Website(s) St. Luke’s University Health Network St. Luke’s Adult Level I Trauma Center
St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem is a full-service tertiary care hospital that serves as the referral hospital for the network and the site of the Adult Level 1 Trauma Center. Currently, the St. Luke’s network consists of eleven hospitals: St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, St. Luke’s Allentown, St. Luke’s Upper Bucks, St. Luke’s Miners, St. Luke’s Anderson, St. Luke’s Monroe, St. Luke’s Sacred Heart, St. Luke’s Carbon, St. Luke’s Easton, Geisinger-St. Luke’s Hospital in Orwigsburg, and St. Luke’s Warren. The locations of the hospitals in the network allow for state-of-the-art medical care and imaging technologies that can be easily accessed by residents of Northampton, Lehigh, Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks, Montgomery, and Monroe counties in Pennsylvania and Hunterdon and Warren counties in Western New Jersey. In addition, St. Luke’s offers three in-network acute rehabilitation centers at St. Luke’s Bethlehem, St. Luke’s Sacred Heart, and St. Luke’s Lehighton campuses. A partnership with the Penn Foundation has allowed for the integration of mental health and substance use disorder services.
St. Luke’s University Hospital is also home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital and is a member of the National Network of Children’s Hospitals. The hospital includes a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, a newly created Pediatric Emergency Department, and a Pediatric medical floor that supports multiple pediatric subspecialties, including pediatric orthopedics. The University campus has a total of 403 licensed beds to meet patient volumes.
The Trauma Center at St. Luke’s provides care 24/7 to great than 3,000 severely injured patients per year. The trauma team consists of fellowship-trained trauma surgeons and nurses with advanced education and training in the treatment of traumatic injuries.
A trauma center consists of much more than an emergency department, operating rooms and specialized equipment. Successful patient outcomes depend on the availability of a trauma team – a group of multi-skilled individuals with a unique level of commitment, expertise in trauma care, as well as a passion to caring for injured patients and their loved ones.
St. Luke’s Trauma Center and Emergency Department work in partnership with our region’s emergency medical services, our first line of defense against injury and disease. It is vitally important to quality patient care that we work together for the safety of the community.
Trauma centers’ services and outreach
- 24-hour in-house coverage by trauma surgeons with prompt availability of other surgical specialties
- American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program® (ACS TQIP) with dedicated trauma performance improvement coordinators
- Work with local agencies to analyze national and state injury data, along with trauma registry data, to follow and respond to injury trends
Education and prevention
Our community outreach education and programs address:
- Stop the Bleed – a nationwide Homeland Security initiative intended to encourage bystanders to be trained and equipped to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives
- Safely Seated Car Seat/Booster Seat Program – Women on WIC/CHIP/Medicaid/ who have children <=8 years, Pediatric-Motor Vehicle Safety – Case Management screens women and children for the need for proper pediatric car safety & Trauma provides the convertible car seat through a voucher system
- A Matter of Balance (evidence-based) – Geriatric-Fall Prevention – An 8-session course aimed at reducing the fear of falling and thereby increasing activity levels in the geriatric population
- Fall Prevention Bags – Geriatric-Fall Prevention – Fall Prevention Bags provided through the ATSPA – Given to older adults who fall, are admitted and are discharged home. Bags also given to participants at fall prevention classes in the community. Bags contain educational materials and give-aways, such as night lights, bath treads, etc.
