Updates from Department of Community Health

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Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery to the Rescue

Piper Resnikoff was the picture of joy in June, proudly riding her bike the day after her ninth birthday, a birthday doubly special because it was also the last day of school. And then something usual...

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St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital Featured in New Holiday Movie

Lights, camera, Christmas! The new holiday classic Saint Nick of Bethlehem, co-written, co-directed and starring St. Luke’s Ambassador Daniel Roebuck is coming to a theater near you. This inspiring st...

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This Pediatric Experience Went Above and Beyond

It’s the trip no parent wants to make: A frantic car ride to the hospital with an inconsolable child who clearly has broken something. That was Warren Shotto and his 4-year-old daughter, Charlie, thi...

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What Parents Need to Know about Upper Respiratory Infections

You have probably heard that common viruses, such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which didn’t circulate much during the COVID pandemic, are back in high numbers. That means many children three...

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Humble Heroes Visit St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital

Children hospitalized in late August and early September often miss out on back-to-school events and Labor Day parades and picnics. Fortunately, patients at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital in Bethlehem...

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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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New Division Chief for Inpatient Pediatric Unit

Born and raised in the Lehigh Valley, Adnan Allan, DO, has been selected as the Division Chief of the Inpatient Pediatric Unit at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. “We are excited to see Dr. Allan as...

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New Pediatric ICU Division Chief at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital

St. Luke’s University Health Network is pleased to announce that Jambunathan Krishnan, MD, has been named the Division Chief of the Network’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). “Dr. Krishnan brin...

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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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USDA Honors Summer Meals Program for Schoolchildren

USDA Honors St. Luke’s Community Health With Gold-Level Turnip the Beet Award for Its Summer Meals Program for Schoolchildren St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Department of Community Health h...

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Milestone Achievements in Physical Therapy Residency Programs

Physical Therapy at St. Luke’s has advanced key education programs, obtaining accreditation for its Neurologic Residency and candidacy for its Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency. Neurologic physical...

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Summer Meals Program for Schoolchildren in Allentown and Quakertown

For the sixth consecutive year, the St. Luke’s Summer Meals Program will be providing free lunches in Allentown and Quakertown to ensure every child in need has access to nutritious meals during the s...

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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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SLUHN Employee Shares Her Own Book for Read Across America

Children at Quakertown Elementary School had a special treat during Read Across America week. Not only were they read to, but they also heard the book from the author herself, Paula Stoneback, of Gree...

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Gretchen Duffy, Coordinator for Child Life Services, helps Leah Correa Cora of Bethlehem choose a book and stuffed animal
Read Across America at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital and Partner Schools

St. Luke’s is celebrating Read Across America the first week of March at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital and the Network’s partner schools. Read Across America, which officially begins on the birthday...

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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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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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Medical Advice for Pertussis - Whooping Cough

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is tracking a pertussis outbreak primarily among students in the Stroudsburg area. Pertussis, commonly referred to as whooping cough, is a highly contagious upper...

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