ST LUKES HOSPITAL: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: ST LUKES HOSPITAL (EIN 23-1352213)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-05-11
IRS object ID: 201801319349302720
Schema version: 2016v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule H
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-05-11T12:24:06-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WithumSmithBrown PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 Jefferson Park Suite 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	Whippany	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	079811070	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	231352213	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% THOMAS P LICHTENWALNER	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	STLU	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4845264000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	801 OSTRUM STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHLEHEM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	18015	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THOMAS P LICHTENWALNER	PersonNm
Person Title	SVP FINANCE & CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4845464000	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-05-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Scott J Mariani	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00642486	PTIN
Phone	9738989494	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-05-09	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.224.76.26	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	22006220181315000147	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2018-05-11	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	D128CF05CC81C7F833BD9DFF76D185E71CC7C186	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	B4F49B62ABB70139397F9A781BA9C9E9BE652F2C	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	THOMAS P LICHTENWALNER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	801 OSTRUM STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHLEHEM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	18015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$782,719,285	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SLHN.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1872	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, EXCELLENT QUALITY AND COST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7506	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1278	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$65,790	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$10,518,074	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,828,955	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$676,774,961	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$745,973,915	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$22,370,860	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$25,930,701	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,062,227	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,952,273	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$713,726,122	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$782,685,844	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$694,558	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$614,046	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$294,313,623	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$314,432,191	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$364,508,291	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$420,764,783	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$659,516,472	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$735,811,020	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$54,209,650	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$46,874,824	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,509,760,322	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,498,574,530	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,042,128,910	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$913,522,623	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$467,631,412	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$585,051,907	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, EXCELLENT QUALITY AND COST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK HAS AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AS WE CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED, EDUCATE PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS; AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$68,641,119	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$93,636,673	RevenueAmt
Desc	SAME-DAY SURGERY: HOSPITAL SURGEONS, COMBINED WITH AVAILABLE LEADING-EDGE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED SURGICAL CARE AVAILABLE TODAY. ST. LUKE'S HAS ONE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY PROGRAMS AND WAS THE FIRST IN THE U.S. TO OFFER A "GUARANTEE" FOR ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY. OTHER INNOVATIVE ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES ARE OFFERED FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CONDITIONS, SUCH AS SURGERY RESULTING FROM TRAUMA INJURIES, NEUROSURGICAL PAIN MANAGEMENT AND BARIATRIC SURGERY. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$68,623,761	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$79,679,934	RevenueAmt
Desc	CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE: ST. LUKE'S HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER OFFERS A FULL SPECTRUM OF ADVANCED HEART AND VASCULAR SERVICES GENERALLY AVAILABLE ONLY AT MAJOR METROPOLITAN TEACHING HOSPITALS. THE HOSPITAL'S HEART CARE PROGRAM HAS EARNED CHEST PAIN CENTER ACCREDITATION AND JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFICATION FOR HEART FAILURE. IT HAS REPEATEDLY EARNED THE HIGHEST OVERALL OPEN-HEART SURGERY QUALITY RATING FROM THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS AND WAS NAMED ONE OF THE NATION'S 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALS BY THOMSON REUTERS. THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE HAS AWARDED THE HOSPITAL'S CLINICS FOR THE UNDERSERVED SPECIAL RECOGNITION IN THE AREA OF HEART AND STROKE CARE. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$63,271,778	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$72,602,787	RevenueAmt
Desc	GENERAL MEDICINE: COORDINATED CARE IS PROVIDED FOR PATIENTS IN BOTH AN OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT SETTING, IN WHICH CARE IS MANAGED BY HOSPITALISTS. EMPHASIS IS ALSO PLACED ON HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION. PREVENTIVE AND HEALTHY LIVING MEDICAL EDUCATION, ROUTINE CARE OF COMMON MEDICAL ILLNESSES AND ONGOING MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF CARE FOR COMPLEX DISEASE STATES IS PROVIDED. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$461,754,666	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$614,046	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$500,054,521	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$662,291,324	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (true)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (true)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (true)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	1011	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7506	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (true)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THOMAS P LICHTENWALNER	PersonNm
Phone	4845264000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	801 OSTRUM STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHLEHEM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	18015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
SAMUEL R GIAMBER MD
CHAIRMAN - DIRECTOR	55.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$181,731	$11,453
JOHN M DALY MD
VICE CHAIRMAN - DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID M LOBACH JR
VICE CHAIRMAN - DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD A ANDERSON
DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT/CEO SLUHN	55.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$2,156,617	$0	$318,921
FAUST E CAPOBIANCO
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT S GAYNER MD
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT J GREY
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KOSTAS KALOGEROPOULOS
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID MUETHING
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT A OSTER
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIEL P PETROZZO
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT D RUMFIELD
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES D SAUNDERS MD
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LUANNE B STAUFFER
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRISTINA W WARNER
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID M YEN MD
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOEL D FAGERSTROM
EVP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	55.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$929,861	$0	$134,287
THOMAS P LICHTENWALNER
SVP FINANCE & CFO	55.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$950,801	$0	$211,434
JEFFREY A JAHRE MD
SVP MEDICAL & ACADEMIC AFFAIRS	55.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$887,468	$0	$29,831
CAROL A KUPLEN RN MSN
SVP CNO & PRESIDENT SLHB	55.0	0.0			$586,225	$0	$109,564	Yes (X)
FRANK FORD
PRESIDENT-SL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS	55.0	0.0			$447,624	$0	$133,904	Yes (X)
CHAD T BRISENDINE
VP & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	55.0	0.0			$642,454	$0	$32,288		Yes (X)
ROBERT L WAX ESQ
SVP GENERAL COUNSEL SLUHN	55.0	0.0			$591,844	$0	$82,964		Yes (X)
MARC A GRANSON MD
CHAIRMAN OF SURGERY	55.0	0.0			$583,366	$0	$23,477		Yes (X)
DENNIS J DOUGHERTY PT
PRESIDENT/CEO ST. LUKE'S PT	55.0	0.0			$572,321	$0	$26,945		Yes (X)
SCOTT R WOLFE
PRESIDENT - SL WARREN CAMPUS	55.0	0.0			$555,091	$0	$26,934		Yes (X)
EDWARD R NAWROCKI
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE	55.0	0.0			$528,840	$0	$99,989			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$9,432,512	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$181,731	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,241,991	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	351	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
PROGRESSIVE PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES I
95 HIGHLAND AVENUE SUITE 130	BETHLEHEM	PA	18017	MEDICAL	$13,753,878
LEND LEASE US CONSTRUCTION INC
1801 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 1200	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	CONSTRUCTION	$12,261,653
EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
PO BOX 88314	MILWAUKEE	WI	532880314	IT	$11,750,637
ANESTHESIA SPECIALISTS OF BETHLEHEM
PO BOX 5520	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	MEDICAL	$10,132,823
PHYSICIAN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS LLC
3121 EVELYN DRIVE SUITE 110	BEAVERCREEK	OH	45434	CONSULTING	$8,441,103

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	241	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Fundraising	$114,682	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$2,324,317	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$4,389,956	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$75,645	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,828,955	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE	541900	$726,737,711	$726,737,711
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & NURSING	541900	$2,523,010	$2,523,010
TEMPLE MEDICAL SCHOOL	541900	$3,116,977	$3,116,977
GROUP PURCHASING PROGRAM SERVICES	541900	$2,918,127	$2,852,337	$65,790
OTHER HEALTHCARE RELATED REVENUE	541900	$10,678,090	$10,678,090

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$745,973,915	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,323,230	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17,323,230	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,292,363	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,292,363	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,292,363	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,292,363	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,084,089	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$523,382	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,084,089	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$523,382	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,607,471	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,607,471	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$33,441	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$114,682	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$33,441	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DIETARY REVENUE	Desc
Business	722410	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,659,910	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,659,910	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,659,910	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$782,685,844	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$745,908,125	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$65,790	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$29,882,974	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$246,170	TotalAmt
Program Services	$246,170	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$367,876	TotalAmt
Program Services	$367,876	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,896,536	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,206,882	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$689,654	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$256,947,103	TotalAmt
Program Services	$231,252,393	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,694,710	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,432,377	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,189,139	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,243,238	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,345,956	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,011,360	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,334,596	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,810,219	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,329,197	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,481,022	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,378,284	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,240,456	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$137,828	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,593	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,259	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,184	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,466	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,718	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$160,564	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,840	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$820,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$738,143	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$82,015	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,389	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,850	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,539	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,985,583	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,487,025	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,498,558	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$437,286	TotalAmt
Program Services	$393,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,729	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,900,012	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,510,011	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,390,001	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$304,424	TotalAmt
Program Services	$273,982	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,442	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$870,211	TotalAmt
Program Services	$783,190	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,021	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,859,293	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,473,364	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,385,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,869,279	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,082,351	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,786,928	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,168,762	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,551,886	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$616,876	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MEDICAL SUPPLIES	$140,213,701	$126,192,331	$14,021,370
SLPG RELATED 501(C)(3) EXP	$97,762,107	$87,985,896	$9,776,211
PURCHASED SERVICES	$25,879,156	$23,291,240	$2,587,916
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$9,855,886	$8,870,297	$985,589

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,187,071	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,568,364	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,618,707	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$735,811,020	TotalAmt
Program Services	$662,291,324	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,519,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,943	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,601	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,986,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,925,651	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$592,234	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,598,881	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,373,616	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,824,011	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,060,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,452,266	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,474,309	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,550,729	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,106,157,886	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$686,605,307	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$472,439,630	BOYAmt
EOY	$419,552,579	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$468,159,864	BOYAmt
EOY	$515,189,783	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,645,604	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,638,435	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$384,010,137	BOYAmt
EOY	$375,820,594	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,509,760,322	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,498,574,530	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$253,655,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$210,816,182	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,196,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,457,773	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$416,436,529	BOYAmt
EOY	$446,855,448	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,748,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,219,889	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$261,092,519	BOYAmt
EOY	$153,173,331	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,042,128,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$913,522,623	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$407,684,890	BOYAmt
EOY	$517,478,648	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,600,990	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,425,346	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,345,532	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,147,913	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$467,631,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$585,051,907	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,509,760,322	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,498,574,530	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$46,874,824	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$21,138,136	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$49,407,535	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital	Yes (X)	HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$141,125	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	Yes (true)	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$37,279	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$178,404	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B; QUESTION 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THIS ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL LOBBYING EXPENDITURES ON BEHALF OF ALL AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK AND ALLOCATES A PERCENTAGE OF THESE EXPENDITURES TO VARIOUS AFFILIATES. THESE LOBBYING EXPENDITURES INCLUDE (1) PAYMENT TO AN OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT FIRM, (2) AN ALLOCATED PORTION OF THE DUES PAID TO THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; AND (3) A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COMPENSATION OF TWO ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. DURING THE YEAR THE ORGANIZATION PAID A CONSULTING FIRM $102,000 IN ORDER TO INFORM AND EDUCATE LEGISLATORS REGARDING MEDICARE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT AS WELL AS OTHER HEALTHCARE ISSUES. THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA WHICH ENGAGES IN LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS. A PORTION OF THE DUES PAID TO THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PERFORMED ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS ALLOCATION AMOUNTED TO $30,295. ADDITIONALLY, ST. LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL, INC.; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION WHICH ENGAGES IN LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMEBER HOSPITALS. THIS ORGANIZATION PAID THE NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION DUES ON BEHALF OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATE. A PORITION OF DUES PAID HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PERFORMED. THIS ALLOCATION AMOUNTED TO $6,985. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ALLOCATES A PORTION OF TOTAL COMPENSATION OF TWO ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THIS EXPENSE ALLOCATED TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES WAS $39,125. THIS ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL EXPENSES, INCLUDING LOBBYING, ON BEHALF OF ALL AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK AND CHARGES THESE AFFILIATES FOR THESE COSTS. LOBBYING EXPENDITURES TO ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK AFFILIATES REPRESENTED $100,557 OF THE $178,404 REPORTED ON THIS FEDERAL FORM 990.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$59,946,522	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,457,720	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$5,907,662	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,738,645	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$67,573,259	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$58,837,623	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,262,882	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$501,192	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,655,175	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$59,946,522	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$56,555,787	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,624,172	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,416,838	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,759,174	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$58,837,623	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$51,075,580	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$8,959,372	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$7,703,040	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,182,205	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$56,555,787	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$40,512,256	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,050,736	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,844,743	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,332,155	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$51,075,580	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.46100	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.53900	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$60,270,560	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$60,270,560	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$419,042,047	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$259,588,396	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$159,453,651	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$22,598,170	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,120,142	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,478,028	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$557,456,332	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$413,896,769	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$143,559,563	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$46,790,777	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$46,790,777	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$419,552,579	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
CASH & EQUIVALENTS	$7,695,063	F
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES	$31,399,708	F
CORPORATE BONDS	$49,001,722	F
COMMON & PREFERRED STOCK	$11,489,833	F
MUTUAL FUNDS	$415,603,457	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$515,189,783	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM AFFILIATES	$274,832,048
DUE FROM THIRD PARTIES	$2,589,069
OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE	$5,865,155
ANNUITY CONTRACTS	$25,786,797
INSURANCE RRRG ASSETS	$18,267,128
OTHER ASSETS	$48,480,397

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$375,820,594	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ADVANCE FROM THIRD PARTY PAYOR	$2,099,500
CURRENT PORTION OF PENSION COSTS	$3,404,593
DUE TO AFFILIATES	$17,523,974
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$3,247,932
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES	$19,935,003
SWAP CONTRACT LIABILITY	$77,899,007
SELF INSURANCE COSTS	$23,943,377
OTHER LIABILITIES	$5,119,945

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$153,173,331	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PART V; QUESTION 4	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE NETWORK AND ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND JUNE 30, 2016; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES BY ENTITY. THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE IS INCLUDED IN THE NETWORKS AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT ADDRESSES THE NETWORKS ENDOWMENT FUNDS: THE NETWORKS ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY $38,099,312 INDIVIDUAL DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND $90,579,031 BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES PLUS THE FOLLOWING WHERE THE ASSETS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR ENDOWMENT: SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER NET ASSETS. THE ENDOWMENT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. THE NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. RETURN OBJECTIVES AND RISK PARAMETERS THE NETWORK HAS ADOPTED ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF ENDOWMENT ASSETS. UNDER THIS POLICY, THE RETURN OBJECTIVE FOR THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS, MEASURED OVER A FULL MARKET CYCLE, SHALL BE TO MAXIMIZE THE RETURN AGAINST A BLENDED INDEX, BASED ON THE ENDOWMENTS TARGET ALLOCATION APPLIED TO THE APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUAL BENCHMARKS. THE NETWORK EXPECTS ITS ENDOWMENT FUNDS OVER TIME, TO PROVIDE AN AVERAGE RATE OF RETURN APPROXIMATING THE S&P 500 STOCK INDEX (DOMESTIC PORTION), MSCI EAFE INDEX (INTERNATIONAL PORTION) AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE INDEX (BOND PORTION). ACTUAL RETURNS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR MAY VARY FROM THE INDEX RETURN AMOUNTS. STRATEGIES EMPLOYED FOR ACHIEVING INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVE ITS LONG-TERM RATE OF RETURN OBJECTIVES, THE NETWORK RELIES ON A TOTAL RETURN STRATEGY IN WHICH INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH BOTH CAPITAL APPRECIATION (REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS) AND CURRENT YIELD (INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS). THE NETWORK TARGETS A DIVERSIFIED ASSET ALLOCATION THAT PLACES GREATER EMPHASIS ON EQUITY-BASED INVESTMENTS TO ACHIEVE ITS LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES WITHIN PRUDENT RISK CONSTRAINTS. ENDOWMENT SPENDING ALLOCATION AND RELATIONSHIP OF SPENDING POLICY TO INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NETWORK DETERMINES THE METHOD TO BE USED TO APPROPRIATE ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR EXPENDITURE. CALCULATIONS ARE PERFORMED FOR INDIVIDUAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS AT A RATE OF 4.5% OF A THREE-YEAR MOVING AVERAGE MARKET VALUE WITH A MINIMUM INCREASE OF 0% AND A MAXIMUM INCREASE OF 10% PER YEAR OVER THE PREVIOUS YEARS SPENDING AMOUNT. THE TOTAL IS REDUCED BY THE INCOME DISTRIBUTED FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREFERENCES/RESTRICTIONS MADE BY THE DONORS. THE CORRESPONDING CALCULATED SPENDING ALLOCATIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY BY JUNE 30. IN ESTABLISHING THIS POLICY, THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE EXPECTED LONG TERM RATE OF RETURN ON ITS ENDOWMENT. ACCORDINGLY, OVER THE LONG TERM, THE NETWORK EXPECTS THE CURRENT SPENDING POLICY TO ALLOW ITS ENDOWMENT TO GROW AT AN AVERAGE OF 8% PERCENT ANNUALLY, CONSISTENT WITH ITS INTENTION TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REAL GROWTH THROUGH NEW GIFTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Central America and the Caribbean	RegionTxt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Program Services	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	FINANCIAL VEHICLE	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$158,000	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$158,000	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$158,000	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE F, PART I	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION PAID AON (BERMUDA) LTD., A FINANCIAL VEHICLE, MALPRACTICE PREMIUM PAYMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $158,000 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017. THIS PAYMENT INCLUDES AMOUNTS PAID ON BEHALF OF ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK AND ITS AFFILIATES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	STARLIGHT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$142,238	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$110,748	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$31,490	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$21,366	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$10,124	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	BREAST CANCER	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$3,175	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$1,224	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$1,951	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$1,951	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	2	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$2,710	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$2,710	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$148,123	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$114,682	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$33,441	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$21,366	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$12,075	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$33,441	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals Policy	Yes (X)	AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (true)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd

Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd
Free Care Other	300.	FreeCareOtherPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted Care	false	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (true)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	false	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	false	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$7,234,957	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$7,234,957	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00980	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$123,331,507	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$78,982,930	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$44,348,577	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.06030	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$130,566,464	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$78,982,930	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$51,583,534	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.07010	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$8,618,749	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$2,938,047	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$5,680,702	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00770	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$29,418,589	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$13,793,046	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$15,625,543	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02120	TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$30,240,896	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$9,603,167	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$20,637,729	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02800	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$353,173	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$353,173	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00050	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$68,631,407	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$26,334,260	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$42,297,147	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.05740	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$199,197,871	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$105,317,190	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$93,880,681	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.12750	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	Yes (true)	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$24,163,736	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable	$3,455,639	BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$187,746,020	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$180,154,597	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	$7,591,423	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cost To Charge Ratio	Yes (X)	CostToChargeRatioInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd

Management Co And Jnt Ventures ManagementCoAndJntVenturesGrp (3 entries)

Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Org Profit Or OwnershipOrgProfitOrOwnershipPct	Physicians Profit Or OwnershipPhysiciansProfitOrOwnershipPct
THE CENTER FOR ORAL

& MAXILLOFACIAL

SURGERY & IMPLANT
ORAL SURGERY	0.5	0.5

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital Facilities	2	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp (2 entries)

FacilityFacilityNum	Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Website AddressWebsiteAddressTxt	State LicenseStateLicenseNum	Licensed HospitalLicensedHospitalInd	General Medical And SurgicalGeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd	Teaching HospitalTeachingHospitalInd	Research FacilityResearchFacilityInd	Emergency Room24 HrsEmergencyRoom24HrsInd	Facility Reporting GroupFacilityReportingGroupCd
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL-BETHLEHEM CAMPUS
1	801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	WWW.SLHN.ORG	451201	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	1
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL-ALLENTOWN CAMPUS
2	1736 HAMILTON STREET	ALLENTOWN	PA	18104	WWW.SLHN.ORG	451201	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)		Yes (X)	1

