In Safe Hands Award

St. Luke’s University Health Network has received a statewide award for a project using predictive analytics to reduce cardiac arrests.

St. Luke’s initiative was one of 12 recognized by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) through its 2025 Achievement Awards. Started in 1978, the program recognizes hospitals and health systems that are taking innovative approaches to strengthening the safety and quality of care, enhancing operations and patients’ experience, and partnering with their communities to address public health needs.

St. Luke’s project, titled “Realtime Vital Signs and Epic’s Deterioration Index Reduces In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests,” was selected for the In Safe Hands Award. The project resulted in significant measurable gains in operational, quality and financial metrics.

St. Luke’s competed against organizations of a similar size for the award, which celebrates hospitals’ and health systems’ work to improve patient safety. In total, there were 108 entries for this year’s Achievement Awards.

“The 2025 HAP Achievement Award winners represent innovative, outstanding projects that are focused on patients,” HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings said. “Hospitals are the heart of Pennsylvania communities and work both within and outside their walls to strengthen health.”

St. Luke’s continues to hold the distinction of winning the most HAP Achievement Awards of any health system in the state, having won 25 awards since 2010.

Additional information about the awards program and detailed descriptions of the winning projects are available online.