Graduate Medical Education

Facilities

Transitional year

The training of our residents occurs at three major sites. The resident rotates at St. Luke’s University Hospital – Bethlehem Campus, attends his/her continuity medical clinic at St. Luke’s Southside Medical Center and has clinical training in various ambulatory settings such as attendings' offices.

  • The Bethlehem campus is the flagship hospital of St. Luke’s University Health Network.

    HealthGrades Awards - 2009

    • Women's Health Excellence Award
    • America's 50 Best Hospitals
    • Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence
    • Specialty Excellence Awards
      • Cardiac
      • Cardiac Surgery
      • Coronary Intervention
      • Pulmonary
      • Stroke

    Features

    • 419 bed, tertiary care facility
    • Emergency Department annual volume: 75,000 patients
      • 23% of patients are pediatric
      • High acuity: 24% of patients require admission
    • Level I Trauma Center
      • Three PennStar helicopters
    • Certified Stroke Center
    • Accredited Chest Pain Center
      • 24-hour cardiac catheterization lab
    • General Electric Healthcare Global Imaging Show Site
      • 64-slice CT scanner in Emergency Department 
  • St. Luke’s Southside Medical Center is located in a newly renovated former Bethlehem Steel Building. The Center is in close proximity to St. Luke’s Hospital   Bethlehem Campus. The Medical Center and Fowler Family KidsCare Center represent a unique, collaborative partnership with Northampton Community College and facilitate the learning opportunities for our residents.

    Location
    St. Luke’s Southside Medical Center
    511 East 3rd Street
    Bethlehem, PA 18015
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    Features

    • 6,000 square feet with 19 state-of-the-art examination rooms
    • 20 referral medical and surgical subspecialty clinics
    • Teaching Preceptor Room equipped with video teleconferencing equipment to allow residents easy access to daily educational programs
    • Ready access to extensive on-line learning resources