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	12	FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY	false	FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY	false	TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA Conducted	Yes (true)	CHNAConductedInd
Community Definition	Yes (X)	CommunityDefinitionInd
Community Demographics	Yes (X)	CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing Resources	Yes (X)	ExistingResourcesInd
How Data Obtained	Yes (X)	HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health Needs	Yes (X)	CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health Issues	Yes (X)	OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id Process	Yes (X)	CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting Process	Yes (X)	ConsultingProcessInd
CHNA Conducted	15	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (true)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	false	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts	false	CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (true)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	WWW.SLHN.ORG	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public Inspection	Yes (X)	PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Implementation Strategy Adopt	Yes (true)	ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt	15	ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted Website	Yes (true)	StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URL	WWW.SLHN.ORG	StrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Organization Incur Excise Tax	false	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (true)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt	Yes (X)	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	300.	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	0.	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Medical Indigency Criteria	Yes (X)	MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status Criteria	Yes (X)	InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Underinsurance Stat Criteria	Yes (X)	UnderinsuranceStatCriteriaInd
Explained Basis	Yes (true)	ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (true)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described Info	Yes (X)	DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt Doc	Yes (X)	DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital Contact	Yes (X)	ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (true)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URL	WWW.SLHN.ORG	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URL	WWW.SLHN.ORG	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On Website	Yes (X)	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URL	WWW.SLHN.ORG	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No Charge	Yes (X)	FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
Notified FAP Copy Bill Display	Yes (X)	NotifiedFAPCopyBillDisplayInd
Communtity Notified FAP	Yes (X)	CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd
FAP Translated	Yes (X)	FAPTranslatedInd
Other Publicity	Yes (X)	OtherPublicityInd
FAP Actions On Nonpayment	Yes (true)	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No Actions	Yes (X)	PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities	false	CollectionActivitiesInd
Provided Written Notice	Yes (X)	ProvidedWrittenNoticeInd
Made Effort Orally Notify	Yes (X)	MadeEffortOrallyNotifyInd
Processed FAP Application	Yes (X)	ProcessedFAPApplicationInd
Made Presumptive Elig Determ	Yes (X)	MadePresumptiveEligDetermInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (true)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Look Back Medicare Private	Yes (X)	LookBackMedicarePrivateInd
Amounts Generally Billed	false	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	false	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 3I	IN 2016, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ("CHNA") AND BEGAN A THREE - YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. FOR EACH SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEED IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY THAT DESCRIBED PLANS TO ADDRESS EACH IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEED. THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST RECENT CHNA DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBE THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE HOSPITAL'S PRIOR CHNA. HOWEVER, ANNUALLY THE ORGANIZATION PUBLICIZES INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE WHICH DESCRIBES THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE HOSPITALS MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED CHNA. THE ORGANIZATION'S REPORT INCLUDES DETAIL WHICH SUMMARIZES AND EVALUATES MAJOR EFFORTS TIED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S 2016 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE IS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND CAN FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL: WEBSITE AND CAN FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP://WWW.SLHN.ORG/CONDITIONS-SERVICES/COMMUNITY-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-HEALTH- NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/CAMPUS/CHNA-BETHLEHEM
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 5	THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ("CHNA") FOR BOTH ST. LUKES HOSPITAL - ALLENTOWN CAMPUS AND ST. LUKES HOSPITAL - BETHLEHEM CAMPUS WERE COMPRISED OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA. THE PRIMARY DATA WAS COLLECTED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEYS, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 3,000 SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN OUR SEVEN CAMPUS GEOGRAPHIC REGION. PRIMARY DATA WAS ALSO COLLECTED THROUGH CAMPUS SPECIFIC KEY STAKEHOLDER FOCUS GROUPS, WHERE THE MAIN PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED. SECONDARY DATA INCLUDED THE USE OF COUNTY LEVEL, STATE LEVEL, AND NATIONAL LEVEL DATA OBTAINED VIA THE U.S. CENSUS, THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, VITAL STATISTICS, COMMUNITY COMMONS, THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AS WELL AS OTHER DATA SOURCES, WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE APPENDICES OF EACH CHNA. THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE FOCUS GROUPS WERE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE SURVEY DATA AND SECONDARY DATA IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF THE NEEDS IN EACH COMMUNITY AND THE OUTSIDE FACTORS AFFECTING THESE HEALTH ISSUES. THROUGH OUR REVIEW OF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA, WE WERE ABLE TO CATEGORIZE THE IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS INTO FIVE MAJOR CATEGORIES FOR THE JUNE 30, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2019 CHNA CYCLE.
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTIONS 6A & 6B	THE ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ALLENTOWN CAMPUS AND ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - BETHLEHEM CAMPUS EACH CONDUCTED THEIR OWN CHNA'S DUE TO SEPARATELY DEFINED PRIMARY SERVICE AREAS. THEIR RESPECTIVE CHNA'S AND CHNA EXECUTIVES SUMMARIES CAN BE FOUND ON THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK WEBSITE. (HTTP://WWW.SLHN.ORG/CONDITIONS-SERVICES/COMMUNITY-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-HEALTH -NEEDS-ASSESSMENT) ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THESE CHNA'S WERE CONDUCTED INDIVIDUALLY, THE CHNA IS THE RESULT OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO WORKED TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY THE MOST-PRESSING HEALTHCARE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. AS OUTLINED IN THE APPENDIX OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CHNA THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: - AARP; - ADULT DAY CARES/SERVICES; - AIDSNET; - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; - ALLENTOWN HEALTH BUREAU; - ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY; - ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT; - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES EDUCATORS; - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, LOCAL CHAPTERS; - AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, LOCAL CHAPTERS; - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; - AUXILIARY OF ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK; - BENEFITS CHECK-UP; - BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT; - BETHLEHEM HEALTH BUREAU; - BETHLEHEM HOUSING AUTHORITY; - BETHLEHEM PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY; - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF EASTON & SOUTHSIDE BETHLEHEM; - BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ALLENTOWN; - BRADBURY-SULLIVAN LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER; - BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL; - CEDAR CREST COLLEGE; - CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING; - CENTER FOR HUMANISTIC CHANGE; - CENTER FOR VISION LOSS; - CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; - CITY OF ALLENTOWN; - COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY; - COMMUNITY INITIATIVES COMMITTEE OF SLH-A BOARD OF GOVERNORS; - CONCERN; - CONGREGATIONS UNITED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION; - CONNELL FUNERAL HOME; - CRIME VICTIMS COUNCIL OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY; - DELAWARE &LEHIGH HERITAGE CORRIDOR; - DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR; - DESALES UNIVERSITY; - EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY; - EAST CENTRAL PA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER; - EASTON CHILDRENS HOME; - EASTON HOSPITAL; - EASTON NAZARETH AND SLATE BELT YMCA; - FARMERS MARKETS; - FRIENDS OF ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN; - FUND TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AND YOUTH; - GRACEDALE; - HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA); - HIGHMARK FOUNDATION; - HISPANIC AMERICAN ORGANIZATION (HAO); - HISPANIC CENTER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY; - IN-HOME AND RESPITE CARE CENTERS; - JUST BORN, INC.; - KELLYN FOUNDATION; - KIDSPEACE; - LAFAYETTE COLLEGE; - LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE; - LEHIGH NORTHAMPTON TRANSPORATION AUTHORITY; - LEHIGH COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER; - LEHIGH COUNTY GOVERNMENT; - LEHIGH COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY; - LEHIGH COUNTY CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES; - LEHIGH UNIVERSITY; - LEHIGH VALLEY CHILD CARE; - LEHIGH VALLEY COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN; - LEHIGH VALLEY DENTAL HYGIENISTS ASSOCIATION; - LEHIGH VALLEY DENTAL SOCIETY; - LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK; - LEHIGH VALLEY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM; - LEHIGH VALLEY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INC./ CAREER LINK LEHIGH VALLEY; - LEHIGH VALLEY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD; - LOCAL DENTISTS; - LOCAL GROCERY STORES; - LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS; - LOCAL PSYCHIATRISTS; - LOCAL SCHOOLS OF NURSING, PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE; - LOCAL SENIOR CENTERS; - LOCAL VISION CARE PROVIDERS; - MEALS ON WHEELS; - MEMBERS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH CARE COUNCIL; - MORAVIAN COLLEGE; - MORNING STAR ROTARY; - MUHLENBERG COLLEGE; - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE; - NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTERS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY; - NEW BETHANY MINISTRIES; - NEW DIRECTIONS; - NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE; - NORTHAMPTON COUNTRY CLUB; - NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING; - NORTHAMPTON COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL DIVISION; - NORTHAMPTON COUNTY MHMR DIVISION; - NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES; - NURTURE NATURE CENTER; - OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CHURCH; - PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; - PEARLE VISION CENTER, BETHLEHEM SQUARE; - PENN STATE LEHIGH VALLEY; - PINEBROOK FAMILY ANSWERS; - PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHEASTERN PA; - PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY; - PYRAMID HEALTHCARE; - RENEW LEHIGH VALLEY; - RICHARD RITTER PHARMACY; - ROTARY CLUB OF BETHLEHEM; - SADD CHAPTERS; - SAFE HARBOR; - SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK; - SENIOR SOLUTIONS, INC.; - SHARECARE FAITH IN ACTION; - SODEXO; - TOBACCO FREE NORTHEAST PA; - TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH; - TURNING POINT OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY; - TWO RIVERS HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION; - UNITED WAY ALLIANCE ON AGING; - UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY; - UNITY HOUSE; - VALLEY YOUTH HOUSE; - VIA OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY; - VNA OF ST. LUKES; - WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY; - WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAM (WIC); AND - YMCA/YWCA OF ALLENTOWN.
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 7A	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK ("NETWORK"). DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITATIONS, THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 7A, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR THE SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S CHNA CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING PAGE INCLUDED IN THE NETWORK'S WEBSITE: WWW.SLHN.ORG/CONDITIONS-SERVICES/COMMUNITY-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-A SSESSMENT/CAMPUS
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 10	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK ("NETWORK"). THE NETWORK CREATED A NETWORK WIDE JOINT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED WITHIN EACH HOSPITAL FACILITY'S CHNA. DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITATIONS, THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 10, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR THE SYSTEM. THE NETWORK WIDE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING PAGE INCLUDED IN THE NETWORK'S WEBSITE: WWW.SLHN.ORG/CONDITIONS-SERVICES/COMMUNITY-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-A SSESSMENT
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 11	THE ORGANIZATION'S CHNAS WERE COMPLETED AND MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2016. THEREAFTER, A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM MET REGULARLY AND PARTICIPATED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROCESS. DURING THIS PROCESS AND THROUGH OUR REVIEW OF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA, WE WERE ABLE TO CATEGORIZE THE IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS INTO FIVE MAJOR CATEGORIES FOR THE 2016-2019 CHNA CYCLE. THESE PRIORITY HEALTH CATEGORIES INCLUDE: 1) IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE/REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES; 2) PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE; 3) IMPROVING MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; 4) IMPROVING CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AND 5) IMPROVING ELDER HEALTH. A NETWORK WIDE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS CREATED TO ADDRESS THE FIVE IDENTIFIED HEALTH PRIORITIES. THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS DEVELOPED TO CONTINUE ESTABLISHED EFFORTS, DEVELOP NEW INITIATIVES AND FOSTER COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS. THE NETWORK WIDE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY APPROACHES THE FIVE HEALTH PRIORITY AREAS DETERMINED BY THE CHNA FROM THREE MAIN VANTAGES: 1) WELLNESS AND PREVENTION; 2) CARE TRANSFORMATION; AND 3) RESEARCH AND PARTNERSHIPS. THESE PRIORITY HEALTH AREAS AND UNMET NEEDS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ARE INTEGRAL TO OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT STRATEGY. ST. LUKE'S LEADERS CONTINUE TO MONITOR NEW PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS AND SERVICES IN ORDER TO MEET AND ADDRESS THESE NEEDS. PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA IS CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER 200 ORGANIZATIONS NETWORK WIDE, A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PARTNERS CAN BE FOUND ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE CAMPUS SPECIFIC CHNAS. THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AS WELL AS SEPARATE HOSPITAL FACILITY IMPLEMENTATION UPDATES CAN BE VIEWED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTATION UPDATES INCLUDE AND DESCRIBE VARIOUS INITATIVES AND PLANS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THE UNMET NEEDS DISCOVERED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S CHNAS. ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE REPORTS DESCRIBE EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN BY SLUHN TO ADDRESS THE CHNA IDENTIFIED NEEDS. COMPLETED ANNUAL REPORTS FROM 2013 TO PRESENT CAN BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON THE "IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE" SECTION FOR EACH CAMPUS USING THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.SLHN.ORG/CONDITIONS-SERVICES/COMMUNITY-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-HEALTH- NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/CAMPUS HOSPITALS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO, NOR CAN THEY MEET ALL OF THE UNMET NEEDS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ANY UNMET NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED BY THE ADOPTED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ARE ALREADY BEING ADDRESSED IN THE SERVICE AREA BY THE HOSPITAL, OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, GOVERNMENT, OR VARIOUS LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 16	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK ("NETWORK"). DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITATIONS, THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 16, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR THE NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING PAGE INCLUDED IN THE NETWORK'S WEBSITE: WWW.SLHN.ORG/PAY-BILLS/PAYMENT-OPTIONS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-POLICIES
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 16J	OTHER MEASURES TO PUBLICIZE THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL COUNSELING MEETINGS WITH PATIENTS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE TO REVIEW THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND TO DISCUSS PAYMENT OPTIONS.

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Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	FacilityFacilityTxt
ST LUKE'S NORTH
153 BRODHEAD ROAD	BETHLEHEM	PA	18017	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - VARIOUS
ST LUKE'S WEST END MEDICAL CENTER
501 CETRONIA ROAD	ALLENTOWN	PA	18104	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - VARIOUS
ST LUKE'S SLEEP DISORDER CENTER
240 NORTH CETRONIA ROAD	ALLENTOWN	PA	18104	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - SPECIALIZED CANCER CARE & RADIOLOGY
ST LUKE'S DIAYLSIS CENTER
1425 EIGHTH AVENUE	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - SPECIALIZED DIALYSIS CARE
ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTER - BATH
6651 SILVER CREST ROAD	BATH	PA	18014	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - VARIOUS
ST LUKE'S CENTER FOR UROLOGY
1521 EIGHTH AVENUE	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - NEUROLOGY TESTING
ST LUKE'S SOUTH SIDE MEDICAL CENTER
511 E THIRD STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - DENISTRY SERVICES
ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTER AT FORKS
123 SULLIVAN TRAIL	EASTON	PA	18040	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - VARIOUS
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL BREAST CENTER
5848 OLD BETHLEHEM PIKE	CENTER VALLEY	PA	18034	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - VARIOUS
ST LUKE'S HEART & VASCULAR CENTER
1469 EIGHTH AVENUE	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - CARDIAC & NUCLEAR TESTING
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
2301 CHERRY LANE	HELLERTOWN	PA	18055	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
SPORTS & MEDICINE REHAB CENTER
1441 SCHOENERSVILLE ROAD	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
1107 EATON AVE	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - EVALUATION & TREATMENT
ST LUKE'S EASTON DENTAL CLINIC
100 NORTH 3RD STREET	EASTON	PA	18042	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - DENTISTRY SERVICES
ST LUKE'S SLEEP DISORDER CENTER
561 EAST MARKET STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - EVALUATION & TREATMENT OF SLEEP DISORDERS
ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH
1530 EIGHTH AVENUE	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - COMMUNITY HEALTH
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
1174 ILLICKS MILL ROAD	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S CARE NOW - JIM THORPE
1104 NORTH STREET	JIM THORPE	PA	18229	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - URGENT CARE IMAGING & LAB
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
682 NORTH BROOKSIDE ROAD	WESCOSVILLE	PA	18106	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S PERINATAL ASSOCIATES
701 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PERINATOLOGY
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
1417 EIGHTH AVENUE	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
THE VASCULAR CENTER
1648 WEST HAMILTON STREET	ALLENTOWN	PA	18102	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - CARDIAC & VASCULAR TESTING
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
4136 WEST TILGHMAN STREET	ALLENTOWN	PA	18104	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
3560 ROUTE 309	OREFIELD	PA	18069	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
1894 CENTER STREET	NORTHAMPTON	PA	18067	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
518-522 CHESTNUT STREET	EMMAUS	PA	18049	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S PERINATAL ASSOCIATES
500 INDEPENDENCE ROAD	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	PERINATOLOGY
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
4317 EASTON AVENUE	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
6305 ROUTE 309	NEW TRIPOLI	PA	18066	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
3213 NAZARETH ROAD	EASTON	PA	18045	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
WILLIAM PENN DIAGNOSTIC
4379 EASTON AVENUE	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - VARIOUS
ST LUKE'S FAMILY PRACTICE AT DONEGAN
1210 EAST FOURTH STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - FAMILY MEDICINE CLINIC
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
39 SOUTH MAIN STREET	NAZARETH	PA	18064	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
1901 HAMILTON STREET	ALLENTOWN	PA	18104	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
NORTHWESTERN PHYSICAL THERAPY
100 TOMAHAWK DRIVE	KUTZTOWN	PA	19530	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER
1837 WEST LINDEN STREET	ALLENTOWN	PA	18104	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - DIAGNOSTIC BREAST CARE
ST LUKE'S PHYSICAL THERAPY
3760 BROOKSIDE ROAD	MACUNGIE	PA	18062	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY
ST LUKE'S SPINE & PAIN ASSOCIATES
830 OSTRUM STREET	FOUNTAIN HILL	PA	18015	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PAIN MANAGEMENT
ST LUKE'S DR BUB & ASSOC FAMILY MEDICI
603-619 DALTON STREET	EMMAUS	PA	18049	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - FAMILY MEDICINE & LAB
ST LUKE'S HEART & VASCULAR CENTER
3735 NAZARETH ROAD	EASTON	PA	18045	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - VASCULAR TESTING
ST LUKE'S INTERNAL MEDICINE HAMILTON CT
3050 HAMILTON STREET	ALLENTOWN	PA	18104	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - BLOOD DRAW LAB
ST LUKE'S FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
1501 LEHIGH STREET	ALLENTOWN	PA	10103	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - FAMILY MEDICINE
ST LUKE'S FAMILY PRACTICE - WALNUTPORT
330 NORTH BEST AVENUE	WALNUTPORT	PA	18088	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - FAMILY MEDICINE & LAB
ST LUKE'S SAUCON VALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE
255 FRONT STREET	HELLERTOWN	PA	18055	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - FAMILY MEDICINE & LAB
ST LUKE'S PERINATAL ASSOCIATES
450 CHEW STREET	ALLENTOWN	PA	18102	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - HIGH RISK PREGNANCY
ST LUKE'S WOUND CENTER AT MORAVIAN
634 EAST BROAD STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18018	OUTPATIENT SERVICES - WOUND CARE
ST LUKE'S PERINATAL ASSOCIATES
108 PLAZA DRIVE	BLANDON	PA	19510	PERINATOLOGY

