Safest Hospital System in Pennsylvania

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) on Tuesday recognized the Pennsylvania hospitals that have achieved exemplary results preventing infections – and St. Luke’s had more hospitals on the list than any other health system in the state.

Of the 22 hospitals honored for their patient safety, five are St. Luke’s.

HAP identifies top-performing hospitals using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network. To be recognized, hospitals must perform better than the mean standardized infection ratio in three key measures: central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections and occurrences of clostridioides difficile.

“There can be only one #1, and by these objective measures, it is St. Luke’s,” said St. Luke’s Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer Donna Sabol. “Kudos to our doctors, nurses and other caregivers who have achieved these remarkable results through their unwavering commitment to highest safety standards.”

HAP announced the 2024 Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition recipients Tuesday during its Patient Safety, Quality, and Equity Symposium in Harrisburg. The five St. Luke’s hospitals are:

• St. Luke's Allentown Campus
• St. Luke's Anderson Campus
• St. Luke's Carbon Campus
• St. Luke's Monroe Campus
• St. Luke's University Hospital, Bethlehem Campus

Additionally, this is the sixth consecutive year that St. Luke's University Hospital’s Bethlehem Campus has been honored through the Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program. The Bethlehem Campus is the only hospital in the state to earn this important designation every year that HAP has awarded it. The hospital’s team received special recognition at the symposium.

“Delivering high-quality and safe care to their communities is hospitals’ top priority,” HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings said. “HAP is proud to recognize the Pennsylvania hospital teams that have achieved outstanding results from their commitment to continuous quality and safety improvement.”