St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network has received a statewide award for a project using predictive analytics to reduce cardiac arrests.<\/p>\n
St. Luke\u2019s initiative was one of 12 recognized by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) through its 2025 Achievement Awards. Started in 1978, the program recognizes hospitals and health systems that are taking innovative approaches to strengthening the safety and quality of care, enhancing operations and patients\u2019 experience, and partnering with their communities to address public health needs.<\/p>\n
St. Luke\u2019s project, titled \u201cRealtime Vital Signs and Epic\u2019s Deterioration Index Reduces In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests,\u201d was selected for the In Safe Hands Award. The project resulted in significant measurable gains in operational, quality and financial metrics.<\/p>\n
St. Luke\u2019s competed against organizations of a similar size for the award, which celebrates hospitals\u2019 and health systems\u2019 work to improve patient safety. In total, there were 108 entries for this year\u2019s Achievement Awards.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 2025 HAP Achievement Award winners represent innovative, outstanding projects that are focused on patients,\u201d HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings said. \u201cHospitals are the heart of Pennsylvania communities and work both within and outside their walls to strengthen health.\u201d<\/p>\n
St. Luke\u2019s continues to hold the distinction of winning the most HAP Achievement Awards of any health system in the state, having won 24 awards since 2010.<\/p>\n
Additional information about the awards program and detailed descriptions of the winning projects are available\u00a0online<\/a>.<\/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. With annual net revenue of $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. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley\u2019s first and only four-year medical school campus. 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, established 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 five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction. St. Luke\u2019s is a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World\u2019s Best Hospital. The Network\u2019s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune\/PINC AI 10 years in a row, including in\u00a02021 when it was identified as\u00a0THE #1 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.\u00a0In 2021, St. Luke\u2019s 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\u2019s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information provided to TVL by: St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network has received a statewide award for a project using predictive analytics to reduce cardiac arrests. St. Luke\u2019s initiative was one of 12 recognized by The … Continue reading St. Luke\u2019s Honored for Advancing Patient Safety<\/span>
\nSam Kennedy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"