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SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 3C	THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS BASED UPON AN INDIVIDUALIZED DETERMINATION OF FINANCIAL NEED, AND DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AGE, GENDER, RACE, SOCIAL OR IMMIGRANT STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. IN ADDITION TO THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA NOTED ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNINSURED, INELIGIBLE FOR ANY GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PROGRAM, AND THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE, BASED UPON DETERMINATION OF FINANCIAL NEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. PATIENTS WHOSE FAMILY INCOME EXCEEDS 300% OF THE FPL MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE DISCOUNTED RATES ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BASED ON THEIR SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS OR MEDICAL INDIGENCE, AT THE DISCRETION OF ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. THERE ARE INSTANCES WHEN A PATIENT APPEARS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BUT THERE IS NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORM ON FILE DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. OFTEN THERE IS ADEQUATE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE PATIENT OR OBTAINED THROUGH OTHER SOURCES, WHICH COULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROVIDE THE PATIENT WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN THE EVENT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A PATIENTS ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK MAY USE OUTSIDE AGENCIES IN DETERMINING ESTIMATED INCOME AMOUNTS FOR THE BASIS OF DETERMINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY AND POTENTIAL DISCOUNT AMOUNTS. PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY MAY BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF INDIVIDUAL LIFE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT MAY INCLUDE: - STATE-FUNDED PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS; - HOMELESS OR RECEIVED CARE FROM A HOMELESS CLINIC; - PARTICIPATION IN WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAMS (WIC); - FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY; - SUBSIDIZED SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY; - ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER STATE OR LOCAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT ARE UNFUNDED (E.G., MEDICAID SPEND DOWN); - LOW INCOME/SUBSIDIZED HOUSING IS PROVIDED AS A VALID ADDRESS; - PATIENT IS DECEASED WITH NO KNOWN ESTATE; - DECLARED CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY AND CARE WAS INCURRED PRIOR TO BANKRUPTCY; AND - DECLARED CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY AND PATIENT WILL HAVE UNPAID BALANCE AFTER THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE IS RECEIVED. ADDITIONALLY, PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY MIGHT INCLUDE THE USE OF EXTERNAL PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE DATA SOURCES THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION ON A PATIENTS OR A PATIENTS GUARANTORS ABILITY TO PAY (SUCH AS CREDIT SCORING). ONCE DETERMINED, DUE TO THE INHERENT NATURE OF THE PRESUMPTIVE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PATIENT MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO 100% WRITE OFF OF THE ACCOUNT BALANCE. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK PROVIDES, WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION, CARE FOR ALL EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY OR ABILITY TO PAY. IT IS THE POLICY OF ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR TRANSPORT ACT OF 1986 ("EMTALA") AND THE EMTALA REGULATIONS IN PROVIDING A MEDICAL SCREENING EXAMINATION AND SUCH FURTHER TREATMENT AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO STABILIZE AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL COMING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SEEKING TREATMENT.
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 6A	NOT APPLICABLE.
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7	THE STRATAJAZZ DECISION SUPPORT/COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM ("STRATAJAZZ") WAS THE TOOL UTILIZED TO DETERMINE THE COST OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID, MEDICAID HMO AND SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES. THE ENTIRE ACTIVITY WAS COSTED THROUGH THE STRATAJAZZ APPLICATION, TO INCLUDE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, EMERGENCY ROOM AND ALL PAYERS. COSTING CONSISTED OF ALLOCATING COST FROM THE DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL DOWN TO THE SERVICE ITEM LEVEL. ONCE COSTS WERE DETERMINED AT THE SERVICE ITEM LEVEL, WE THEN AGGREGATED ENCOUNTERS INTO THE DEFINED TARGETED GROUPS. FOR DETERMINATION OF THE UNREIMBURSED COSTS FOR MEDICAID, MEDICAID HMO AND SUBSIDIZED SERVICES REPORTED ON PART I, LINE 7, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT COST, BAD DEBT, AND ALL OVERLAPPING CASES REPORTED ELSEWHERE WERE EXCLUDED. THE RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES WAS UTILIZED TO DETERMINE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT COST. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RATIO CONFORMS TO THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS. THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL/SURPLUS WAS DETERMINED USING THE MEDICARE COMPLEX COST REPORTING FORM UTILIZING ALLOWABLE MEDICARE COSTS.
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7G	THE AMOUNT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7G AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE REPRESENT SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, WOUND CARE SERVICES AND PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES. PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES ARE A DOCUMENTED HEALTH NEED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
SCHEDULE H, PART II	ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA HAS DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS AND GENERAL BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH SERVICE ON STATE AND REGIONAL ADVOCACY COMMITTEES AND BOARDS, VOLUNTEERISM WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFIT ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH CONCERNS. THIS ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, CONDUCTS COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND HOLDS HEALTH EDUCATION SEMINARS AND OUTREACH SESSIONS FOR ITS PATIENTS AND FOR COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. PRESENTATIONS ARE PROVIDED BY PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINES 2, 3 & 4	BAD DEBT EXPENSE WAS CALCULATED USING THE ORGANIZATION'S BAD DEBT EXPENSE FROM ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS AFFILIATES PREPARE AND ISSUE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SYSTEM'S ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (BAD DEBT EXPENSE) METHODOLOGY AND CHARITY CARE POLICIES ARE CONSISTENTLY APPLIED ACROSS ALL HOSPITAL AFFILIATES. THE ATTACHED TEXT WAS OBTAINED FROM THE FOOTNOTES TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS ------------------------------- THE NETWORK RECORDS AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS FOR ESTIMATED LOSSES RESULTING FROM THE UNWILLINGNESS OF PATIENTS TO MAKE PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES. THE ALLOWANCE IS DETERMINED BY ANALYZING HISTORICAL DATA AND TRENDS. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE WRITTEN OFF AGAINST THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS WHEN MANAGEMENT DETERMINES THAT RECOVERY IS UNLIKELY AND COLLECTION EFFORTS CEASE. CHARITY CARE ------------ THE NETWORK PROVIDES CARE TO ALL PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ITS ESTABLISHED RATES. CHARGES FOR SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET THE NETWORK'S GUIDELINES FOR CHARITY CARE ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SERVICES FOR CHARITY CARE PROVIDED BY THE NETWORK APPROXIMATE $100,156,452 AND $92,383,053 IN 2017 AND 2016, RESPECTIVELY. THE COSTS INCURRED TO PROVIDE SUCH CARE IS DETERMINED USING A COST TO CHARGE RATIO AND WERE APPROXIMATELY $13,500,000 AND $12,500,000 FOR 2017 AND 2016, RESPECTIVELY.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 8	MEDICARE COSTS WERE DERIVED FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORT FILED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION FEELS THAT MEDICARE UNDERPAYMENTS (SHORTFALL) AND BAD DEBT ARE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND ASSOCIATED COSTS ARE INCLUDABLE ON THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I. AS OUTLINED MORE FULLY BELOW THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT THESE SERVICES AND RELATED COSTS PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AND ARE RENDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES AND MISSION IN PROVIDING MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUAL'S IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY AND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD PROMULGATED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD IS THE CURRENT STANDARD FOR A HOSPITAL FOR RECOGNITION AS A TAX-EXEMPT AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION IS RECOGNIZED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE IRC. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO DEFINITION IN THE TAX CODE FOR THE TERM "CHARITABLE", A REGULATION PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PROVIDES SOME GUIDANCE AND STATES THAT "[T]HE TERM CHARITABLE IS USED IN 501(C)(3) IN ITS GENERALLY ACCEPTED LEGAL SENSE,PROVIDES EXAMPLES OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES, INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF THE POOR OR UNPRIVILEGED; THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE; AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIGION, AND SCIENCE. NOTE: IT DOES NOT EXPLICITLY ADDRESS THE ACTIVITIES OF HOSPITALS. IN THE ABSENCE OF EXPLICIT STATUTORY OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS APPLYING THE TERM "CHARITABLE" TO HOSPITALS, IT HAS BEEN LEFT TO THE IRS TO DETERMINE THE CRITERIA HOSPITALS MUST MEET TO QUALIFY AS IRC 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORIGINAL STANDARD WAS KNOWN AS THE CHARITY CARE STANDARD. THIS STANDARD WAS REPLACED BY THE IRS WITH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD WHICH IS THE CURRENT STANDARD. CHARITY CARE STANDARD IN 1956, THE IRS ISSUED REVENUE RULING 56-185, WHICH ADDRESSED THE REQUIREMENTS HOSPITALS NEEDED TO MEET IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR IRC 501(C)(3) STATUS. ONE OF THESE REQUIREMENTS IS KNOWN AS THE "CHARITY CARE STANDARD." UNDER THE STANDARD, A HOSPITAL HAD TO PROVIDE, TO THE EXTENT OF ITS FINANCIAL ABILITY, FREE OR REDUCED-COST CARE TO PATIENTS UNABLE TO PAY FOR IT. A HOSPITAL THAT EXPECTED FULL PAYMENT DID NOT, ACCORDING TO THE RULING, PROVIDE CHARITY CARE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SOME PATIENTS ULTIMATELY FAILED TO PAY. THE RULING EMPHASIZED THAT A LOW LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE DID NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT A HOSPITAL HAD FAILED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT SINCE THAT LEVEL COULD REFLECT ITS FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PROVIDE SUCH CARE. THE RULING ALSO NOTED THAT PUBLICLY SUPPORTED COMMUNITY HOSPITALS WOULD NORMALLY QUALIFY AS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE THEY SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND A LOW LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE WOULD NOT AFFECT A HOSPITAL'S EXEMPT STATUS IF IT WAS DUE TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY'S LACK OF CHARITABLE DEMANDS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD IN 1969, THE IRS ISSUED REVENUE RULING 69-545, WHICH "REMOVE[D]" FROM REVENUE RULING 56-185 "THE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CARING FOR PATIENTS WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT RATES BELOW COST." UNDER THE STANDARD DEVELOPED IN REVENUE RULING 69-545, WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE "COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD," HOSPITALS ARE JUDGED ON WHETHER THEY PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF A BROAD CLASS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE RULING INVOLVED A HOSPITAL THAT ONLY ADMITTED INDIVIDUALS WHO COULD PAY FOR THE SERVICES (BY THEMSELVES, PRIVATE INSURANCE, OR PUBLIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICARE), BUT OPERATED A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY ROOM THAT WAS OPEN TO EVERYONE. THE IRS RULED THAT THE HOSPITAL QUALIFIED AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT PROMOTED THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN ITS COMMUNITY. THE IRS REASONED THAT BECAUSE THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH WAS A CHARITABLE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL LAW OF CHARITY, IT FELL WITHIN THE "GENERALLY ACCEPTED LEGAL SENSE" OF THE TERM "CHARITABLE," AS REQUIRED BY TREAS. REG. 1.501(C)(3)-1(D)(2). THE IRS RULING STATED THAT THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, LIKE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RELIGION, IS ONE OF THE PURPOSES IN THE GENERAL LAW OF CHARITY THAT IS DEEMED BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE EVEN THOUGH THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A DIRECT BENEFIT FROM ITS ACTIVITIES DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS INDIGENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDED THAT THE CLASS IS NOT SO SMALL THAT ITS RELIEF IS NOT OF BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE IRS CONCLUDED THAT THE HOSPITAL WAS "PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF A CLASS OF PERSONS THAT IS BROAD ENOUGH TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY" BECAUSE ITS EMERGENCY ROOM WAS OPEN TO ALL AND IT PROVIDED CARE TO EVERYONE WHO COULD PAY, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT. OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOSPITAL THAT THE IRS HIGHLIGHTED INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: ITS SURPLUS FUNDS WERE USED TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE, EXPAND HOSPITAL FACILITIES, AND ADVANCE MEDICAL TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH; IT WAS CONTROLLED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT CONSISTED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS; AND HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES WERE AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS. THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ("AHA") FEELS THAT MEDICARE UNDERPAYMENTS (SHORTFALL) AND BAD DEBT ARE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THUS INCLUDABLE ON THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I. THIS ORGANIZATION AGREES WITH THE AHA POSITION. AS OUTLINED IN THE AHA LETTER TO THE IRS DATED AUGUST 21, 2007 WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST PUBLISHED DRAFT OF THE NEW FORM 990 AND SCHEDULE H, THE AHA FELT THAT THE IRS SHOULD INCORPORATE THE FULL VALUE OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT THAT HOSPITALS PROVIDE BY COUNTING MEDICARE UNDERPAYMENTS (SHORTFALL) AND BAD DEBT AS QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: - PROVIDING CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND SERVING MEDICARE PATIENTS IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD. - MEDICARE, LIKE MEDICAID, DOES NOT PAY THE FULL COST OF CARE. RECENTLY, MEDICARE REIMBURSES HOSPITALS ONLY 92 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR THEY SPEND TO TAKE CARE OF MEDICARE PATIENTS. THE MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION ("MEDPAC") IN ITS MARCH 2007 REPORT TO CONGRESS CAUTIONED THAT UNDERPAYMENT WILL GET EVEN WORSE, WITH MARGINS REACHING A 10-YEAR LOW AT NEGATIVE 5.4 PERCENT. - MANY MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES, LIKE THEIR MEDICAID COUNTERPARTS, ARE POOR. MORE THAN 46 PERCENT OF MEDICARE SPENDING IS FOR BENEFICIARIES WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW 200 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. MANY OF THOSE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID -- SO CALLED ELIGIBLES." THERE IS EVERY COMPELLING PUBLIC POLICY REASON TO TREAT MEDICARE AND MEDICAID UNDERPAYMENTS SIMILARLY FOR PURPOSES OF A HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND INCLUDE THESE COSTS ON FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I. MEDICARE UNDERPAYMENT MUST BE SHOULDERED BY THE HOSPITAL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TREATING THE COMMUNITY'S ELDERLY AND POOR. THESE UNDERPAYMENTS REPRESENT A REAL COST OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND SHOULD COUNT AS A QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT. BOTH THE AHA AND THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO FEEL THAT PATIENT BAD DEBT IS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THUS INCLUDABLE ON THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I. THERE ARE COMPELLING REASONS THAT PATIENT BAD DEBT SHOULD BE COUNTED AS QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AS FOLLOWS: - A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF BAD DEBT IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS, WHO, FOR MANY REASONS, DECLINE TO COMPLETE THE FORMS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY FOR HOSPITALS' CHARITY CARE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. A 2006 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ("CBO") REPORT, NONPROFIT HOSPITALS AND THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS, CITED TWO STUDIES INDICATING THAT "THE GREAT MAJORITY OF BAD DEBT WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS WITH INCOMES BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE." - THE REPORT ALSO NOTED THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF BAD DEBT IS PENDING CHARITY CARE. UNLIKE BAD DEBT IN OTHER INDUSTRIES, HOSPITAL BAD DEBT IS COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT HOSPITALS FOLLOW THEIR MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY AND TREAT EVERY PATIENT THAT COMES THROUGH THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. PATIENTS WHO HAVE OUTSTANDING BILLS ARE NOT TURNED AWAY, UNLIKE OTHER INDUSTRIES. BAD DEBT IS FURTHER COMPLICATED BY THE AUDITING INDUSTRY'S STANDARDS ON REPORTING CHARITY CARE. MANY PATIENTS CANNOT OR DO NOT PROVIDE THE NECESSARY, EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO BE DEEMED CHARITY CARE BY AUDITORS. AS A RESULT, ROUGHLY 10% OF BAD DEBT IS PENDING CHARITY CARE. - THE CBO CONCLUDED THAT ITS FINDINGS "SUPPORT THE VALIDITY OF THE USE OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE [BAD DEBT AND CHARITY CARE] AS A MEASURE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS" ASSUMING THE FINDINGS ARE GENERALIZABLE NATIONWIDE; THE EXPERIENCE OF HOSPITALS AROUND THE NATION REINFORCES THAT THEY ARE GENERALIZABLE. AS OUTLINED BY THE AHA, DESPITE THE HOSPITAL'S BEST EFFORTS AND DUE DILIGENCE, PATIENT BAD DEBT IS A PART OF THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. BAD DEBT REPRESENTS
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 9B	ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK MANAGEMENT DEVELOPED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COLLECTION PRACTICES THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, A PATIENTS GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO APPLY FOR A GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAM OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK AND A PATIENTS GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH HIS OR HER PAYMENT AGREEMENTS. BILLING & COLLECTION POLICY --------------------------- THE CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY IS ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MISSION AND VALUES OF THE HOSPITAL AS WELL AS FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. THE POLICY IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY WHILE MAINTAINING THE NETWORK'S FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MAXIMIZE REIMBURSEMENT AND MINIMIZE BAD DEBT. THE ORGANIZATION'S CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY IS INTENDED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF HIS OR HER CARE. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES SURE THAT PATIENTS ARE ASSISTED IN OBTAINING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FROM PRIVATELY AND PUBLICLY FUNDED SOURCES, WHENEVER POSSIBLE. ALL PATIENT BUSINESS SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES ARE EDUCATED ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY AND ARE EXPECTED TO ADMINISTER THE POLICY ON A REGULAR AND CONSISTENT BASIS. PATIENT BUSINESS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO TREAT ALL PATIENTS WITH COURTESY, RESPECT, CONFIDENTIALITY AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY. THE CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY IS ADMINISTERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES. THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE HAVE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CREDIT AND COLLECTION ACTIVITIES OF THE HOSPITAL. THE BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGEMENT STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY ENFORCEMENT OF APPROVED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK MAY OFFER EXTENDED PAYMENT PLANS TO PATIENTS WHO ARE COOPERATING IN GOOD FAITH TO RESOLVE THEIR HOSPITAL BILLS. EMERGENCY & MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES ---------------------------------------- ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIONS THAT DISCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS FROM SEEKING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE. THE ORGANIZATION WILL NEVER DEMAND THAT AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENT PAY BEFORE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, ST. LUKE'S DOES NOT PERMIT DEBT COLLECTION ACTIVITIES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OR OTHER AREAS WHERE SUCH ACTIVITIES COULD INTERFERE WITH THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY CARE ON A NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS. ALL MEDICALLY NECESSARY HOSPITAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF ABILITY TO PAY AND ARE NOT DELAYED PENDING APPLICATION OR APPROVAL OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OR THE ST. LUKE'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. ADVANCE PAYMENT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR ANY MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES. COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(R)(6) ------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ANY EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIONS ("ECAS") AS DEFINED BY INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(R)(6) PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE NOTIFICATION PERIOD. THE NOTIFICATION PERIOD IS DEFINED AS A 120-DAY PERIOD OR GREATER, WHICH BEGINS ON THE DATE OF THE 1ST POST-DISCHARGE BILLING STATEMENT, IN WHICH NO ECAS ARE INITIATED AGAINST THE PATIENT. SUBSEQUENT TO THE NOTIFICATION PERIOD ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES ACTING ON ITS BEHALF, MAY INITIATE THE FOLLOWING ECAS AGAINST A PATIENT FOR AN UNPAID BALANCE IF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE OR IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS INELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK MAY AUTHORIZE THIRD PARTIES TO REPORT ADVERSE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES OR CREDIT BUREAUS ON DELINQUENT PATIENT ACCOUNTS AFTER THE NOTIFICATION PERIOD. THE ORGANIZATION ENSURES REASONABLE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ENSURES THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS ARE TAKEN AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO INITIATING ANY ECA: 1) THE PATIENT IS PROVIDED WITH WRITTEN NOTICE WHICH: - INDICATES THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE PATIENTS; - IDENTIFIES THE ECA(S) THAT ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK INTENDS TO INITIATE TO OBTAIN PAYMENT FOR THE CARE; AND - STATES A DEADLINE AFTER WHICH SUCH ECAS MAY BE INITIATED. 2) THE PATIENT IS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY; AND 3) REASONABLE EFFORTS ARE MADE TO ORALLY NOTIFY THE PATIENT ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HOW THE INDIVIDUAL MAY OBTAIN ASSISTANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ACCEPTS AND PROCESSES ALL APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUBMITTED DURING THE APPLICATION PERIOD. THE APPLICATION PERIOD BEGINS ON THE DATE THE CARE IS PROVIDED AND ENDS ON THE 240TH DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST POST-DISCHARGE BILLING STATEMENT.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 2	ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK'S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE OVERSEES ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY HOSPITALS WITHIN THE NETWORK. THE DEPARTMENT IS CHAIRED BY DR. BONNIE COYLE, BOARD CERTIFIED IN PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE, WITH OVER 16 YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH. ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ONGOING HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS: VITAL STATISTICS, PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DATA, HOSPITAL DISCHARGE DATA, THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTH PROFILES AND OTHER COUNTY DATA AVAILABLE FROM VARIOUS OTHER STATE AGENCIES. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT COLLECTS ONGOING DATA AND OUTCOMES FROM ITS COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES AND FROM ESTABLISHED COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. IN 1996, WITH THE FULL APPROVAL AND SUPPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ST. LUKES COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASSUMED A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN CREATING A HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH KEY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREATER BETHLEHEM AREA. THE BETHLEHEM PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY WAS FORMED, CONSISTING OF OVER 60 REPRESENTATIVES FROM HEALTHCARE, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, EDUCATION AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS GROUP COLLECTIVELY DEVELOPED PROGRAMS TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, IN BETHLEHEM AND THROUGHOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY BY CONDUCTING FORMALIZED COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS PROCESS ALLOWED ST. LUKES TO IDENTIFY THE MOST PREVAILING HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS AND BASE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY ACCORDING TO THESE NEEDS. IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE BETHLEHEM PARTNERSHIP HAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE ADOPT A SCHOOL MODEL. THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH MAINTAINED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND OUTCOMES-DRIVEN WORK WITHIN THE ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHILE CREATING A MODEL OF SERVICE THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN OTHER URBAN AND RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH MINOR ACCOMMODATIONS. THIS ALLOWED US TO BETTER ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR EXPANDING SERVICE AREAS AS OUR ORGANIZATION GREW FROM A ONE CAMPUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TO A 7-CAMPUS HOSPITAL NETWORK. WE NOW SPEARHEAD A NATIONAL MODEL OF COLLABORATION WITH 200+ PARTNERS REPRESENTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. A NUMBER OF OUR CHNA DETERMINED HEALTH PRIORITIES ARE ADDRESSED AMONG OUR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS USING THE ADOPT A SCHOOL MODEL. THE MISSION OF THE ADOPT A SCHOOL MODEL IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE THE HUB TO CULTIVATE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, USING EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS, TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO HEALTH SERVICES (MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, MENTAL HEALTH AND INSURANCE) WHILE PROMOTING HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES, LITERACY AND LEADERSHIP TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF STUDENTS. BASED ON THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, EACH HOSPITAL CAMPUS DEVELOPS PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS AND INITIATIVES, WE PROVIDE MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH SERVICES (CONNECTING STUDENTS TO MEDICAL, DENTAL & VISION VANS, INSURANCE, PHYSICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND SERVICES), HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES (GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL, LIVE YOUR LIFE, SCHOOL GARDENS AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS), LITERACY PROGRAMS (DR. SEUSS DAY, READING ROCKS! AND LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES), AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (LEADER IN ME AND ADOLESCENT CAREER MENTORING). OUR INITIATIVES ARE CONTINUALLY ASSESSED AND EVALUATED TO PROVIDE MEASURABLE AND EFFECTIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. LOCAL SCHOOL COORDINATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES ASSESS, EVALUATE AND GUIDE THE INITIATIVES THAT FEED INTO THE ST. LUKES ADOPT A SCHOOL MODEL USING EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS/SERVICES.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 3	ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK IS COMMITTED TO A SERVICE EXCELLENCE PHILOSOPHY THAT STRIVES TO MEET OR EXCEED PATIENT EXPECTATIONS. ALL PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE A UNIFORM STANDARD OF CARE THROUGHOUT ALL ST. LUKE'S FACILITIES, REGARDLESS OF SOCIAL, CULTURAL, FINANCIAL, RELIGIOUS, RACIAL, GENDER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION FACTORS. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS RECEIVE ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY AND OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO HAVE HEALTHCARE NEEDS AND ARE UNINSURED, INELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, OR OTHERWISE UNABLE TO PAY, FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL SITUATION. ALL PERSONS WHO PRESENT THEMSELVES FOR EMERGENCY OR OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES ARE ADMITTED AND TREATED; THEY ARE REGISTERED AS PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVE ANY NECESSARY SERVICES AS PRESCRIBED BY THE PATIENTS PHYSICIAN. A PROSPECTIVE PATIENT OF ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK IS NEVER DENIED NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK DOES ITS BEST TO EDUCATE AND INFORM PATIENTS ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PATIENTS, THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE ALL AVAILABLE ON-LINE. ADDITIONALLY, PAPER COPIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITHOUT CHARGE BY MAIL AND ARE AVAILABLE THE HOSPITAL FACILITY REGISTRATION AREAS WHICH INCLUDE EMERGENCY ROOMS, ADMITTING AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENTS, HOSPITAL BASED CLINICS AND PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLSH AND IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE OF POPULATIONS WITH LIMITED PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH ("LEP") THAT CONSTITUTES THE LESSER OF 1,000 INDIVIDUALS OR 5% OF THE NETWORK'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. SIGNS OR DISPLAYS ARE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN PUBLIC HOSPITAL LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT THAT NOTIFY AND INFORM PATIENTS ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THROUGH ITS COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT, ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ALSO MAKES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO INFORM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REFERALS CAN BE MADE BY A MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL STAFF OR MEDICAL STAFF, INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, NURSES, FINANCIAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, CASE MANAGERS, CHAPLAINS AND RELIGIOUS SPONSORS. ALL PATIENTS ARE OFFERED A COPY OF THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY AS PART OF THE INTAKE OR DISCHARGE PROCESS. ADDITIONALY, FINANCIAL COUNSELORS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH QUESTIONS CONCERNING CHARGES, PAYMENTS OR ANY OTHER CONCERNS.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, QUESTION 4	ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORKS (SLUHN) BETHLEHEM AND ALLENTOWN CAMPUSES ARE BOTH IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY. THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA CONSISTS OF A LARGELY URBAN POPULATION IN LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS IS INCLUDED IN EACH RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS CHNA. GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF MEDICAL SERVICE AREA & COMMUNITY SERVED ================================================================= ST. LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- A TOTAL OF 496,209 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE 408.57 SQUARE MILE REPORT AREA DEFINED FOR THIS ASSESSMENT, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (2009-2013) 5-YEAR ESTIMATES. THE POPULATION DENSITY FOR THIS AREA, ESTIMATED AT 1,214.51 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE, IS GREATER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE POPULATION DENSITY OF 88.23 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS, BETWEEN 2000 AND 2010 THE POPULATION IN THE REPORT AREA GREW BY 46,227 PERSONS, A CHANGE OF 10.34%. THIS POPULATION INCREASE IS GREATER THAN BOTH THE PERCENT INCREASE IN POPULATION FOR THE UNITED STATES, WHICH IS 9.74%, AND THE PERCENT INCREASE IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH IS 3.43%. WE DEFINED OUR SERVICE AREA BY DETERMINING THE TOP PATIENT ZIP CODES OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO RECEIVE SERVICES FROM ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM. WE DEFINED THE TOP ZIP CODES AS THOSE THAT MAKE UP 80% OF THE POPULATION SERVED BY THIS HOSPITAL. THE CHNA REPORT REFERS TO THIS AREA AS THE "ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM SERVICE AREA". THE TOP FIVE COUNTIES SERVED BY ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM IN PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDE NORTHAMPTON, LEHIGH, CARBON, AND BUCKS COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND WARREN COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 19 ZIP CODES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL ANALYSES. ST. LUKES HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- A TOTAL OF 328,577 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE 213.54 SQUARE MILE REPORT AREA DEFINED FOR THIS ASSESSMENT ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (2009-2013) 5-YEAR ESTIMATES. THE POPULATION DENSITY FOR THIS AREA, ESTIMATED AT 1,538.72 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE, IS GREATER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE POPULATION DENSITY OF 88.23 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE. WE DEFINED OUR SERVICE AREA BY DETERMINING THE TOP PATIENT ZIP CODES OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO RECEIVE ANY SERVICES FROM ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN. WE DEFINED THE TOP ZIP CODES AS THOSE THAT MAKE UP 80% OF THE POPULATION SERVED BY THIS HOSPITAL. THE CHNA REPORT REFERS TO THIS AREA AS THE "ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN SERVICE AREA". THE TOP COUNTIES SERVED BY ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN INCLUDE LEHIGH, BERKS, AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 16 ZIP CODES INCLUDED THAT CONSTITUTE 80% OF THE POPULATION SERVED AT ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN. GENDER ====== ST. LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAUS AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (ACS, 2009-13), THE PERCENTAGE OF FEMALES IN THE ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM SERVICE AREA RANGES FROM 50.55% (CARBON COUNTY) TO 51.41% (LEHIGH COUNTY). THE PERCENTAGE OF MALES RANGES FROM 48.59% (LEHIGH COUNTY) TO 49.45% (CARBON COUNTY) (ACS, 2009-13). FOR MALES THE PERCENTAGE RANGE IS LOWER, WHICH IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL TREND OF THERE BEING A LOWER PERCENTAGE OF MALES (49.19%) (ACS, 2009-13). ST. LUKES HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (ACS 2009-13) 5-YEAR ESTIMATES, BETWEEN 50.91% (BERKS COUNTY) AND 51.41% (LEHIGH COUNTY) OF THE POPULATION ARE FEMALES IN THE ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN SERVICE AREA. THE MALE POPULATION RANGES FROM 48.93% (NORTHAMPTON COUNTY) TO 49.09% (BERKS COUNTY). AGE === ST. LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- THE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION THAT FALLS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 AS REPORTED BY THE ACS (2009-13) IS 22.32% OF THE POPULATION, AND THE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION THAT IS OVER THE AGE OF 65 REPRESENTS 15.79% OF THE POPULATION. THIS MEANS THAT 61.89% OF THE POPULATION FALLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-65. THE AGE DISTRIBUTION BY PATIENT VISITS FROM ST. LUKES INTERNAL DATA SHOWS THAT THE LARGEST AGE GROUP OF THE PATIENTS SEEN FELL IN THE ABOVE 65 RANGE, WITH 45-64 BEING THE SECOND HIGHEST AGE GROUP FROM WHICH PATIENTS VISITED ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM IN THE PAST YEAR. ST. LUKES HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- DATA FROM THE ACS (2009-13) TELL US THAT 23.35% OF THE POPULATION IN THE ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN SERVICE AREA IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18, AND 14.49% OF THE POPULATION IS OVER THE AGE OF 65, LEAVING 62.15% OF THE POPULATION IN THE 18-64 AGE RANGE. ST. LUKES INTERNAL DATA SHOWS THAT A HIGH PROPORTION OF THE PATIENTS SEEN AT ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN FALL IN THE 45-64 AND 65 AND OLDER AGE RANGES. RACE ==== ST. LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- WHEN THE ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM POPULATION IS BROKEN DOWN BY RACE, MOST OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE POPULATION IDENTIFY AS WHITE, CONSTITUTING 81.13% OF THE SERVICE AREA (ACS, 2009-13). THE SECOND LARGEST RACE GROUP IN THIS AREA IS THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK, WHO REPRESENT 6.88% OF THE POPULATION (ACS, 2009-13). OVERALL, RACES OTHER THAN WHITE REPRESENT 18.87% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION IN THE ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM SERVICE AREA (ACS 2009-13). ST. LUKES HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION IN THE ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN SERVICE AREA IDENTIFY AS WHITE, CONSTITUTING 79.02% OF THE POPULATION. THE NEXT LARGEST RACE GROUP IS THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS SOME OTHER RACE (7.58%), AND THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK (6.95%). ALLENTOWN IS A RACIALLY DIVERSE AREA, AND FROM OUR LANGUAGE DATA IT IS LIKELY THAT THERE MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC/LATINO OR MIDDLE EASTERN (ACS 2009-13). ETHNICITY ========= ST. LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- BY EXAMINING ETHNICITY, WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM POPULATION LOOKS LIKE. THE DATA SHOW THAT MOST OF THE POPULATION IDENTIFIES THEIR ETHNICITY AS NON-HISPANIC (81.36%), AND THE REMAINING 18.64% OF THE POPULATION IDENTIFIES AS HISPANIC OR LATINO (ACS, 2009-13). THIS BREAKDOWN IS SIMILAR TO THE PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS IN LEHIGH COUNTY SPECIFICALLY WHO IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC OR LATINO (19.58%) (ACS, 2009-13). ST. LUKES HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- WHEN BREAKING DOWN THE ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN SERVICE AREA POPULATION BY ETHNICITY, THERE IS STILL A MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION THAT IS NON-HISPANIC, BUT THE 22.13% OF THE POPULATION THAT IS HISPANIC OR LATINO IS LARGE, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO THE OTHER HOSPITAL CAMPUSES WITHIN THE NETWORK (ACS 2009-13). POVERTY ======= ST. LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- ACCORDING TO THE ACS (2009-13), THE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION THAT HAVE INCOMES THAT FALL AT OR BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) IN THE ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM SERVICE AREA IS 13.49%. THIS IS COMPARED TO 13.3% OF THE POPULATION IN PENNSYLVANIA AND 15.37% OF THE U.S. POPULATION WHO HAVE INCOMES THAT FALL AT OR BELOW 100% OF THE FPL. FURTHERMORE, ACCORDING TO THE ACS (2009-13), THE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION THAT HAVE INCOMES THAT FALL AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) IN THE ST. LUKE'S BETHLEHEM SERVICE AREA IS 31.32%, IN 2015, THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR WAS $ 24,250 (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 2015). ST. LUKES HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS: --------------------------------------- ACCORDING TO THE ACS (2009-13), 33.89% OF THE POPULATION IN THE ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN SERVICE AREA ARE LIVING WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL), THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 34.23%, BUT IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE PENNSYLVANIA AVERAGE OF 30.51%. THERE ARE LARGE SECTIONS OF ALLENTOWN ZIP CODES SUCH AS 18102, 18103, AND 18109 THAT HAVE OVER 50% OF THEIR POPULATION LIVING AT 200% OF THE FPL.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 5	THE ENTIRE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK PROMOTES THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE NETWORK COORDINATES AND OFFERS NUMEROUS COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, OUTCOMES BASED INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT GROUPS TO THE COMMUNITY, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON OUR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR A DETAILED COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 6	OUTLINED BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE ENTITIES WHICH COMPRISE THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK: NOT FOR-PROFIT ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ENTITIES: ============================================================= ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT OF THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("ST. LUKE'S"). THIS INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF AFFILIATED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS ORGANIZATION IS THE SOLE MEMBER OR STOCKHOLDER OF EACH AFFILIATED ENTITY. ST. LUKE'S IS AN INTEGRATED NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE STATES OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS TAX-EXEMPT PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) AND AS A NON-PRIVATE FOUNDATION PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 509(A)(3). AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION, ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. STRIVES TO CONTINUALLY DEVELOP AND OPERATE A MULTI-HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE NETWORK WHICH PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SPECTRUM OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ENSURES THAT ITS NETWORK PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE ST. LUKE'S ACTIVE HOSPITALS INCLUDE: ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PA, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL MONROE CAMPUS, ST. LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL, CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. AND ST. LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL. EACH OF THESE HOSPITALS OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. EACH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. EACH OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. EACH MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF EACH RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. BOTH BOARDS ARE COMPRISED OF A MAJORITY OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ---------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA IS COMPRISED OF TWO NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL CAMPUSES: A 480-BED CAMPUS IN BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA AND A 158 BED CAMPUS IN ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545. ST. LUKE'S AIRMED, LLC ---------------------- A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES OWNED BY ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS ENTITY IS CURRENTLY INACTIVE. ST. LUKE'S HOMESTAR SERVICES, LLC --------------------------------- A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES OWNED BY ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS ENTITY PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. POCONO MRI IMAGING AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER, LLC --------------------------------------------- A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES OWNED BY ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS ENTITY PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. EVANTAGE HEALTH, LLC -------------------- A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES OWNED BY ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS ENTITY IS CURRENTLY INACTIVE. ST. LUKE'S CARE, LLC -------------------- A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES OWNED BY ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS ENTITY PROVIDES CLINICAL SERVICES IN ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. ST. LUKE'S SHARED SAVINGS PLAN, LLC ----------------------------------- A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES OWNED BY ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS ENTITY IS LOCATED IN ALLENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA. THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY INACTIVE. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS ----------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS IS A 108-BED NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL LOCATED IN EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL MONROE CAMPUS --------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL MONROE CAMPUS OPENED ON OCTOBER 1, 2016 AND IS A 108-BED NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN BARTONSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, MONROE COUNTY. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL MONROE CAMPUS IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL MONROE CAMPUS OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INACTIVE DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. ------------------------------------------ CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. DBA ST. LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER IS A 45-BED NON-PROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN COALDALE, PENNSYLVANIA. CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545. ST. LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL ------------------------------ ST. LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL IS A 62-BED NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL LOCATED IN QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. ST. LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, ST. LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545. ST. LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL, INC. -------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL, INC. IS A 198-BED NON-PROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY. ST. LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL, INC. IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, ST. LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL, INC. OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545. ST. LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. ------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS TAX-EXEMPT PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) AND AS A NON-PRIVATE FOUNDATION PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 509(A)(3). THIS ORGANIZATION WAS STATUTORILY MERGED INTO ST. LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL, INC. EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2016. ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP, INC. -------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS TAX-EXEMPT PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) AND AS A NON-PRIVATE FOUNDATION PURSUANT TO INTERNAL
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 7	NOT APPLICABLE. THE ENTITY AND RELATED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOCATED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. NO COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH EITHER PENNSYLVANIA OR NEW JERSEY.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
HISPANIC CENTER LEHIGH VALLEY
520 EAST 4TH STREET	Bethlehem	PA	18015	231882308	501(C)(3)	$55,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
LEHIGH VALLEY ROAD RUNNERS INC
PO BOX 592	ALLENTOWN	PA	18105	232377635	501(C)(3)	$30,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEW VENTURE FUND
1201 CONNECTICUT AVE	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	205806345	501(C)(3)	$16,666	PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE BOROUGH OF FOUNTAIN HILL
941 Long Street	FOUNTAIN HILL	PA	18015	236002990		$30,098	PROGRAM SUPPORT
NORTHHAMPTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT
100 GRACEDALE AVENUE	NAZARETH	PA	18064	452763367		$15,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT
102 S CLOUD ST	ALLENTOWN	PA	18104	236003488		$21,266	PROGRAM SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	6	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS	50	$271,000
SCHOOL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS	42	$96,876

