Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital in Orwigsburg, PA
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About Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital is an acute care hospital in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 40 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street, about 5.8 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.25
90% 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 recommend86%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1084%
- Completed surveys1,002
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.64172, -76.09200
Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street420 South Jackson Street, Pottsville, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.8 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street700 East Norwegian Street, Pottsville, PA · Emergency roomHospital6.1 mi
- St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital360 W Ruddle Street, Coaldale, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
Nearby hospitals
- Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street420 South Jackson Street, Pottsville, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.8 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street700 East Norwegian Street, Pottsville, PA · Emergency roomHospital6.1 mi
- St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital360 W Ruddle Street, Coaldale, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Penn State Health St. Joseph2500 Bernville Road, Reading, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Tower Behavioral Health201 Wellness Way, Reading, PAPsychiatric hospital19 mi
- Surgical Institute of Reading2752 Century Boulevard, Wyomissing, PAAcute care hospital20 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Carbon2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Lehighton, PA · Emergency roomHospital22 mi
- Wernersville State Hospital160 Main Street, Wernersville, PAPsychiatric hospital22 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton700 East Broad Street, Hazleton, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital22 mi
- Haven Behavioral Hospital of Eastern Pennsylvania145 North 6th Street, Reading, PAPsychiatric hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital located?
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital is at 100 Paramount Boulevard, Orwigsburg, PA 17961 in Schuylkill County.
Does Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital have an emergency room?
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street, about 5.8 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital?
Geisinger St. Luke's 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 Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV 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 Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (272) 639-4990.
Would patients recommend Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,002 completed surveys), 86% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 84% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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