ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM Ratings and Reviews

About ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM

ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in BETHLEHEM, PA. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 390049. It does provide emergency services. There are 2,173 medical professionals and 215 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM, emergency patients were charged $26,421. This is higher than the state average of $25,156. It is also higher than the national average of $25,828.

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Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	78 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	17 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	84 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	13 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	75 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	19 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	74 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	21 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	77 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	18 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	85 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	11 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	76 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	18 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	71 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	23 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	62 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	13 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	25 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	60 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	10 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	30 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	64 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	15 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	21 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	57 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	23 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	20 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for	73 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	10 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	17 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	40 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	36 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	24 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	87 %
Discharge information - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge	16 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	84 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	11 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	89 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	49 %
Care transition - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	49 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	44 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	44 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	51 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	41 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	53 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	75 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	7 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	18 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	54 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	13 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	33 %
Quietness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	7 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	20 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	73 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital	5 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	73 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	22 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$18
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$60
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$394
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$17
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$6
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$721
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$12,381
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$23
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,676
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$818
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$198
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$4,516
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,063
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,985
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$96
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,446
Total (Complete Episode)	$26,421

Infection Rates at ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM

These measures show how often patients at ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type	Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.14 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.65 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	20,473.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	21.32 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	7.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.33 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.06 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.44 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	16,263.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	21.99 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	4.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.18 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.28 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	1.25 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	409.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	11.04 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	7.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.63 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	1.30 / Worse
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	7.83 / Worse
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	168.00 / Worse
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	1.42 / Worse
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	5.00 / Worse
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	3.53 / Worse
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.36 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.47 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	158,728.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	10.37 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	8.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.77 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.15 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.40 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	154,936.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	64.27 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	16.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.25 / Better

How ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Worst Hospitals in BETHLEHEM, PA

Percentages of Complications and Deaths at ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	2.8%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	10.9%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	3.1%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	8.8%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	10.8%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	17.9%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	13.6%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.15%	Better
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	86.68%	Better
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.14%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.08%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	1.3%	Better
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.41%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	5.38%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	1.61%	Better
Postoperative sepsis rate	4.42%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.88%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	0.76%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	0.6%	Better

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Dock Terrace	5:
Neshaminy Manor Home	5:
Peter Becker Community	5:
Complete Care at Berkshire LLC	5:
Frederick Living - Cedarwood	5:
Souderton Mennonite Homes	5:
Wesley Enhanced Living - Doylestown	5:
Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursingcenter	5:
Lutheran Community at Telford	5:
The Community at Rockhill	5:
Pennsburg Manor	5:
Belle Terrace	5:
Phoebe Richland Hcc	5:
Mosser Nursing Home	5:
Complete Care at Lehigh LLC	5:
Cedar Crest Post Acute	5:
Lehigh Valley Hospital Tsu	5:
Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center	5:
St Luke's Hospital Sacred Heart Campus Tcf	5:
Holy Family Manor	5:
Moravian Village of Bethlehem	5:
Riverton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	5:
Fellowship Manor	5:
Good Shepherd Home-Bethlehem	5:
Advanced Health Care of Hanover	5:
Northampton Post Acute	5:
Country Meadows Nursing Center of Bethlehem	5:
Complete Care at Phillipsburg, LLC	5:
New Eastwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	5:
Moravian Hall Square Health and Wellness Center	5:
Mahoning Valley Nursing and Re	5:
Heritage Pointe Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr	4:
Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading	4:
Liberty Pointe Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr	4:
Pine Run Health Center	4:
Quakertown Center	4:
Lifequest Nursing Center	4:
The Lutheran Home at Topton	4:
Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation	4:
Good Shepherd Home Raker Center	4:
Luther Crest Nursing Facility	4:
Bethlehem North Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	4:
Kirkland Village	4:
The Gardens at Easton	4:
Slate Belt Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Clover Rest Home	4:
Pottstown Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente	3:
Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3:
Weston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	3:
Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Bethlehem South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	3:
The Gardens For Memory Care at Easton	3:
Northampton County-Gracedale	3:
Montgomeryville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitati	2:
Harborview Rehabilitation Care Center at Doylestow	2:
Valley Manor Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	2:
Country Arch Care Center	2:
Lopatcong Center	2:
The Summit at Blue Mountain Nursing and Rehab Ctr	2:
Brookmont Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Easton Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Complete Care at Brakeley Park, LLC	1:
Warren Haven Rehab and Nursing Center	1:
Forest Manor Hcc	1:
Forest Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	1:
Pleasant Valley Manor, Inc	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM

There are 2,173 doctors and 215 medical groups that are affiliated with ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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