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St Lukes Hospital

EIN 23-1352213 · Bethlehem, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standing Financial healthFair60 out of 100 GovernanceStrong100 out of 100 Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, EXCELLENT QUALITY AND COST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK'S MISSION IS TO CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY, IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES' OVERALL HEALTH, AND EDUCATE OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.

Income: $1.8 billion
Spending: $1.7 billion
Spent on programs: 95%
Reserves: 2.7 months of spending
Largest source of income: fees for its services, 95%
Employees: 16,757
Volunteers: 1,709
Highest pay: $783,318, pres-carbon/lehighton campus

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

Reserves
10 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20
It owes 70% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

Independent board
25 of 25
10 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5
Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15
Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (18)

$1.6 billion spent. EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT (STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES) WHICH INCLUDES DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE VARIOUS SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIS ORGANIZATION.
St. Luke's University Health Network's largest hospital organization is St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pennsylvania which includes (1) St. Luke's Hospital Bethlehem Campus; (2) St. Luke's Hospital Allentown Campus; (3) St. Luke's Hospital Lehighton Campus; and (4) St. Luke's Hospital Sacred Heart Campus. in addition ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PA now also includes ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - Anderson campus due to the statutory merger on June 28, 2025. The organization is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as an Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem provides medically necessary health care services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin or ability to pay. Moreover, St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem operates consistently with the following criteria outlined in the IRS Revenue Ruling 69-545: 1) St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem provides medically necessary health care services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including charity care, self-pay, Medicare and Medicaid patients; 2) St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem operates an active emergency room for all persons, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year; 3) St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem maintains an open medical staff, with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4) Control of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem rests with its Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of St. Luke's Health Network, Inc., d.b.a. St. Luke's University Health Network. All boards comprise a majority of independent civic leaders and other prominent members of the community, as well as physicians on the hospital/network medical staff; and 5) Surplus funds are used to improve the quality of patient care, expand and renovate facilities and advance medical care, programs and activities. The operations of the St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the use and control of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem is for the benefit of the public and that no part of the income or net earnings of the organization inures to the benefit of any private individual nor is any private interest being served other than incidentally. Mission ======= The mission of the organization is to care for the sick and injured regardless of their ability to pay, improve our communities' overall health and educate our health care professionals. The mission will be accomplished by the following: - Making the patient our highest priority. - Promoting healthy lifestyles and continuously improving care provided to heal the sick and injured. - Coordinating and integrating services into a seamless, easily accessible system of care. - Improving the level of service provided throughout the network. - Ensuring all health care services are relevant to the needs of the community. - Striving to maximize the satisfaction of our patients, employees, medical staff and volunteers and - Training allied health professionals, nursing and medical students and residents and fellows and attracting them to practice within our network's service area. Combined, the campuses of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem had 39,776 patient admissions and observations, 130,562 emergency department visits and 1,068,782 outpatient visits in fiscal year 23-24 (FY 24). Volunteers provided 83,646 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S BETHLEHEM CAMPUS =========================== St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus is the flagship of the network and contains 929,891 square feet of building space housed on 38.33 acres of land. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus has 400 acute-care beds. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus is a joint commission-accredited, not-for-profit, tertiary care, teaching hospital located in Bethlehem, PA, founded in 1872. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus offers more than 90 medical specialties and has 403 licensed acute care and rehabilitation beds. In FY 25, there were 20,475 admissions and observations, 48,843 emergency department visits and 544,507 outpatient registrations. In FY 25, St. Luke's University Health Network opened a new, larger Cardiovascular Unit at its Bethlehem Campus for the care of patients recovering from heart surgery. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Aug. 12 on the unit, located on the third floor of the Priscilla Payne Hurd Pavilion in the hospital. The first patients were admitted to the new unit on Aug. 5. The new Cardiovascular Unit contains 12 critical care beds, twice as many as the prior unit on the fourth floor. Patients on this new unit are prepped for and recover from coronary bypass, heart valve and aneurysm surgeries, receiving all necessary pre- and post-surgical care there until discharge. This bed increase will accommodate the hospital's significant growth in heart patient volumes. The renovated Cardiovascular Unit is equipped with new GE heart monitors, patient beds, TVs and furniture and has a new private, family waiting room. The unit's dcor comprises warm, calming colors of paint, wall coverings and artwork. In March 2025, St. Luke's was the first in the region to offer a new minimally invasive procedure for persons facing likely amputation of a lower extremity due to a permanently blocked artery, called chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). St. Luke's vascular surgeon Jared Feyko, DO, became the first physician in the region to treat a patient with the LimFlow minimally invasive system to improve the blood supply to a patient's lower extremity. In the hybrid OR at St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus, he created a novel blood supply to the patient's foot using a vein rather than an artery, since the patient's artery was completely blocked. This saved the patient from a major amputation. Also, this year, St. Luke's University Health Network has opened a seventh medical office building in the area o
, including the Korean War, the Vietnam War and World War II. Veterans visited have included someone who served in the Italian military who spoke little English and a 102-year-old World War II veteran. In FY 25, St Luke's Bethlehem Campus invested approximately $12.2M toward equipment and facility improvements. This included continued work toward the construction of a segregated pediatric Emergency Department - a project that began in the previous year. Other facility improvements included modernizations to a couple of our elevators, as well as HVAC system replacement and repairs, fire detection system enhancements and operating room (OR) room lighting and flooring upgrades. While funding was secured prior to FY 25, work to complete the renovation of the Universal Care unit, consisting of 12 critical care beds and 15 medical/surgical patient beds, was completed this year. Work was also initiated on the parking deck, a multi-year project. In addition, furniture and flooring were refreshed in the educational center on campus that will be leveraged for the incoming inaugural class of the College of Health Sciences. Significant equipment investments were also made on campus, including updated physiological monitors for the post-acute care unit (PACU) and the intensive care unit (ICU). Defibrillators were replaced throughout the house, and call bell systems were upgraded in several nursing units. There were investments to replenish transport stretchers, ED stretchers, recliners, critical care beds, and medical/surgical beds. The campus replaced extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) units for cardiac patients, invested in gastroenterology scopes and a related cabinet, purchased Arctic Sun units, sleep lab equipment, a manometry system, speech pathology equipment and anesthesia machines, as well as a navigational O-arm and various other equipment in the OR, nursing, cardiology and pediatric units. In FY 24, Physical Therapy at St. Luke's obtained accreditation for its Neurologic Residency and candidacy for its Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency. Neurologic physical therapists rehabilitate individuals with neurologic disorders such as stroke, spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis. Pediatric physical therapists address developmental, neuromuscular and skeletal issues in infants, children and adolescents, fostering improved motor skills and functional independence. The one-year Neurologic Residency Program requires extensive mentoring in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. All core faculty members are board-certified specialists in neurology. The program offers opportunities in program development, leadership development and community engagement. Nationally, there are 73 accredited neurologic physical therapy residencies, including four in Pennsylvania and two in New Jersey. St. Luke's University Health Network has been investing significantly in the growth of pediatric services over the past decade. In June 2023, the Network announced St. Luke's Children's Hospital at the Bethlehem Campus representing the culmination of the expansion in pediatric care. St. Luke's Children's Hospital is home to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Inpatient Pediatric Unit, Pediatric Emergency Department and various pediatric specialty services. In FY 25, St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus volunteers provided 49,770 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN CAMPUS =========================== Located in the west end of the city of Allentown, St. Luke's Allentown Campus was founded in 1945 as the Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center. In 1997, the not-for-profit medical center entered a merger with St. Luke's University Health Network. St. Luke's Allentown Campus has 163 licensed beds and is accredited by the Joint Commission. In FY 25, there were 13,550 admissions and observations, 53,870 emergency department visits and 357,168 outpatient registrations. St. Luke's Allentown Campus has invested more than $220 million in technologic and facility improvements since it joined the network. In FY 25, major capital investments included: - Elevator upgrade Parking Garage - $107,000 - New GI scopes - $280,000 - Ultrasound Echo Machine - $181,000 - GE Monitors in ICU - $235,000 - Facelift to Radiology Suite - $108,500 Among the major accomplishments in FY 24, was the opening of St. Luke's University Health Network's specialty hospital for orthopedic surgery, where expert teams perform same-day surgeries of the knee, hip, spine, hand and shoulder and treat a myriad of sports-related fractures and other injuries. Built with American steel, St. Luke's Orthopedic Hospital is a two-story, 52,000-square-foot facility located at the St. Luke's West End Campus, 501 Cetronia Road, Allentown, in western Lehigh County. St. Luke's Orthopedic Hospital's first floor houses eight operating rooms and 24 rooms for pre- and post-surgery care of patients, along with support, auxiliary space and comfortable family waiting rooms. The VELYS robot-assisted orthopedic surgery system and other advanced technology will be used to maximize safety, accuracy and quality operative outcomes. The second floor will contain patient overnight rooms, staff and supplies space and shelled-in rooms for future use. In February 2024, St. Luke's Allentown opened its new Women & Babies Pavilion. This expanded facility will increase the community's access to high-quality birthing, post-partum and newborn services, including neonatal intensive care. The five-story, 85,000 square-foot tower, built onto the east side of the hospital, will meet the growing patient needs for these services at this hospital campus. Babies will be delivered here starting February 14. St. Luke's Allentown Campus capital expenditures for equipment and infrastructure needs in FY 24 totaled $1.5 million. In FY 23, the Campus prepared for its new Women and Babies Pavilion, scheduled to open in February 2024. This new expansion will include a Level 3 NICU with 10 NICU beds, nine Labor & Delive
