during FY 25 with the top searches including food, housing, and utilities. In the Bethlehem service area (Lehigh and Northampton counties), there were a total of 30,032 searches, with the top services including food, housing, and utilities. HOPE (Health, Outreach, Prevention, Education): HOPE at St. Luke's provides clinical, case management, and prevention services to persons living with HIV. At the end of FFY 25, 369 active (unduplicated) patients were receiving medical care at the Bethlehem and Easton locations. There were 17 newly diagnosed patients with HIV linked into care at HOPE, and there continues to be an increase in patients with complex needs (e.g., medically compromised, homeless, uninsured, undocumented). There were 486 active patients that received Medical Case Management services in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and Stroudsburg. In collaboration with St. Luke's Monroe Hospital, medical case management services in Monroe County were transitioned from Tannersville to Stroudsburg. The office is closer to other St. Luke's medical offices and public transportation, allowing for increased access and sustainability of care and services. During FY 25, 116 patients received housing assistance through ongoing rental assistance, permanent housing placement, emergency assistance, or short-term rental assistance. Transportation: St. Luke's transportation services, in collaboration with Lyft and Uber rideshares, ensures access to care by supporting rides to and from appointments. Transportation initiatives supported by SLUHN align with the primary goal of improving access to primary care for homeless and near homeless populations. By providing complimentary Lyft rides to and from appointments with primary care doctors and other specialists, this initiative allows patients to receive routine care in a timely manner, with the added goal of reducing the frequency and overuse of Emergency Department resources. More than $900,000 in Lyft and Uber rides were provided for services Network-wide. Housing: Stable housing greatly impacts an individual's ability to access and maintain regular medical care. St. Luke's partners with local organizations to address the housing shortage through community partnerships at the campus-level to build capacity within the community. St. Luke's is also working with the City of Bethlehem on a Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant. Visiting Nurse Association: As a member of the St. Luke's University Health Network, the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke's Health/Hospice, Inc. ("the VNA") offers Home Health, Hospice and community-based mother/baby services that include the Visiting Nurse Advocate in the Home (VNAC) and Nurse Family Partnership (NFP). Established in 1919, the agency maintains Medicare-certification, Pennsylvania Department of Health licensure, Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) accreditation and provides care in Lehigh, Berks, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Upper Bucks, and Montgomery Counties. During FY 25, 2,148 patients were provided Hospice care and 5,658 in Home Health across the Network. Maternal and Child Health: The VNA operates three programs under the Maternal Child Health department that support children and families. The first is the prevention model, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) which supports and fosters positive parenting in our community making the Lehigh Valley a better place for families and children. St. Luke's NFP program was established in 2001 and serves economically disadvantaged families in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The program goals are to improve pregnancy outcomes, improve child health and development, and enhance the economic self-sufficiency of the family. Each NFP family is partnered with a Registered Nurse (RN) early in the mother's pregnancy and receives ongoing nurse home visits throughout the pregnancy and through the child's second birthday. During FY 25, NFP received 1,011 referrals, served 435 families, and completed 5,137 visits. There were 89% of babies in the program born at term and 93% of babies were born at a healthy weight. There were 98% of children vaccinated at two years of age, and 75% of mothers working at the time they graduated from the NFP program. 84% of children were meeting their developmental milestones at 24 months, and 78% of mothers who completed the program delayed their next pregnancy beyond two years. The second model which is implemented in collaboration with St. Luke's Behavioral Health Integrations team, Moving Beyond Depression, is in the second year of a three-year pilot to help support mothers enrolled in NFP who struggle with a diagnosis of major depression. Those who are enrolled in this program receive a series of in-home cognitive behavior therapy sessions provided by a therapist who is imbedded with the NFP team. The program had a 63% completion rate for FY 25, and 93% of completers no longer met the criteria for depression at the completion of their treatment. |
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Of those who completed their treatment, 53% reported decreased parenting stress and, 73% reported increased social supports. The third program is an intervention program, the Visiting Nurse Advocate for the County (VNAC). This intensively focused program provides services to families that are referred by the Offices of Children, Youth, and Family Services (OCYS) in Lehigh and Northampton Counties and have current open cases. The program works to promote positive growth in the families and serves to create safety nets for the children involved. Families are partnered with a RN, who provides family support, parenting education and guidance, life skills, and case management services. The services are provided using a holistic nursing approach, centered on family preservation. The goals of this program are that the parent/caregiver will provide a safe environment for the child, to increase parenting knowledge and skills, and that the parent/caregiver will meet the child's health and medical needs. During FY 25, there were 84 families served, with 86% showing improvement in the safety of the living environment for the child, 73% improved parenting knowledge and skills, and 93% improved in their child's health and medical needs being met. In addition to the traditional in-home services, the VNAC team also provide Nurse Consultation services to both counties for