{"id":145190,"date":"2025-09-15T22:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145190"},"modified":"2025-09-15T22:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:47:14","slug":"first-in-region-to-use-ai-for-x-rays-at-all-ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145190","title":{"rendered":"First in Region to Use AI for X-Rays at All ERs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo caption: Gleamer BoneView AI identifies bone abnormalities, placing a yellow box around areas of concern in an image.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network, a national leader in the use of artificial intelligence, has adopted new AI technology to assist in the review of emergency department X-ray images to identify bone trauma such as fractures, dislocations, effusions and lesions.<\/p>\n

The Network is the first in the region to deploy the new diagnostic tool \u2013 Gleamer BoneView AI \u2013 at all of its acute care hospital ERs and Care Now walk-in urgent care centers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSt. Luke\u2019s is committed to advancing patient care through investments in artificial intelligence for medical imaging,\u201d St. Luke\u2019s Radiology Chairman Dr. Robert Fournier said. \u201cBy integrating AI into diagnostic imaging workflows, St. Luke\u2019s enhances the accuracy, speed and consistency of image interpretation. This enables quicker and potentially more precise diagnoses while also improving overall efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clinical studies have shown that Gleamer BoneView AI reduces missed fractures by up to 30%.<\/p>\n

St. Luke\u2019s introduced the technology at some of its hospital emergency departments late last year. With the recent installation at the St. Luke\u2019s Grand View campus in Sellersville, it is now in use at all of St. Luke\u2019s hospital emergency rooms.<\/p>\n

Trained on a massive database of X-ray images and powered by deep learning algorithms, Gleamer BoneView AI identifies bone abnormalities, placing a yellow box around areas of concern in an image. It is especially adept at identifying subtle signs of mild bone breaks such as buckle fractures.<\/p>\n

St. Luke\u2019s Chair of Emergency Medicine Dr. Rebecca Pequeno said the technology supplements human training and expertise, allowing emergency department clinicians to interpret images with greater speed and accuracy before the images are sent to radiologists for final review.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like having a helpful second set of eyes when reviewing X-ray images,\u201d Pequeno said.<\/p>\n

While St. Luke\u2019s Radiology Department first began using AI to assist in the review of some X-ray images seven years ago, Gleamer BoneView AI is the first Network-wide project of its kind \u2013 applied on average to more than 1,000 X-ray images every day.<\/p>\n

Throughout its 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient locations, St. Luke’s uses AI across various aspects of its operations to enhance patient care and improve efficiency, including AI-powered medical imaging for faster and more precise diagnoses of stroke and other afflictions and for predictive analytics to assess risks for complications such as sepsis.<\/p>\n

The Network is involved in over 100 AI projects, one-third of which have been fully integrated into operational workflows. The remainder are in the testing or preliminary evaluation stages.<\/p>\n

Dr. Fournier noted that St. Luke\u2019s adoption of Gleamer BoneView AI presents an important educational opportunity for the Network\u2019s physicians in residency and fellowship training programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur residents and fellows will gain hands-on experience with the latest AI-driven imaging technology,\u201d he said, \u201cplacing them at the forefront of next-generation medicine and allowing them to witness firsthand how innovation improves patient care and outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

About St. Luke\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founded in 1872, St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network with annual net revenue of more than $4 billion. With 23,000+ employees at 16 hospital campuses and 350+ outpatient sites, it is the Lehigh Valley\u2019s biggest employer.<\/p>\n

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. It also operates the nation\u2019s oldest School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 50+ fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 500+ residents and fellows.<\/p>\n

St. Luke\u2019s has been named a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World\u2019s Best Hospital. It is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare\u2019s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. In 2025, the Network earned straight A\u2019s from Leapfrog across all of its 11 acute care hospitals. It has earned 100 Top Hospital designations from Premier 11 years in a row, including in 2021 when its flagship University Hospital was identified as THE #1 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. 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

Information provided to TVL by:
\nSam Kennedy<\/p>\n

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