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{{Short description|American medical organization founded 1872}}
{{Short description|American medical organization founded 1872}}
{{Infobox hospital
{{Infobox company
| Name = St. Luke's University Health Network/Temple University School of Medicine
| name = St. Luke's University Health Network
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| industry = Healthcare, hospitals
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| services = [[Teaching hospital]]s, [[Primary care|Primary]], [[Health care#Secondary care|secondary]], and [[health care#Tertiary care|tertiary]] care centers; [[ambulatory care|ambulatory]] clinics
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| location_city = [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
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| Location = [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
| revenue =
| Region = [[Lehigh Valley]]
| key_people =
| State = [[Pennsylvania]], [[New Jersey]]
| num_employees = 20,000
| Country = United States
| num_employees_year = 2024
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| Funding = Non-profit
| Type = Teaching
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| Emergency = [[Level I trauma center|Adult Level I]]
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'''St. Luke's University Health Network''' (SLUHN) is a non-profit network of 12 hospitals and over 300 outpatient sites. The health network is headquartered in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]] in the [[Lehigh Valley]] region of eastern Pennsylvania and has over 16,000 employees.
'''St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN)''' is a non-profit network of 15 campuses and over 300 outpatient sites. The health network is headquartered in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]].

As of 2024, the network has over 20,000 employees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SLUHN Hires 20000th Employee |url=https://www.slhn.org//blog/2024/sluhn-hires-20000th-employee |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.slhn.org}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The network was founded in 1872 when St. Luke's Hospital was chartered in South Bethlehem. In 1875, the hospital was relocated to its current location in [[Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania]]. Upon his death in 1878, local businessman [[Asa Packer]] entrusted $300,000 worth of shares in the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]] to the hospital. In 1884, the St. Luke’s School of Nursing was opened.
The network started in 1872 with St. Luke's Hospital, now known as St. Luke's University Hospital, which became a primary teaching hospital for [[Temple University School of Medicine]] in 1901. St. Luke's University Hospital is a non-profit, [[Tertiary referral hospital|tertiary-care]], teaching hospital with campuses in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] and [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] in [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania]].


The hospital acquired Quakertown Community Hospital and Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center in the 1990s and was reorganized as a [[hospital network]] in 1998. In 2006, a clinical campus of [[Temple University School of Medicine]] was opened at the St. Luke's Bethlehem campus, and in 2009, a four-year School of Medicine was established in Bethlehem. The health network celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2022 and established a new children's hospital the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Luke's Celebrates 150 Years of Care |url=https://www.slhn.org/150th-anniversary |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.slhn.org |language=en}}</ref>
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==Specialties==
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St. Luke's University Health Network is a member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems.


==About==
The network offers 90 medical specialties, including:
St. Luke's University Hospital is a non-profit, [[Tertiary referral hospital|tertiary-care]], teaching hospital. The networks service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuykill, and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke's operates the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke's Children's Hospital.
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* [[Level I Trauma Center|Level I]] (Bethlehem), Level II Trauma (Easton) and [[Level IV Trauma Center|Level IV]] (Miners and Upper Bucks) Adult Trauma Center

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==Specialties==
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St. Luke's University Health Network is a member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems and offers 90 medical specialties, including:
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* [[Level I Trauma Center|Level I Trauma]] ([[Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania|Fountain Hill]]), Level II Trauma ([[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]]), and [[Level IV Trauma Center|Level IV]] ([[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]]) Adult Trauma Center
* [[Bariatric surgery]]
* [[Bariatric surgery]]
* [[Cardiology]] and [[cardiovascular surgery]]. A nationally recognized [[Cardiac surgery|open-heart]] surgery program
* [[Cardiology]] and [[cardiovascular surgery]].
* [[Gastroenterology]]: [[colonoscopy]], upper and lower endoscopic surgery, [[Hernia repair|hernia]] repairs, bowel diseases
* [[Gastroenterology]]: [[Colonoscopy]], upper and lower endoscopic surgery, [[Hernia repair|hernia]] repairs, ERCP, Endoscopic ultrasound.
* [[Neuroscience]]
* [[Neuroscience]]
* [[Oncology]]: [[Radiation oncologist|Radiation Oncology]], [[Chemotherapy]], Laser therapy
* [[Oncology]]: [[Radiation oncologist|Radiation oncology]], [[chemotherapy]], laser therapy
* [[Orthopaedics]]
* [[Orthopaedics]]
* [[Otorhinolaryngology]]
* [[Otorhinolaryngology]]
* [[Pediatrics]]
* [[Pediatrics]]
* [[Perinatal]]
* [[Perinatal]]
* [[Robotic surgery|Robotic]]/[[Minimally-invasive surgery]]
* [[Robotic surgery|Robotic]] and [[Minimally-invasive surgery]]
* [[Radiology]]
* [[Radiology]]
* [[Podiatry]]
* [[Podiatry]]
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==Locations==
==Locations==
[[File:St. Luke’s University Hospital – Bethlehem.jpg|thumb|St. Luke's University Hospital – Bethlehem]]
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St. Luke's University Health Network comprises twelve hospitals:
[[File:Temple St. Luke’s School of Medicine.jpg|thumb|Temple/St. Luke’s School of Medicine in Bethlehem]]

