St. Luke’s University Health Network has received statewide recognition for its for outstanding performance in patient safety.
The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) is recognizing four St. Luke’s campuses through its 2026 Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program. The recognition honors Pennsylvania’s top-performing hospitals that have demonstrated low rates of health care-associated infections.
HAP is recognizing 20 hospitals this year based on their performance during 2025, four of which are St. Luke’s:
- St. Luke's Anderson Campus
- St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus
- St. Luke's Monroe Campus 5-year recognition recipient
- St. Luke's Upper Bucks Campus
This is the fifth consecutive year that St. Luke's Monroe Campus has been honored through the Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program. The hospital’s team received special recognition for demonstrating consistent, outstanding patient safety outcomes annually from 2022–2026.
St. Luke’s University Hospital’s Bethlehem Campus has been honored all eight years. The Bethlehem Campus is the only hospital in the state to earn this important designation every year that HAP has awarded it.
“This is one more affirmation of our commitment to patient care and safety to go along with earning straight A’s from Leapfrog for hospital safety, and why St. Luke’s is recognized by Modern Healthcare and Premier as one of the Top 15 Health System,” said Donna Sabol, St. Luke’s Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer. “St. Luke’s record is so impressive because our doctors, nurses and other caregivers are fully committed to our Network’s mission to deliver the very best care to patients.”
HAP identifies top-performing hospitals using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 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 Clostridioides difficile infections.
“Hospitals are unwavering in their commitment to providing safe, high-quality care for the communities they serve,” HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings said. “HAP is proud to recognize the leading Pennsylvania hospital teams that have embraced continuous quality improvement, strengthened patient safety, and achieved outstanding results through their dedication and hard work.”
The 2026 honorees will be formally announced during HAP’s Patient Safety, Quality, and Equity Symposium September 3.