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE I, PART I; QUESTION 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANTS ARE MONITORED BY THE NETWORK'S FINANCE PERSONNEL THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF COST CENTERS AND OTHER INFORMATION; INCLUDING WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION AND RECEIPTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	Yes (true)	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	Yes (true)	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SAMUEL R GIAMBER MD
CHAIRMAN - DIRECTOR	$0	$163,731	$0	$0	$0	$18,000	$0	$10,005	$0	$1,448	$0	$193,184	$0	$0
RICHARD A ANDERSON
DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT/CEO SLUHN	$1,072,889	$0	$527,678	$0	$556,050	$0	$305,205	$0	$13,716	$0	$2,475,538	$0	$249,135	$0
JOEL D FAGERSTROM
EVP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$576,882	$0	$230,764	$0	$122,215	$0	$112,584	$0	$21,703	$0	$1,064,148	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS P LICHTENWALNER
SVP FINANCE & CFO	$485,423	$0	$192,335	$0	$273,043	$0	$203,703	$0	$7,731	$0	$1,162,235	$0	$167,870	$0
JEFFREY A JAHRE MD
SVP MEDICAL & ACADEMIC AFFAIRS	$440,490	$0	$184,728	$0	$262,250	$0	$14,575	$0	$15,256	$0	$917,299	$0	$0	$0
CAROL A KUPLEN RN MSN
SVP CNO & PRESIDENT SLHB	$359,039	$0	$144,653	$0	$82,533	$0	$96,358	$0	$13,206	$0	$695,789	$0	$0	$0
FRANK FORD
PRESIDENT-SL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS	$279,281	$0	$99,133	$0	$69,210	$0	$120,901	$0	$13,003	$0	$581,528	$0	$0	$0
CHAD T BRISENDINE
VP & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	$339,815	$0	$284,384	$0	$18,255	$0	$10,600	$0	$21,688	$0	$674,742	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT L WAX ESQ
SVP GENERAL COUNSEL SLUHN	$378,311	$0	$147,036	$0	$66,497	$0	$60,765	$0	$22,199	$0	$674,808	$0	$0	$0
MARC A GRANSON MD
CHAIRMAN OF SURGERY	$388,859	$0	$139,716	$0	$54,791	$0	$10,600	$0	$12,877	$0	$606,843	$0	$0	$0
DENNIS J DOUGHERTY PT
PRESIDENT/CEO ST. LUKE'S PT	$310,686	$0	$260,000	$0	$1,635	$0	$14,575	$0	$12,370	$0	$599,266	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT R WOLFE
PRESIDENT - SL WARREN CAMPUS	$350,748	$0	$123,569	$0	$80,774	$0	$6,625	$0	$20,309	$0	$582,025	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD R NAWROCKI
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE	$335,428	$0	$120,247	$0	$73,165	$0	$76,995	$0	$22,994	$0	$628,829	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J	TAXABLE COMPENSATION REPORTED HEREIN IS DERIVED FROM 2016 FORMS W-2.
SCHEDULE J, PART I; QUESTION 1A	THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A MEMBERSHIP IN A COUNTRY CLUB FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. THE COUNTRY CLUB REQUIRES THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS NAMED AS THE MEMBER; ACCORDINGLY THE ORGANIZATION HAS DESIGNATED ITS PRESIDENT/CEO, RICHARD A. ANDERSON, AS THE MEMBER.
SCHEDULE J, PART I; QUESTION 3	COMPENSATION REVIEW ------------------- EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE HEALTH NETWORK CONSISTS OF FIXED SALARY, AT-RISK COMPENSATION AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR NETWORK EXECUTIVES IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE NETWORK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH INCLUDING USE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT ENGAGED ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE REVIEW OF FORMS 990 AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF OTHER COMPARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. BONUS/INCENTIVE --------------- THE AT-RISK COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND IS BASED ON SEVERAL QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPONENTS, INCLUDING JOINT COMMISSION, PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PENNSYLVANIA TRAUMA SYSTEMS FOUNDATION ACCREDITATIONS, EVIDENCE-BASED HOSPITAL PROCESS OF CARE MEASURES, OUTCOME MEASURES, SUCH AS PATIENT SATISFACTION, MORTALITY RATE, AND LENGTH OF STAY; EFFICIENCY MEASURES AS DEMONSTRATED BY COST-PER-ADJUSTED DISCHARGE AND NET INCOME. OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION ----------------------------- OTHER BENEFITS INCLUDE DEFERRED COMPENSATION BENEFITS THAT HAD ACCUMULATED OVER YEARS OF SERVICE AND WAS REPORTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH VESTING REQUIREMENTS AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS. DEFERRED COMPENSATION --------------------- DEFERRED COMPENSATION REPRESENTS RETIREMENT BENEFITS EARNED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, NOT RECOGNIZED AS COMPENSATION ON THE EMPLOYEE'S 2016 FORM W-2. NONTAXABLE BENEFITS ------------------- NONTAXABLE BENEFITS REPRESENTS HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, NOT RECOGNIZED AS COMPENSATION ON THE EMPLOYEE'S 2016 FORM W-2. COMPENSATION REPORTED ON PRIOR 990 ---------------------------------- TOTAL COMPENSATION REPORTED ON PRIOR FORMS 990 REPRESENTS RECOGNITION OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION BENEFITS THAT HAD ACCUMULATED OVER YEARS OF SERVICE AND WAS REPORTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH VESTING REQUIREMENTS AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS. THESE AMOUNTS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, COLUMN B(III) - OTHER COMPENSATION.
SCHEDULE J, PART I; QUESTION 4B	THE AMOUNT REFLECTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III) FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS INCLUDES PARTICIPATION IN A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN ("SERP"). THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE SATISFIED BOTH THE AGE AND THE YEARS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED BY THE SERP. THE AMOUNTS OUTLINED HEREIN WERE INCLUDED IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S 2016 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES: RICHARD A. ANDERSON, $249,135 AND THOMAS P. LICHTENWALNER, $167,870. ADDITIONALLY, THE AMOUNT REFLECTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III) FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS INCLUDES AMOUNTS RELATED TO VESTED CAPITAL ACCUMULATION FOR POST-RETIREMENT DEATH BENEFITS. THE AMOUNTS OUTLINED HEREIN WERE INCLUDED IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S 2016 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES: RICHARD A. ANDERSON, $255,331; JOEL D. FAGERSTROM, $103,645; THOMAS P. LICHTENWALNER, $86,040; JEFFREY A. JAHRE, M.D., $243,579; CAROL A. KUPLEN, RN, MSN, $63,543; FRANK FORD, $49,575; ROBERT L. WAX, ESQ., $66,212; SCOTT R. WOLFE, $61,784 AND EDWARD R. NAWROCKI, $54,595. THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION AMOUNTS REFLECTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS INCLUDES UNVESTED BENEFITS IN A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN ("SERP") WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF COMPLETE FORFEITURE. ACCORDINGLY, THE INDIVIDUALS MAY NEVER ACTUALLY RECEIVE THIS UNVESTED BENEFIT AMOUNT. THE AMOUNTS OUTLINED HEREIN WERE NOT INCLUDED IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S 2016 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES: RICHARD A. ANDERSON, $286,655; JOEL D. FAGERSTROM, $101,984; THOMAS P. LICHTENWALNER, $185,153; CAROL A. KUPLEN, RN, MSN, $77,808; FRANK FORD, $102,351; ROBERT L. WAX, ESQ., $46,190 AND EDWARD R. NAWROCKI, $58,445.
SCHEDULE J, PART I; QUESTIONS 6A AND 6B	THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE HEALTH NETWORK CONSISTS OF BOTH A FIXED SALARY AND ADDITIONAL AT-RISK COMPENSATION THAT IS BASED ON SEVERAL QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPONENTS. THE COMPONENTS OF THE AT-RISK COMPENSATION PLAN INCLUDES JCAHO, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND TRAUMA CENTER ACCREDITATIONS, EVIDENCE BASED HOSPITAL PROCESS OF CARE MEASURES, OUTCOME MEASURES SUCH AS PATIENT SATISFACTION, MORTALITY RATE, LENGTH OF STAY, EFFICIENCY MEASURES AS DEMONSTRATED BY COST PER ADJUSTED DISCHARGE AND FINALLY NET INCOME.
SCHEDULE J, PART I; QUESTION 7	CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II RECEIVED AT-RISK COMPENSATION DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2016 WHICH AMOUNTS WERE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II) HEREIN AND IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S 2016 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES. PLEASE REFER TO THIS SECTION OF THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE J FOR THIS INFORMATION BY PERSON BY AMOUNT.
SCHEDULE J, PART II; COLUMN F	THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN F FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE VESTED BENEFITS IN A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN ("SERP") AS THESE AMOUNTS WERE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF COMPLETE FORFEITURE. THESE AMOUNTS WERE REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C AS RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION ON PRIOR YEAR FORMS 990. THESE AMOUNTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME AND REPORTED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL'S 2016 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES: RICHARD A. ANDERSON, $249,135 AND THOMAS P. LICHTENWALNER, $167,870.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
LEHIGH COUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE AUTHORITY
A	231653718	5248088C8	2007-02-21	$110,420,000	REFER TO SCHEDULE K PART VI	false	false	false
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE AUTHORITY
B	231653718	5248055D6	2007-02-21	$155,890,000	REFER TO SCHEDULE K PART VI	false	false	false
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE AUTHORITY
C	233007498	66353RBF0	2010-05-13	$24,936,114	REFER TO SCHEDULE K PART VI	Yes (true)	false	false
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE AUTHORITY
D	233007498	66353RAA1	2010-05-13	$10,238,847	REFER TO SCHEDULE K PART VI	Yes (true)	false	false

