Thanks to generous donations, patients in the Lehigh Valley suffering from previously inoperable liver or pancreatic tumors now have a leading-edge treatment available to them at St. Luke’s University Hospital-Bethlehem.
St. Luke’s Quakertown Campus has earned re-accreditation as a certified Level IV Trauma Center. The hospital became an accredited trauma center in 2016.
Dialectical behavior therpay (DBT) is another way to provide skills that help people with mental health issues make their lives worth living, said Suzanne Makary, a music therapist at St. Luke’s.
St. Luke’s University Health Network–Behavioral Health Services is hosting 'Just Talk About It,' a free 90-minute presentation by Sheila Gillin, LCSW, on Oct. 17.
The partnership covers heart, bone marrow, liver and kidney transplants and will allow patients to attend pre- and post-transplant appointments with an appropriate Temple or St. Luke’s physician, as well as related diagnostic tests, at a convenient location on-site at St. Luke’s.
