The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) on Tuesday recognized the Pennsylvania hospitals that have achieved exemplary results preventing infections \u2013 and St. Luke\u2019s had more hospitals on the list than any other health system in the state.<\/p>\n
Of the 22 hospitals honored for their patient safety, five are St. Luke\u2019s.<\/p>\n
HAP identifies top-performing hospitals using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s National Healthcare Safety Network. To be recognized, hospitals must perform better than the mean standardized infection ratio in three key measures: central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections and occurrences of clostridioides difficile.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere can be only one #1, and by these objective measures, it is St. Luke\u2019s,\u201d said St. Luke\u2019s Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer Donna Sabol. \u201cKudos to our doctors, nurses and other caregivers who have achieved these remarkable results through their unwavering commitment to highest safety standards.\u201d<\/p>\n
HAP announced the 2024 Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition recipients Tuesday during its Patient Safety, Quality, and Equity Symposium in Harrisburg. They five St. Luke\u2019s hospitals are:<\/p>\n
Additionally, this is the sixth consecutive year that St. Luke’s University Hospital\u2019s Bethlehem Campus has been honored through the Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program. The Bethlehem Campus is the only hospital in the state to earn this important designation every year that HAP has awarded it. The hospital\u2019s team received special recognition at the symposium.<\/p>\n
\u201cDelivering high-quality and safe care to their communities is hospitals\u2019 top priority,\u201d HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings said. \u201cHAP is proud to recognize the Pennsylvania hospital teams that have achieved outstanding results from their commitment to continuous quality and safety improvement.\u201d<\/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: The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) on Tuesday recognized the Pennsylvania hospitals that have achieved exemplary results preventing infections \u2013 and St. Luke\u2019s had more hospitals on the … Continue reading St. Luke\u2019s, the Safest Hospital System in Pennsylvania<\/span>
\nSam Kennedy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"