Accreditation ------------- St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is accredited by the Joint Commission. Unannounced accreditation surveys are performed on a triennial basis. The purpose of these surveys is to evaluate each organization's compliance with nationally established joint commission standards. The survey results are used to determine whether the Campus meets the conditions under which, accreditation should be awarded to the organization. Joint Commission standards deal with organizational quality of care issues and the safety of the environment in which care is provided. Awards and Certifications -------------------------- - CMS 5-star rating. Nationally, 14% of hospitals received 5 stars, 29% received 4 stars and 29% received 3 stars - HAP (Hospital Association of Pennsylvania) Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition 2022 and 2023 - All imaging modalities at St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus and Sacred Heart Imaging Northampton have been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in imaging by the American College of Radiology (ACR). - The laboratory of St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The CAP accreditation process is designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients. The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP laboratory accreditation program as being equal to or more stringent than the government's own inspection program. - St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus has been granted Primary Stroke Center Certification by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission's certificate recognizes centers that make exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for stroke care. Achievement of certification signals that the services St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus provides have the critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes. Critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes. - St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with The Guidelines - Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award. This award recognizes the hospital's commitment and success in ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is part of an elite group of hospitals recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. - Sacred Heart Hospital Transitional Care Facility (TCF) was rated the highest rating of five stars by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. Parish Nursing --------------- Parish nursing is a specialty practice of registered nurses and professional model of health ministry. Parish nurses provide holistic nursing care to faith community members across the life span and facilitate wellness and the promotion of a healing community. In keeping with the organization's mission, the Parish Nursing Program seeks to strengthen and reinforce the relationship between health and spirituality by working together with faith communities to promote wellness of body, mind and spirit. The program enables St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus to return to its original mission of caring for the spiritual needs of the community and the physical needs of the sick. Parish nursing is a member of the Coalition Board of the Greater Lehigh Valley, an ecumenical group of community members committed to supporting the parish nurse coalition membership in their ministry. This support is manifested through educational networking meetings, spiritual retreats and conferences developed for parish nurses by the parish nurse coordinator and the coalition board council members. The parish nurse coordinator is also available as a resource for community services. The programs and services the Parish Nursing Program offers are developed based on the needs of the people they serve. Additionally, parish nurses are specially trained to work within faith communities. The department includes a community outreach staff members who focuses specifically on women's health issues. Parish Nursing Services include: - Helping people of all ages overcome obstacles to obtain the health services they need and answer questions or concerns about personal health. - Helping people identify their own health challenges and provide referrals to services needed to meet those challenges. - Offering health screenings including blood pressure and health assessments. - Providing health information that may be of special interest or importance to the community, such as information concerning insurances, access to care and bilingual or cultural information. - Scheduling free screening mammograms and pap smears for uninsured and underinsured women. Senior Services ---------------- - St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is committed to serving its senior population by providing a comprehensive continuum of care and is also dedicated to providing programs and resources for caregivers of the elderly. - Comprehensive senior services provide preventive treatment options, treatment for existing conditions, educational programs and senior living services. The focus for Senior Services is to improve the quality of life for each individual. - West Turner Residences offer both personal care and independent living. Short, long, respite, rehabilitation, post-hospital and vacation stays are available. - Personal care enhances the lives of seniors who wish to maintain their independent lifestyle but find they need a helping hand. Independent living maximizes retirement lifestyle with the assurance of 24-hour security, housekeeping services, an inclusive dining package and the close companionship of family and friends. If the level of care or daily requirements changes from independent living to personal care, there is no need to change the suite or apartment. The same services can be provided in the curren
In FY 25, the services available at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus included: - Adult Behavioral Health - Adult Partial Hospitalization - Cardiac Catheterization - Cardiology - Critical Care - ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) - Emergency Services - Endoscopies - Endocrinology - Gynecology - Infusion Services - Neurology - Older Adult Behavioral Health - Orthopedics, Joint and Muscle Disorders - Pain Management - Radiology (Advanced, Interventional) - Sleep Disorders Center - Physical And Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation - Surgery (General, Specialty and Laparoscopic) - Vascular Services - Pulmonology St. Luke's Lehighton Campus also includes the Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. It features advanced skilled nursing care for patients provided by a team of physical, occupational and speech therapists, as well as knowledgeable and dedicated physicians, nurses and support staff. All patients can take advantage of restorative nursing programs, planned activities and religious services in a comfortable environment. The St. Luke's Lehighton Campus works closely with the St. Luke's Carbon Campus in serving patients in the area. St. Luke's Carbon hospital is a three-story, 52-patient-room, 160,000 square-feet facility. It is the largest Campus of its kind in the history of Carbon County and the first new hospital built in the County in 65 years. It is the centerpiece of the network's new 108-acre technologically advanced, multipurpose, rural medical and wellness complex. It redefines health care access, convenience and quality for the local population and surrounding areas. All rooms are private and outfitted with wall-mounted, smart TVs to facilitate two-way audio/visual communication between patients and their providers anywhere, as well as patients and their family members worldwide. Real-time, computer system-linked digital whiteboards in patient rooms display the names of the patient's caregivers, day of the week, scheduled activities and other useful safety information. First of its kind Life-Aire Air Purification Systems installed in the air ducts throughout the hospital's treatment areas kill all air pathogens, including COVID-19 and anthrax, making it one of the few hospitals in the nation with this novel technology. FY 24 highlights included significant improvement in the retention of staff at both the St. Luke's Carbon and Lehighton campuses when compared to the prior year performance. The fiscal year to date turnover rate at the Carbon Campus is 8.5% and represents a 15% decrease from the prior year. The year-to-date turnover rate at the Lehighton Campus is 9.9%, a 49% improvement over the prior year. This improvement was achieved through a multipronged strategy including educational initiatives for department managers, expanded clinical rotations of nursing and other students, strengthening of recruitment talent, expanded social media posts to potential candidates and ongoing efforts to build a strong organizational culture at both campuses. Volunteers: in FY 25, St. Luke's Lehighton volunteers provided 4,427 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PA CAMPUS-SPECIFIC AWARDS ============================================================ Lown Institute Recognizes St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem: In June 2025, St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem (which includes the Allentown and Sacred Heart campuses) is ranked No. 1 in the state for patient safety, and No. 8 overall in the nation. The Campus also received an "A" grade across all the top four categories, social responsibility, equity, value of care, and patient outcomes. Meanwhile, St. Luke's University Health Network was 5th in the nation out of 322 health systems for social responsibility, according to Lown, an independent health care think tank based in Massachusetts. Out of more than 2,700 hospitals measured by Lown, only 5% achieved honor roll status. In the sixth annual rankings, the 2025-26 Lown Index evaluated hospitals on over 50 measures including community benefit, racial inclusivity and avoidance of overuse. Data sources include Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage claims, CMS patient safety data and hospital cost reports, and IRS 990 forms, among others. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Top Quality Scores: In August 2025, St. Luke's St. Luke's University Hospital (Bethlehem, Allentown and Sacred Heart campuses) received the highest rating - five stars - from the annual quality and safety hospital review conducted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) for superior quality and outcomes on multiple national lists based on objective data sources. Nationwide, an elite 8% of 4,658 eligible hospitals earned five stars. St. Luke's was the only health network in the Lehigh Valley to receive the best ratings with 10 of 11 of its eligible acute care hospitals receiving five stars. Of Pennsylvania's 189 eligible hospitals, nearly half of the 21 that earned five stars were St. Luke's hospitals. The CMS ratings are based on an examination of the quality of care at more than 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals across the country. The quality measures include safety and value of care, readmission, infection, complication rates, mortality, patient experience, effectiveness and timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. HAP honors St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus and St. Luke's Allentown Campus for delivering safe patient care: In October 2025, the Hospital and Healthcare Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has honored St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus through its Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program for the seventh consecutive year. It is the only hospital in the state to earn this important designation every year that HAP has awarded it. St. Luke's Allentown Campus was also one of only 22 Pennsylvania hospitals to receive this honor, which recognizes the commonwealth's top-performing hospitals that have demonstrated l