medically complex cases on request. During the FY 2025 VNAC received 531 such consult requests and worked a total of 981.25 hours on these cases. Food Access: Food access is a critical component of maintaining health and preventing chronic disease. Issues related to food access include access to healthy foods. SLUHN partners with local organizations through our schools and community partners to decrease food insecurity and promote healthy lifestyles. Older Adult Meal Program: The Bethlehem Campus Older Adult Meals Program is designed to provide subsidized meals to adults ages 65 and older at the Bethlehem Campus cafeteria, which served 1,164 meals during FY 25. This initiative addresses food security and loneliness among older adults. Marvine Food Pantry: Through partnerships with Second Harvest Food Bank and other local organizations, Marvine Elementary School provides a food pantry for students and families facing food insecurity. During FY 25, more than 2,000 households (duplicated) were supported through Marvine's food initiatives. Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley (HCLV): St. Luke's has established collaborative processes with community partners, such HCLV, to meet individuals where they are and promote connections and access to care and services, including a community food pantry that served 2,278 households and a total of 8,565 adults, children, and seniors in FY 25, including 276 new visitors. Additionally, the Basilio Huertas Senior Center promotes healthy aging, with a focus on culturally appropriate communications and supports, through bilingual case management, food access/nutrition, socialization, and recreation. During FY 25, HCLV worked with more than fifty seniors monthly (655 encounters). St. Luke's continues to support the infrastructure and capacity building at HCLV. Marvine Elementary School Food Distribution. New Bethany Inc: St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus works closely with New Bethany Inc to help address food insecurity. SLUHN provides food donations, capacity building, and other services to New Bethany Inc. Physical Activity: Get Your Tail on the Trail is a free program created in 2013 by SLUHN and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The program aims to help people of all ages and abilities to meet their personal fitness goals. Since program inception, there have been a total of 6,295,048 miles recorded. Network-wide, there were 2,162 active users that logged 637,618 miles during FY 25. Sports Medicine and Athletic Trainers: With a wide range of skill sets and abilities, athletic trainers manage an athlete from initial injury to return to life and play. Athletic trainers play a critical role in healthcare as they are often the most available and onsite medical provider in the athletics venue, therefore providing immediate care and facilitation of medical action that results in effective and efficient care to support patient recovery goals. SLUHN athletic trainers support more than 100,000 youth and collegiate athletes in PA and NJ. Diabetes Education and Prevention: Diabetes Self-Management, Education, and Support (DSMES) is provided for patients In Allentown, Bethlehem, and Coaldale through the Department of Community Health. This program is executed through our partnership with the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists for our Diabetes Education Accreditation Program (DEAP). Additionally, St. Luke's Center for Diabetes & Endocrinology serves additional sites throughout the network. The Department of Community Health established a quality improvement initiative, Diabetes CARES (Clinical Assessment, Resources, Education, and Support), for patients at Star Community Health (Allentown and Bethlehem). This program, in collaboration with our residencies and Medical Fitness and Sports Performance, provides DSMES and a focused team approach to reduce the percentage of patients with poorly controlled diabetes (HgbA1c > 9.0). This initiative included clinical diabetes visits, diabetes education with a bilingual Community Health Worker, physical activity opportunities, diabetes self-management, support, and access to healthy food. During FY 25, the CARES project had 30% of patients at Star Community Health Southside with poorly controlled diabetes. Employee Wellness: St. Luke's University Health Network recognizes that the health of its workforce is important and vital to the success of our organization. To support our employees and their spouses, the St. Luke's Employee Wellness Team provides evidence-based programming and health education to empower individuals to positively impact their health and reduce their risk of chronic health conditions through making healthy lifestyle choices. In alignment with the Network CHNA top priorities (i.e., Access to Care, Chronic Disease Prevention, Mental and Behavioral Health), Employee Wellness provides opportunities for employees and their spouses to focus on their physical, mental, and social well-being, to help foster a high quality of life while managing the demands of their roles at work and home. During FY 25, the following programs and resources were provided to support employee wellness: Caring Starts with You Core (annual biometric and health risk assessment program), Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program, health coaching, Plant Based Eating Class, tobacco cessation, Employee Fitness Incentive Program, massage therapy, Silver Cloud, Employee Assistance Program, and Therapy Anywhere. The CSA program provided the opportunity to improve access to fresh, local produce. Network-wide, a total of $225,044 was invested in our local farms during the 2024 CSA season, including Willow Haven Farm at the Bethlehem Campus. Additionally, through this initiative, 343 shares were donated in the Bethlehem service area to Valley Youth House. St. Luke's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Response Warm Hand Off (WHO): WHO is an initiative to support the continuum of care for patients in need of multiple services and providers. It is a transfer of care between providers with the patient (and potentially family) present to ensure clear communication and transparency, while helping to build relationships between patients and providers. St. Luke's collaborates with local community-based organizations and local county to support WHO efforts. Additionally, Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) operate in the Allentown, Bethlehem, Sacred Heart, Upper Bucks, Anderson, and