- ThinkFirst – Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Prevention – A one-time lecture to participants regarding brain and spinal cord injury prevention – CurriculumTopics vary depending upon ages – playground safety, bike safety, sports safety, concussion prevention, older adult fall prevention
- United Way Fall Prevention Task Force – Geriatric-Fall Prevention – a coalition of local agencies coming together to focus on older adult fall prevention
- QPR-Question, Persuade, Refer – Suicide Prevention- Lay public is trained on how to detect a person who is having thoughts of suicide/in crisis, how to persuade the person to get help and then refer them to the proper resources
- Impact Teen Drivers (evidence-based) – Distracted Driving Awareness – a one-time lecture is given to students in high school/middle school regarding the consequences of texting and distracted driving
- Trauma Safety Event/Gun Safety – Emergency Preparedness-Lay public is trained on CPR, Stop the Bleed and firearm safety and proper storage at one 2-hr event – Participants receive a tourniquet and a gun lock after the training
- Bike Helmets – Provide helmets for community events to prevent head injuries and promote public safety
- Safe Kids Coalition – Pediatric-General Safety Awareness – A coalition of local agencies coming together for the same goal of “keeping kids safe”
Community Resources
Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug and Alcohol Commission
The Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug and Alcohol Commission believes in a comprehensive, supportive and effective approach in dealing with substance use disorders in our society. Our philosophy is based on the concept that substance use disorder is a disease characterized by the repetitive and compulsive ingestion of any mood-altering substance which impacts the individual’s health, marital status, career, interpersonal relationships, and societal adaptations. The Commission is committed to providing awareness and access to prevention, intervention, education, and treatment services in our communities to help those affected by substance use disorders obtain the support necessary to achieve a better quality of life. During regular business: Carbon County Referral Center toll free: 866-824-3578 After Hours 24/7 Phone: Carbon-Monroe-Pike Referral Center – 1-866-824-3578
Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission
Childline and Abuse Registry
ChildLine is part of a mandated statewide child protective services program designed to accept child abuse referrals and general child well-being concerns and transmit the information quickly to the appropriate investigating agency. ChildLine is responsible for receiving verbal and electronic referrals 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Suspect child Abuse? Report it! The toll-free hotline, 1-800-932-0313, is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to receive reports of suspected child abuse. Mandated reporters can report electronically.
Keep Kids Safe | Department of Human Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation offers various types of rehabilitation services, home health services and long-term care. Good Shepherd oversees the outreach, education, evaluation, and training efforts of assistive technology for the region. Phone: 1-888-447-3422
Lehigh County Drug and Alcohol
The Lehigh County Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program recognizes the disease concept of chemical dependency and believes that early intervention is the key in overcoming addiction. The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program, or Single County Authority (SCA), manages federal, state and local dollars to services to help consumers in obtaining the earliest possible care for substance abuse and related problems. These services are purchased from private subcontracting agencies in Lehigh County, as well as other agencies located throughout Pennsylvania. Phone: 610-782-3200 Fax: 610-871-1469
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. Telephone: 1-800-273-8225 (TTY: 800-799-4889) Teléfono: 1-888-628-9454 Online Chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/for-deaf-hard-of-hearing/ Veteran Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8225 ext. 1 Veteran Crisis Line (text): 838255 Veteran Online Chat: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/ChatTermsOfService.aspx?account=Veterans%20Chat
Northampton County Drug and Alcohol
The Northampton County Drug and Alcohol program’s mission is to improve the quality of life of Northampton County residents by eliminating alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse through the equitable allocation of funds and resources, by ensuring the availability of adequate prevention, intervention, and treatment services, and by fostering a climate of public awareness that will lead to active and collective involvement. To disseminate factual information and education using evidence based strategies as well as to provide detoxification, counseling, rehabilitation, temporary housing and recovery supports to residents of Northampton County. the overall goal of the department is to prevent, intervene and treat the disease of drug and/or alcohol addiction. Phone: 610-829-HELP Phone: 610-829-4725 Fax: 610-997-5859 Emergency: 610-252-9060
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA)
A confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information. National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP or 1-800-662-4357
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
Since 1996, the National Domestic Violence Hotline has been the vital link to safety for women, men, children and families affected by domestic violence, responding to calls 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide confidential, one-on-one support to each caller and chatter, offering crisis intervention, options for next steps and direct connection to sources for immediate safety. Our database holds over 5,000 agencies and resources in communities all across the country. Bilingual advocates are on hand to speak with callers, and our Language Line offers translations in 170+ different languages. The Hotline is an excellent source of help for concerned friends, family, co-workers and others seeking information and guidance on how to help someone they know. 24/7 Confidential Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE or 1-800-799-7233 (TTY: 1-800-787-3224) Español: 1-800-799-7233
Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline
Via of the Lehigh Valley
Via of the Lehigh Valley offers individuals with disabilities employment services, community connections, early intervention and adult training services. Local: 610-317-8000
Address
St. Luke’s University Hospital, 801 Ostrum Street
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015
Telephone
work: 484-526-2214