The St. Luke's Summer Meals program was recognized for demonstrating a commitment to serving fresh produce to families, which is provided by St. Luke's Rodale Institute Organic Farm. In addition to produce from the farm being used in their lunches, families also had the opportunity to take home bags of fresh produce, along with recipes and meal preparation ideas, through the St. Luke's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. The St. Luke's Summer Meals program was launched in response to the Network's 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), which showed that more than half of students in the Allentown and Quakertown Community School Districts were eligible for free and reduced meals during the academic year. Community Outreach ================== During Fiscal Year 2025 (FFY 25), St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) continued efforts supporting the top priorities established through the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). These priorities, outlined in the 2022-2025 Implementation Strategy, are listed below and advancements and initiative updates from FY 25 are detailed in this report. Our efforts to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes are a result of data-driven strategies to promote overall health and wellbeing. While there are many issues facing our communities, the results from the 2022 CHNA found the top priorities for the St. Luke's Network to include: TOP PRIORITIES (Fiscal Year 2025): - Connection to Care - Workforce Development - Transportation and Housing - Food Security - Nutrition Education and Promotion - Physical Activity Promotion - Access to Mental Health Services - Access to Opioid and other Substance Use Disorder Services - Access to Prevention, Treatment and Recovery - COVID-19 Removed as a priority (Fiscal Year 2023) The needs outlined in our implementation strategy serve as a guide to support strategic initiatives through the pillars of Prevention and Wellness, Care Transformation and Research and Partnerships. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, we aim to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes for all, with an emphasis on supporting the diverse needs of our most vulnerable populations. The priority areas outlined in this document served as our guide in creating this Network Implementation Plan to best address the needs of populations within the SLUHN service areas. Results from the 2022 CHNA found access to care as the main barrier facing our community, particularly within the four main priority areas. The updates to the 2022-2025 implementation strategy include removing the priority area of COVID-19. Given the end of the public health emergency and continued decline of the pandemic, COVID-19 was removed from the implementation strategy as a top priority for the Fiscal Year 2023 update as well as for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. Continued monitoring of COVID-19 ensures that the Network is prepared to pivot and re-prioritize as necessary. The 2025 CHNA for St. Luke's University Health Network was prepared and approved by the campus and Network Boards of Directors and published in June 2025. Access to Care --------------- - Connection to Care - Workforce Development - Transportation and Housing Chronic Disease Prevention --------------------------- - Food Security - Nutrition Education and Promotion - Physical Activity Promotion Mental and Behavioral Health ----------------------------- - Access to Mental and Behavioral Health Services - Access to Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Through our analysis of primary and secondary data, as well as the CHNA key informant interviews, forums, and surveys with community members, we see significant issues facing our communities that impede healthy lifestyles. Our efforts in prevention, care transformation, research, and partnerships help support our work to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes. SLUHN supports a Department of Community Health that utilizes CHNA results to inform its strategic plan and catalyze initiatives that address priority needs for underserved communities. The Department's mission is to create pathways for equity toward measurable health outcomes through advocacy, access and navigation of resources for partners and underserved communities. The Department's vision is for everyone in our community to have access to exceptional healthcare built on a foundation of trust and compassion. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, the Department of Community Health aims to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes, especially within the Network's most vulnerable populations. Community Health Liaisons and Community Health Workers (CHW) help to promote access to care, services, and resources through trust and relationship-building. Pathways have been established and strengthened to connect families to primary care, social services, food access, financial literacy, career mentoring, workforce development, and more. SLUHN is nationally recognized for its unwavering commitment to excellence in healthcare quality, safety, and performance. In 2024, SLUHN was recognized by the Lown Institute, an independent think tank advocating bold ideas for a just and caring system for health, as the third most socially responsible health network in the United States and the first in Pennsylvania. The Lown Institute seeks to shine a light on those hospitals that provide exceptional, high-value patient care to all who need it in their community -- and encourage all hospitals to follow their example. In FY 24 St. Luke's reported $462 million of IRS defined community benefit spending, approximately 16% of the Network's operating ex
A financial literacy program (i.e., The Money Club), in collaboration with First Commonwealth Credit Union, was implemented during the 2024-2025 school year. The goal was to give students the ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, and investing. From September 2024 to May 2025 there were 98 students in the after-school program. The Raub food pantry is a school-based food pantry that serves Raub families in need. The pantry, held outside and initially open to the community, moved indoors and reopened in the school for Raub students and families in January 2024 to help focus on the needs of children and their families. In January 2025 Raub officially became a Healthy Pantry and is staffed by student volunteers. Staff collaborate with faculty and school staff to incorporate distribution to parent teacher conferences and other school-wide events to give more families easier access to food. While families come to a food distribution event, staff provides support to connect them to other services, enroll their children in after-school programs and academic tutoring support, also assisting with medical consent forms and other paperwork. In February 2025 the Raub food pantry began offering 100% free choice to the participants, which creates a dignified "grocery store" experience for the participants where they self-select items as opposed to offering pre-bagged food that may not align with personal and cultural preferences. The pantry received positive evaluations from the Second Harvest Food Bank Health Pantry program, and it continues to be well utilized by families. During Fiscal Year 2025, the school-based pantry served 813 households and distributed more than 40,000 pounds of food valued at over $130,000. Literacy: Literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at local schools in communities across the Network. A total of 126 volunteers, including seven of the SLUHN campus presidents, read to more than 6,300 students during Read Across America week in 2025 and more than 7,500 literacy resources were shared with students Network-wide. Raub Middle School students and SLUHN campus presidents were some of the volunteers that read to elementary school students in the Allentown School District. Mobile Youth Health Centers (MYHC): The MYHC provided care and services at Sonya Sotomayor Academy, Raub Middle School, and William Allen High School to 329 unique students in the Allentown School District through 888 encounters and connected them to medical insurance, a medical home, vision services, dental services, and community resources. The Allentown MYHC care team completed 227 referrals resulting in 70 completed visits with a primary care physician. A total of 64 vision vouchers were provided to ASD district students with a monetary value of $7,260. Additional health screenings, vaccines, and other services were provided to 426 students. School partnerships and activities were also provided at Harrison Morton Middle School, Hays Elementary School, and Union Terrace Elementary School. Star Community Health: Star Community Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC-LA) affiliated with St. Luke's that provides care and wraparound services to uninsured and underinsured individuals and families at little or no out-of-pocket cost. Sigal Center, located in Allentown, provided connection to care and services including Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Women's Health, and Dental. Star Community Health's Dental Van served 1,239 patients and a total of 1,050 sealants and 533 restorations were provided. Breast Cancer Prevention: Adagio Health, through state and federal Star Community Health Dental Van funding, administers the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP) across much of Pennsylvania. This initiative provides free screenings and diagnostic services to uninsured and underinsured women, helping catch cancer early when it's most treatable. St. Luke's University Health Network is a key partner and early detection site in this effort. With women's imaging locations and advanced technologies like 3D mammography and breast MRI, St. Luke's enhances early detection rates and reduces unnecessary follow-ups. During FFY 25, there were 1,188 patient outreach encounters resulting in 21.4% of those outreach encounters ordering a mammogram, 39.9% establishing with a primary care physician post-outreach, 63.6% of ordered images completed, and 91.2% of pathology orders completed. This partnership is a powerful example of how public funding and local health systems can work together to create lasting health equity. Family Medicine Resident Community Education: St. Luke's Sacred Heart Family Medicine first-year medical residents participated in the evidence-based model "See the City You Serve" to provide an opportunity to meet with key partners that help promote overall health and wellbeing. Family Medicine Residents also rotate through the Department of Community Health annually to work with Allentown-based community initiatives. Workforce Development and Career Mentoring: St. Luke's supports workforce development initiatives for both adults and school-aged populations including the CareerLinking Academy Program, Health Career Exploration Program, and the new Cultural and Linguistic Workforce Development Centers. These opportunities promote education, experiential learning, and skills-based training to prepare individuals for the workforce and help participants gain employment that provides them with a livable wage. Adolescent career mentoring programs and workforce initiatives target both in-school and out-of-school youth between the ages of 15-24 years old who reside in Lehigh and Northampton Counties through a combination of hospital rotations, professional development sessions, and work experience. Career Linking Academy combines observational learning experiences and professional deve