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Bond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	UnspentUnspentAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$0	$0	$110,420,000	$4,446,717	$2,588,006	$65,375,000	$1,101,489	$0	$0	$50,011,294	$0	$0	2010	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
B	$0	$0	$155,890,000	$6,277,837	$3,653,725	$81,025,000	$1,555,072	$0	$0	$70,605,513	$0	$0	2011	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
C	$0	$12,228,508	$24,936,114	$1,141,060	$0	$21,026,194	$455,646	$0	$0	$3,158,279	$0	$0	2011	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
D	$0	$5,203,940	$10,238,847	$485,587	$0	$8,947,866	$193,904	$0	$0	$1,344,032	$0	$0	2011	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Remedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	false	false	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)
B	false	false	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)
C	false	false	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)
D	false	false	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Term Of HedgeTermOfHedgePct	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeInd	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Business Name Line1GICProviderName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
BANK OF AMERICA
A	false	Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	8.	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
BANK OF AMERICA
B	false	Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	9.8	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
C	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	false				false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
D	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	false				false	0	false	Yes (true)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (true)
B	Yes (true)
C	Yes (true)
D	Yes (true)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE K; PART I, LINE C; COLUMN C	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PLEASE NOTE THE 2010 SERIES A BOND REPORTED IN SCHEDULE K, PART I, LINE C, COLUMN C INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CUSIP NUMBERS: 66353RBF0, 66353RBD5, 66353RBE3, 66353RAK0, 66353RAL8, 66353RAM6, 66353RAN4, 66353RAP9, 66353RAQ7, 66353RAR5, 66353RAS3, 66353RAT1, 66353RAU8, 66353RAV6, 66353RAW4, 66353RAX2, 66353RAY0 AND 66353RAZ7. SCHEDULE K; PART I, LINE D; COLUMN C PLEASE NOTE THE 2010 SERIES B BOND REPORTED IN SCHEDULE K, PART I, LINE D, COLUMN C INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CUSIP NUMBERS: 66353RAA1 AND 66353RBB9. SCHEDULE K; PART I, LINE D; COLUMN C PLEASE NOTE THE 2016 SERIES A BOND REPORTED IN SCHEDULE K, PART I, LINE D, COLUMN C INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CUSIP NUMBERS: 66353RBJ2, 66353RBK9, 66353RBL7, 66353RBM5, 66353RBN3, 66353RBP8, 66353RBQ6, 66353RBR4, 66353RBS2, 66353RBT0, 66353RBU7, 66353RBV5, 66353RBW3, 66353RBX1, 66353RBY9, 66353RBZ6, 66353RCA0, 66353RVB8, 66353RCC6 AND 66353RCD4. SCHEDULE K; PART I, COLUMN F SERIES 2007 BONDS: THE PROCEEDS OF THE 2007 BONDS WERE USED BY THE HOSPITAL TO UNDERTAKE VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (PRIMARILY THE EXPANSION OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL IN ALLENTOWN), PURCHASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, REFUNDING OF PREVIOUS BOND OFFERINGS AND TO PAY FOR CERTAIN COSTS AND EXPENSES RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS. SERIES 2010 BONDS: THE 2010 BONDS WERE ISSUED TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE REFUNDING OF PREVIOUS BOND OFFERINGS, THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ON THE ANDERSON CAMPUS, AND TO PAY FOR CERTAIN COSTS AND EXPENSES RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS. SERIES 2013: THE SERIES 2013 BONDS WERE ISSUED TO PROVIDE A PORTION OF THE FUNDS FOR A PROJECT "THE 2013 PROJECT" CONSISTING OF 200 BED EXPANSION OF THE HOSPITAL LOCATED AT THE ANDERSON CAMPUS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT THE ANDERSON CAMPUS, THE FUNDING OF VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR GENERAL SLH PURPOSE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATIONS, RENOVATIONS, REPAIRS AND ACQUISITIONS OF RELATED OUTPATIENT FACILITIES IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AND LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. ALSO REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY COST REFERRED TO IN CLAUSES, THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN COST AND EXPENSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE 2013 BONDS. SERIES 2016: THE 2016 BONDS WERE ISSUED TO PROVIDE A PORTION OF THE FUNDS FOR THE "2016 PROJECT" CONSISTING OF THE ADVANCE REFUNDING OF ALL PORTION OF THE AUTHORITY'S OUTSTANDING HOSPITAL REVENUE BONDS SERIES A OF 2008 AND THE FUNDING OF VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE AUTHORITY
A	233007498	66353RBC7	2010-05-13	$34,925,000	REFER TO SCHEDULE K, PART VI	Yes (true)	false	false
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE AUTHORITY
B	233007498	66353RBG8	2013-06-27	$25,190,962	REFER TO SCHEDULE K, PART VI	false	false	false
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE AUTHORITY
C	233007498	66353RBH6	2013-06-27	$40,305,538	REFER TO SCHEDULE K, PART VI	false	false	false
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE AUTHORITY
D	233007498	66353RBJ2	2016-07-21	$247,782,644	REFER TO SCHEDULE K, PART VI	false	false	false

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Bond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	UnspentUnspentAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$0	$17,492,552	$34,925,000	$1,632,256	$0	$30,077,405	$651,790	$0	$0	$4,517,835	$0	$0	2011	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
B	$0	$0	$25,190,962	$0	$564,398	$0	$492,190	$0	$0	$24,870,223	$0	$0	2014	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
C	$0	$0	$40,305,538	$0	$903,037	$0	$787,504	$0	$0	$39,792,357	$0	$0	2015	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
D	$0	$0	$247,782,644	$3,541	$0	$195,343,304	$2,355,561	$0	$0	$65,158,245	$0	$0	2017	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Private Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPct	Private Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPct	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Remedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	false	false	false	false	0.00000	0.00000	0.00000	Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)
B	false	false	false	false	0			Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)
C	false	false	false	false	0			Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)
D	false	false	false	false	0			Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeInd	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Business Name Line1GICProviderName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
0
A	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	false	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
B	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	false			false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
C	false	Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)	false			false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
D	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	false			false	0	false	Yes (true)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (true)
B	Yes (true)
C	Yes (true)
D	Yes (true)

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
RAYMOND S MIDLAM
FAMILY MEMBER OF DIRECTOR	$212,472	EMPLOYEE	false
CTR FOR ORAL MAX SURG ST LUKES
50% OWNER IN JV WITH SLHB	$571,789	MEDICAL SERVICES	false

