Updates from Department of Community Health

St. Luke's University Network
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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Special Surgery Restores Hand Function of 6-Year-Old Girl after Freak Injury

Sarah is back in action following surgery. Sarah Cuttic is finally able to start using her right hand to write again. Had it not been for the expert care of Dustin Greenhill, MD, FAAOS, a pediatric or...

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Pamela Abrams Named Medical Director for Pediatric Specialty Services

St. Luke’s University Health Network is pleased to announce that Pamela Abrams, MD, has been named its new Medical Director for Pediatric Specialty Services. Dr. Abrams is a board-certified pediatric...

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A day of Giving to Bucks County Elementary Schools

St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) continues to support the youngest citizens of the Bucks County community through partnerships that promote literacy and mental and emotional health. At ri...

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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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Mike and Jean Grabarits Recognized for Gift to Children's Hospital

From left, Pat Bower, Vice President of Development and External Affairs; Jessika Haynos, Pediatrics Service Line Administrator; Mike and Jean Grabarits; Dr. Jennifer Janco, Chair of Pediatrics; Gretc...

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New RSV Shot for Infants Now Available
New RSV Shot for Infants

Available through St. Luke's Children's Hospital WHAT: Severe Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants can now be prevented with Beyfortus [brand name of nirsevimab]. Beyfortus is an injection o...

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Breastfeeding Mom and Baby
St. Luke’s Pediatrics Provides Breastfeeding Support When and Where Families Need It

As a regional leader in women’s and pediatric services, St. Luke’s University Health Network offers extensive educational and support services encouraging mothers to breastfeed. Rima Strassman, MD, M...

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New Isaacman Family Children's Emergency Room

Jared and Monica Isaacman and their children at the dedication of the new Isaacman Family Children’s Emergency Room at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital in Bethlehem, Monday afternoon, Oct. 16, 2023. St....

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Nurse-Family Partnership Event on Maternal Mental Health

The St. Luke’s Nurse-Family Partnership will present “A Strong Start: Supporting the First 1,000 Days” on Thursday, October 5 from 10 am – 1 pm at Lehigh University’s Iacocca Hall. This marks the f...

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St. Luke’s Announces Establishment of New Children’s Hospital

With outstretched arms, St. Luke’s Pediatrics Chair Dr. Jennifer Janco on Tuesday celebrates the ribbon cutting for the new St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. St. Luke’s University Health Network is prou...

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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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Child Life Specialist
Certified Child Life Specialist Joins Pediatrics Team

St. Luke’s Pediatrics recently welcomed Gretchen Duffy, Certified Child Life Specialist, to St. Luke’s University Health Network. Child Life Services help children and families cope with the stress an...

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St. Luke’s Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Announces Array of Summer Camps and Clinics

St. Luke’s Sports Medicine will hold an array of sports-focused summer camps and clinics throughout the Lehigh Valley this summer, beginning in May and running through August. “The primary purpose of ...

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New Wing at Upper Bucks Campus Opens

St. Luke’s University Health Network’s (SLUHN) Upper Bucks Campus is opening its three-story addition March 1, doubling the size of its hospital in Milford Township that was completed in 2019. The off...

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New Pediatric Specialty Labs

Seven-year-old Brooklyn Lambertis, daughter of Phlebotomist Natoshia Shannon, checks out the newly remodeled kid-friendly pediatric lab on Lanark Road in Center Valley that features black-light-activa...

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