During Fiscal Year 2025, the Workforce Development Centers had 119 participant engagements including services such as job readiness, job placements, and enrollment in skill-based trainings. The Centers also organized six job fairs, reaching over 100 individuals, and offered resume and job interview workshops. Further, participants were connected to employment opportunities within St. Luke's University Health Network and other community businesses/agencies. Collectively, the Allentown and Bethlehem Centers successfully secured 93 jobs across various sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, supply chain, retail, and food service. In addition, the St. Luke's Workforce Development Centers and the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley, in partnership with ASR Media, produced a video highlighting the Centers. Selected from over 800 submissions, the video was featured at the Allentown Film Festival in April 2025. Workforce Development Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant: St. Luke's Department of Community Health was awarded the Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant from Workforce Board Lehigh Valley. The overall purpose of the grant was to establish a Lehigh Valley Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership through the development of a Workforce Pipeline Strategic Action plan and to increase the pipeline of healthcare workers trained and employed in the Lehigh Valley's Healthcare Industry Sector. For this grant, SLUHN developed a three-pronged approach to education and training for program participants including: - SkillUp the SkillUp PA and Employability Skills Training - In partnership with CareerLink Lehigh Valley, program enrolled high school students from the Allentown School District. The an online learning platform to assist participants to attain industry program utilized SkillUp recognized credentials for high-demand careers, including those in healthcare. Additionally, program participants were educated on employability skills and career ladders in the healthcare field. - Medical Assistant On-the-Job Training - This program component provided funds to support 23 Medical Assistance Trainees. Out of 23 enrolled in the grant, 87% (n=20) of the trainees obtained full-time employment across the St. Luke's Network. During this six-week training period, the trainees worked with patients while learning anatomy skills, medical terminology, collecting vital signs and EKG results, and administering immunizations and injections. They also learned how to participate in data collection, planning, and implementation of patient care plans, all while exhibiting professional behavior and high-level customer service skills. - School of Phlebotomy - This program component supported 15 participants enrolled in the St. Luke's School of Phlebotomy, with 100% (n=15) of participants completing the program successfully. The phlebotomy students participated in a twelve-week program that provided phlebotomy education through a combined delivery of didactic/theory in a classroom setting, as well as clinical experience in one of the St. Luke's outpatient lab service centers. Community Health Navigation: Community Health Navigation had 2,061 encounters (e.g., calls, appointments, follow ups) with 372 unique individuals. These encounters resulted in 316 referrals and 222 completed visits. Various resources such as clothing, hygiene, and bus passes were provided to patients in need. The population includes homeless or near homeless, adults, families, and others facing hardships. Bridging the Gap funds were distributed to patients to support their basic needs totaling $3,459.02. Community Health Navigation also partners with local community-based organizations such as Ripple Community Inc. and Daybreak to coordinate care and connection to services, as well as the Student-Led Interdisciplinary Care Center (SLICC) led by Temple St. Luke's medical students. findhelp: St. Luke's partners with findhelp, a free self-navigating online platform (sluhn.findhelp.com). findhelp is a social care network established to provide a comprehensive platform for people to find social services in their communities at any time in a language they understand, and for nonprofit and other community-based organizations to coordinate their service delivery and support services. St. Luke's Information Technology, Quality, Case Management, and Community Health teams work collaboratively, especially with Star Community Health, with more than 1,750 established (i.e., claimed) community-based partners in the communities we serve, which is also integrated with SLUHN electronic health record (i.e., Epic). findhelp allows community members to search for and connect to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) support such as financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, transportation, and more. This platform, as well as United Way's 211, are tools that Community Health Liaisons use to assist our community members, patients, and staff to connect to vital resources. Community Health continues to onboard priority partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date resources are available to our communities. Network-wide there were 51,280 searches during FY 25 with the top searches including food, housing, and utilities. In Lehigh County, there were a total of 16,331 searches during FFY 25, with the top searches including food, housing, and transportation. SLICC (Student-led Interdisciplinary Care Center): SLICC is a student-run center in collaboration with Temple St. Luke's School of Medicine. The goal of the center is to meet community needs, especially in, or near, the housing insecure populations in the community. Students work with medical faculty mentors to establish a bridge between those with limited access to care and the greater health system by promoting cooperation and trust between the healthcare system and the community. SLICC not only provides clinical services with the goal of connecting patients to a medical home, but the
HOPE (Health, Outreach, Prevention, Education): HOPE at St. Luke's provides clinical, case management, and prevention services to persons living with HIV. At the end of FFY 25, 369 active (unduplicated) patients were receiving medical care at the Bethlehem and Easton locations. There were 17 newly diagnosed patients with HIV linked into care at HOPE, and there continues to be an increase in patients with complex needs (e.g., medically compromised, homeless, uninsured, undocumented). There were 486 active patients that received Medical Case Management services in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and Stroudsburg. In collaboration with St. Luke's Monroe Hospital, medical case management services in Monroe County were transitioned from Tannersville to Stroudsburg. The office is closer to other St. Luke's medical offices and public transportation, allowing for increased access and sustainability of care and services. During FFY 25, 116 patients received housing assistance through ongoing rental assistance, permanent housing placement, emergency assistance, or short-term rental assistance. Visiting Nurse Association: As a member of the St. Luke's University Health Network, the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke's Health/Hospice, Inc. ("the VNA") offers Home Health, Hospice and community-based mother/baby services that include the Visiting Nurse Advocate in the Home (VNAC) and Nurse Family Partnership (NFP). Established in 1919, the agency maintains Medicare-certification, Pennsylvania Department of Health licensure, Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) accreditation and provides care in Lehigh, Berks, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Upper Bucks, and Montgomery Counties. During FFY 25, 2,148 patients were provided Hospice care and 5,658 in Home Health across the Network. Maternal and Child Health: The VNA operates three programs under the Maternal Child Health department that support children and families. The first is the prevention model, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) which supports and fosters positive parenting in our community making the Lehigh Valley a better place for families and children. St. Luke's NFP program was established in 2001 and serves economically disadvantaged families in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The program goals are to improve pregnancy outcomes, improve child health and development, and enhance the economic self-sufficiency of the family. Each NFP family is partnered with a Registered Nurse (RN) early in the mother's pregnancy and receives ongoing nurse home visits throughout the pregnancy and through the child's second birthday. During FY 25, NFP received 1,011 referrals, served 435 families, and completed 5,137 visits. There were 89% of babies in the program born at term and 93% of babies were born at a healthy weight. There were 98% of children vaccinated at two years of age, and 75% of mothers working at the time they graduated from the NFP program. 84% of children were meeting their developmental milestones at 24 months, and 78% of mothers who completed the program delayed their next pregnancy beyond two years. The second model which is implemented in collaboration with St. Luke's Behavioral Health Integrations team, Moving Beyond Depression, is in the second year of a three-year pilot to help support mothers enrolled in NFP who struggle with a diagnosis of major depression. Those who are enrolled in this program receive a series of in-home cognitive behavior therapy sessions provided by a therapist who is imbedded with the NFP team. The program had a 63% completion rate for FFY 25, and 93% of completers no longer met the criteria for depression at the completion of their treatment. Of those who completed their treatment, 53% reported decreased parenting stress and, 73% reported increased social supports. The third program is an intervention program, the Visiting Nurse Advocate for the County (VNAC). This intensively focused program provides services to families that are referred by the Offices of Children, Youth, and Family Services (OCYS) in Lehigh and Northampton Counties and have current open cases. The program works to promote positive growth in the families and serves to create safety nets for the children involved. Families are partnered with a RN, who provides family support, parenting education and guidance, life skills, and case management services. The services are provided using a holistic nursing approach, centered on family preservation. The goals of this program are that the parent/caregiver will provide a safe environment for the child, to increase parenting knowledge and skills, and that the parent/caregiver will meet the child's health and medical needs. During FFY 25, there were 84 families served, with 86% showing improvement in the safety of the living environment for the child, 73% improved parenting knowledge and skills, and 93% improved in their child's health and medical needs being met. In addition to the traditional in-home services, the VNAC team also provide Nurse Consultation services to both counties for medically complex cases on request. During the FY2025 VNAC received 531 such consult requests and worked a total of 981.25 hours on these cases. Raub Food Pantry: Through a partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, St. Luke's school-based staff implemented a school-based food pantry at Raub Middle School for students and families. During Fiscal Year 2025, the school-based pantry served 813 households and more than 40,000 pounds of food valued at over $130,000. Summer Meals Food Access: For the seventh consecutive year, the St. Luke's Summer Meals Program provided no cost lunches in Allentown to ensure every child in need has access to nutritious meals during the summer months. St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus, in partnership with Star Community Health at the Sigal Center, provided meals (Tuesday-Thursday) for food insecure children and their families. There were 1,525 meals served to children and 470 meals t