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE l, PART IV	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ST. LUKES HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PA HOLDS A 50% EQUITY INTEREST IN THE CENTER FOR ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY AND IMPLANTOLOGY AT ST. LUKES, LLC, WHICH PROVIDES ORAL SURGERY SERVICES AND ENABLES THE JOINT VENTURE TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE REMAINING 50% OF THE JOINT VENTURE IS OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER OF A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2017, THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVESTED IN THE JOINT VENTURE BY THIS ORGANIZATION WAS $571,789. ALL TRANSACTIONS AND SERVICES ARE RENDERED AT FAIR MARKET VALUE RATES PURSUANT TO ARM'S LENGTH NEGOTIATIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$75,559	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE M, PART I; QUESTION 32B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FIRM TO SELL DONATED SECURITIES. THE ORGANIZATION PAYS FAIR MARKET VALUE RATES AND COMMISSIONS IN THESE INSTANCES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (21 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	BACKGROUND ========== FOUNDED IN 1872 TO CARE FOR WORKERS AT THE STEEL FOUNDRIES IN BETHLEHEM, ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK IS A FULLY INTEGRATED, REGIONAL, NON-PROFIT NETWORK PROVIDING SERVICES AT SEVEN HOSPITALS AND NEARLY 300 OUTPATIENT SITES. THE NETWORKS SERVICE AREA INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES: LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, CARBON, SCHUYLKILL, BUCKS, MONTGOMERY, BERKS AND MONROE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WARREN AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. DEDICATED TO ADVANCING MEDICAL EDUCATION, ST. LUKES IS A MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL THE ONLY ONE IN THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, ST. LUKES CREATED THE REGIONS FIRST AND ONLY REGIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOL CAMPUS. IT ALSO OPERATES THE NATIONS LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING SCHOOL OF NURSING, ESTABLISHED IN 1884, AND 23 FULLY ACCREDITED GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WITH 189 RESIDENTS. REPEATEDLY, ST. LUKES EARNED TRUVENS 100 TOP MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL AND 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM DESIGNATIONS, IN ADDITION TO OTHER HONORS FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. ST. LUKES, UTILIZING THE EPIC ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR) SYSTEM, IS A MULTI-YEAR RECIPIENT OF THE MOST WIRED AWARD RECOGNIZING THE BREADTH OF ST. LUKES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS SUCH AS TELEHEALTH, ONLINE SCHEDULING AND ONLINE PRICING INFORMATION. ST. LUKES IS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE STATES LOWEST COST PROVIDERS. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK'S LARGEST HOSPITAL CAMPUS IS ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, AND COMPRISES A BETHLEHEM AND ("SL-BETHLEHEM") AND ALLENTOWN ("SL-ALLENTOWN") LOCATION, BOTH IN LEHIGH COUNTY. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINES IN THE IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1) ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2) ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3) ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4) CONTROL OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC., D.B.A. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. BOTH BOARDS COMPRISE A MAJORITY OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS PHYSICIANS ON THE HOSPITAL/NETWORK MEDICAL STAFF; AND 5) SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. MISSION ======= THE MISSION OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BETHLEHEM PA IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, EXCELLENT QUALITY AND COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. ST. LUKE'S HAS AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AS WE CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED; EDUCATE PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS; AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, REGARDLESS OF A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE. BETHLEHEM CAMPUS ================ SL-BETHLEHEM IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, TERTIARY CARE, TEACHING HOSPITAL LOCATED IN BETHLEHEM, PA, FOUNDED IN 1872. SL-BETHLEHEM OFFERS MORE THAN 90 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND HAS 452 LICENSED ACUTE CARE AND REHAB BEDS. IN FY '17, THERE WERE 26,485 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS; 386,179 OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS AND 52,208 ED VISITS. THE OLDER ADULT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT TREATS ADULTS 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER IN A SECURE AND INTIMATE SETTING CREATED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS. THE UNIT OPERATES AT 84 PERCENT OF CAPACITY. ADDITIONAL SENIOR SERVICES INCLUDE: THE CENTER FOR POSITIVE AGING, SENIOR SURGICAL PROGRAM, LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY NETWORKING AND NURSES IMPROVING CARE FOR HEALTHSYSTEM ELDERS (NICHE) DESIGNATION. IN FY '16, SL-BETHLEHEM INVESTED MORE THAN $16.9 MILLION IN TECHNOLOGIC AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. INVESTMENTS INCLUDED THE ACQUISITION OF THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL COMPLEX, FIT OUT OF THE BETHLEHEM SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CENTER AND COMPLETED RENOVATION TO TWO INPATIENT NURSING FLOORS. INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE HOSPITAL ROOF THROUGH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COPING STONES, COMBINED WITH VARIOUS HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING IMPROVEMENTS, ALONG WITH OTHER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. NEW TECHNOLOGICAL INVESTMENTS INCLUDED AN MRI UPGRADE AND RELATED ROOM RENOVATION, CARDIAC CATH LAB MAC UPGRADES, THE PURCHASE OF PULSE OXIMETER MONITORING EQUIPMENT, RADIATION ONCOLOGY HDR EQUIPMENT, ARCTIC SUN WARMER UNITS AND VARIOUS OTHER EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING THE OR, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND NUMEROUS OTHER DEPARTMENTS. THE NETWORK CONTINUED TO EXPAND ACCESS AND VISIBILITY TO STRENGTHEN ITS REFERRAL BASE IN MONROE COUNTY. A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED FOR A 39 ACRE SITE FOR A NEW ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL THAT OPENED IN FY-17. ADDITIONALLY, THE NETWORK ACQUIRED A PEDIATRIC PRACTICE AND OPENED ST. LUKE'S HEART & VASCULAR CENTER IN EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY. ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP EMPLOYS 22 FULL-TIME PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND GI, PULMONARY, ORTHOPAEDIC, OB/GYN, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, UROLOGY, VASCULAR SURGERY, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGY SPECIALISTS IN MONROE COUNTY. AREAS OF EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL EXPERTISE INCLUDE: TRAUMA ------ ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - BETHLEHEM CAMPUS SUPPORTS BOTH A 24-HOUR ADULT LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CAPABLE OF HANDLING MEDICAL AND INJURY EMERGENCIES OF ALL KINDS. THE ST. LUKES TRAUMA CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA TRAUMA SYSTEMS FOUNDATION (PTSF) AND ABLE TO RESPOND AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE TO ANY AND ALL TYPES OF LIFE-THREATENING INJURY. ONCOLOGY -------- ST. LUKE'S PROVIDES CANCER SERVICES THROUGHOUT ITS NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HAS THREE COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT CANCER CENTERS THAT PROVIDE PHYSICIAN OUTPATIENT SERVICES, INFUSION AND RADIATION THERAPY, LOCATED IN ALLENTOWN, BETHLEHEM AND EASTON (ANDERSON CAMPUS), AND ALSO PROVIDES CANCER SERVICES IN QUAKERTOWN, COALDALE, EAST STROUDSBURG AND WARREN COUNTY, NJ. ST. LUKE'S IS ONE OF ONLY TWO HEALTHCARE NETWORKS IN PENNSYLVANIA TO EARN NATIONAL THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION AS AN INTEGRATED NETWORK CANCER PROGRAM FROM THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, AND ONE OF ONLY 51 HEALTHCARE NETWORKS NATIONWIDE; RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY, EARNING A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR). ST. LUKE'S CANCER CENTER IS STAFFED BY A TEAM OF FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED CANCER EXPERTS SPECIALIZING IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, RADIATION ONCOLOGY, GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, THORACIC SURGERY, UROLOGIC SURGERY AND NEUROSURGICAL ONCOLOGY. THE CENTER EMPHASIZES PATIENT SATISFACTION AND TREATS ALL TYPES OF CANCER, INCLUDING: ABDOMINAL, BONE AND JOINT, BRAIN AND SPINE, BREAST, COLON AND RECTUM, CANCER OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, GYNECOLOGIC, HEAD AND NECK, LIVER, LUNG/THORACIC, LYMPHOMA/LEUKEMIA, MELANOMA, PROSTATE, THYROID/ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND URINARY. THE CENTER OFFERS ADVANCED PROGRAMS FOR MELANOMA, LUNG, BREAST, BRAIN AND SPINE, PROSTATE, GYNECOLOGICAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS. ST. LUKE'S TAKES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TREATING CANCER AS A COMPLEX GROUP OF DISEASES THAT REQUIRES CONSULTATION AMONG SURGEONS, MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS AND OTHER CANCER SPECIALISTS. THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY PARTNERSHIP RESULTS IN IMPROVED PATIENT CARE AND OFFERS THE FULL CANCER CARE SPECTRUM INCLUDING PREVENTION, EARLY DIAGNOSIS, CANCER STAGING, OPTIMAL TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, LIFE-LONG FOLLOW-UP FOR RECURRENT DISEASE, PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE. CANCER PATIENTS ONLY NEED TO CALL ONE PHONE NUMBER (HOPE LINE) IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE ONCOLOGY SERVICES AT SLUHN.
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	ST. LUKES BRAIN AND SPINE TUMOR CENTER WAS THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO OFFER "FRAMELESS STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY" FOR MALIGNANT AND BENIGN BRAIN TUMORS. THE FRAMELESS SYSTEM, AVAILABLE AT ST. LUKES ANDERSON CAMPUS,USES SURFACE MAPPING, TRACKING AND THE PATIENTS FACIAL FEATURES DURING TREATMENTS, ALLOWING SRS TO BE PERFORMED NON-INVASIVELY, WITHOUT USING TRADITIONAL FRAME-BASED IMMOBILIZATION DEVICES (NO PINS INTO THE SKULL). THIS PROVIDES MORE COMFORTABLE, FASTER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY EXPERIENCE THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE REGION. LASER INTERSTITIAL THERAPY USING VISUALASE, AN MRI-GUIDED LASER ABLATION SYSTEM IS ANOTHER BREAKTHROUGH IN TREATMENT OF BRAIN CANCER, AND ALSO A REGIONAL FIRST. BY DELIVERING LIGHT ENERGY THROUGH A LASER APPLICATOR, LITT CAN PRECISELY LOCATE INTRACRANIAL SOFT TISSUE LESIONS AND DESTROY THEM. IT IS FREQUENTLY THE PREFERRED TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH A RECURRENCE OF A TUMOR THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN TREATED WITH SRS. INTRABEAM IORT TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE AT ST. LUKES ANDERSON CAMPUS. THIS PROCEDURE SPARES SOME WOMEN WITH EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER WEEKS OF RADIATION THERAPY. USING LOW ENERGY X-RAYS, INTRABEAM IS PRECISELY ADMINISTERED TO THE TUMOR BED FOLLOWING LUMPECTOMY BEFORE THE INCISION IS CLOSED. SOME EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCERS MAY BE TREATED WITH ONLY A SINGLE TREATMENT WHILE OTHERS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL STANDARD RADIATION THERAPY BUT OVER A SHORTER TIME PERIOD. CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY ------------------------------------- THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN REGION NAMED ONE OF NATION'S TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALS; MULTIPLE-YEAR RECIPIENT OF HIGHEST RATING FOR CARDIAC SURGERY, REPRESENTS TOP DECILE PERFORMANCE ACHIEVED BY ONLY 6 PERCENT OF U.S. HOSPITALS (SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGERY, LOWEST MORTALITY INDEX IN THE REGION FOR HEART DISEASE AND HEART SURGERY PATIENTS; REGION'S FIRST ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER; REGION'S FIRST JOINT COMMISSION-CERTIFIED HEART FAILURE PROGRAM. CATH/ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LAB VOLUMES CONTINUE TO INCREASE YEAR AFTER YEAR. THE FIRST VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (VAD) PROCEDURE IN THE NETWORK WAS COMPLETED IN 2014, SINCE THAT TIME PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED WITH OUTSTANDING OUTCOMES. ST. LUKE'S HEART & VASCULAR CENTER HAS OFFICES IN ALLENTOWN, BETHLEHEM, BRODHEADSVILLE, COALDALE, EAST STROUDSBURG, EASTON, PENNSBURG, QUAKERTOWN, WALNUTPORT AND WIND GAP IN PENNSYLVANIA AND IN PHILLIPSBURG AND WARREN HILLS IN NEW JERSEY. ST. LUKE'S OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL SERVICES, EXCLUDING HEART TRANSPLANTS. THE CENTER HAS ESTABLISHED ST. LUKE'S HEART VALVE CENTER, ST. LUKE'S ATRIAL FIBRILLATION CENTER, ST. LUKE'S VASCULAR CENTER AND ST. LUKE'S WOMEN'S HEART CENTER, EACH OFFERING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF THE FEW U.S. HOSPITALS TO OFFER TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT, A CATHETER-BASED VALVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, AND IS THE FIRST INSTITUTION IN THE REGION APPROVED TO PERFORM THE TAVR PROCEDURE INDEPENDENTLY. ST. LUKES IS THE ONLY CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM IN THE REGION TO OFFER A MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH TO MITRAL VALVE REPAIR ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM IS ALSO ONE OF THE REGION'S BUSIEST SITES FOR THORACIC STENT GRAFT REPAIR OF THORACIC AORTIC DISEASES RESULTING FROM TRAUMA OR ANEURYSMS. SERVICES INCLUDE: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: EXPERT TEAM OF CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS AND CARDIAC SURGEONS SPECIALIZE IN TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND OTHER HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS; CARDIOLOGY TESTING; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY PROCEDURES; CARDIAC REHABILITATION; HEART AND HEART VALVE SURGERY; WOMEN'S HEART ISSUES, CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH, AND FULL RANGE OF VASCULAR SURGERIES AND TREATMENTS. NEUROSCIENCE ------------ THE ST. LUKE'S CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCE PROVIDES COORDINATED CARE OF CONDITIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM INCLUDING: AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, ANEURYSMS, BALANCE DISORDERS, BRAIN AND SPINE CONDITIONS, EPILEPSY (INCLUDING EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT), HEADACHES, MEMORY DISORDERS, INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, MYASTHENIA GRAVIS, NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS, PERIPHERAL NERVE DISEASE AND SLEEP DISORDERS. THE ST. LUKE'S STROKE CENTER IN BETHLEHEM, ALLENTOWN, AND BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP WERE ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION IN FY15 AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER, AND FEATURE A 24-HOUR, MULTIDISCIPLINARY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE STROKE PATIENTS, AS WELL AS A TEAM OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DEDICATED TO THE ONGOING CARE OF STROKE VICTIMS. PATIENTS RECEIVE THE MOST EFFECTIVE STROKE THERAPIES, INCLUDING INTRAVENOUS THROMBOLYSIS (A CLOT-BUSTING MEDICATION) AND INTRA-ARTERIAL THROMBECTOMY (A PROCEDURE TO REMOVE A BLOCKAGE OF A BLOOD VESSEL IN THE BRAIN). ST. LUKES HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY RECOGNIZED FOR OUR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN GET WITH THE GUIDELINES, A NATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP HOSPITALS MAKE SURE PATIENTS GET THE BENEFITS OF THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES-BASED TREATMENT. ST. LUKES COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THE MOST APPROPRIATE STROKE TREATMENTS ACCORDING TO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH-BASED GUIDELINES. ST. LUKES WORKS TOGETHER WITH LOCAL EMS PARTNERS TO PROVIDE FAST, EVIDENCE-BASED STROKE CARE SO THAT OUR PATIENTS CAN ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE STROKE OUTCOMES. THE TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL-ELITE PLUS DISTINCTION IS AWARDED TO HOSPITALS ACHIEVING TIME TO THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY WITHIN 60 MINUTES IN 75 PERCENT OR MORE OF APPLICABLE ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS TREATED WITH IV TPA AND DOOR-TO-NEEDLE TIME TO THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY WITHIN 45 MINUTES IN 50 PERCENT OF APPLICABLE ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS TREATED WITH IV TPA TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOMES. ST. LUKES CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT BEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY. ORTHOPEDIC CARE --------------- ST. LUKES ORTHOPEDIC CARE PHYSICIANS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDING TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING ANTERIOR HIP APPROACH REPLACEMENTS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIMARY AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF THE SPINE; SPORTS INJURIES; DISEASES AND CONDITIONS OF THE HAND, WRIST AND ELBOW; TRAUMATIC INJURIES; COMPREHENSIVE SPORTS MEDICINE. ST. LUKES HAS THE REGIONS LARGEST SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM COVERING MORE THAN 100,000 ATHLETES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. ST. LUKES HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT BEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR ORTHOPAEDICS. RADIOLOGY/INTERVENTIONAL SERVICES --------------------------------- ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT WITH GE HEALTHCARE, MAKING ST. LUKE'S ONE OF ONLY A FEW HEALTH CARE NETWORKS IN THE COUNTRY PARTNERING WITH GE TO DEVELOP NEW IMAGING TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE USE OF ALL-DIGITAL SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, ST. LUKE'S IS AN INTERNATIONAL SHOW SITE FOR GE, BRINGING PHYSICIANS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO VISIT THE NETWORK AND OBSERVE PROCEDURES BEING PERFORMED WITH ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. ST. LUKE'S WAS FIRST IN THE U.S. TO INSTALL THE GE DISCOVERY IGS 730 HYBRID OPERATING ROOM, AN INTERVENTIONAL SUITE THAT COMBINES THE BEST OF IMAGING AND SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY IN ONE OPERATING ROOM. ST. LUKES WAS ALSO THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN PENNSYLVANIA TO EARN AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY RECOGNITION IN CARDIAC MRI. ST. LUKES REGIONAL BREAST CENTER IN CENTER VALLEY PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAMS AND HIGHER-LEVEL BREAST IMAGING. ST. LUKES WOMENS IMAGING CENTERS IN ALLENTOWN, COALDALE, UPPER PERKIOMEN AND PHILLIPSBURG OFFER LOW-DOSE 3D MAMMOGRAPHY WITH SENSORYSUITE FROM GE HEALTHCARE. IN THE SUITE, WOMEN ARE SURROUNDED BY AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE THAT STIMULATES THE SENSES AND REDUCES ANXIETY. THE 3D TECHNOLOGY USES A LOW-DOSE, SHORT X-RAY SWEEP AROUND THE COMPRESSED BREAST. THIS IMAGING TECHNIQUE IS DESIGNED TO SEPARATE THE TISSUES AND REDUCE THE OVERLAPPING OF STRUCTURES TO CREATE A CLEARER IMAGE. A FULLY-ACCREDITED VASCULAR LAB OFFERS THE LATEST ULTRASOUND IMAGING, THE LOGIC 9, WHICH PROVIDES 3-D ULTRASOUND IMAGES FOR OPTIMAL DIAGNOSIS. ST. LUKE'S ANDERSON CAMPUS FEATURES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING A WIDE-BORE MRI THAT OFFERS UNCOMPROMISED IMAGE QUALITY AND A HIGH DEFINITION, LOW-DOSE CT THAT REDUCES RADIATION EXPOSURE UP TO 50 PERCENT. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN BETHLEHEM, ST. LUKES WARREN CAMPUS AND ST. LUKES MONROE CAMPUS OFFER GES SILENT SCAN MRI TECHNOLOGY WHICH TURNS DOWN THE VOLUME DURING AN MRI EXAM SIGNIFICANTLY, REDUCING ANXIETY AND THE NEED FOR REPEAT SCANS. THE APPLICATION IS WHISPER QUIET FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE HEAD SCANS. WIDE-BORE MRI, BENEFICIAL FOR LARGER AND CLAUSTROPHOBIC PATIENTS, IS AVAILABLE AT ST. LUKES ANDERSON, BETHLEHEM, MONROE AND WARREN CAMPUSES.
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN BETHLEHEM NOW HAS A BI-PLANE ROOM FOR ADVANCED NEUROIMAGING. THE BIPLANE ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE FOR FASTER, SAFER AND FEWER RADIATION DOSES DURING COMPLEX NEURO INTERVENTIONS. THIS IMAGING EQUIPMENT ALLOWS FOR VISUALIZATION IN TWO DIFFERENT PLANES SIMULTANEOUSLY RATHER THAN HAVING TO IMAGE SEPARATELY TO GAIN THE SAME INFORMATION.INFORMATION. WOMEN'S/CHILDREN'S HEALTH ------------------------- A WOMANS HEALTH CARE NEEDS VARY GREATLY THROUGHOUT HER LIFETIME. TO MEET THESE CHANGING NEEDS, ST. LUKES PROVIDES WOMEN ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, GENERAL GYNECOLOGIC CARE AND A FULL COMPLIMENT OF GYNECOLOGIC SPECIALISTS THROUGH ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK WOMENS SERVICES AND OUR AFFILIATED PRIVATE PRACTICE PHYSICIANS. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK IS PLEASED TO OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF CHILDBIRTH AND PARENTING CLASSES AT OUR ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM CAMPUSES. MOST CLASSES CAN BE TAKEN AT EITHER CAMPUS, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY NOTED. MANY OF OUR COURSES ARE FREE, BUT SOME CHARGE NOMINAL FEES. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES AND MULTIPLE BIRTHS REQUIRE HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE ENHANCED WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY. THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (NICU) AT ST. LUKES HOSPITAL AT BOTH THE BETHLEHEM AND ALLENTOWN CAMPUSES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF CARE FOR BABIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE LEVEL III NICU AT ST. LUKES HOSPITAL-BETHLEHEM CAMPUS AND THE LEVEL II NICU AT THE ALLENTOWN CAMPUS ARE LEADING FACILITIES FOR HIGHLY SPECIALIZED CARE FOR MULTIPLE BIRTHS, PREMATURE BABIES AND FULL-TERM BABIES WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS. BOTH NICUS ARE CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE TO NEWBORNS AND PREMATURE BABIES REQUIRING INTENSIVE CARE. ST. LUKES HOSPITAL NICU'S ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE "VERMONT OXFORD NETWORK," A NATIONAL NETWORK OF NICUS FORMED TO EVALUATE QUALITY AND OUTCOMES OF NEONATAL PRACTICES. STAFFED BY FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED, BOARD-CERTIFIED NEONATOLOGISTS, NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND A TEAM OF SPECIALLY TRAINED NURSES, LACTATION CONSULTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, THE NICU OFFERS THE VERY LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENTAL TECHNIQUES. ST. LUKES NICUS ARE EQUIPPED TO PERFORM CT SCANS, ECHOCARDIOGRAMS, EKGS, EEGS AND ULTRASOUND. ST. LUKES PRACTICE IS TO ENCOURAGE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ALL ASPECTS OF CARE. THE NICUS AT BOTH CAMPUSES OFFER A FAMILY WAITING ROOM FOR VISITORS, A NIGHT WATCH ROOM FOR PARENTS TO SPEND A NIGHT WITH THEIR BABY BEFORE GOING HOME AND A PRIVATE PLACE TO BREAST-FEED OR PUMP YOUR MILK. CARE IS PROVIDED BY A SKILLED TEAM OF CAREGIVERS. SPECIAL LIGHTING AND NOISE CONTROL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SENSITIVE TO THE BABIES. NICU BABIES BORN AT ST. LUKES HOSPITAL MAY BE REFERRED FOR NEONATAL DEVELOPMENTAL FOLLOW-UP AT ST. CHRISTOPHERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN IN PHILADELPHIA. THROUGH OUR EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. CHRISTOPHERS, THE PROGRAM SERVES TO IDENTIFY HIGH-RISK BABIES WHO ARE BORN BEFORE 32 WEEKS GESTATION TO ASSESS BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL AND NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL TO BENEFICIAL THERAPIES ARE KEYS TO SUCCESS. NICU PARTNERS WITH THE MARCH OF DIMES TO JOIN THE NICU FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK TO HELP PARENTS COPE WITH NICU HOSPITALIZATION. IT WAS CREATED BY THE MARCH OF DIMES, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF NICU FAMILIES, WHO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT OTHER FAMILIES NEED. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK OFFERS PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRIC SERVICES TO PROVIDE PREVENTIVE CARE AND TO MANAGE CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES AS WELL AS A NETWORK OF SPECIALTY PEDIATRIC PRACTICES TO HELP MANAGE COMPLICATED ILLNESSES AND DISEASES. OUR ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN BETHLEHEM HOUSES A SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC UNIT. ROBOTIC/MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY ---------------------------------- PENNSYLVANIA'S MOST EXPERIENCED ROBOTIC SURGICAL TEAMS; ST. LUKE'S FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGISTS PERFORM ROBOTIC SURGERY FOR GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS; FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED UROLOGISTS PERFORM ROBOTIC SURGERY FOR PROSTATE CANCER. ADDITIONALLY, ST. LUKE'S OFFERS ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FOLLOWING: THORACIC SURGERY, ENT, GALL BLADDER AND COLON RESECTION. SL ALLENTOWN IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY AND ST. LUKE'S OFFERS A MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL FELLOWSHIP. COMMUNITY OUTREACH ================== IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. SL-BETHLEHEM ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS/SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH, INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 1) UTILIZED NUMEROUS MEDIA OUTLETS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THEM; 2) PROVIDED FIRST AID SERVICES AND A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH SCREENINGS AT NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING HISTORIC BETHLEHEM BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL, CONNIE MACK BASEBALL TOURNAMENT, ENDURORAMA BIKE EVENT, SOUTHERN LEHIGH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS, MS BEACH BASH, VEGFEST, TOWN HALL CYCLOCROSS, COPS AND KIDS LITERACY EVENT, RUNNERS WORLD HALF MARATHON, CHRISTKINDLMARKET, HELLERTOWN RELAY FOR LIFE, CELTIC CLASSIC, ARTSQUEST FARMERS MARKET AND MAN CARE HEALTH FAIR; 3) CONDUCTED MORE THAN 125 CLASSES RELATED TO BLS/CPR, ACLS, PALS, EMS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, NEWBORN/NEW MOM CARE, BABYS FIRST YEAR, GRANDPARENTING AND PREGNANCY ORIENTATIONS; 4) PROVIDED MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN 387 CHILDREN IN THE BETHLEHEM SCHOOL DISTRICT, DURING MORE THAN 819 VISITS INCLUDING PHYSICALS, ADOLESCENT HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, VISION SERVICES, INSURANCE REFERRALS AND NUTRITION COUNSELING; 5) PROVIDED MOBILE DENTAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN 1,000 CHILDREN IN THE BETHLEHEM SCHOOL DISTRICT; 6) CONDUCTED LITERACY INITIATIVES INCLUDING AN AFTER SCHOOL READING ROCKS! PROGRAM AND A READ ACROSS AMERICA DR. SEUSS EVENT AT DONEGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOUNTAIN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WILLIAM PENN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE BETHLEHEM SCHOOL DISTRICT; 7) PROVIDED CAREER MENTORING AND/OR JOB SKILLS EXPERIENCE TO OVER 200 STUDENTS OF THE BETHLEHEM SCHOOL DISTRICT; 8) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KELLYN FOUNDATION, CONDUCTION NUTRITION AND GARDEN EDUCATION TO OVER 700 3RD-5TH GRADE STUDENTS AT DONEGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MARVINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND FOUNTAIN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; 9) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. LUKES SPORTS MEDICINE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A SUMMER HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM FOR OVER 50 STUDENTS AT FOUNTAIN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOCUSING ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTHY EATING, SUNSCREEN AND PROPER HYDRATION EDUCATION; 10) CONDUCTED THE GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL PROGRAM, A 165 MILE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CHALLENGE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DELAWARE & LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR RESIDENTS OF BETHLEHEM; 11) PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF BETHLEHEM TO LAUNCH BIKE BETHLEHEM, A FREE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM, FUNDED BY ST. LUKES; AND 12) CONDUCTED IN-KIND DIABETES SCREENING AND COLON CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAMS AT THE HISPANIC CENTER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND HOLY INFANCY CHURCH TO OVER 60 PARTICIPANTS. ALLENTOWN CAMPUS ================ SL-ALLENTOWN WAS FOUNDED IN 1945 AS THE ALLENTOWN OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER AND IS LOCATED IN THE WEST END OF THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN. IN 1997, THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER ENTERED INTO A MERGER WITH ST. LUKE'S. SINCE JOINING ST. LUKE'S, THE 131-LICENSED BED, JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED SL-ALLENTOWN HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OBSERVATIONS AND ADMISSIONS (FY17 - 9,515) AND ED VISITS (FY17 - 45,678) AND OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS (FY17 184,706). ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN CAMPUS HAS INVESTED MORE THAN $170 MILLION IN TECHNOLOGIC AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS SINCE SL-ALLENTOWN JOINED THE NETWORK. THESE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED: $2.5 MILLION TO OPERATIONALIZE A GI/ENDO SUITE WITH TWO GI LABS AT OUR WEST END MEDICAL CENTER, AND TO DEMOLISH OUR ANNEX BUILDING AND REPLACE IT WITH A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING IN SCHEDULED FOR FY19. AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION WAS USED TO REPLACE A MAIN AIR HANDLER UNIT, TO START A PROJECT TO OPERATIONALIZE OUR EIGHTH OPERATING ROOM AND TO UPGRADE VARIOUS PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT, ANESTHESIA MACHINES, PUMPS AND X-RAY EQUIPMENT THAT WILL PROVIDE BETTER PATIENT CARE. A FIVE-STORY ADDITION, OPENED IN JUNE 2003, INCLUDED: A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPANSION, FIVE STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING ROOM SUITES, SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY FROM GE HEALTHCARE, THE ADDITION OF A 10-BED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND VARIOUS SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS. IN JANUARY 2007, ST. LUKE'S NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM WAS INTRODUCED AT SL-ALLENTOWN. THE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM INCLUDES EMERGENCY CARE FOR HEART ATTACKS, PROVIDES 24 HOURS-A-DAY, SEVEN DAYS-A-WEEK; CARDIAC TESTING; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY STUDIES AND OTHER CARDIAC PROCEDURES BY SOME OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED PHYSICIANS IN THE REGION.
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	SL-ALLENTOWN'S BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN ACCREDITED CENTER OF THE METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. SL-ALLENTOWN PROVIDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR BARIATRIC PATIENTS. IN AUGUST 2007, ST. LUKE'S OPENED AN OUTPATIENT CANCER CENTER AT THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CAMPUS IN SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, ADJACENT TO ALLENTOWN. THE CENTER PROVIDES A VERY COMFORTABLE, INVITING ENVIRONMENT WHERE PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE HIGH QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED OUTPATIENT CANCER CARE UNDER ONE ROOF. ADDITIONAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CAMPUS INCLUDE: CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCE, SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER, CENTER FOR UROLOGY, WEIGHT LOSS (BARIATRIC) PROGRAM. SL-ALLENTOWN DOUBLED ITS SIZE AND THE SIZE OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THE RENOVATION ADDED SIX NEW ICU BEDS FOR CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS, 22 NEW MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS, TWO CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES, A 680 SQUARE FEET OPEN HEART OPERATING ROOM SUITE AND A POST ANESTHESIA UNIT (SURGICAL RECOVERY AREA). THE NEW BEGINNINGS BIRTHING CENTER UNDERWENT A SIGNIFICANT RENOVATION AND EXPANSION IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. FIFTEEN PRIVATE POST-PARTUM ROOMS WERE ADDED TO ACCOMMODATE MORE THAN 1,400 ANNUAL BIRTHS. IN SPRING OF 2010, A NEW 32 MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNIT WAS OPENED, AS WELL AS A NEW WOUND MANAGEMENT CENTER WITH TWO NEW HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS, AND IN EARLY APRIL, A HOMESTAR RETAIL PHARMACY WAS ADDED TO FILL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PATIENTS, VISITORS AND EMPLOYEES. ST. LUKE'S HAS ADDED OUTPATIENT FACILITIES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SL-ALLENTOWN TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THESE INCLUDE: ST. LUKE'S FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER, ST. LUKE'S PERINATAL CENTER AND ST. LUKE'S WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER, AS WELL AS SPECIALTY ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIAN PRACTICES FOR ORTHOPEDICS, CARDIOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, NEPHROLOGY AND GENERAL SURGERY. THE PEDIATRIC CLINIC WAS EXPANDED AND ENHANCED IN 2012. IN DECEMBER 2011, SL-ALLENTOWN ACQUIRED A 107,000 SQ. FT. FACILITY IN A HIGHLY VISIBLE AREA ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ST. LUKE'S WEST END MEDICAL CENTER, AN OUTPATIENT FACILITY TO SUPPORT SL-ALLENTOWN. THIS CENTER OPENED IN MAY 2013 WITH A TOTAL INVESTMENT THRU NOVEMBER 2014 OF $18.1 MILLION. CURRENT SERVICES INCLUDE WALK-IN CARE, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, LAB, IMAGING, SPORTS & HUMAN PERFORMANCE FITNESS CENTER, MAMMOGRAPHY, TWO GI ENDOSCOPY LABS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. PHYSICIAN PRACTICES INCLUDING ORTHOPAEDIC, PEDIATRIC, PAIN MANAGEMENT, GASTROENTEROLOGY, OB/GYN, UROLOGY, AND NEUROSURGERY. ADDITIONALLY, A NEW $9.6 MILLION, 360-SPACE PARKING DECK AND HOSPITAL LOBBY AT SL-ALLENTOWN WERE ADDED IN APRIL 2013. THESE NEW FACILITIES IMPROVE ACCESS FOR PATIENTS AND VISITORS. AN ADDITIONAL OPERATING ROOM WAS ADDED IN NOVEMBER 2013. ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN CAMPUS SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDE: - BARIATRIC SERVICES - CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION - CARDIOLOGY - CRITICAL CARE - EMERGENCY SERVICES - ENDOCRINOLOGY - FAMILY HEALTH CENTER CLINIC - GASTROENTEROLOGY - HYPERBARIC MEDICINE - INFUSION SERVICES - KIDSCARE CHILDREN'S CLINIC - NEUROLOGY - NICU - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY - ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY - ORTHOPEDICS, JOINT AND MUSCLE DISORDERS - PAIN MANAGEMENT - PERINATAL SERVICES - PODIATRY AND FOOT CARE CLINIC - PULMONARY CRITICAL CARE - QUICKCARE (URGENT CARE) - RADIOLOGY (ADVANCED) - RESPIRATORY THERAPY - SLEEP DISORDERS - SPORTS MEDICINE, PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, REHAB - STROKE CENTER (JOINT COMMISSION DESIGNATED) - SURGERY (GENERAL AND LAPAROSCOPIC) - VASCULAR SERVICES - WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER - WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER - WOUND MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY OUTREACH ================== IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. SL-ALLENTOWN ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 83,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS/SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH, INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 1) UTILIZED NUMEROUS MEDIA OUTLETS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THEM; 2) PROVIDED IN-KIND MEDICAL SERVICES/SCREENINGS AT THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY EVENTS: WOMEN'S 5K EXPO, CITY OF ALLENTOWN 250TH PARADE AND FESTIVAL, SPORTSFEST, TAIL ON THE TRAIL, ST. LUKE'S HALF MARATHON EXPO, ST. LUKE'S HOSPICE CHARITY BIKE RIDE, MARCH FOR BABIES, LIVE WELL LV; 3) PROVIDED MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND BARIATRIC SURGERY, 24-HOUR ONLINE SUPPORT AND A MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP FOR BARIATRIC PATIENTS; 4) PROVIDED MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICES TO 289 STUDENTS IN THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT, DURING MORE THAN 800 VISITS INCLUDING PHYSICALS, ADOLESCENT HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, VISION SERVICES, INSURANCE REFERRALS AND NUTRITION COUNSELING; 5) PROVIDED MOBILE DENTAL SERVICES IN THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT; 6) PROVIDED FREE VISION SCREENINGS AND GLASSES WHEN NEEDED TO STUDENTS IN THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT; 7) CONDUCTED LITERACY INITIATIVES INCLUDING AN AFTER SCHOOL READING ROCKS! PROGRAM AND A READ ACROSS AMERICA DR. SEUSS EVENT AT UNION TERRACE, MCKINLEY AND CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT; 8) PROVIDED NUTRITION AND GARDEN EDUCATION TO STUDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS FROM UNION TERRACE AND MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KELLYN FOUNDATION; 9) WITH IN-KIND FUNDING, SUPPORT A COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR AT RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH LAUNCHED AS A COMMUNITY SCHOOL DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR ENSURES STUDENT SUCCESS ENSURING BASIC NEEDS ARE MET, PROGRAMMING FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; 10) BROUGHT THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS FROM CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO TOUR THE ST. LUKES RODALE ORGANIC FARM TO LEARN ABOUT COMPOSTING, CROP PLANTING AND HARVESTING; 11) PROVIDED CAREER MENTORING AND/OR JOB SKILLS EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS OF THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT; 12) CONDUCTED THE GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL PROGRAM, A 165 MILE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CHALLENGE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DELAWARE & LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR RESIDENTS OF ALLENTOWN; 13) CONDUCTED/PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING HEALTH FAIRS WHICH INCLUDED PROVISION OF MULTIPLE FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS: ALLENTOWN YMCA SENIOR HEALTH & FITNESS DAY, ST. LUKES HALF MARATHON, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR, MARCH FOR BABIES, ST. LUKES HOSPICE CHARITY BIKE RIDE, LIVE WELL LV. AFFILIATION - LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY ================================================================ ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES, OUR NATION FACES AN ANTICIPATED SHORTAGE OF 91,000 PHYSICIANS BY 2020 AND 140,000 BY 2025. TO ENSURE CONTINUED REGIONAL ACCESS TO PHYSICIANS, ST. LUKE'S AND THE LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (LKSOM) DEVELOPED THE FIRST AND ONLY MEDICAL SCHOOL CAMPUS IN THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY TEMPLE/ST. LUKES SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. ENROLLED STUDENTS COMPLETE THE FIRST YEAR AT TEMPLE, FOLLOWED BY YEARS TWO, THREE AND FOUR AT ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN BETHLEHEM. THE INAUGURAL CLASS GRADUATED IN MAY 2015. THE SCHOOL EXPECTS TO GRADUATE 300 PHYSICIANS IN TEN YEARS OF WHICH THE SCHOOL HOPES TO RETAIN 50 PERCENT IN THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY. THE COURSES AND COMPETENCIES OF THIS PROGRAM ARE IDENTICAL TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS TRAINING THE FULL FOUR YEARS AT THE TEMPLE CAMPUS IN PHILADELPHIA. STUDENTS APPLYING TO THE PROGRAM ARE INTERVIEWED AT ST. LUKE'S BY ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIANS WHO ARE FACULTY MEMBERS OF LKSOM. CLINICAL MEDICAL SKILLS, INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, PROFESSIONALISM, MULTICULTURALISM, SOCIOECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES ARE TAUGHT THROUGHOUT THE FOUR YEARS. ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIANS, WHO ARE FACULTY MEMBERS OF LKSOM, TEACH THE FIRST YEAR DOCTORING COURSE IN PHILADELPHIA. ST. LUKE'S IS ALSO A COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL TEACHING CAMPUS FOR LKSOM. APPROXIMATELY 16 THIRD AND FOURTH-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE TEMPLE CAMPUS MAY COMPLETE THEIR CLINICAL ROTATIONS AT ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. ST. LUKE'S ALSO TRAINS STUDENTS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND OTHER MEDICAL SCHOOLS THAT ROTATE ON ELECTIVES AT ST. LUKE'S.
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS ======================================================= ST. LUKE'S HAS A LONG HISTORY OF INVOLVEMENT IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND IS ONE OF ONLY 400 MEMBERS OF THE PRESTIGIOUS COUNCIL OF TEACHING HOSPITALS. ST. LUKE'S IS DEDICATED TO QUALITY MEDICAL EDUCATION COUPLED WITH COMPASSIONATE PATIENT-CENTERED, TECHNOLOGICALLY SOPHISTICATED CARE. THE GOAL OF ST. LUKE'S GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IS TO TRAIN YOUNG PHYSICIANS WHO WILL HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO ENTER PRIVATE PRACTICE AND/OR GO INTO FELLOWSHIPS FOR FURTHER TRAINING. MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED PRIMARILY AT THE BETHLEHEM, ALLENTOWN AND WARREN CAMPUSES. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 180 INTERNS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS TRAIN AT ST. LUKE'S 23 FULLY ACCREDITED PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE: DENTAL, EMERGENCY MEDICINE (DUALLY ACCREDITED ALLOPATHIC AND OSTEOPATHIC), FAMILY MEDICINE (DUALLY ACCREDITED ALLOPATHIC AND OSTEOPATHIC AT BETHLEHEM AND WARREN), GENERAL SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE (DUALLY ACCREDITED ALLOPATHIC AND OSTEOPATHIC), OB-GYN, ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICAL THERAPY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, PHARMACY, PODIATRIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY RESIDENCIES; AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, GERIATRIC MEDICINE, HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE MEDICINE, PODIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, SPORTS MEDICINE AND SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE FELLOWSHIPS. MORE THAN 200 MEMBERS OF ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL STAFF HOLD FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT PRESTIGIOUS MEDICAL SCHOOLS INCLUDING THE LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. ST. LUKE'S ALSO CONDUCTS POSTGRADUATE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF MORE THAN 500 ANNUAL CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND ANCILLARY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ST. LUKE'S OFFERS CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING ADVANCED PRACTITIONER PROGRAMS: CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST PROGRAM, CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONERS PROGRAMS (ENROLLEES FROM DESALES UNIVERSITY, DREXEL UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, WALDEN UNIVERSITY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS), EMERGENCY MEDICINE PA/NP FELLOWSHIPS, TRAUMA/SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE PA/NP FELLOWSHIPS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM (ENROLLEES FROM DESALES, DREXEL, KING'S COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, ARCADIA, SALUS UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS) AND THE ONLY FORMAL PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OBSERVER PROGRAMS. ST. LUKE'S SERVES AS A MAJOR TRAINING SITE FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS FROM ST. LUKE'S SCHOOL OF NURSING, MORAVIAN COLLEGE, DESALES UNIVERSITY, CEDAR CREST COLLEGE, NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYS LEHIGH VALLEY CAMPUS. ST. LUKE'S SERVES AS A MAJOR TRAINING SITE FOR ALLIED HEALTH ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS. MORE THAN 300 ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS ANNUALLY SPEND MORE THAN 63,400 HOURS AT ST. LUKE'S - AN AVERAGE OF 250 HOURS PER STUDENT. ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORK IN TEAMS TO FACILITATE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THROUGH PROVISION OF A RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC, TECHNICAL, THERAPEUTIC AND DIRECT PATIENT CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES. ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TRAIN IN MANY DISCIPLINES INCLUDING: LAB, MEDICAL ASSISTANTS, MRI, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, PHLEBOTOMY, PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, ATHLETIC TRAINERS, RADIOLOGY AND RESPIRATORY CARE. STUDENTS FROM 22 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ARE ENROLLED IN ST. LUKE'S PROGRAMS. ST. LUKE'S ALSO TRAINS STUDENTS IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY IN ITS OWN SCHOOL OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY. ADDITIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE: PASTORAL CARE AND HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION INTERNSHIPS. ST. LUKE'S ALSO ROUTINELY HOSTS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FOR HEALTH CARE CAREER EXPLORATION OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIENCES. ST. LUKE'S SCHOOL OF NURSING ============================ ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA WAS THE FOURTH HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY TO OPERATE A SCHOOL FOR NURSES. ESTABLISHED IN 1884, ST. LUKE'S SCHOOL OF NURSING IS THE NATION'S OLDEST HOSPITAL-BASED, DIPLOMA NURSING SCHOOL IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION. MORE THAN 4,000 NURSING STUDENTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. ST. LUKE'S SCHOOL OF NURSING IS APPROVED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE BOARD OF NURSING AND IS FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR EDUCATION IN NURSING. MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN THE 20-MONTH PROGRAM. COMMUNITY SUPPORT ================= IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, ST. LUKE'S, THROUGH ITS HOSPITALS AND OTHER AFFILIATES, OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SERVICES/SCREENINGS FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ST. LUKE'S ALSO ACCEPTS REQUESTS FOR DONATIONS TO FELLOW NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS. ST. LUKE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE BETHLEHEM PARTNERSHIP (PARTNERSHIP) FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY WHICH FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. ESTABLISHED IN 1996 BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, THE PARTNERSHIP IS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES. CURRENTLY MORE THAN 200 PARTICIPATING/FUNDING AGENCIES, INCLUDING THOSE FROM LOCAL BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS. ST. LUKE'S PROVIDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND MEDICAL LEADERSHIP, STAFF AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. THE PARTNERSHIP PHILOSOPHY IS THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION WITH SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLNESS OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN BE ENHANCED. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PRIMARILY TO AT-RISK AND UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH ST. LUKE'S FOUR MOBILE HEALTH/DENTAL VANS. BONNIE COYLE, M.D., HAS SERVED AS MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT, FOR 11 YEARS. UNDER ST. LUKE'S LEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP ACHIEVEMENTS FOR FY16 INCLUDED, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 1) DENTAL AND MEDICAL CARE, PRIMARILY TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. CARE IS GENERALLY PROVIDED IN FOUR MOBILE HEALTH VANS WHICH REGULARLY VISIT VARIOUS SCHOOLS, AN ADOLESCENT SHELTER, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GATHERING SITES. 2) THE AIDS SERVICE CENTER FULLY SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGYS FOUR PRIMARY GOALS. THE CENTER PROVIDES CLINICAL CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. CARE WAS PROVIDED TO HIV+ PATIENTS AT THE EASTON CLINIC. NINETY PERCENT OF THE ASC PATIENTS HAVE A SUPPRESSED VIRAL LOAD. THE CLINICS PATIENT RETENTION RATE OF 95 PERCENT EXCEEDED THE TOP 10 PERCENT NATIONAL RATE OF 92 PERCENT. THE PERCENTAGE OF NEW PATIENTS WITH CD4 COUNT OF LESS THAN 200 (INDICATING AN AIDS DIAGNOSIS) DECREASED TO A 5-YEAR LOW OF 16 PERCENT. 3) FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK HAS COLLABORATED WITH THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT, BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND LEHIGH VALLEY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INC., TO PROVIDE CAREER-MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR IN-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH IN LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES AT BETHLEHEM AND ALLENTOWN CAMPUSES. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE SCHOOL-TO-WORK PROGRAM PROVIDES ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE HEALTHCARE CAREERS. ITS INTENT IS TO ENGAGE AT-RISK STUDENTS TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL BY EXPOSING THEM TO HEALTH CAREERS, TO OFFER SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AS THEY WORK TO ACHIEVE FLUENCY IN ENGLISH, AND TO OBTAIN VALUABLE CAREER AND LIFE SKILLS. 94 PERCENT (15 OF 16 ENROLLED) OF THE STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INC., THE HEALTH CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM PROVIDES EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TRAINING AND UNSUBSIDIZED WORK EXPERIENCES AT ST. LUKES BETHLEHEM CAMPUS. 84% (16 OUT OF 19) OF THE HCEP STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY, WITH A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE OF 84% (16 OUT OF 19). THE CAREER LINKING ACADEMY PROGRAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT, COMBINES OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS FOCUSING ON EXPOSURE TO HEALTHCARE CAREERS WITH JOB READINESS SKILLS TRAINING. 100% (19 OUT OF 19) OF THE STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY, WITH 100% (9 OUT OF 9) HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE.
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	4) READING ROCKS! IS AN INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION, WHICH BEGAN IN 2009 IN ASSOCIATION WITH LEHIGH UNIVERSITY TO BOOST LITERACY AMONG ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS WHO ARE READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL. VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (MORAVIAN COLLEGE, LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND MUHLENBERG COLLEGE) SERVE AS STUDENT MENTORS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAMS. IN THE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 666 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN READING ROCKS! AND IN THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT, 62 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. 5) THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY ("LFL") PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN 2014-2015 AND IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ST. LUKES COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE LITERACY IN HIGH RISK COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING OUR ADOPTED SCHOOLS AS WELL AS AT THE ST. LUKES ENTITIES THEMSELVES. ONE LFL WAS PLACED AT WILLIAM PENN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TWO AT ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT, CLEVELAND AND MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. OVER 8,000 BOOKS WERE PROVIDED TO FILL THE LFL AND ALSO DISTRIBUTED FROM THE MOBILE MEDICAL AND DENTAL VANS. 6) THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS READ ACROSS AMERICA IS AN ANNUAL READING MOTIVATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM THAT CALLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE READING ON MARCH 2, THE BIRTHDAY OF CHILDRENS AUTHOR DR. SEUSS. ST. LUKES EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY PARTNER VOLUNTEERS READ TO OVER 400 STUDENTS IN BOTH BETHLEHEM AREA AND ALLENTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DURING THIS EVENT. 7) ST. LUKE'S NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP ("NFP") IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED, NURSE HOME VISITING PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH, WELLBEING AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF LOW-INCOME, FIRST-TIME PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. CARE IS PROVIDED IN THIS VOLUNTARY PREVENTION PROGRAM BY SPECIALLY EDUCATED REGISTERED NURSES BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MOTHER'S PREGNANCY AND CONTINUING UNTIL HER CHILD'S SECOND BIRTHDAY. THE NFP SERVED FAMILIES RESIDING IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY (ENCOMPASSING THE CITIES OF ALLENTOWN, BETHLEHEM AND EASTON AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS). 8) ST. LUKE'S PARENT ADVOCATE IN THE HOME (PATH) PROGRAM PROVIDES HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGE 3 YEARS OR YOUNGER. A VISITING NURSE ASSISTS FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, HOME SAFETY, DISCIPLINE, HEALTHY EATING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND PARENTING. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, NUTRITION, HEALTH AND PREPARING THE FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN TO BE READY FOR SCHOOL. 9) ST. LUKE'S VISITING NURSE ADVOCATE FOR THE COUNTY (VNAC) PROGRAM PROVIDES CHILD HEALTH MONITORING AND CHILD ADVOCACY SERVICES TO CHILDREN LIVING IN TROUBLED HOMES IN NORTHAMPTON AND LEHIGH COUNTIES. ST. LUKE'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF PEDIATRIC AND ADULT MEDICAL AND SPECIALTY CLINICS AT VARIOUS EASILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS IN ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM. MORE THAN 95,000 CLINIC PATIENT VISITS WERE PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT INCLUDED, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 1) FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, ST. LUKE'S EMPLOYEES HAVE SPONSORED AN ANNUAL CHILDREN'S WINTER COAT DRIVE, PURCHASING NEW COATS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF CLOTHING FOR MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN IN NEED. 2) ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK'S INFOLINK/866STLUKES-HEALTH INFORMATION CONTACT CENTER: AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $80,000, MORE THAN 70,000 SESSIONS ARE RECORDED ANNUALLY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE VIA PHONE, EMAIL (INFOLINK@SLUHN.ORG) AND LIVE CHAT. THE SCOPE OF SERVICES COVERED BY INFOLINK INCLUDES REGISTRATION FOR FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS, LECTURES, SUPPORT GROUPS, COMMUNITY CLASSES AND PROGRAMS. INFOLINK CAN HELP THE PUBLIC FIND DOCTORS WHO ACCEPT SPECIFIC INSURANCES, ASSIST WITH APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE ST. LUKE'S CHARITY CARE PROGRAM. INFOLINK ADDED A LIVE CHAT OPTION FOR REAL-TIME CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE, AS PART OF THE NETWORK CARE YOUR WAY/EASY ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE. 3) TELEVISION PROGRAMS: ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK PRODUCES A LIVE, CALL-IN WEEKLY TELEVISION PROGRAM, TALK WITH YOUR DOCTOR THAT HIGHLIGHTS VARIOUS HEALTH CARE TOPICS AND WEEKLY REACHES MORE THAN A MILLION VIEWERS AT AN ANNUAL PRODUCTION AND MARKETING COST OF $110,000. ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SUPPLY INFORMATION ON HEALTHY LIVING, HEALTH SCREENINGS, ADVANCES IN HEALTHCARE TREATMENT AND TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED TOPICS. ST. LUKE'S ALSO CO-PRODUCES THE PEAK, AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING WEEKLY TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT FEATURES HEALTH AND WELLNESS SEGMENTS AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $125,000. A NEW, ST. LUKES PRODUCED QUARTERLY TV PROGRAM APPEARED IN 2016, HEALTH NOW, WHICH AIRED LOCALLY, AND FEATURED IN DEPTH DISCUSSIONS ON NATIONAL TRENDS IN HEALTH RESEARCH ON SPECIFIC CLINICAL SERVICES SUCH AS CANCER AND HEART DISEASE. COSTS TO PRODUCE HEALTH NOW WERE $20,000. 4) DEVELOPMENT AND SPONSORSHIP OF A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY WELLNESS INITIATIVES INCLUDING TAIL ON THE TRAIL, A WELLNESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM SERVING MORE THAN 5,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 5) A MULTI-SPECIALTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS MONTHLY TO ASCERTAIN WHICH COMMUNITY REQUESTS CAN BEST BE SERVED BY ST. LUKES SUPPORT. EACH MONTH, SLUHN RECEIVES MORE THAN 40 COMMUNITY REQUESTS. OF THOSE REQUESTS, ABOUT 50 PERCENT ARE SUPPORTED WITH IN-KIND AND/OR MONETARY DONATIONS. THE MONETARY DONATIONS ALONE TOTAL MORE THAN $100,000 ANNUALLY. AWARDS & ACCREDITATIONS ======================= AT ST. LUKES OUR VISION IS TO LEAD THE REGION IN CLINICAL QUALITY AND SAFETY PERFORMANCE. ST. LUKES HAS BEEN HONORED WITH MORE THAN 120 HEALTHCARE QUALITY AWARDS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 2017 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES HOSPITAL COMPARE RATINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORKS HOSPITALS WERE AWARDED FIVE STARS IN THE 2017 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES ("CMS") NATIONAL RATINGS OF HOSPITALS. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK WAS RATED HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE REGION. EVERY ST. LUKES HOSPITAL ELIGIBLE FOR RATING RECEIVED AT LEAST FOUR OUT OF A POSSIBLE FIVE STARS AND THREE RECEIVED FIVE STARS. THE ONLY HOSPITALS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY TO RECEIVE A FIVE-STAR RATING IN CMS NATIONAL RATINGS OF HOSPITALS WERE: * ST. LUKES HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS * ST. LUKES HOSPITAL MINERS CAMPUS * ST. LUKES HOSPITAL WARREN CAMPUS NATIONALLY, 31.28 PERCENT (1,555) OF HOSPITALS RATED RECEIVED FOUR-STAR RATINGS, INCLUDING: * ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM * ST. LUKES HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS * ST. LUKES HOSPITAL QUAKERTOWN CAMPUS HOSPITALS COMPARE RATINGS THAT SUMMARIZE 57 QUALITY MEASURES OVER SEVEN CATEGORIES THAT INCLUDE MORTALITY, SAFETY OF CARE, READMISSION, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE, TIMELINESS OF CARE AND EFFICIENT USE OF MEDICAL IMAGING. THE HOSPITAL COMPARE STAR RATING IS INTENDED TO HELP CONSUMERS CHOOSE THE BEST HOSPITAL AND HIGHEST QUALITY CARE. BECKERS HOSPITAL REVIEW TOP 100 LIST OF HOSPITALS WITH GREAT HEART PROGRAMS ------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE 2016 EDITION OF BECKERS HOSPITAL REVIEW LIST, "100 HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH GREAT HEART PROGRAMS". THE HOSPITALS ON THIS LIST LEAD THE NATION IN CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTHCARE. MANY HAVE PIONEERED GROUND-BREAKING PROCEDURES AND ARE STILL PIONEERING BREAKTHROUGHS TODAY. ALL HAVE RECEIVED RECOGNITIONS FOR TOP-OF-THE-LINE PATIENT CARE. IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THIS LIST, THE BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW EDITORIAL TEAM EXAMINED SEVERAL REPUTABLE RANKING AND AWARD AGENCIES, INCLUDING U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKINGS FOR CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY, TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS' CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITAL RANKINGS, CARECHEX RANKINGS FOR CARDIAC CARE, BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR CARDIAC CARE, STAR RATINGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS, HEALTHGRADES CARDIOLOGY AWARDS AND MAGNET DESIGNATION. HOSPITALS INCLUDED IN THIS LIST HAVE RECEIVED MARKS OF DISTINCTION FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS. ST. LUKE'S BETHLEHEM EARNED A THREE-STAR RATING FROM THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS -------------------------------------------------------------------- THE HOSPITAL INCLUDES A HEART RHYTHM CENTER AND ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER AND IS DESIGNATED AS A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR CARDIAC CARE BY BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. TRUVEN 100 TOP HOSPITAL (MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS) AWARD -------------------------------------------------------- THIS AWARD IDENTIFIES THE NATIONS BEST PROVIDERS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 3,000 HOSPITALS. THE 100 TOP HOSPITALS ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: - SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SURVIVAL; - FEWER COMPLICATIONS; - LOWER HOSPITAL READMISSIONS; - LOWER HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY; - GREATER PATIENT SATISFACTION; AND - LOWER COST OF CARE.
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS A 5-TIME RECIPIENT OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, AND IS 1 OF 15 MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS IN THE NATION TO BE NAMED A 100 TOP HOSPITAL. TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS, AN IBM COMPANY, IS A MULTINATIONAL HEALTH CARE COMPANY THAT DELIVERS UNBIASED INFORMATION, ANALYTIC TOOLS, BENCHMARKS, RESEARCH AND SERVICES TO THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. TRUVEN 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR AWARD ---------------------------------- THIS AWARD IDENTIFIES THE NATIONS BEST PROVIDERS OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,000 HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. THE 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SURVIVAL, FEWER COMPLICATIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY AND LOWER COST OF CARE. ST. LUKES IS A 6-TIME RECIPIENT OF THIS OUTSTANDING RECOGNITION. STAGE 7 DESIGNATION ON THE HIMSS ANALYTICS EMR ADOPTION MODEL ------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES IS THE FIRST NETWORK IN LEHIGH VALLEY TO EARN THE PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION AT ALL OF ITS HOSPITALS, INCLUDING THE ST. LUKES WARREN CAMPUS, WHICH IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY TO ACHIEVE STAGE 7. LESS THAN 5 PERCENT OF U.S. HOSPITALS HAVE REACHED STAGE 7, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST STAGE ON HIMSS ANALYTICS SCALE. HIMSS ANALYTICS, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY, IS A HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND ADVISORY FIRM FOR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS WORLDWIDE. FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS, HIMSS ANALYTICS GRADES HOSPITALS ON THEIR APPLICATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS. THE STAGE 7 DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES ST. LUKES EXTENSIVE AND CREATIVE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS TO ESTABLISH BETTER SERVICE AND HIGHER QUALITY CARE AT LOWER COSTS. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY CHEST PAIN CENTER WITH PRIMARY PCI ACCREDITATION ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (ACC) HAS RECOGNIZED ST LUKES FOR ITS DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN. ST LUKES WAS AWARDED CHEST PAIN CENTER ACCREDITATION WITH PRIMARY PCI BASED ON RIGOROUS ONSITE EVALUATION OF THE STAFFS ABILITY TO EVALUATE, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PATIENTS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING A HEART ATTACK. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST HOSPITALS STUDY --------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES HAS BEEN NAMED AS HIGH PERFORMER IN DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY, GERIATRICS, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, PULMONARY AND UROLOGY. U.S. NEWS EVALUATES HOSPITALS IN THE FOLLOWING: - INPATIENT VOLUME; - USE OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES; - SURVIVAL; - PHYSICIAN REPUTATION SCORE; - PATIENT SAFETY; AND - NURSE STAFFING. THE GOAL OF THE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST HOSPITALS STUDY IS TO DETERMINE WHICH HOSPITALS PROVIDE THE BEST CARE FOR THE SICKEST PATIENTS WITH THE MOST COMPLICATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES. THE JOINT COMMISSION TOP PERFORMER ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES RECOGNITION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO HOSPITALS FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA AND SURGERY. LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SAFETY SCORE ------------------------------ THE LEAPFROG GROUP IS A NATIONAL COALITION OF LARGE EMPLOYERS, WHICH PUBLISHES A BIANNUAL HOSPITAL SAFETY SCORE. ST. LUKES HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF "A" RATINGS FROM LEAPFROG. THE SAFETY SCORE RATES HOSPITALS IN THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD, ICU PHYSICIAN STAFFING, MEDICATION SAFETY, INFECTIONS AND ERROR PREVENTION. BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR CARDIAC CARE DESIGNATION ----------------------------------------------------- THE BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES THAT YOUR FACILITYS CARDIAC PROGRAM MET NATIONALLY ESTABLISHED CRITERIA BY DEMONSTRATING EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE, SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. THOSE FACILITIES DESIGNATED AS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS ALSO DEMONSTRATED BOTH EXPERTISE AND COST EFFICIENCY IN DELIVERING SPECIALTY CARE. BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR MATERNITY CARE DESIGNATION ------------------------------------------------------- THE BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES THAT YOUR FACILITYS MATERNITY PROGRAM MET NATIONALLY ESTABLISHED CRITERIA BY DEMONSTRATING EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE, SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. THOSE FACILITIES DESIGNATED AS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS ALSO DEMONSTRATED BOTH EXPERTISE AND COST EFFICIENCY IN DELIVERING SPECIALTY CARE. WOMENS CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICAS BEST HOSPITALS FOR OBSTETRICS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORKS ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM CAMPUSES HAVE RECEIVED WOMENS CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEING AMONG AMERICAS BEST HOSPITALS FOR OBSTETRICS. THIS EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGNATION IS THE ONLY AWARD THAT IDENTIFIES THE COUNTRYS BEST HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS BASED ON ROBUST CRITERIA THAT CONSIDER FEMALE PATIENT SATISFACTION, CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND WHAT WOMEN SAY THEY WANT FROM A HOSPITAL. THE LIST OF OVER 400 AWARD WINNERS, INCLUDING ST. LUKES, REPRESENTS HOSPITALS THAT OFFER EXCEPTIONAL OBSTETRIC SERVICES WHICH RANKED ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR PATIENT SAFETY, THEREBY SUPPORTING A WOMANS DECISION WHEN CHOOSING THE BEST FOR HER MATERNITY NEEDS. AMERICAN HEART/STROKE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES TARGET, STROKE GOLD PLUS HONOR ROLL ELITE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE AWARD RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT DEMONSTRATE 85 PERCENT OR GREATER COMPLIANCE IN EACH OF THE 7 GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE ACHIEVEMENT MEASURES FOR 24 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGERY COMMISSION ON CANCER (ACOS COC) COC ACCREDITATION --------------------------------------------------------------- THE ACOS COC ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES A CANCER PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS: - COMPREHENSIVE CARE INCLUDING A COMPLETE RANGE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT. - A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH TO COORDINATE THE BEST TREATMENT OPTIONS. - INFORMATION ABOUT ONGOING CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS AND NEW TREATMENT OPTIONS. - ACCESS TO PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION PROGRAMS, CANCER EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. - A CANCER REGISTRY THAT OFFERS LIFELONG PATIENT FOLLOW-UP. - ONGOING MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENTS IN CANCER CARE. HOSPITAL AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA ("HAP") ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EACH YEAR HAP HONORS HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR THEIR INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, AND COMMITMENT TO PATIENT CARE THROUGH ITS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM. ST. LUKES HAS WON 13 HAP ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN A 5 YEAR PERIOD (2010 2014), OUTPACING EVERY OTHER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM IN PA. PREMIER QUEST AWARD FOR HIGH-VALUE HEALTHCARE --------------------------------------------- THIS NATIONAL AWARD RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT ACHIEVED TOP PERFORMANCE IN SEVEN CATEGORIES: COST AND EFFICIENCY, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT EVIDENCE-BASED CARE, MORTALITY, SAFETY, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND APPROPRIATE HOSPITAL USE. PREMIER, INC. IS A HEALTHCARE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ALLIANCE OF NEARLY 3,400 U.S. HOSPITALS. PREMIER IS AN INDUSTRY LEADER, WHICH HAS CREATED THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF ACTIONABLE DATA, BEST PRACTICE AND COST REDUCTION STRATEGIES: THE QUEST COLLABORATIVE INCLUDES OVER 370 HOSPITALS NATIONALLY WHICH HAVE COMMITTED TO SAVE LIVES, SAFELY REDUCE THE COST OF CARE, DELIVER THE MOST EFFECTIVE CARE, IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY, AND INCREASE PATIENT SATISFACTION.
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ---------------------------------------- NCQA PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME RECOGNITION IS AWARDED TO PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, WHICH MEET STANDARDS PROVEN THROUGH RESEARCH TO PROVIDE SAFER AND HIGHER QUALITY PRIMARY PATIENT CARE. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK HAS MORE PHYSICIAN PRACTICES THAT ARE NCQA RECOGNIZED THAN ANY OTHER AREA HOSPITAL. ACCREDITED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ----------------------------------------------------- AN ACCREDITED BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM IS ONE, WHICH MEETS RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL CARE, HIGH QUALITY CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND STRICT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CARE STANDARDS. THE ACCREDITATION IS VOLUNTARY AND IS CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN CAMPUS HAS BEEN MBSAQIP ACCREDITED SINCE 2010. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE -------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES REGIONAL BREAST CENTER OFFERS DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EXCLUSIVELY AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. FACILITIES THAT RECEIVE ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY HAVE VOLUNTARILY GONE THROUGH A RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE NATIONALLY-ACCEPTED HIGH PRACTICE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN MET. THIS REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES AN EVALUATION OF STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, FACILITY EQUIPMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. BEST HOME HEALTH TOP 20% SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARDS -------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKES VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION HAS EARNED THE SHPBEST SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD FOR HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE. THE ANNUAL SHPBEST PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE PROVIDERS THAT CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS RECEIVING HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE. WITH THE LARGEST HHCAHPS BENCHMARK IN THE NATION, SHP IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO IDENTIFY AND RECOGNIZE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE MADE PATIENT SATISFACTION A PRIORITY AND HAVE BEEN REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS WITH HIGH MARKS ON THE HHCAHPS SURVEY. SHPBEST AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE DETERMINED BY RANKING THE OVERALL SCORE FOR ALL SHP HHCAHPS CLIENTS. PROVIDERS THAT RANK IN THE TOP 5% RECEIVE THE PREMIER PERFORMER AWARD AND PROVIDERS THAT RANK IN THE TOP 20% RECEIVE THE SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD.
CORE FORM, PART III; QUESTION 4D	EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O.
CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTION 1A & CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION B	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THIS ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES ON BEHALF OF MOST OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO PREPARES AND ISSUES FORMS 1099 TO THESE VENDORS RECEIVING PAYMENTS WHERE APPLICABLE AND FILES THESE FORMS 1099 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL & HEALTH NETWORK VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7	ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). IN ADDITION, THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS UPDATED AS TO THIS ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT YEAR FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE NETWORK. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NETWORK'S FINANCE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING ITS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND VARIOUS OTHER NETWORK INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FINANCE COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. SENIOR MANAGERS ANNUALLY. THE NETWORK'S COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING ITS CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES AND ENFORCEMENT WITH THE POLICY. IF A DIRECTOR DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE DIRECTOR'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY BE DISCLOSED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE DIRECTOR'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE NETWORK'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. COMPENSATION REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE NETWORK CONSISTS OF FIXED SALARY, AT-RISK COMPENSATION AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR NETWORK EXECUTIVES IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE NETWORK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH INCLUDING USE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT ENGAGED ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE REVIEW OF FORMS 990 AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF OTHER COMPARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE SCHEDULE J, PART III RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 3 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J	CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PLEASE NOTE, THIS ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 REFLECTS INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THIS ORGANIZATION ISSUES W-2'S TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FILES THE APPLICABLE FORMS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO OTHER AFFILIATES VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT.
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J	EDWARD R. NAWROCKI, REPORTED AS A FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE ON THIS FORM 990, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK AS THE PRESIDENT OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS AND ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL; BOTH RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITAL ORGANIZATIONS.
CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NETWORK, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE NETWORK; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION.
CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9	OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR PURCHASES OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - $52,089; - LOSS ON RETIREMENT/PURCHASE OF BONDS - ($8,475,227); - CHANGE IN MARKET FAIR MARKET VALUE OF DERIVATIVE - $2,960,138; - CHANGE IN FAIR MARKET VALUE OF 2007 DERIVATIVE - $27,553,608; - CHANGE IN ADDITIONAL PENSION LIABILITY - $27,743,618; - NET ASSET TRANSFER FROM QUAKERTOWN REHABILITATION CENTER; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION - $3,106,221; - PLEDGES RECEIVED - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($738,921); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR PURCHASES OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($51,915); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR OPERATIONS - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($1,962,873); - NET ASSETS RELEASED (PLEDGES) FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (BUILDING FUND) - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($3,727); - INCOME TRANSFERRED TO OPERATIONS - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - $81,117; - INCOME RELASED AND TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL FUND FOR OPERATIONS - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($75,783); - ALLOWANCE FOR PLEDGES WRITTEN OFF AND ACTUAL WRITE-OFFS - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($55,346); - APPRECIATION TRANSFER FROM ENDOWMENT - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - $4,197,514; - INCOME TRANSFER FROM ENDOWMENT - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - $408,276; - INCOME RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL FUND FOR OPERATIONS - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - ($484,195); - APPRECIATION TRANSFER TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - ($4,522,586); AND - INCOME TRANSFER TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - ($324,473).
CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE NETWORK AND ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND JUNE 30, 2016; RESPECTIVELY, AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES BY ENTITY. AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE NETWORK'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A NETWORK WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133.

