St. Luke’s among Nation’s Best for Patient Safety



St. Luke’s University Hospital’s Patient Safety Indicator score establishes St. Luke’s as the safest hospital in the Lehigh Valley and places it among the safest hospitals nationwide.

The Patient Safety Indicator (PSI 90), from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), summarizes patient safety across multiple indicators, monitors performance over time and facilitates comparative reporting at the hospital level. St. Luke’s score of .58 is significantly better than the national average, placing it in the #1 cohort of hospitals nationwide, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

“Here’s the simple take-away: If you want to receive the safest care when you go to the hospital, come to St. Luke’s,” St. Luke’s Chief Quality Officer Donna Sabol said. “This objective measurement reflects the fact that safety is baked into St. Luke’s culture. St. Luke’s achieves superior quality and safety results because of the commitment to excellence of our outstanding medical staff and employees.”

For more information about the PSI 90 metric or to compare which hospitals are the safest, go to the CMS Hospital Compare website.

 

About St. Luke’s

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 20,000 employees providing services at 15 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital.

Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s oldest School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 52 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 500 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke’s, a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids.

SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction. St. Luke’s is a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/PINC AI 10 years in a row, including in 2021 when it was identified as THE #1 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was also identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of SLUHN’s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Sam Kennedy