This initiative included clinical diabetes visits, diabetes education with a bilingual Community Health Worker, physical activity opportunities, diabetes self-management, support, and access to healthy food. During FFY 25, the CARES project had 30% of patients at the Sigal Center at Star Community Health with poorly controlled diabetes. Physical Activity: Get Your Tail on the Trail is a free program created in 2013 by SLUHN and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The program aims to help people of all ages and abilities to meet their personal fitness goals. Since program inception, there have been a total of 6,295,048 miles recorded. Network-wide, there were 2,162 active users that logged 637,618 miles during FFY 25. Sports Medicine and Athletic Trainers: With a wide range of skill sets and abilities, athletic trainers manage an athlete from initial injury to return to life and play. Athletic trainers play a critical role in healthcare as they are often the most available and onsite medical provider in the athletics venue, therefore providing immediate care and facilitation of medical action that results in effective and efficient care to support patient recovery goals. SLUHN athletic trainers support more than 100,000 youth and collegiate athletes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. St. Luke's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Response Warm Hand Off (WHO): WHO is an initiative to support the continuum of care for patients in need of multiple services and providers. It is a transfer of care between providers with the patient (and potentially family) present to ensure clear communication and transparency, while helping to build relationships between patients and providers. St. Luke's collaborates with local community-based organizations and local county to support WHO efforts. Additionally, Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) operate in the Allentown, Bethlehem, Sacred Heart, Upper Bucks, Anderson, and Easton emergency departments to support WHO. In the Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospitals, a total of 633 WHO were conducted for alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, and other stimulants during FY 25. Narcan Education and Distribution: This service is provided in the community and in the Emergency Department, which includes a Certified Recovery Specialist for individuals that present with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and/or overdose. St. Luke's SUD Services: St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus' Medical Detox Unit and SUD services (e.g., Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), SHARE clinic, behavioral health services) continue to provide vital SUD services. Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit (ABHU): St. Luke's Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at the Easton Campus also provides connection to care and services for youth in need with a 16-bed unit. During FFY 25, 252 adolescents were provided care in the ABHU from Lehigh County. Recovery Center Support: Partnership between St. Luke's and Treatment Trends Inc. provides an opportunity for Temple/St. Luke's medical students to implement the Student-Led Interdisciplinary Care Center (SLICC) which engages with underserved populations, provide connections to care and other SDOH services. Education: Through our Community School partnership, positive mental health messaging and support was provided to Raub Middle School students, teachers, and staff. Suicide Prevention Coalition of the Lehigh County: St. Luke's supports the Lehigh County Suicide Task Force's steering committee as well as their action teams (Prevention and Intervention and Awareness and Engagement). St. Luke's, along with other partners, collaborate to support social service organizations concerned about the rising number of deaths by suicide. This is funded by Lehigh County Mental Health and a community project grant from SAMHSA. St. Luke's Penn Foundation Education: Providing the community with mental health and addiction prevention education, information, and resources is a vital part of St. Luke's Penn Foundation's (SLPF) programming. SLPF delivers regular in-school presentations to middle and high students and educational presentations in the community on topics such as mental health, substance use, overdose prevention, recovery, and harm reduction. Through its monthly podcast "Just STARt the Conversation," SLPF discusses timely mental health topics such as social media use, perinatal mood disorders, changing careers, getting along in polarizing times, athlete mental health, and more. With over 40 available episodes, this podcast offers relevant information for everyone. Additionally, St. Luke's Wellness 101 has more than 100 episodes that take viewers (ages 13+) on a practical yet humorous step-by-step journey to explore the basics of health and wellness. From the importance of hand washing to mindfulness practices and everything in between, the Wellness 101 show presents fun and educational information while helping viewers learn and retain health and wellness information. Wellness 101 Jr. is a child-friendly version of Wellness 101 that explores the basics of health and wellness for kids ages 612. With almost 40 episodes, children learn about a variety of health topics such as sleep, handling peer pressure, how to ask for help, and more through interactive videos and simple Q&As. PARTNERSHIP & COLLABORATIONS ---------------------------- - Allentown Police Department - Allentown Health Bureau - Allentown Public Library - Allentown Economic Development Corporation - Allentown School District - Allentown Housing Authority - Allentown Economic Development Corp. - Bethany Christian Services - Bloom - Bradberry Sullivan LGBT Community Center - CareerLink (Sacred Heart Campus) - Casa Guadalupe, Catholic Charities - Cedar Crest College - Century Promise - Community Service for Children - City of Allentown - Cohesion - Community Action of the Lehigh Valley - Daybreak (Lehigh Conference of Churches) - DeSales University - Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley - First Commonwealth Federal Credit Un
Literacy: Literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at local schools in communities across the Network. A total of 126 volunteers, including seven of the SLUHN campus presidents, read to more than 6,300 students during Read Across America week in 2025 and more than 7,500 literacy resources Network-wide were shared with students in the community. Mobile Youth Health Center (MYHC): During FY 25 the MYHC provided care and services to 410 unique students through 913 encounters at Broughal Middle School, Freedom High School, Liberty High School, and Northeast Middle School. These encounters included connections to care including medical insurance, a medical home, vision and dental services, and additional community resources. The MYHC team also provided an additional 3,598 health screenings, vaccines, and other services to students. The MYHC care team provided 76 vision vouchers to the district students with a value of $9,645. Summer event at Donegan Elementary School Community School Partners, Bethlehem Area School District. Community Health Navigation: Community Health Navigation had 2,061 encounters (e.g., calls, appointments, follow ups) with 372 unique individuals. These encounters resulted in 316 referrals and 222 completed visits. Various resources such as clothing, hygiene, and bus passes were provided to patients in need. This includes homeless or near homeless, adults, families, and others facing hardships. Bridging the Gap funds were distributed to patients to support their basic needs totaling $3,459.02. Community Health Navigation also partners with local community-based organizations such as New Bethany Ministries and the Bethlehem Emergency Shelter to coordinate care and connection to services. Star Community Health: Star Community Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC-LA) affiliated with St. Luke's that provides care and wraparound services to uninsured and underinsured individuals and families at little or no out-of pocket cost. Southside Medical and Family Medicine (Easton Avenue), located in Bethlehem, provided connection to care and services for families, medical and dental service. In Bethlehem, Star Community Health's Dental Van visited nine schools and provided care to 868 students with a total of 410 cleanings, 549 sealants and 163 restorations. Breast Cancer Prevention: Adagio Health, through state and federal funding, administers the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP) across much of Pennsylvania. This initiative provides free screenings and diagnostic services to uninsured and underinsured women, helping catch cancer early when it's most treatable. St. Luke's University Health Network is a key partner and early detection site in this effort. With women's imaging locations and advanced technologies like 3D mammography and breast MRI, St. Luke's enhances early detection rates and reduces unnecessary follow-ups. During FFY 25, there were 1,188 patient outreach encounters resulting in 21.4% of those outreach encounters ordering a mammogram, 39.9% establishing with a primary care physician post-outreach, 63.6% of ordered images completed, and 91.2% of pathology orders completed. This partnership is a powerful example of how public funding and local health systems can work together to create lasting health equity. Temple/St. Luke's Medical Students Community Health Engagement Program (CHEP): Temple/St. Luke's offers the opportunity to participate in a Mentorship Program for students from the Bethlehem Area School District. This program seeks to connect medical students with high school students who could benefit from additional support. These students were identified as needing tier two interventions, which include increased instruction, supervision, positive reinforcements, academic support, and more. The medical students meet with the high school students on a one-on-one basis, twice monthly, for forty-five minutes. Their time together is spent discussing college preparation, studying techniques, and any other topics identified by the high school students. Workforce Development and Career Mentoring: St. Luke's supports workforce development initiatives for both adults and school-aged populations including the School-To-Work Program, Health Career Exploration Program, and the new Cultural and Linguistic Workforce Development Centers. These opportunities promote education, experiential learning, and skills-based training to prepare individuals for the workforce and help participants gain employment that provides them with a livable wage. Adolescent career mentoring programs and workforce initiatives target both in-school and out-of-school youth between the ages of 15-24 years old who reside in Lehigh and Northampton Counties through a combination of hospital rotations, professional development sessions, and work experience. School-to-Work (STW): For the past 28 years, St Luke's Hospital and the Bethlehem Area School District have been collaborating to provide English as a Second Language students the opportunity to explore healthcare careers through the School-To-Work Program (STW). The STW Program was created to improve graduation rates, lower absenteeism, and encourage students toward post-secondary education. Its intent is to engage at-risk students to remain in school by exposing them to health careers at St. Luke's Hospital, to offer support and guidance as they work to achieve fluency in English, and to obtain valuable career and life skills. Since the program was founded in 1997, it has served more than 430 ESL students. During FFY 25, 17 ESL students enrolled in the program, with 94% (n=16) completing the program successfully. Health Career Exploration Program (HCEP): Established more than 15 years ago, the Health Career Exploration Program offers experiential learning opportunities for high school students from diverse backgrounds to explore careers in the healthcare industry. Funded by the Wor