St. Luke's University Health Network comprises fourteen hospitals:
*St. Luke's University Hospital and Temple University School of Medicine–Bethlehem ([[Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania|Fountain Hill]])
*St. Luke's University Hospital and Temple University School of Medicine–Bethlehem in [[Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania|Fountain Hill]]
*St. Luke's Allentown Campus ([[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]])
*St. Luke's Allentown Campus in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]
*St. Luke's Anderson Campus ([[Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem Township]])
*St. Luke's Anderson Campus in [[Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem Township]]
*St Luke's Easton ([[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]]) starting July 1, 2020, formerly Easton Hospital
*St Luke's Easton in [[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]]
*St. Luke's Miners Campus ([[Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Coaldale]])
*St. Luke's Miners Campus in [[Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Coaldale]]
*St. Luke's Monroe Campus ([[Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania|Stroudsburg]])
*St. Luke's Monroe Campus in [[Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania|Stroudsburg]]
*St. Luke's Upper Bucks Campus ([[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]])
*St. Luke's Upper Bucks Campus in [[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]]
*St. Luke's Warren Campus ([[Phillipsburg, New Jersey|Phillipsburg, NJ]])
*St. Luke's Warren Campus in [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey|Phillipsburg, NJ]]
*St. Luke's Lehighton Campus ([[Lehighton, Pennsylvania|Lehighton]])
*St. Luke's Lehighton Campus in [[Lehighton, Pennsylvania|Lehighton]]
*St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus (Allentown)
*St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus in Allentown
*St. Luke's Quakertown Campus (Quakertown)
*St. Luke's Quakertown Campus in Quakertown
*[[Geisinger Medical Center|Geisinger]] St. Luke's Hospital ([[Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania|Orwigsburg]])
*[[Geisinger Medical Center|Geisinger]] St. Luke's Hospital in [[Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania|Orwigsburg]]

*St. Luke's Orthopedic Hospital West End Campus in Allentown, PA

*St. Luke's Penn Foundation Campus in Sellersville, PA


In addition, the network's 300 outpatient sites provide various healthcare services, including:
The network's 300 outpatient sites provide various healthcare services, including:


* Outpatient testing and service facilities
* Outpatient testing and service facilities
* A regional medical school campus
* A regional medical school campus
* Home health
* [[Home care]]
* Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and [[audiology]]
* [[Physical therapy]], [[occupational therapy]], and [[audiology]]
* [[Hospice care in the United States|Hospice]] services (inpatient and outpatient)
* [[Hospice care in the United States|Hospice]] services (inpatient and outpatient)
* [[Neonatal intensive care unit#Level III (neonatal intensive-care unit)|Level III NICU]]
* [[Neonatal intensive care unit#Level III (neonatal intensive-care unit)|Level III NICU]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{official|http://www.sluhn.org/}}
* {{official website|http://www.sluhn.org/}}
* [https://twitter.com/mystlukes St. Luke's University Health Network] at [[Twitter]]


{{Lehigh Valley}}
{{Lehigh Valley}}
{{Pennsylvania Trauma Centers}}
{{Pennsylvania Trauma Centers}}

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Latest revision as of 20:22, 10 September 2024

St. Luke's University Health Network
IndustryHealthcare, hospitals
Founded1872; 152 years ago (1872)
Headquarters
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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U.S.
ServicesTeaching hospitals, Primary, secondary, and tertiary care centers; ambulatory clinics
Number of employees
20,000 (2024)
Websitewww.slhn.org

St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) is a non-profit network of 15 campuses and over 300 outpatient sites. The health network is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

As of 2024, the network has over 20,000 employees.[1]

History

[edit]

The network was founded in 1872 when St. Luke's Hospital was chartered in South Bethlehem. In 1875, the hospital was relocated to its current location in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania. Upon his death in 1878, local businessman Asa Packer entrusted $300,000 worth of shares in the Lehigh Valley Railroad to the hospital. In 1884, the St. Luke’s School of Nursing was opened.

The hospital acquired Quakertown Community Hospital and Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center in the 1990s and was reorganized as a hospital network in 1998. In 2006, a clinical campus of Temple University School of Medicine was opened at the St. Luke's Bethlehem campus, and in 2009, a four-year School of Medicine was established in Bethlehem. The health network celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2022 and established a new children's hospital the following year.[2]

About

[edit]

St. Luke's University Hospital is a non-profit, tertiary-care, teaching hospital. The networks service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuykill, and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke's operates the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke's Children's Hospital.

Specialties

[edit]

St. Luke's University Health Network is a member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems and offers 90 medical specialties, including:

Locations

[edit]
St. Luke's University Hospital – Bethlehem
Temple/St. Luke’s School of Medicine in Bethlehem

St. Luke's University Health Network comprises fourteen hospitals:

  • St. Luke's Orthopedic Hospital West End Campus in Allentown, PA
  • St. Luke's Penn Foundation Campus in Sellersville, PA

The network's 300 outpatient sites provide various healthcare services, including:

References

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  1. ^ "SLUHN Hires 20000th Employee". www.slhn.org. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. ^ "St. Luke's Celebrates 150 Years of Care". www.slhn.org. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
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