Medical Expertise

St. Luke's University Hospital, the Network's flagship, is a non-profit, tertiary-care, teaching hospital with campuses in Bethlehem and Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The hospital offers 82 medical specialties. Areas of exceptional medical expertise include:

• Level 1 Adult Trauma Center: fully accredited by Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation; 2,400+ annual trauma cases; St. Luke's 1.75 percent mortality rate represents top decile performance, significantly better than peer group as measured by National Trauma Data Bank of the American College of Surgeons; aeromedical transport services
• Oncology: first and only cancer program in Pennsylvania to receive American College of Surgeons' highest quality recognition for three consecutive years; only Pennsylvania program to receive award in 2010; region's only fellowship-trained surgical oncologists; advanced programs for melanoma (internationally recognized melanoma investigator), lung, breast, prostate, gynecologic and gastrointestinal cancers and tumors of the brain and spine
• Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery: multiple-year recipient of highest rating for cardiac bypass surgery, represents top decile performance achieved by only 10 percent of U.S. hospitals (Society for Thoracic Surgery); region's first Joint Commission certified Heart Failure Program; comprehensive surgical services excluding heart transplants 
• Neuroscience: accredited Stroke Center; additional Centers of Excellence include: Balance Center, Headache Center, Memory Disorders Center, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Sleep Disorders Center
• Orthopaedics: advanced expertise in total joint replacement and reconstruction, computer-assisted minimally invasive surgery, primary and reconstructive surgery of the spine, sports injuries, diseases and conditions of the hand and elbow, traumatic injuries 
• Women's/Children's Health: high-risk pregnancy; the region’s busiest obstetrical service; two neonatal intensive care units; pediatric specialty care provided by St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.
• Robotic/Minimally Invasive Surgery: one of the nation's most experienced robotic surgical teams
• Radiology: designated international General Electric Healthcare Show Site for imaging technology; designated Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by American College of Radiology
• Bariatric Surgery: designated Center of Excellence by American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Surgical Review Corporation

Learn more about St. Luke’s specialties.

Recent Milestones

St. Luke’s Nationally Recognized Year-After-Year

• Received four HAP Achievement Awards (2010), most ever by one organization in a single year
• Repeatedly named one of America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for open heart surgery, digestive disorders and ear, nose and throat disorders
• Only hospital in region ever named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals; St. Luke's honored twice
• Most experienced robotic surgery team in Pennsylvania
• Repeatedly earned highest overall open-heart surgery quality rating from Society of Thoracic Surgeons, represents top decile performance (mortality, length of stay, complications and evidence-based care); only 10 percent of U.S. hospitals achieve this distinction
• Fully accredited: Adult Level I Trauma Center, Stroke Center (Allentown/ Bethlehem); Cardiac MRI  
• St. Luke's Allentown/Bethlehem received Joint Commission's Disease Specific Care Certification for Heart Failure and Stroke; only hospital in Lehigh Valley certified for heart failure and one of two certified for stroke (October 2009)
• Designated Center of Excellence by American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Surgical Review Corporation
• Cancer Center repeatedly awarded Outstanding Achievement Award, highest award given by American College of Surgeons.
• 10th consecutive year as region's busiest OB program (Allentown/Bethlehem)