New Pediatric Cardiologist

Amir Toib, MD, recently joined Mark McGill, MD at St. Luke’s Pediatric Cardiology. Dr. Toib is a board-certified pediatric cardiologist who cares for patients ranging from infants to teenagers, and i...

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First in Region to Implant New Type of Pacemaker

St. Luke’s cardiologist and electrophysiologist Darren Traub, DO, made medical history in this region this month when he implanted the first new leadless and retrievable pacemaker into a patient at St...

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St. Luke's University Network
GSL Saves Woman from Major Heart Attack

Kathleen Wishnefsky considers June 28, 2021 her second birthday, the day her life was saved by St. Luke’s emergency medicine and cardiology experts at Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital (GSL) in Orwigsburg...

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NJ Woman Has Healthier Heart Thanks to Partnership with RWJBarnabas Health

Last year at this time, Ilissa Hess’s breathing suddenly became labored, she had difficulty walking and her legs began to swell up as she retained fluids. At just 29 years old, the resident of Milford...

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One of the Top 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals Nationally For 2022
One of the Top 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals Nationally For 2022

St. Luke’s Named among Nation's 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Fortune and IBM Watson Health Excellence of top cardiovascular hospitals points toward opportunities to potentially save thousands of...

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Armenia Arroyo Walking
St. Luke’s Implants New Device To Help Woman’s Failing Heart ‘Squeeze’ Better

St. Luke’s is the first hospital in Northeastern Pennsylvania—and one of the first in the country—to implant a new pacemaker-like device, the Optimizer, that prompts a heart muscle weakened by hear...

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Shockwave Coronary Balloon Lithotripsy
St. Luke’s Adapts Time-Tested Kidney Stone Technology to Treat Heart Artery Blockages

St. Luke’s University Health Network’s (SLUHN) Heart and Vascular Center has added an innovative weapon to its arsenal to treat heart disease – a technology long used to break up common kidney stones....

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Early Menopause
Early Menopause Extends Risks for the Heart’s Arteries

Each woman who enters middle age will likely experience some or all the symptoms that come with menopause: Hot flashes. Night sweats. Sleep disturbances. Vaginal dryness. Painful sexual intercourse. T...

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Mental Health
What Happens to Your Heart Can Affect Your Head

When someone suffers a heart attack or undergoes a major heart repair procedure, emotional side effects often arise for the patient. Heart patients, both men and woman, sometimes struggle with depr...

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Spinach Artichoke Dip
A Football Fan Favorite - Delicious Baked Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Spinach and Artichoke Dip *Greek yogurt has a thick consistency, allowing even the nonfat version to give your recipes the creaminess you want. Ingredients 4 oz. cream cheese 1/3 cup nonfat...

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Heart Disease No. 1 Cause of Death in Women
Heart Disease is the No. 1 Cause of Death in Women

The numbers may surprise you. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), one woman dies of heart disease every 80 seconds, accounting for 1 in 3 deaths each year. To add to that, 90% of women ...

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St. Luke's University Network
Lehighton Campus Earns ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation

Campus provides expert care, resources to patients with heart attack symptoms. The American College of Cardiology has recognized St. Luke’s Lehighton Campus (formerly Gnaden Huetten) for its demonstr...

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heart healthy holidays
Tips For Heart Healthy Holidays

Make an Appointment Planning for busy and indulgent holidays this year? ‘Tis the season for endless food-focused parties, shopping for “just the right” gifts and drinking more alcohol than usual. B...

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St. Luke’s First in Region to Offer New Device to Help Failing Hearts ‘Squeeze’

St. Luke’s patients with weakened hearts may soon find hope in a new pacemaker-like device that prompts the heart muscle to contract more strongly with each beat. Specialists at the Heart and Vascular...

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Nationally Recognized as High Performing
St. Luke’s Heart and Vascular Center Rated “High Performing” By U.S. News

St. Luke’s has earned US News & World Report’s 2020 “high performing” ratings in the following categories: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair Aortic valve surgery Heart bypass surgery...

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Sapien
New Non-Surgery Heart Valve

Luis Delarosa enjoys doing physically demanding outdoors projects at home in Slatington, sometimes working from sunrise to sunset in the fresh air. Having been a landscaper for his entire adult life, ...

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Do-it-yourselfer busy with home projects thanks to St. Luke’s and new non-surgery heart valve

Luis Delarosa enjoys doing physically demanding outdoors projects at home in Slatington, sometimes working from sunrise to sunset in the fresh country air. Having been a landscaper for his entire adul...

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St. Luke's Vascular Surgery 3 stars
St. Luke’s Campuses Earn Highest Rating in Vascular Quality Program

Only Hospitals in Mid-Atlantic Region to Earn Three Stars The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) has awarded St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Bethlehem and Al...

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