Collectively, the Allentown and Bethlehem Centers successfully secured 93 jobs across various sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, supply chain, retail, and food service. In addition, the St. Luke's Workforce Development Centers and the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley, in partnership with ASR Media, produced a video highlighting the Centers. Selected from over 800 submissions, the video was featured at the Allentown Film Festival in April 2025. Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant: St. Luke's Department Workforce development participant of Community Health was awarded the Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant from Workforce Board Lehigh Valley. The overall purpose of the grant was to establish a Lehigh Valley Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership through the development of a Workforce Pipeline Strategic Action plan and to increase the pipeline of healthcare workers trained and employed in the Lehigh Valley's Healthcare Industry Sector. For this grant, SLUHN developed a three-pronged approach to education and training for program participants including: - SkillUp PA and Employability Skills Training - In partnership with CareerLink Lehigh Valley, the program enrolled 19 high school students from the Allentown School District, with 73% (n=14) an online learning platform to completing the program successfully. The program utilized SkillUp assist participants to attain industry-recognized credentials for high-demand careers, including those in healthcare. Additionally, program participants were educated on employability skills and career ladders in the healthcare field. - Medical Assistant On-the-Job Training - This program component provided funds to support 23 Medical Assistance Trainees. Out of 23 enrolled in the grant, 87% (n=20) of the trainees obtained full-time employment across the St. Luke's Network. During this six-week training period, the trainees worked with patients while learning anatomy skills, medical terminology, collecting vital signs and EKGs, and administering immunizations and injections. They also learned how to participate in data collection, planning, and implementation of patient care plans, all while exhibiting professional behavior and high-level customer service skills. - School of Phlebotomy - This program component supported 15 participants enrolled in the St. Luke's School of Phlebotomy, with 100% (n=15) of participants completing the program successfully. The phlebotomy students participated in a twelve-week program that provided phlebotomy education through a combined delivery of didactic/theory in a classroom setting, as well as clinical experience in one of the St. Luke's outpatient lab service centers. findhelp: St. Luke's partners with findhelp, a free self-navigating online platform (sluhn.findhelp.com). findhelp is a social care network established to provide a comprehensive platform for people to find social services in their communities at any time in a language they understand, and for nonprofit and other community-based organizations to coordinate their service delivery and support services. St. Luke's Information Technology, Quality, Case Management, and Community Health teams work collaboratively, especially with Star Community Health, with more than 1,750 established (i.e., claimed) community-based partners in the communities we serve, which is also integrated with SLUHN electronic health record (i.e., Epic). findhelp allows community members to search for and connect to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) support such as financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, transportation, and more. This platform, as well as United Way's 211, are tools that Community Health Liaisons use to assist our community members, patients, and staff to connect to vital resources. Community Health continues to onboard priority partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date resources are available to our communities. Network-wide there were 51,280 searches during FY 25 with the top searches including food, housing, and utilities. In the Bethlehem service area (Lehigh and Northampton counties), there were a total of 30,032 searches, with the top services including food, housing, and utilities. HOPE (Health, Outreach, Prevention, Education): HOPE at St. Luke's provides clinical, case management, and prevention services to persons living with HIV. At the end of FFY 25, 369 active (unduplicated) patients were receiving medical care at the Bethlehem and Easton locations. There were 17 newly diagnosed patients with HIV linked into care at HOPE, and there continues to be an increase in patients with complex needs (e.g., medically compromised, homeless, uninsured, undocumented). There were 486 active patients that received Medical Case Management services in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and Stroudsburg. In collaboration with St. Luke's Monroe Hospital, medical case management services in Monroe County were transitioned from Tannersville to Stroudsburg. The office is closer to other St. Luke's medical offices and public transportation, allowing for increased access and sustainability of care and services. During FY 25, 116 patients received housing assistance through ongoing rental assistance, permanent housing placement, emergency assistance, or short-term rental assistance. Transportation: St. Luke's transportation services, in collaboration with Lyft and Uber rideshares, ensures access to care by supporting rides to and from appointments. Transportation initiatives supported by SLUHN align with the primary goal of improving access to primary care for homeless and near homeless populations. By providing complimentary Lyft rides to and from appointments with primary care doctors and other specialists, this initiative allows patients to receive routine care in a timely manner, with the added goal of reducing the frequency and overuse of Emergency Department resources. More than $900,000 in Lyft and Uber rides were provided for ser
Of those who completed their treatment, 53% reported decreased parenting stress and, 73% reported increased social supports. The third program is an intervention program, the Visiting Nurse Advocate for the County (VNAC). This intensively focused program provides services to families that are referred by the Offices of Children, Youth, and Family Services (OCYS) in Lehigh and Northampton Counties and have current open cases. The program works to promote positive growth in the families and serves to create safety nets for the children involved. Families are partnered with a RN, who provides family support, parenting education and guidance, life skills, and case management services. The services are provided using a holistic nursing approach, centered on family preservation. The goals of this program are that the parent/caregiver will provide a safe environment for the child, to increase parenting knowledge and skills, and that the parent/caregiver will meet the child's health and medical needs. During FY 25, there were 84 families served, with 86% showing improvement in the safety of the living environment for the child, 73% improved parenting knowledge and skills, and 93% improved in their child's health and medical needs being met. In addition to the traditional in-home services, the VNAC team also provide Nurse Consultation services to both counties for medically complex cases on request. During the FY 2025 VNAC received 531 such consult requests and worked a total of 981.25 hours on these cases. Food Access: Food access is a critical component of maintaining health and preventing chronic disease. Issues related to food access include access to healthy foods. SLUHN partners with local organizations through our schools and community partners to decrease food insecurity and promote healthy lifestyles. Older Adult Meal Program: The Bethlehem Campus Older Adult Meals Program is designed to provide subsidized meals to adults ages 65 and older at the Bethlehem Campus cafeteria, which served 1,164 meals during FY 25. This initiative addresses food security and loneliness among older adults. Marvine Food Pantry: Through partnerships with Second Harvest Food Bank and other local organizations, Marvine Elementary School provides a food pantry for students and families facing food insecurity. During FY 25, more than 2,000 households (duplicated) were supported through Marvine's food initiatives. Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley (HCLV): St. Luke's has established collaborative processes with community partners, such HCLV, to meet individuals where they are and promote connections and access to care and services, including a community food pantry that served 2,278 households and a total of 8,565 adults, children, and seniors in FY 25, including 276 new visitors. Additionally, the Basilio Huertas Senior Center promotes healthy aging, with a focus on culturally appropriate communications and supports, through bilingual case management, food access/nutrition, socialization, and recreation. During FY 25, HCLV worked with more than fifty seniors monthly (655 encounters). St. Luke's continues to support the infrastructure and capacity building at HCLV. Marvine Elementary School Food Distribution. New Bethany Inc: St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus works closely with New Bethany Inc to help address food insecurity. SLUHN provides food donations, capacity building, and other services to New Bethany Inc. Physical Activity: Get Your Tail on the Trail is a free program created in 2013 by SLUHN and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The program aims to help people of all ages and abilities to meet their personal fitness goals. Since program inception, there have been a total of 6,295,048 miles recorded. Network-wide, there were 2,162 active users that logged 637,618 miles during FY 25. Sports Medicine and Athletic Trainers: With a wide range of skill sets and abilities, athletic trainers manage an athlete from initial injury to return to life and play. Athletic trainers play a critical role in healthcare as they are often the most available and onsite medical provider in the athletics venue, therefore providing immediate care and facilitation of medical action that results in effective and efficient care to support patient recovery goals. SLUHN athletic trainers support more than 100,000 youth and collegiate athletes in PA and NJ. Diabetes Education and Prevention: Diabetes Self-Management, Education, and Support (DSMES) is provided for patients In Allentown, Bethlehem, and Coaldale through the Department of Community Health. This program is executed through our partnership with the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists for our Diabetes Education Accreditation Program (DEAP). Additionally, St. Luke's Center for Diabetes & Endocrinology serves additional sites throughout the network. The Department of Community Health established a quality improvement initiative, Diabetes CARES (Clinical Assessment, Resources, Education, and Support), for patients at Star Community Health (Allentown and Bethlehem). This program, in collaboration with our residencies and Medical Fitness and Sports Performance, provides DSMES and a focused team approach to reduce the percentage of patients with poorly controlled diabetes (HgbA1c > 9.0). This initiative included clinical diabetes visits, diabetes education with a bilingual Community Health Worker, physical activity opportunities, diabetes self-management, support, and access to healthy food. During FY 25, the CARES project had 30% of patients at Star Community Health Southside with poorly controlled diabetes. Employee Wellness: St. Luke's University Health Network recognizes that the health of its workforce is important and vital to the success of our organization. To support our employees and their spouses, the St. Luke's Employee Wellness Team provides evidence-based programming and health education to empower individuals to positively impact their h
Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit (ABHU): St. Luke's Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at the Easton Campus also provides connection to care and services for youth in need with a 16-bed unit. During FY 25, there were 252 adolescents in Lehigh County and 315 in Northampton County that received care in the ABHU. St. Luke's Penn Foundation Education: Providing the community with mental health and addiction prevention education, information, and resources is a vital part of St. Luke's Penn Foundation's (SLPF) programming. SLPF delivers regular in-school presentations to middle and high students and educational presentations in the community on topics such as mental health, substance use, overdose prevention, recovery, and harm reduction. Through its monthly podcast "Just STARt the Conversation," SLPF discusses timely mental health topics such as social media use, perinatal mood disorders, changing careers, getting along in polarizing times, athlete mental health, and more. With over 40 available episodes, this podcast offers relevant information for everyone. Additionally, St. Luke's Wellness 101 has more than 100 episodes that take viewers (ages 13+) on a practical yet humorous step-by-step journey to explore the basics of health and wellness. From the importance of hand washing to mindfulness practices and everything in between, the Wellness 101 show presents fun and educational information while helping viewers learn and retain health and wellness information. Wellness 101 Jr. is a child-friendly version of Wellness 101 that explores the basics of health and wellness for kids ages 6-12. With almost 40 episodes, children learn about a variety of health topics such as sleep, handling peer pressure, how to ask for help, and more through interactive videos and simple Q&As. PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS ------------------------------- - Boys and Girls Club Bethlehem - Bethlehem Health Bureau - Community Action Lehigh Valley (CALV) - Bethlehem Library - Northampton Community College - Crime Victims of the Lehigh Valley - Bethlehem Salvation Army - Giant Food Stores - Moravian Frezer Ministries - Hablando Con Su Doctor - Coalition for Appropriate Transportation - Bethlehem Police Department - SHARE Housing - Pinebrook Family Services - Moravian University - Star Community Health - Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley - Just Born - Lehigh University - New Bethany Ministries - Northampton County SUD Response - Northampton County Suicide Task Force - Northampton County Question, Persuade - Refer trainings - Second Harvest Lehigh Valley - United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley - Volunteer Center Lehigh Valley - City of Bethlehem - Cay Galgon - Treatment Trends Inc. - Bethlehem Emergency Shelter ST. LUKE'S LEHIGHTON AND CARBON HOSPITALS ========================================= ACCESS TO CARE -------------- Pathstone Head Start: Head Start is a federally funded program designed to promote school readiness for children from low-income families. It serves children from birth to age five and supports their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Community Health staff, cross trained as CHWs, provide connection to care services and resources to students and families. findhelp: St. Luke's partners with findhelp, a free self-navigating online platform (sluhn.findhelp.com). findhelp is a social care network established to provide a comprehensive platform for people to find social services in their communities at any time in a language they understand, and for nonprofit and other community-based organizations to coordinate their service delivery and support services. St. Luke's Information Technology, Quality, Case Management, and Community Health teams work collaboratively, especially with Star Community Health, with more than 1,750 established (i.e., claimed) community-based partners in the communities we serve, which is also integrated with SLUHN electronic health record (i.e., Epic). findhelp allows community members to search for and connect to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) support such as financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, transportation, and more. This platform, as well as United Way's 211, are tools that Community Health Liaisons use to assist our community members, patients, and staff to connect to vital resources. Community Health continues to onboard priority partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date resources are available to our communities. Network-wide there were 51,280 searches during FY 25 with the top searches including food, housing, and utilities. In the Carbon and Lehighton service area, there were a total of 2,745 searches during FY 25 (Carbon County), with the top services including food, housing, and utilities. Breast Cancer Prevention: Adagio Health, through state and federal funding, administers the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP) across much of Pennsylvania. This initiative provides free screenings and diagnostic services to uninsured and underinsured women, helping catch cancer early when it's most treatable. St. Luke's University Health Network is a key partner and early detection site in this effort. With women's imaging locations and advanced technologies like 3D mammography and breast MRI, St. Luke's enhances early detection rates and reduces unnecessary follow-ups. During FY 25, there were 1,188 patient outreach encounters resulting in 21.4% of those outreach encounters ordering a mammogram, 39.9% establishing with a primary care physician post-outreach, 63.6% of ordered images completed, and 91.2% of pathology orders completed. This partnership is a powerful example of how public funding and local health systems can work together to create lasting health equity. Visiting Nurse Association: As a member of the St. Luke's University Health Network, the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke's Health/Hospice, Inc. ("the VNA") offers Home Health, Hospice and community-based mother/baby services that include the Visiting Nurse
During FY 25, participating St. Luke's Physician Group pediatrics and family medicine practices completed 1,839 well visits for children ages 0-5 years in which trained providers and staff engaged families with messaging and resources vital for growth and development. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library initiative provides Carbon County children with an age-appropriate new book each month. At the end of FFY 25, there were 1,388 active children in the program. since 2021, 942 have "graduated", meaning they aged-out of the program (i.e., reached age six). Additionally, the Veterans Literacy Initiative at the St. Luke's Lehighton Campus as well as Little Free Libraries provide additional access points. Literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at local schools in communities across the Network. A total of 126 volunteers, including seven of the SLUHN campus presidents, read to more than 6,300 students during Read Across America week in 2025 and more than 7,500 literacy resources Networkwide were shared with students in the community. Raub Middle School students and SLUHN campus presidents were some of the volunteers that read to elementary school students in the Allentown School District. Carbon Collaborative: St. Luke's Community Health partners with the Carbon County Interagency Collaborative to provide consistent communications and support. More than 100 Carbon County social service organizations and nonprofit partners are represented, with over 35 regularly contributing to collaborative meetings. The committee identifies gaps, barriers, and opportunities and prioritizes how to best align existing services and strengthen connections to care, education, and resources. Additionally, several subcommittees and initiatives are established to build capacity for key community needs (e.g., transportation, literacy, early childhood education, prevention efforts, homeless task force). Workforce Development: In partnership with the Pocono Counties Workforce Board, the Department of Community Health assisted St. Luke's Volunteer Services with the implementation of the Hands-on Immersive Healthcare program at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus. This initiative provided 55 high school students from Weatherly High School, Jim Thorpe High School, Lehighton High School, and Palmerton High School the opportunity to engage in practical learning experiences through simulated clinical tasks that represent various roles in the healthcare industry. Over the course of the program, students rotated through different stations where they observed and participated in simulations using patient actors or mannequins. The program consists of three separate sessions, featuring stations that highlight in-demand occupations within healthcare, while also teaching students vital employability skills and essential patient care techniques. Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant: St. Luke's Department of Community Health was awarded the Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant from Workforce Board Lehigh Valley. The overall purpose of the grant was to establish a Lehigh Valley Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership through the development of a Workforce Pipeline Strategic Action plan and to increase the pipeline of healthcare workers trained and employed in the Lehigh Valley's Healthcare Industry Sector. For this grant, SLUHN developed a three-pronged approach to education and training for program participants including: - SkillUp PA and Employability Skills Training - In partnership with CareerLink Lehigh Valley, the program enrolled 19 high school students from the Allentown School District, with 73% (n=14) an online learning platform to completing the program successfully. The program utilized SkillUp assist participants to attain industry-recognized credentials for high-demand careers, including those in healthcare. Additionally, program participants were educated on employability skills and career ladders in the healthcare field. - Medical Assistant On-the-Job Training - This program component provided funds to support 23 Medical Assistance Trainees. Out of 23 enrolled in the grant, 87% (n=20) of the trainees obtained full-time employment across the St. Luke's Network. During this six-week training period, the trainees worked with patients while learning anatomy skills, medical terminology, collecting vital signs and EKGs, and administering immunizations and injections. They also learned how to participate in data collection, planning, and implementation of patient care plans, all while exhibiting professional behavior and high-level customer service skills. - School of Phlebotomy - This program component supported 15 participants enrolled in the St. Luke's School of Phlebotomy, with 100% (n=15) of participants completing the program successfully. The phlebotomy students participated in a twelve-week program that provided phlebotomy education through a combined delivery of didactic/theory in a classroom setting, as well as clinical experience in one of the St. Luke's outpatient lab service centers. Transportation: St. Luke's transportation services, in collaboration with Lyft and Uber rideshare, ensures access to care by supporting rides to and from appointments. Transportation initiatives supported by SLUHN align with the primary goal of improving access to primary care for homeless and near homeless populations. By providing complimentary Lyft and Uber rides to and from appointments with primary care doctors and other specialists, this initiative allows patients to receive routine care in a timely manner, with the added goal of reducing the frequency and overuse of Emergency Department resources. More than $900,000 in Lyft and Uber rides were provided for services Network-wide. Older Adult Meal Program: The Carbon and Lehighton Older Adult Meals Program is designed to provide subsidized meals to adults 65 and older at the Carbon Campus cafeteria and the Lehighton Campus cafeteria. The Carbo
