Improving Pregnancy Outcomes in Southern Africa

A team of St. Luke’s maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialists traveled in July to the southern Africa country of Botswana to teach fetal ultrasound techniques to local medical professionals with the ...

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First Female Advanced Endoscopist

St. Luke’s University Health Network proudly welcomes Vaishali Patel, MD, a highly regarded advanced endoscopist, to its Gastroenterology Department. Dr. Patel began her role on August 5, 2024, becomi...

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Timely Infusion of Miller-Keystone Blood Saves 2 Lives

On June 26, 2024, two lives were in the hands of a St. Luke’s care team. Kiya Cook, pregnant with her first child, was experiencing flu-like symptoms. In fear of her worsening condition, she checked i...

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Top Female Athletes Appreciate Olympic Spotlight on Women in Sports

Whether it’s Simone Biles in gymnastics, Katie Ledecky in the pool, or A’ja Wilson on the basketball court, the eyes of young women everywhere will be riveted on the 2024 Paris Olympics to watch the g...

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New Mom Grateful for Timely Infusion of Miller-Keystone Blood after Birth

Iliza Martinez-Mondschein of Bethlehem looks at her son, now 18 months, and sees two miracles. Frank “Frankie” Mondschein was born at St. Luke’s Anderson Campus on January 24, 2023, an IVF baby – and ...

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Bucking the Declining-Birth Rate Trend

While many health systems across Pennsylvania have been experiencing a decrease in newborn deliveries over the past five years, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is trending in the opposite...

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School of Nursing Grad Inspired by Care from Nurse-Family Partnership

Melinda Saunders-Wood’s path to becoming a St. Luke’s nurse began when she enrolled in St. Luke’s VNA Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) in 2016. “My husband and I had an unplanned pregnancy with our fi...

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Anesthesia Center of Excellence Designation for OB and Labor and Delivery

The Labor and Delivery Unit and Obstetric Anesthesia Service at St. Luke’s Anderson Campus have been designated as a Center of Excellence (COE) by the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology ...

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Overcoming Colorectal Cancer with Expert SLUHN Help

JoAnn Farley looks down fondly with a warm smile in her face and her heart every time she holds her young daughter Skylar. “My daughter is my miracle baby,” she said of her two-year-old. “She’s always...

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Allentown Campus Opens New Women and Babies Pavilion

With a snip of oversized shears, a mother who gave birth to her first child at St. Luke’s Allentown Campus cut a ceremonial ribbon today to open 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.

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New Imaging Center for Women at the Easton Campus

Preparing to cut the ribbon for the new St. Luke’s Easton Campus Women’s Imaging Center are (L-R): Rob Johnson, Facilities Director; Michele Brands, Network Director, Women’s Imaging; Christina Rodrig...

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SLUHN Pediatrician among First to Pass New Exam for Breastfeeding and Lactation

Pediatrician Rima L. Strassman, MD, Medical Director of Lactation Services at St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) and St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital, is among the first group of physicians to...

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Our Most Popular Baby Names This Year

Hunter Russel was the first baby born at St. Luke’s University Health Network in 2023, arriving at 3:54 a.m. at the Allentown Campus. He was the seventh child of Kathryn and Adrian Russel, of Breinigs...

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Expectant Parents Marry in a Hurry at Anderson Campus

Since opening in 2020, more than 10,000 babies have been born at the Women & Babies Pavilion at St. Luke’s Anderson Campus, but only one wedding has taken place there. This hurried, memorable cele...

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Olympic Hopeful Mandy Marquardt Works with Her SLUHN Team to Be Her Best

Track cycling may be the cruelest sport, eliminating athletes from advancing through championship brackets by mere thousandths of a second. Track cyclists compete on fixed-gear, direct drive bikes wit...

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New OB-GYN Practice Opens in Center Valley

St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is pleased to announce the opening of St. Luke’s OB/GYN Mountain View on July 1. St. Luke’s OB/GYN Mountain View provides patients with top-quality, person...

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Joseph Bell a Key Participant in Study That Received Prestigious Award

A trial in which Joseph Bell, MD, Section Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine for St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) was a key participant has received the prestigious David Sackett Trial of th...

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22-Year Relationship between Preemie and NICU Nurse Comes Full Circle

Nurse Susan Foster will “pin” nursing graduate Lauren Weintraub and future St. Luke’s nurse at an upcoming ceremony. When Lauren Weintraub entered this world on March 21, 2001, the outlook for her sur...

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