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St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem

Saint Lukes University Health Network (SLUHN) · Bethlehem, PA

1736 Hamilton St, Bethlehem, PA 18015(610) 954-4000

5 of 5

CMS star rating

953

Beds

31,251

Inpatient discharges a year

$1.4B

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem is a 953-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Bethlehem, PA, affiliated with Saint Lukes University Health Network (SLUHN). Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 36 in-network payers and 450 disclosed rate categories.

Rural referral center
Reclassified as rural
Disproportionate share hospital
340B participant

CCN: 390049
NPI: 1013933175
Website: slhn.org
Health system: Saint Lukes University Health Network (SLUHN)
Teaching: Major teaching hospital
County: Northampton County
Metro area: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction L, Novitas Solutions (12001)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2022

Negotiated Rates

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Payer	Category	Code Type & Group	Contract Type	vs. State Average
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Percentage of Bill Charged	-

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More about this hospital

Quality
5 of 5 stars
- 132 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.65%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Major teaching hospital
- 45 services, including trauma care
- 3,175 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$1.4B net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 15.4%
- $70.7M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $347.3M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by St Luke's Health Network Inc
- Private (not for profit)
- Richard Anderson, chief executive
- 340B drug pricing program participant
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
23-1352213St Lukes Hospital	63Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 58 more	1356354567 St Luke's Hospital1013933175 St Lukes Hospital1073543120 St. Luke's Hospitaland 92 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

1736 Hamilton St, Bethlehem, PA 18015

(610) 954-4000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
5 of 5
The top rating, shared by 12% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
Better on 3 of 8 measures
3 better, 5 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 5 of 8 measures
5 better, 3 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Worse on 3 of 11 measures
0 better, 8 no different, 3 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
4 of 5
Higher than 60% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
76%
Higher than 65% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Not penalized
Not among the worst-performing 25%
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
0.61
Lower than 99% of US hospitals
US median: 0.96
Risk-adjusted composite of complications such as bedsores, falls with hip fracture and blood clots after surgery; lower is better
Time in the ER before going home
132 min
Lower than 63% of US hospitals
US median: 148 min
Median minutes from arrival to leaving for ER patients who were sent home; lower is better
Sepsis care
85%
Higher than 92% of US hospitals
US median: 65%
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock who got every step of the recommended early treatment; higher is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Overall star ratingCMS: Overall hospital quality star rating	5 of 5
Death rates	Better on 3 of 8 measures
Safety	Better on 5 of 8 measures
Readmissions	Worse on 3 of 11 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	4 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	76%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Not penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	0.61	2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Time in the ER before going homeCMS: Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better	132 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	85%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, released 2026-08-13. US comparisons rank this facility among every facility CMS reports for each measure. See Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare quality penalties and bonuses

