St Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem, PA
Also known as Saint Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus
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About St Lukes Hospital
St Lukes Hospital is an acute care hospital in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 563 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg, about 2.6 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.70
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.24
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.20
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.23
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 2.14
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.85
85% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend76%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1075%
- Completed surveys2,011
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
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Nearby hospitals
- Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg2545 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PA · Emergency roomHospital2.6 mi
- Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital2545 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PALong-term care hospital2.7 mi
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, the3200 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley, PARehabilitation hospital3.7 mi
- St. Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus1736 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA · Emergency roomHospital5.4 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17th Street Campus1627 West Chew Street, Allentown, PA · Emergency roomHospital5.4 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital7.3 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hecktown Oaks3780 Hecktown Road, Easton, PAHospital8.4 mi
- St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus250 South 21st Street, Easton, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.5 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie3369 State Route 100, Macungie, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus3000 St. Luke'S Drive, Quakertown, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital12 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is St Lukes Hospital located?
St Lukes Hospital is at 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 in Northampton County.
Does St Lukes Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. St Lukes Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 132 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of St Lukes Hospital?
St Lukes Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is St Lukes Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Pennsylvania EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of St Lukes Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (484) 526-4000.
Would patients recommend St Lukes Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,011 completed surveys), 76% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 75% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.