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ST LUKE'S HOMESTAR SERVICES LLC
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801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	232384282	HEALTH SVCS.	PA	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3)	NA	false
ST LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	231352203	HEALTH SVCS.	PA	501(C)(3)	HOSPITAL	SLHN INC	false
CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	251550350	HEALTH SVCS.	PA	501(C)(3)	HOSPITAL	SLHN INC	false
QUAKERTOWN REHABILITATION CENTER
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	232543924	INACTIVE	PA	501(C)(3)	170B1AIII	SLHN INC	false
ST LUKE'S EMERGENCY & TRANSPORT SVCS
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	232179542	HEALTH SVCS.	PA	501(C)(3)	170B1AIII	SLHN INC	false
ST LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP INC
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	232380812	HEALTH SVCS.	PA	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3)	SLHN INC	false
VNA OF ST LUKE'S - HOME HEALTHHOSPICE
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	240795497	HEALTH SVCS.	PA	501(C)(3)	509(A)(1)	BETHLEHEM	Yes (true)
HOMESTAR MEDICAL EQUIP & INFUSION SVCS
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	232418254	INACTIVE	PA	501(C)(3)	509(A)(2)	VNA	false
ST LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL INC
185 ROSEBERRY STREET	PHILLIPSBURG	NJ	08865	221494454	HEALTH SVCS.	NJ	501(C)(3)	HOSPITAL	SLHN INC	false
ST LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL FDN INC
185 ROSEBERRY STREET	PHILLIPSBURG	NJ	08865	222522476	INACTIVE	NJ	501(C)(3)	509(A)(1)	SLWH INC	false
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	454394739	HEALTH SVCS.	PA	501(C)(3)	HOSPITAL	SLHN INC	false
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL MONROE CAMPUS
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	465143606	HEALTH SVCS.	PA	501(c)(3)	HOSPITAL	SLHN INC	false

