With locations throughout eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey, St. Luke’s Emergency Rooms are close to home, major highways and the other places you might travel and visit throughout region. Our expert team of physicians and staff, backed by leading-edge technology and equipment, provide the best care possible for both minor and major illnesses and injuries, including award-winning stroke and heart attack care.
The Emergency Room (ER) at St. Luke’s Allentown Campus has board-certified doctors and trained emergency room nurses who are ready to help with serious medical conditions. Emergency room nurses at St. Luke's Allentown Campus follow up every visit with a phone call to patients the day after they are treated.
The Emergency Room (ER) at St. Luke’s Allentown Campus is equipped to handle 60,000 patient visits annually, from major injuries such as heart attack and strokes to more minor injuries. A comfortable, spacious waiting room area features flat-screen TVs and an area for children. The security office is adjacent to the waiting room. The new East Entrance main lobby, located next to the Emergency Room, offers a coffee kiosk and a new Gift Shop for the convenience of patients and visitors.
Patients who require immediate intervention for cardiac emergencies receive care in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories that are equipped with state-of-the-art technology from GE Healthcare. Open heart surgery is also performed at St. Luke’s Allentown Campus.
St. Luke’s also has a 15-bed Intensive Care Unit with advanced monitoring equipment and staffed by critical care nurses is available for patients with more serious health concerns.
St. Luke’s Allentown Hospital has been recognized by The Joint Commission, in conjunction with The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, with Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. St. Luke’s Allentown Hospital’s Primary Stroke Center Certification has demonstrated that their program meets critical elements of performance to achieve long-term success in improving these outcomes.
