{"id":129602,"date":"2024-04-18T22:03:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T02:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=129602"},"modified":"2024-04-18T22:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T02:03:45","slug":"sluhn-ranked-among-100-top-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=129602","title":{"rendered":"SLUHN Ranked among 100 Top Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>St. Luke\u2019s is the region\u2019s only health network to earn a spot on the annual list recognizing excellence in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience and financial health.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network has been named to Premier\u2019s 2024 PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals list published by Fortune magazine.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0time in a row and the 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0time overall that St. Luke\u2019s University Hospital has been recognized among the 100 Top Hospitals in the United States. St. Luke\u2019s is the only health network in the greater Lehigh Valley region to ever earn this distinction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSt. Luke\u2019s has earned the 100 Top Hospitals designation for a remarkable 10 years in a row and 12 years overall. The facts speak for themselves. Our Network delivers the highest quality health care with the best clinical results not only in our region, but nationwide,\u201d said Rick Anderson, President and CEO of St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network. \u201cThis outstanding achievement is a direct result of the outstanding care provided by our physicians, nurses and our entire St. Luke\u2019s team. This remarkable award is a result of their unwavering focus on our patients and quality at every level of our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 100 Top Hospitals ranking, conducted annually since 1993, is the most prestigious honor for hospitals in the United States. It is based entirely on objective data and also as top performers are not subjected to the exorbitant, pay-for-play promotional fees associated with recognitions from other organizations such as U.S. News &amp; World Report.<\/p>\n<p>PINC AI, the technology and services platform of healthcare consultancy Premier, Inc., has identified the top hospitals from a rigorous evaluation of 2,601 acute care, non-federal hospitals in the U.S., recognizing excellence in patient outcomes and quality as well as operational efficiency, financial health and community impact.<\/p>\n<p>In Pennsylvania, a total of only six hospitals earned a place on the 100 Top Hospitals list. Three of the six are St. Luke\u2019s campuses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>St. Luke\u2019s University Hospital, which comprises the Bethlehem, Allentown and Sacred Heart campuses, was recognized among the 15 best Major Teaching Hospitals. No other hospital in the Major Teaching category this year has been named to the list more times than St. Luke\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li>St. Luke\u2019s Anderson Campus was recognized among the 25 Best Teaching Hospitals.<\/li>\n<li>St. Luke\u2019s Miners Campus was among 20 winners in the Small Community Hospital category.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe winning organizations that rose to the top outperformed their peer hospitals,\u201d Fortune said in its article about the 100 Top Hospitals list. \u201cIf all hospitals performed at the level of the nation\u2019s top 100, more than 350,000 additional patient lives would be saved, more than 607,000 individuals would be spared in-hospital complications, and more than 16,600 patients would be spared readmission within 30 days of their hospital stay. That amounts to more than $17.6 billion in savings, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/article\/100-top-hospitals-2024-pinc-ai\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/fortune.com\/article\/100-top-hospitals-2024-pinc-ai\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1713576354809000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ec9GWk3bcab_WQ8dJBguW\">https:\/\/fortune.com\/article\/100-top-hospitals-2024-pinc-ai\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About St. Luke\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1872,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slhn.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.slhn.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1713576354809000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yyASHD3aQ7L9tAkEELp3j\"><strong>St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 20,000 employees providing services at 15 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites.\u00a0 With annual net revenue of $3.4 billion, the Network\u2019s 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\u2019s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke\u2019s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania.\u00a0 In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley\u2019s first and only four-year medical school campus.\u00a0 It also operates the nation\u2019s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 45 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 400 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke\u2019s, a member of the Children\u2019s Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley\u2019s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids.<\/p>\n<p>SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare\u2019s\u00a0<em>five-star<\/em>\u00a0ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.\u00a0 It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades\u00a0<em>Top Hospital<\/em>\u00a0and a Newsweek World\u2019s\u00a0<em>Best Hospital<\/em>.\u00a0 The Network\u2019s flagship University Hospital has earned the\u00a0<em>100 Top Major Teaching Hospital<\/em>\u00a0designation from Fortune\/PINC AI 11 times total and eight years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.\u00a0 In 2021, St. Luke\u2019s was identified as one of the\u00a0<em>15 Top Health Systems<\/em>\u00a0nationally.\u00a0 Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the\u00a0<em>Most Wired<\/em>\u00a0award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN\u2019s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information. \u00a0The Network is also recognized as one of the state\u2019s lowest cost providers.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nSam Kennedy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Luke\u2019s is the region\u2019s only health network to earn a spot on the annual list recognizing excellence in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience and financial health. 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