St. Luke’s University Health Network infused its 500th COVID-19 outpatient with monoclonal antibodies; a treatment the network said has helped prevent all Lehigh Valley hospitals from being overwhelmed during the current surge, while allowing certain high-risk patients to recover quickly in the comfort of their own homes.
With 5,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses safely tucked away at -70 degrees Farenheit, St. Luke’s University Health Network worked with urgency and diligence to vaccinate an estimated 2,000 health care workers through the weekend while preparing for an even larger shipment of vaccines this week.
St. Luke’s nurse Sonia Iparraguirre, RN, became the first individual to receive the new COVID-19 vaccine at St. Luke’s University Health Network Thursday afternoon.
St. Luke’s University Health Network will be among the initial group of hospitals in Pennsylvania to receive the recently-approved and much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1a of the nationwide effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
St. Luke’s University Health Network has broken ground on a new Pediatric Specialty Center in Center Valley. The three-story building totaling 37,500 square feet will house multiple pediatric specialties.
St. Luke’s University Health Network has established one of Pennsylvania’s first outpatient COVID-19 treatment programs--a monoclonal antibody infusion center at St. Luke’s Easton Campus.
Penn Foundation and St. Luke’s University Health Network announced last week that that the Bucks County-based foundation will join St. Luke’s, pending regulatory agency approval.
Want to learn more about a great alternative to public schooling, without ever leaving home? St. Michael the Archangel–a local Catholic school that has been challenging young minds in a nurturing environment for more than 40 years–will host three virtual information sessions for busy families in early December.
The Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation (JAACF), a Bethlehem-based nonprofit, has established The Judith Adele Agentis Palliative Care Nursing Education Fund at St. Luke’s University Health Network.
St. Luke’s University Health Network is welcoming fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon Nicholas Grimm, DO, to the Network’s growing team of pediatric specialists.