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
ST LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK INSURANCE COMP
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	752993150	FINANCIAL VEHICLE	VT	BETHLEHEM	C CORP.	$14,312,583	$63,084,971	1.00000	Yes (true)
ST LUKE'S PHYSICIAN HOSPITAL ORG INC
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	232786818	HEALTHCARE SVCS.	PA	BETHLEHEM	C CORP.	$42,245	$893,896	0.50000	Yes (true)
HILLCREST EMERGENCY SERVICES PC
185 ROSEBERRY STREET	PHILLIPSBURG	NJ	08865	204429976	HEALTHCARE SVCS.	NJ	NA	C CORP.				false
TWO RIVERS ENTERPRISES INC
185 ROSEBERRY STREET	PHILLIPSBURG	NJ	08865	521552606	REAL ESTATE	NJ	NA	C CORP.				false
ST LUKE'S WARREN PHYSICIAN GROUP PC
185 ROSEBERRY STREET	PHILLIPSBURG	NJ	08865	223837316	HEALTHCARE SVCS.	NJ	NA	C CORP.				false
ST LUKE'S EIGHTH & EATON HOLDINGS INC
801 OSTRUM STREET	BETHLEHEM	PA	18015	237192801	INACTIVE	PA	NA	C CORP.				false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	Yes (true)	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	Yes (true)	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE R, PART V	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THIS ORGANIZATION ROUTINELY PAYS EXPENSES FOR VARIOUS AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS. THESE RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS ARE RECORDED ON THE REVENUE/EXPENSE AND BALANCE SHEET STATEMENTS OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND ITS AFFILIATES. THESE ENTITIES WORK TOGETHER TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE SITUATED.	ExplanationTxt