Easton emergency departments to support WHO. At the Bethlehem Hospital, a total of 139 WHO were conducted for alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, and other stimulants during FY 25. Northampton County Task Forces: Community Health worked with the Northampton County Opioid Task Force to connect patients to SUD treatment and recovery services as well as the Northampton County Suicide Task Force to provide mental health trainings, including Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention. School-based Programs: Your Emotional Strength Supported (YESS!) school-based mental health counseling is designed to support students with mental health needs at school and provides services in the Bethlehem Area School District. A total of 4,488 encounters for the YESS! Program occurred during FY 25 in nine Bethlehem elementary schools and Northeast Middle School. Mindfulness rooms were created at Marvine Elementary School for staff, Donegan Elementary School for students, and Boys and Girls Club of Bethlehem for adults and children to support mental health and self-care. |
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Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit (ABHU): St. Luke's Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at the Easton Campus also provides connection to care and services for youth in need with a 16-bed unit. During FY 25, there were 252 adolescents in Lehigh County and 315 in Northampton County that received care in the ABHU. St. Luke's Penn Foundation Education: Providing the community with mental health and addiction prevention education, information, and resources is a vital part of St. Luke's Penn Foundation's (SLPF) programming. SLPF delivers regular in-school presentations to middle and high students and educational presentations in the community on topics such as mental health, substance use, overdose prevention, recovery, and harm reduction. Through its monthly podcast "Just STARt the Conversation," SLPF discusses timely mental health topics such as social media use, perinatal mood disorders, changing careers, getting along in polarizing times, athlete mental health, and more. With over 40 available episodes, this podcast offers relevant information for everyone. Additionally, St. Luke's Wellness 101 has more than 100 episodes that take viewers (ages 13+) on a practical yet humorous step-by-step journey to explore the basics of health and wellness. From the importance of hand washing to mindfulness practices and everything in between, the Wellness 101 show presents fun and educational information while helping viewers learn and retain health and wellness information. Wellness 101 Jr. is a child-friendly version of Wellness 101 that explores the basics of health and wellness for kids ages 6-12. With almost 40 episodes, children learn about a variety of health topics such as sleep, handling peer pressure, how to ask for help, and more through interactive videos and simple Q&As. PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS ------------------------------- - Boys and Girls Club Bethlehem - Bethlehem Health Bureau - Community Action Lehigh Valley (CALV) - Bethlehem Library - Northampton Community College - Crime Victims of the Lehigh Valley - Bethlehem Salvation Army - Giant Food Stores - Moravian Frezer Ministries - Hablando Con Su Doctor - Coalition for Appropriate Transportation - Bethlehem Police Department - SHARE Housing - Pinebrook Family Services - Moravian University - Star Community Health - Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley - Just Born - Lehigh University - New Bethany Ministries - Northampton County SUD Response - Northampton County Suicide Task Force - Northampton County Question, Persuade - Refer trainings - Second Harvest Lehigh Valley - United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley - Volunteer Center Lehigh Valley - City of Bethlehem - Cay Galgon - Treatment Trends Inc. - Bethlehem Emergency Shelter ST. LUKE'S LEHIGHTON AND CARBON HOSPITALS ========================================= ACCESS TO CARE -------------- Pathstone Head Start: Head Start is a federally funded program designed to promote school readiness for children from low-income families. It serves children from birth to age five and supports their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Community Health staff, cross trained as CHWs, provide connection to care services and resources to students and families. findhelp: St. Luke's partners with findhelp, a free self-navigating online platform (sluhn.findhelp.com). findhelp is a social care network established to provide a comprehensive platform for people to find social services in their communities at any time in a language they understand, and for nonprofit and other community-based organizations to coordinate their service delivery and support services. St. Luke's Information Technology, Quality, Case Management, and Community Health teams work collaboratively, especially with Star Community Health, with more than 1,750 established (i.e., claimed) community-based partners in the communities we serve, which is also integrated with SLUHN electronic health record (i.e., Epic). findhelp allows community members to search for and connect to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) support such as financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, transportation, and more. This platform, as well as United Way's 211, are tools that Community Health Liaisons use to assist our community members, patients, and staff to connect to vital resources. Community Health continues to onboard priority partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date resources are available to our communities. Network-wide there were 51,280 searches during FY 25 with the top searches including food, housing, and utilities. In the Carbon and Lehighton service area, there were a total of 2,745 searches during FY 25 (Carbon County), with the top services including food, housing, and utilities. Breast Cancer Prevention: Adagio Health, through state and federal funding, administers the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP) across much of Pennsylvania. This initiative provides free screenings and diagnostic services to uninsured and underinsured women, helping catch cancer early when it's most treatable. St. Luke's University Health Network is a key partner and early detection site in this effort. With women's imaging locations and advanced technologies like 3D