ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM
Acute Care Hospital in Bethlehem, PA 18015
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM PROFILE
St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem is an acute care hospital located in Bethlehem, PA 18015 that serves the Northampton county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM
801 Ostrum StreetBethlehem, PA 18015
Phone: (610) 954-4000
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
The summary star rating combines data from different aspects of the patient’s experience of care to make hospital comparison easier.
Average
ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals What's an acute care hospital?An acute care hospital provides inpatient medical care, services related for surgery and medical services for short-term illnesses, acute medical conditions or injuries.
Hospital Owner: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
Outpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for outpatient surgical procedures.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
Inpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for inpatient surgical procedures.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after discharge. The following are the results of some the survey’s five-star quality ratings.
Doctor Communication: FairQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem show how rapidly emergency departments give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain common conditions. This information could help patients compare which hospitals provide the right care at the right time.
ER Wait Time: 43 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 24 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 50 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 53 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 14 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only - Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of PA. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 93% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of Pennsylvania. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 98% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 98% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 92% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 81% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 98% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 95% average score of Pennsylvania. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% average score of Pennsylvania. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 98% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 97% average score of Pennsylvania. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - MUHLENBERG | 2545 Schoenersville Road Bethlehem, PA 18017 | Yes | 2.59 mi | Compare |
| SACRED HEART HOSPITAL | 421 Chew Street Allentown, PA 18102 | Yes | 3.95 mi | Compare |
| COORDINATED HEALTH ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL | 2310 Highland Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18017 | No | 4.63 mi | Compare |
| LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL | 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulvard Allentown, PA 18105 | Yes | 5.34 mi | Compare |
| ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ANDERSON CAMPUS | 1872 Riverside Circle Easton, PA 18045 | Yes | 6.2 mi | Compare |
| SURGICAL SPECIALTY CENTER AT COORDINATED HEALTH | 1503 Cedar Crest Boulevard Allentown, PA 18104 | No | 7.15 mi | Compare |
| EASTON HOSPITAL | 250 South 21st Street Easton, PA 18042 | Yes | 9.58 mi | Compare |
| ST LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL | 1021 Park Avenue Quakertown, PA 18951 | Yes | 11.98 mi | Compare |
| ST LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL | 185 Roseberry St Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 | Yes | 12.99 mi | Compare |
| GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL | 700 Lawn Avenue Sellersville, PA 18960 | Yes | 17.31 mi | Compare |
| PALMERTON HOSPITAL | 135 Lafayette Avenue Palmerton, PA 18071 | Yes | 17.75 mi | Compare |
| GNADEN HUETTEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 211 North 12th Street Lehighton, PA 18235 | Yes | 23.34 mi | Compare |
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