St. Luke\u2019s hospitals have received the highest possible quality rating \u2013 five stars \u2013 from the annual quality and safety hospital review conducted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS).<\/p>\n
St. Luke\u2019s was the only health network in the Lehigh Valley to receive the best ratings, which were published by the federal government today.<\/p>\n
\u201cSt. Luke\u2019s is proud to consistently earn the highest rankings for superior quality and outcomes on multiple national lists based on objective data sources,\u201d SLUHN Vice President & Chief Quality Officer Donna Sabol said. \u201cThis is a credit to our 20,000 employees and their unwavering commitment to all-around excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n
The CMS ratings are based on an examination of the quality of care at 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.<\/p>\n
Nationwide, on elite 8 percent of 4,558 eligible hospitals earned five stars.<\/p>\n
Of 11 eligible St. Luke\u2019s acute care hospitals, 10 received five stars:<\/p>\n
Remarkably, of Pennsylvania\u2019s 189 eligible hospitals, nearly half of the 21 that earned five stars were St. Luke\u2019s hospitals.<\/p>\n
St. Luke\u2019s Carbon Campus, eligible to be rated for the first time since it opened in 2021, received the four stars. St. Luke\u2019s Orthopedic Hospital at its West End Campus was not rated by CMS because it is too new.<\/p>\n
A CMS tool \u2014 called\u00a0Hospital Compare<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 is a consumer-oriented website that provides information on how well hospitals provide recommended care to their patients. The star ratings and other information provided by the tool can help consumers make informed decisions about where to go for health care.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About St. Luke\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in 1872,\u00a0St. 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 350+ 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 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 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\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 SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare\u2019s\u00a0five-star<\/em>\u00a0ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.\u00a0 It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades\u00a0Top Hospital<\/em>\u00a0and a Newsweek World\u2019s\u00a0Best Hospital<\/em>.\u00a0 The Network\u2019s flagship University Hospital has earned the\u00a0100 Top Major Teaching Hospital<\/em>\u00a0designation from Fortune\/PINC AI 10 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\u00a015 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\u00a0Most 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>\n Information provided to TVL by: St. Luke\u2019s hospitals have received the highest possible quality rating \u2013 five stars \u2013 from the annual quality and safety hospital review conducted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & … Continue reading Only Network in Region Ranked as BEST by U.S. Government<\/span>
\nSam Kennedy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"