Cardiac services: Above national average in 4 of 5 areas
Critical Care services: At national average in 3 of 4 areas
Gastrointestinal services: Above national average in 2 of 5 areas
General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas
Orthopedic services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas
Pulmonary services: Above national average in 2 of 2 areas
Vascular services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas
Saint Luke's Hospital - Allentown is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 497 beds.
Average Cost
Higher Cost
Length of
Average Stay
Long Stay
| Hospital Service Lines | Cost | Length of Stay |
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| Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) |
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| Heart Attack |
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| Heart Bypass Surgery |
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| Heart Failure |
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| Valve Replacement Surgery |
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Cardiac Surgery
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Cardiology
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Interventional Cardiology
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Maternity Care
Heart Failure
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
Heart Attack
Pneumonia
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Sepsis
Stroke
Gastrointestinal Bleed
Total Knee Replacement
There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.
For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.
Source for maternity care, bariatric surgery and appendectomy: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI) for years 2005 through 2007.
Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.
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