

When it comes to stroke care, time is brain, and fast, evidence-based stroke care saves lives. St. Luke’s is proud to be recognized for providing the most appropriate stroke care with distinctions from the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association.
Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus award; Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Recipient Three Years Running!
St. Luke’s University Hospital-Bethlehem and St. Luke’s Warren Campus are proud to be nationally recognized for stroke care with the top designation by the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association, Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus & Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Award.* The award recognizes St. Luke’s commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatments according to nationally recognized research-based guidelines. St. Luke’s works together with local EMS partners to provide fast, evidence-based stroke care so that our patients can achieve the best possible stroke outcomes.
* Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite Plus: Hospitals achieving time to thrombolytic therapy within 60 minutes in 75 percent or more of applicable acute ischemic stroke patients treated with IV tPA AND door-to-needle time to thrombolytic therapy within 45 minutes in 50 percent of applicable acute ischemic stroke patients treated with IV tPA to improve quality of patient care and outcomes.
Additional 2018 Get with the Guidelines® Distinctions:
St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus Is a Top Center for Stroke Care
St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem is designated as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The designation by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and The Joint Commission is given to programs that offer the highest and most advanced level of stroke care.
About St. Luke’s Stroke Center
Jessica Traud, MSN, RN
Stroke Program Manager
Sheryl Perez, MSN, RN, CCM
Stroke Program Coordinator
Join The Stroke Atlas Group
Meets every third Tuesday
6 pm
St. Luke’s Allentown Campus
Dimmig Conference Center
1736 Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18104