mammography and breast MRI, St. Luke's enhances early detection rates and reduces unnecessary follow-ups. During FY 25, there were 1,188 patient outreach encounters resulting in 21.4% of those outreach encounters ordering a mammogram, 39.9% establishing with a primary care physician post-outreach, 63.6% of ordered images completed, and 91.2% of pathology orders completed. This partnership is a powerful example of how public funding and local health systems can work together to create lasting health equity. Visiting Nurse Association: As a member of the St. Luke's University Health Network, the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke's Health/Hospice, Inc. ("the VNA") offers Home Health, Hospice and community-based mother/baby services that include the Visiting Nurse Advocate in the Home (VNAC) and Nurse Family Partnership (NFP). Established in 1919, the agency maintains Medicare-certification, Pennsylvania Department of Health licensure, Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) accreditation and provides care in Lehigh, Berks, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Upper Bucks, and Montgomery Counties. During FY 25, 2,148 patients were provided Hospice care and 5,658 in Home Health across the Network. Carbon County School Districts: St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) school-based staff provide services to students and families in the Panther Valley School District (PVSD) and our Community Health Workers (CHW) help support programs and initiatives at Carbon County School Districts. St. Luke's staff also help to implement a food pantry for PVSD families facing food insecurity. In collaboration with the St. Luke's Rural Health Centers and with support from CHWs, connections to care were established to improve access to school physicals, vaccinations, education, and resources. The Star Community Health Dental Van partnered with local schools during FY 25 providing services to 1,698 patients, including 952 cleanings, 1,718 sealants and 283 restorations. The Carbon County schools visited by the dental van include Panther Valley Elementary, Intermediate, and High School, SS Palmer Elementary School, Parkside Elementary, Towamensing Elementary, Palmerton Middle and High School, Weatherly Elementary School, Behavioral Health Associates (BHA), as well as visits to PathStone Lehighton Head Start. The summer dental van program during July and August also provided dental services to children and adults. Priorities in Panther Valley School District (PVSD) aligned with the Community School Model to connect students and their families to a medical home, vision, dental, behavioral health services, and other social services. During FFY 25, through the Mobile Youth Health Centers, 81 unique students were provided care and services resulting in 40 referrals and 18 connections to care. Vision vouchers were provided to 29 students with a value of $2,645. Literacy: St. Luke's promotes literacy in Carbon County through the evidence-based Reach Out and Read (ROR) program in partnership with Carbon County Community Foundation. ROR is integrated into our Carbon County pediatric and family medicine practices to engage families during each well patient visit. In addition, Brush, Book, Bed (BBB), an American Academy of Pediatrics initiative to engage families on the importance of a regular bedtime routine, is integrated to promote oral health, literacy, and healthy lifestyles and behaviors. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library initiative, also funded by the Carbon County Community Foundation, further supports literacy and provides age-appropriate books for all Carbon County children enrolled. |
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During FY 25, participating St. Luke's Physician Group pediatrics and family medicine practices completed 1,839 well visits for children ages 0-5 years in which trained providers and staff engaged families with messaging and resources vital for growth and development. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library initiative provides Carbon County children with an age-appropriate new book each month. At the end of FFY 25, there were 1,388 active children in the program. since 2021, 942 have "graduated", meaning they aged-out of the program (i.e., reached age six). Additionally, the Veterans Literacy Initiative at the St. Luke's Lehighton Campus as well as Little Free Libraries provide additional access points. Literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at local schools in communities across the Network. A total of 126 volunteers, including seven of the SLUHN campus presidents, read to more than 6,300 students during Read Across America week in 2025 and more than 7,500 literacy resources Networkwide were shared with students in the community. Raub Middle School students and SLUHN campus presidents were some of the volunteers that read to elementary school students in the Allentown School District. Carbon Collaborative: St. Luke's Community Health partners with the Carbon County Interagency Collaborative to provide consistent communications and support. More than 100 Carbon County social service organizations and nonprofit partners are represented, with over 35 regularly contributing to collaborative meetings. The committee identifies gaps, barriers, and opportunities and prioritizes how to best align existing services and strengthen connections to care, education, and resources. Additionally, several subcommittees and initiatives are established to build capacity for key community needs (e.g., transportation, literacy, early childhood education, prevention efforts, homeless task force). Workforce Development: In partnership with the Pocono Counties Workforce Board, the Department of Community Health assisted St. Luke's Volunteer Services with the implementation of the Hands-on Immersive Healthcare program at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus. This initiative provided 55 high school students from Weatherly High School, Jim Thorpe High School, Lehighton High School, and Palmerton High School the opportunity to engage in practical learning experiences through simulated clinical tasks that represent various roles in the healthcare industry. Over the course of the program, students rotated through different stations where they observed and participated in simulations using patient actors or mannequins. The program consists of three separate sessions, featuring stations that highlight in-demand occupations within healthcare, while also teaching students vital employability skills and essential patient care techniques. Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant: St. Luke's Department of Community Health was awarded the Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant from Workforce Board Lehigh Valley. The overall purpose of the grant was to establish a Lehigh Valley Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership through the development of a Workforce Pipeline Strategic Action plan and to increase the pipeline of healthcare workers trained and employed in the Lehigh Valley's Healthcare Industry Sector. For this grant, SLUHN developed a three-pronged approach to education and training for program participants including: - SkillUp PA and Employability Skills Training - In partnership with CareerLink Lehigh Valley, the program enrolled 19 high school students from the Allentown School District, with 73% (n=14) an online learning platform to completing the program successfully. The program utilized SkillUp assist participants to attain industry-recognized credentials for high-demand careers, including those in healthcare. Additionally, program participants were educated on employability skills and career ladders in the healthcare field. - Medical Assistant On-the-Job Training - This program component provided funds to support 23 Medical Assistance Trainees. Out of 23 enrolled in the grant, 87% (n=20) of the trainees obtained full-time employment across the St. Luke's Network. During this six-week training period, the trainees worked with patients while learning anatomy skills, medical terminology, collecting vital signs and EKGs, and administering immunizations and injections. They also learned how to participate in data collection, planning, and implementation of patient care plans, all while exhibiting professional behavior and high-level customer service skills. - School of Phlebotomy - This program component supported 15 participants enrolled in the St. Luke's School of Phlebotomy, with 100% (n=15) of participants completing the program successfully. The phlebotomy students participated in a twelve-week program that provided phlebotomy education through a combined delivery of didactic/theory in a classroom setting, as well as clinical experience in one of the St. Luke's outpatient lab service centers. Transportation: St. Luke's transportation services, in collaboration with Lyft and Uber rideshare, ensures access to care by supporting rides to and from appointments. Transportation initiatives supported by SLUHN align with the primary goal of improving access to primary care for homeless and near homeless populations. By providing complimentary Lyft and Uber rides to and from appointments with primary care doctors and other specialists, this initiative allows patients to receive routine care in a timely manner, with the added goal of reducing the frequency and overuse of Emergency Department resources. More than $900,000 in Lyft and Uber rides were provided for services Network-wide. Older Adult Meal Program: The Carbon and Lehighton Older Adult Meals Program is designed to provide subsidized meals to adults 65 and older at the Carbon Campus cafeteria and the Lehighton Campus cafeteria. The Carbon Campus cafeteria served 9,528 meals during FY 25 and Lehighton served forty-three. This initiative addresses food security and loneliness among older adults. Fireside chats were aligned with the program to provide older adults with guest speakers and interactive events. Food Security: The Rural Health Center food access partnership with Leiby's Farm was implemented to improve patient intake of fresh produce to help support healthy eating habits. The VALOR Foundation Stand Down Lansford for veterans provided quarterly food access support services. Physical Activity: Get Your Tail on the Trail is a free program created in 2013 by SLUHN and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The program aims to help people of all ages and abilities to meet their personal fitness goals. Since program inception, there have been a total of 6,295,048 miles recorded. Network-wide, there were 2,162 active users that logged 637,618 miles during FY 25. Employee Wellness: St. Luke's University Health Network recognizes that the health of its workforce is important and vital to the success of our organization. To support our employees and their spouses, the St. Luke's Employee Wellness Team provides evidence-based programming and health education to empower individuals to positively impact their health and reduce their risk of chronic health conditions through making healthy lifestyle choices. In alignment with the Network CHNA top priorities (i.e., Access to Care, Chronic Disease Prevention, Mental and Behavioral Health), Employee Wellness provides opportunities for employees and their spouses to focus on their physical, mental and social well-being, to help foster a high quality of life while managing the demands of their roles at work and home. During FY 25, the following programs and resources were provided to support employee wellness: Caring Starts with You Core (annual biometric and health risk assessment program), Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program, health coaching, Plant Based Eating Class, Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), tobacco cessation, Employee Fitness Incentive Program, massage therapy, Silver Cloud, Employee Assistance Program, and Therapy Anywhere. The CSA program provided the opportunity to improve access to fresh, local produce. A total of $225,044 was invested in our local farms Networkwide. The St. Luke's Rodale Farm that provided fresh produce to the Miners, Carbon, and Lehighton campuses during the 2024 CSA season. Additionally, through this initiative, ten shares were donated in the Carbon and Lehighton service area to Family Promise of Carbon County. initiative, ten shares were donated in the Carbon and Lehighton service area to Family Promise of Carbon County. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