Sports Medicine and Athletic Trainers: With a wide range of skill sets and abilities, athletic trainers manage an athlete from initial injury to return to life and play. Athletic trainers play a critical role in healthcare as they are often the most available and onsite medical provider in the athletics venue, therefore providing immediate care and facilitation of medical action that results in effective and efficient care to support patient recovery goals. SLUHN athletic trainers support more than 100,000 youth and collegiate athletes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. St. Luke's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Response Warm Hand Off (WHO): WHO is an initiative to support the continuum of care for patients in need of multiple services and providers. It is a transfer of care between providers with the patient (and potentially family) present to ensure clear communication and transparency, while helping to build relationships between patients and providers. St. Luke's collaborates with local community-based organizations and local county to support WHO efforts. Additionally, Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) operate in the Allentown, Bethlehem, Sacred Heart, Upper Bucks, Anderson, and Easton emergency departments to support WHO. At the Carbon and Lehighton Hospitals, a total of 43 WHO referrals were conducted for alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, and other stimulants during FY 25. Stigma Presentations: The Department of Community Health worked with partners to deliver a Community Stigma Presentation for Carbon and Schuylkill Counties. Narcan Education and Distribution: Narcan education and distribution was provided during FY 25 to community members in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties through eleven events and providing 141 boxes of Narcan to the community. Safe Medication Disposal: Safe medication disposal boxes continued to provide a space to dispose of unwanted medicines at the St. Luke's Carbon Campus. During FY 25, 300.2 pounds of unused medication were safely disposed. Behavioral Health Walk-in Center: St. Luke's Psychiatric Associates' behavioral health walk-in center is located at the Lehighton Campus and offers a welcoming and comfortable, non-residential environment for those dealing with a variety of mental health issues. Those seeking services or support for a non-life-threatening mental health circumstance will be greeted by a medical receptionist and will be assessed by a professional crisis intervention specialist in a relaxed, non-clinical environment. Individuals will be evaluated and provided with the resources and/or referrals needed to deal with the immediate situation. This may include psychotherapy sessions or connections other community resources (e.g., Veterans Affairs) and specialists. A case manager may be assigned to provide ongoing support. Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit (ABHU): St. Luke's Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at the Easton Campus also provides connection to care and services for youth in need with a 16-bed unit. During FY 25, there were 116 adolescents in Carbon County that were provided services at the ABHU. PVSD Behavioral Health Counseling: Your Emotional Strength Supported (YESS!) school-based mental health counseling is designed to support students with mental health needs at school. YESS! school-based mental health had 634 student encounters for the YESS! Program occurred during FY 25 at PMSD. St. Luke's Penn Foundation Education: Providing the community with mental health and addiction prevention education, information, and resources is a vital part of St. Luke's Penn Foundation's (SLPF) programming. SLPF delivers regular in-school presentations to middle and high students and educational presentations in the community on topics such as mental health, substance use, overdose prevention, recovery, and harm reduction. Through its monthly podcast "Just STARt the Conversation," SLPF discusses timely mental health topics such as social media use, perinatal mood disorders, changing careers, getting along in polarizing times, athlete mental health, and more. With over 40 available episodes, this podcast offers relevant information for everyone. Additionally, St. Luke's Wellness 101 has more than 100 episodes that take viewers (ages 13+) on a practical yet humorous step-by-step journey to explore the basics of health and wellness. From the importance of hand washing to mindfulness practices and everything in between, the Wellness 101 show presents fun and educational information while helping viewers learn and retain health and wellness information. Wellness 101 Jr. is a child-friendly version of Wellness 101 that explores the basics of health and wellness for kids ages 612. With almost 40 episodes, children learn about a variety of health topics such as sleep, handling peer pressure, how to ask for help, and more through interactive videos and simple Q&As. PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS ------------------------------- - Area Health Education Center (AHEC) - Blue Mountain Ski Resort Community partnership - Carbon County Area Agency on Aging - Carbon County Transit, Family Promise - Carbon County KidZone - Carbon County Interagency - Collaborative Council - Carbon County Mental Health - Carbon County Technical Institute - College and Carbon County CareerLink Career Mentoring - Carbon County Veteran Affairs - Houser Newman - Panther Valley School District - Lehighton School District - Palmerton School District - Jim Thorpe School District - Weatherly School District - PathStone Head Start - Pennsylvania State Police - SHARE Housing - Reimagine Carbon - Veteran's office (Lehighton campus) - Carbon County Community Action - Pocono Workforce Board - Leiby's Farm
SPONSORSHIP ============ In FY 25, the campuses of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pennsylvania provided community sponsorships to the following organizations serving our mutual community populations in need: St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus ---------------------------- - Alzheimers Association - Autism Eats - Bethlehem Area School District - Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School's Bridges Foundation - Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation (BEDCO) - Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering, Inc. - Bethlehem Lions Club - Big Brothers Big Sisters - Bloom for Women, Inc. - Boys & Girls Club of Bethlehem - Cay Galgon Lifehouse - Celtic Fest - Center for Humanistic Change - Central Moravian Church - Chamber of Commerce (Bethlehem) - Charter Arts Foundation - Congregation Brith Sholom, Bethlehem - DeSales University - Dream Come True of the Lehigh Valley - Early Childhood Education Collaborative - Easter Seals - Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted Police - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce - Harvest Full of Hope - Historic Bethlehem Museum & Sites - HCLV - Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley (HCLV) - Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites - HumbleHeros - Kids Peace - Lauren's Hope Golf - Lehigh Valley Charter High School - Lehigh Valley Lifestyle Medicine - Life Path - Lily's Hope Foundation - LVEDC - Miller Keystone Blood Center - Moravian Academy - Moravian University - Salem Christian School - Salisbury Township School District - Saucon Valley School District - South Bethlehem Historical Society - Northampton Community College - New Bethany - Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) - Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley (PCFLV) - Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley - Salem Christian School - Salisbury Township School District - Sassy Massy Smiles Foundation - Saucon Conservancy - Saucon Valley School District - St. Baldricks Fundraiser - Taggart Invitational - The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties - The Kindness Project - Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis St. Luke's Allentown Campus and St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus --------------------------------------------------------------- - 9th Annual Team Decker/LLS 5K Walk/Run - Alburtis Elementary - Allentown Art Museum - Allentown School District - Allentown St. Patrick's Parade - AmericaVen - Baum School of Art - Berks County Fair - Boy Scouts of America - Boys and Girls Club of Allentown - Camelot for Children - Cancer Support Community - Catholic Charities - Cedar Crest College - Civic Theatre of Allentown - CMS Community Music School - Communities in Schools - Corvette Club of Allentown - Emmaus Entertainment and Recreation Commission - Girls on the Run - Good Shepherd - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce - Harmony Lodge 86 IOOF - Healing of the Arts - Hindu Temple - Iron Pigs - Jess Fin Foundation - Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley - Jewish Family Services - KidsPeace - Kutztown Day - Lehigh Carbon Community College - Lehigh Career and Technical Institute's (LCTI) - Lehigh Conference of Churches - Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation - Lehigh Valley Zoo - Lower Macungie Township - Lehigh Valley Aging in Place - Mandy Marquardt - Mayfair Festival of the Arts - Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley - MS Walk at Coca Cola Park - Northern Berks - Out of the Darkness Walk LV - PA State Police - Pancreatic Cancer Hope Foundation - Parkland School District - Parkland Youth Baseball League - Penn State LV - Salvation Army - Spotlight PA - State Representative Gary Day - Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley - Wescoe Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation - West Catty Playground Pavilion - YWCA St. Luke's Lehighton Campus ---------------------------- - Bo Tkach Foundation - Carbon County Community Foundation - Carbon Monroe Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission - Family Promise of Carbon County - HCM Foundation - Healthy Kids Running Series Lehighton - Lehigh Carbon Community College - Lehigh Career and Technical Institute's (LCTI) - Lehigh Valley Zoological Society - Lehighton Area Elementary Center PTO - Lehighton Downtown Initiative - Lehighton Fire Dept - Live Like Brent Foundation
EFFECTIVE WITH THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 28, 2025 ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, WAS STATUTORILY MERGED INTO ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. ACCORDINGLY, THE ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THIS ENTITY ARE NOW CARRIED OUT BY THIS ORGANIZATION.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1943.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

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