Sports Medicine and Athletic Trainers: With a wide range of skill sets and abilities, athletic trainers manage an athlete from initial injury to return to life and play. Athletic trainers play a critical role in healthcare as they are often the most available and onsite medical provider in the athletics venue, therefore providing immediate care and facilitation of medical action that results in effective and efficient care to support patient recovery goals. SLUHN athletic trainers support more than 100,000 youth and collegiate athletes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. St. Luke's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Response Warm Hand Off (WHO): WHO is an initiative to support the continuum of care for patients in need of multiple services and providers. It is a transfer of care between providers with the patient (and potentially family) present to ensure clear communication and transparency, while helping to build relationships between patients and providers. St. Luke's collaborates with local community-based organizations and local county to support WHO efforts. Additionally, Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) operate in the Allentown, Bethlehem, Sacred Heart, Upper Bucks, Anderson, and Easton emergency departments to support WHO. At the Carbon and Lehighton Hospitals, a total of 43 WHO referrals were conducted for alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, and other stimulants during FY 25. Stigma Presentations: The Department of Community Health worked with partners to deliver a Community Stigma Presentation for Carbon and Schuylkill Counties. Narcan Education and Distribution: Narcan education and distribution was provided during FY 25 to community members in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties through eleven events and providing 141 boxes of Narcan to the community. Safe Medication Disposal: Safe medication disposal boxes continued to provide a space to dispose of unwanted medicines at the St. Luke's Carbon Campus. During FY 25, 300.2 pounds of unused medication were safely disposed. Behavioral Health Walk-in Center: St. Luke's Psychiatric Associates' behavioral health walk-in center is located at the Lehighton Campus and offers a welcoming and comfortable, non-residential environment for those dealing with a variety of mental health issues. Those seeking services or support for a non-life-threatening mental health circumstance will be greeted by a medical receptionist and will be assessed by a professional crisis intervention specialist in a relaxed, non-clinical environment. Individuals will be evaluated and provided with the resources and/or referrals needed to deal with the immediate situation. This may include psychotherapy sessions or connections other community resources (e.g., Veterans Affairs) and specialists. A case manager may be assigned to provide ongoing support. Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit (ABHU): St. Luke's Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at the Easton Campus also provides connection to care and services for youth in need with a 16-bed unit. During FY 25, there were 116 adolescents in Carbon County that were provided services at the ABHU. PVSD Behavioral Health Counseling: Your Emotional Strength Supported (YESS!) school-based mental health counseling is designed to support students with mental health needs at school. YESS! school-based mental health had 634 student encounters for the YESS! Program occurred during FY 25 at PMSD. St. Luke's Penn Foundation Education: Providing the community with mental health and addiction prevention education, information, and resources is a vital part of St. Luke's Penn Foundation's (SLPF) programming. SLPF delivers regular in-school presentations to middle and high students and educational presentations in the community on topics such as mental health, substance use, overdose prevention, recovery, and harm reduction. Through its monthly podcast "Just STARt the Conversation," SLPF discusses timely mental health topics such as social media use, perinatal mood disorders, changing careers, getting along in polarizing times, athlete mental health, and more. With over 40 available episodes, this podcast offers relevant information for everyone. Additionally, St. Luke's Wellness 101 has more than 100 episodes that take viewers (ages 13+) on a practical yet humorous step-by-step journey to explore the basics of health and wellness. From the importance of hand washing to mindfulness practices and everything in between, the Wellness 101 show presents fun and educational information while helping viewers learn and retain health and wellness information. Wellness 101 Jr. is a child-friendly version of Wellness 101 that explores the basics of health and wellness for kids ages 612. With almost 40 episodes, children learn about a variety of health topics such as sleep, handling peer pressure, how to ask for help, and more through interactive videos and simple Q&As. PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS ------------------------------- - Area Health Education Center (AHEC) - Blue Mountain Ski Resort Community partnership - Carbon County Area Agency on Aging - Carbon County Transit, Family Promise - Carbon County KidZone - Carbon County Interagency - Collaborative Council - Carbon County Mental Health - Carbon County Technical Institute - College and Carbon County CareerLink Career Mentoring - Carbon County Veteran Affairs - Houser Newman - Panther Valley School District - Lehighton School District - Palmerton School District - Jim Thorpe School District - Weatherly School District - PathStone Head Start - Pennsylvania State Police - SHARE Housing - Reimagine Carbon - Veteran's office (Lehighton campus) - Carbon County Community Action - Pocono Workforce Board - Leiby's Farm |
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SPONSORSHIP ============ In FY 25, the campuses of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pennsylvania provided community sponsorships to the following organizations serving our mutual community populations in need: St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus ---------------------------- - Alzheimers Association - Autism Eats - Bethlehem Area School District - Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School's Bridges Foundation - Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation (BEDCO) - Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering, Inc. - Bethlehem Lions Club - Big Brothers Big Sisters - Bloom for Women, Inc. - Boys & Girls Club of Bethlehem - Cay Galgon Lifehouse - Celtic Fest - Center for Humanistic Change - Central Moravian Church - Chamber of Commerce (Bethlehem) - Charter Arts Foundation - Congregation Brith Sholom, Bethlehem - DeSales University - Dream Come True of the Lehigh Valley - Early Childhood Education Collaborative - Easter Seals - Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted Police - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce - Harvest Full of Hope - Historic Bethlehem Museum & Sites - HCLV - Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley (HCLV) - Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites - HumbleHeros - Kids Peace - Lauren's Hope Golf - Lehigh Valley Charter High School - Lehigh Valley Lifestyle Medicine - Life Path - Lily's Hope Foundation - LVEDC - Miller Keystone Blood Center - Moravian Academy - Moravian University - Salem Christian School - Salisbury Township School District - Saucon Valley School District - South Bethlehem Historical Society - Northampton Community College - New Bethany - Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) - Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley (PCFLV) - Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley - Salem Christian School - Salisbury Township School District - Sassy Massy Smiles Foundation - Saucon Conservancy - Saucon Valley School District - St. Baldricks Fundraiser - Taggart Invitational - The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties - The Kindness Project - Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis St. Luke's Allentown Campus and St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus --------------------------------------------------------------- - 9th Annual Team Decker/LLS 5K Walk/Run - Alburtis Elementary - Allentown Art Museum - Allentown School District - Allentown St. Patrick's Parade - AmericaVen - Baum School of Art - Berks County Fair - Boy Scouts of America - Boys and Girls Club of Allentown - Camelot for Children - Cancer Support Community - Catholic Charities - Cedar Crest College - Civic Theatre of Allentown - CMS Community Music School - Communities in Schools - Corvette Club of Allentown - Emmaus Entertainment and Recreation Commission - Girls on the Run - Good Shepherd - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce - Harmony Lodge 86 IOOF - Healing of the Arts - Hindu Temple - Iron Pigs - Jess Fin Foundation - Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley - Jewish Family Services - KidsPeace - Kutztown Day - Lehigh Carbon Community College - Lehigh Career and Technical Institute's (LCTI) - Lehigh Conference of Churches - Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation - Lehigh Valley Zoo - Lower Macungie Township - Lehigh Valley Aging in Place - Mandy Marquardt - Mayfair Festival of the Arts - Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley - MS Walk at Coca Cola Park - Northern Berks - Out of the Darkness Walk LV - PA State Police - Pancreatic Cancer Hope Foundation - Parkland School District - Parkland Youth Baseball League - Penn State LV - Salvation Army - Spotlight PA - State Representative Gary Day - Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley - Wescoe Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation - West Catty Playground Pavilion - YWCA St. Luke's Lehighton Campus ---------------------------- - Bo Tkach Foundation - Carbon County Community Foundation - Carbon Monroe Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission - Family Promise of Carbon County - HCM Foundation - Healthy Kids Running Series Lehighton - Lehigh Carbon Community College - Lehigh Career and Technical Institute's (LCTI) - Lehigh Valley Zoological Society - Lehighton Area Elementary Center PTO - Lehighton Downtown Initiative - Lehighton Fire Dept - Live Like Brent Foundation |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTIONS 1A & 1B AND CORE FORM, PART VII |
THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THIS ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES ON BEHALF OF MOST OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO PREPARES AND ISSUES FORMS 1099 TO THESE VENDORS RECEIVING PAYMENTS WHERE APPLICABLE AND FILES THESE FORMS 1099 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. IN ADDITION, THIS ORGANIZATION ISSUES FORMS W-2 TO INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES AT VARIOUS AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, THIS ORGANIZATION FILES THE APPLICABLE FORMS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES PERSONNEL COSTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED BENEFITS TO THE APPROPRIATE AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL & HEALTH NETWORK VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; QUESTION 2 |
EFFECTIVE WITH THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 28, 2025 ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, WAS STATUTORILY MERGED INTO ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. ACCORDINGLY, THE ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THIS ENTITY ARE NOW CARRIED OUT BY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTION 15 |
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, RICHARD A. ANDERSON, JOEL D. FAGERSTROM, ROBERT E. MARTIN, ROBERT L. WAX, ESQ., AND SCOTT R. WOLFE SERVED AS OFFICERS AND WERE INVOLVED IN THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ON A FULL TIME BASIS. ALTHOUGH THESE INDIVIDUALS 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, ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FILED A 2024 FEDERAL FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. Chad T. Brisendine SERVES AS THE VP & Chief Information Officer FOR ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ALTHOUGH CHAD IS EMPLOYED BY AND RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM THIS ORGANIZATION. HIS COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. DID NOT FILE A 2024 FEDERAL FORM 4720 FOR ANY REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO HIS COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M BECAUSE HIS 2024 FORM W-2 BOX 1 AMOUNT DID NOT EXCEED THE $1M THRESHOLD AND THUS IS EXEMPT FROM EXCISE TAX AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4960. JEFFREY A. JAHRE, M.D. SERVES AS THE SVP MEDICAL & ACADEMIC AFFAIRS FOR ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ALTHOUGH DR. JAHRE IS EMPLOYED BY AND RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM THIS ORHANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, HIS COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. DID NOT FILE A 2024 FEDERAL FORM 4720 FOR ANY REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO HIS COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M BECAUSE HE WAS NOT A COVERED EMPLOYEE OF ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. AND THUS is EXEMPT FROM EXCISE TAX AS PROVIDED UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4960. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 3 |
The organization is an affiliate within St. Luke's University Health Network ("Network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. serves as the parent organization of the Network. As the parent organization St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. provides various corporate related services for the benefit of various Network entities. These corporate services, include, but are not limited to, executive, legal and risk management, compliance and governance, human resources and finance (accounting, payroll, accounts payable). The costs associated with these services are paid for by St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania allocates a portion of the costs for these corporate services to various Network entities subject to approval by St. Luke's Health Network. In addition, St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. senior management personnel reported on this Form 990 are issued Forms W-2 from St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 4 |
EFFECTIVE WITH THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 28, 2025 ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WAS STATUTORILY MERGED INTO ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED ACCORDINGLY. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 |
ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B |
THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE 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 IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK 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.ARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 |
THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. COMPENSATION REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE 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. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 |
THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. 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 INDIVIDUALS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION. 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 |
RICHARD A. ANDERSON AND MICHAEL P. SABOL, D.O. SERVE AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AN UNCOMPENSATED POSITION. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT COMPENSATED FOR SERVING AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. SCOTT R. WOLFE IS THE senior vice president of Finance and CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE NETWORK. MR. WOLFE IS INCLUDED ON THIS FORM 990 BECAUSE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 HE SERVED AS THE TOP FINANCIAL OFFICIAL OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. WENDY N. LAZO IS THE PRESIDENT OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM CAMPUS AND WILLIAM E. MOYER IV IS THE PRESIDENT OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN, SACRED HEART, AND WEST END CAMPUSES, THE 'WEST REGION'. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE OFFICERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION BUT ALSO SERVE IN A NETWORK ROLE FOR ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. JOEL D. FAGERSTROM, ROBERT E. MARTIN, ROBERT L. WAX, ESQ., JEFFREY A. JAHRE, M.D. AND CHAD T. BRISENDINE ARE REPORTED AS THE TOP FIVE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES ON THIS ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MR. FAGERSTROM, MR. WAX, DR. JAHRE AND MR. BRISENDINE CURRENTLY SERVE IN NETWORK ROLES FOR ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. MR. MARTIN SERVED AS THE SVP CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER THROUGH JULY 1, 2024. carol a. kuplen, rn, msn, a former officer of this organization, is still employed within the st. luke's university health network as the senior associate dean, undergraduate studies. MR. ANDERSON, MR. WOLFE, MS. LAZO, MR. MOYER IV, MR. FAGERSTROM, MR. MARTIN, MR. WAX, DR. JAHRE, MR. BRISENDINE AND MS. KUPLEN ALL RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA. ADDITIONALLY, THESE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY SERVE IN A NETWORK ROLE FOR ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS ARE WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK. ACCORDINGLY, THEIR RESPECTIVE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. DR. SABOL IS AN EMPLOYED PHYSICIAN THAT RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP, INC.; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. HIS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B |
THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. 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 WITHIN 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; QUESTION 9 |
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - RESTRUCTURING COSTS - ($712,484); - PRE-ACQUISITION/MERGER COSTS - ($6,122,992); - PENSION ANNUITY SETTLEMENT COST - ($7,435,577); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR PURCHASE - PPE - $1,677,732; - CHANGE IN PENSION ACCUMULATED BENEFIT OBLIGATION - $18,417,142; - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS - $108; - NEW PLEDGES - $14,385,308; - PLEDGES RECEIVED - ($19,850,214); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - PPE - ($1,956,085); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - OPERATIONS - ($2,563,948); - ALLOWANCE FOR PLEDGES WRITTEN OFF AND ACTUAL WRITE-OFFS - ($295,792); - INCOME TRANSFER FROM ENDOWMENT - $695,250; - ENDOWMENT SPENDING POLICY TRANSFER - ($471,018); - INCOME RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL FUND FOR OPERATIONS - ($708,201); - INCOME TRANSFER TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($695,750); - CHANGE IN FMV OF TOTAL RETURN SWAPS - ($1,129,624); - GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT - ($5,055,584); AND - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - $34,183,318. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 |
THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAXPAYER AND ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND JUNE 30, 2024; 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. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 |
THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A NETWORK WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133. |
Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.