How Medicare adjusts St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.65% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
+0.76% on Medicare payments
Value-based purchasing
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing bonus or reduction for quality and cost, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem, beside the US median and the average of PA hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications19 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 216 cases	3.2	4.1	4.167		Better than 88% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 6,474 cases	2.8	3.9	3.794		Better than 96% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 201 cases	10.8	11.8	11.71		Better than 81% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 195 cases	1.6	2.3	2.214		Better than 91% of US hospitals
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 217 cases	7.8	8.5	8.106		Better than 68% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 818 cases	8.4	11	10.73		Better than 91% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 604 cases	12.3	15.2	14.97		Better than 89% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 531 cases	9.3	11.6	11.35		Better than 89% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 12,350 cases	0.13	0.51	0.6295	Better Than the National Rate	Better than 97% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 194 cases	95.36	173	176	Better Than the National Rate	Better than 99% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 14,123 cases	0.08	0.2	0.2141	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 99% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 14,906 cases	0.24	0.27	0.2726	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 81% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,916 cases	1.37	2.29	2.299	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 99% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 330 cases	1.54	1.63	1.625	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 75% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 336 cases	6.01	8.88	8.98	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 94% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 4,413 cases	1.97	3.4	3.517	Better Than the National Rate	Better than 99% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 310 cases	4.47	5.105	5.237	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 83% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 789 cases	1.26	1.72	1.721	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 99% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,827 cases	0.65	1.02	1.064	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 99% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 267 cases	-11.5	4.2	0.7085		Better than 77% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 1,008 cases	42.8	1.25	-1.704		Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 655 cases	29	3.85	2.029		Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 2,486 cases	13.3	12.9	12.89	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 357 cases	12.2	10.7	10.83	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 357 cases	4.6	5.3	5.099	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 89% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,809 cases	1.1	1	0.9708	No Different than expected	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 364 cases	15.5	14.4	14.5		Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 172 cases	11.1	10.9	10.99		Worse than 54% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 417 cases	19.3	19.8	20.02		Better than 73% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 1,364 cases	24.4	21.3	21.59		Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 227 cases	6.4	5.8	5.894		Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 1,010 cases	18.4	17.2	17.56		Worse than 85% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.083	0.172	0.2286	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.499	1.504	1.749	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	21,451	1,370	5,750	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	22.19	0.9835	5.919	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5	0	3.49	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.225	0.484	0.5392	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 72% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.099	0.138	0.24	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.508	1.392	1.712	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	17,777	1,799	5,818	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	24.57	1.377	7.432	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	6	0	4.163	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.244	0.399	0.5375	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 64% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.433	0.2345	0.3156	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.521	2.135	2.472	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	454	61	129	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	11.72	1.591	3.442	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	10	1	2.881	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.853	0.7155	0.8463	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.679	0.211	0.2716	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5.154	3.068	3.504	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	222	38	78.04	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.872	0.328	0.6702	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4	0	0.6458	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.137	0.812	1.044	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.341	0.193	0.258	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.282	1.855	2.224	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	218,995	14,451	51,947	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	12.88	0.567	3.48	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	9	0	2.674	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.699	0.597	0.6718	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.121	0.127	0.2296	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.316	0.747	1.136	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	208,220	13,646	49,249	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	84.29	5.683	25.29	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	17	2	11.17	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.202	0.279	0.4579	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 62% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	79	73	72.23	Better than 72% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	6	8	9.055	Better than 65% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	15	18	18.71
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	90	87	86.71	Better than 74% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	4	4	3.474	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	82	80	81.32	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	93	91	92.25	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	4	4	3.669	Worse than 42% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	4	3	3.8	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	14	16	15.01
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	80	79	79.08	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	91	91	90.94	Better than 45% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	6	5	5.207	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	3	3	3.126	Worse than 37% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	14	16	15.72
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	61	61	62.03	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	77	77	77.41	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	20	19	19.14	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	3	3	2.77	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	19	19	18.83
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	87	86	86.79	Better than 55% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	12	13	12.61	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	4	3	3.585	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	88	87	87.39	Better than 58% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	13	14	13.9	Better than 59% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	87	86	86.1	Better than 59% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	76	74	74.16	Better than 61% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	8	7	6.538	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	16	19	19.3
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	77	77	77.55	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	6	6	5.734	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	17	17	16.71
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	86	85	85.04	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	4	3	3.594	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	10	11	11.36
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	8	8	8.241	Worse than 48% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	17	20	20.25
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	75	72	71.51	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	90	88	88.23	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	4	3	3.378	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	75	74	75.77	Better than 52% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	8	9	8.783	Better than 60% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	17	16	15.45
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	80	75	77	Better than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	5	5	4.944	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	15	20	18.06
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	79	77	79	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	3	4	3.972	Better than 64% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	18	19	17.03
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	86	86	87.39	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	3	3	2.455	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	11	11	10.15
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	54	59	53.82	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	13	9	12.52	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	33	31	33.66
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	79	82	79.07	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	3	3	2.852	Worse than 44% of US hospitals
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	6	5	5.441	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	76	71	69.9	Better than 65% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	89	87	87.24	Better than 60% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	18	23	24.66
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	4	4	3.667	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	47	47	47.79	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	33	30	29.81	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	20	22	22.4
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	4	3	3.333	Better than 60% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	12	12	11.52	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,011 cases	88	88	88.48	Better than 48% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		7.632
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.146
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 6,978 cases	97	79	78.47	Better than 93% of US hospitals
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,236 cases	136	154	194	Better than 65% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,157 cases	132	148	189	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 68 cases	276	247	342	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 12 cases	286	293	351	Better than 54% of US hospitals
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 132,312 cases	1	1	1.791	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 12 cases	75	74	71.53	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 381 cases	100	97	93.83	The best result, shared by 27% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		44.88
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 6,789 cases	18	15	15.58	Worse than 73% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 387 cases	85	65	61.54	Better than 92% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 143 cases	91	73	70.37	Better than 87% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 103 cases	97	88	85.25	Better than 82% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 388 cases	90	82	78.41	Better than 81% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 228 cases	100	94	92.76	The best result, shared by 10% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 437 cases	99	98	97.94	Better than 70% of US hospitals
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 117 cases	79	75	76.12	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 382 cases	96	94	94.33	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		86.85
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		90.77

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	4.3	5	6.218		Better than 58% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	7.2	6.6	8.625		Worse than 58% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.97	0.99	0.984		Better than 58% of US hospitals

Inpatient psychiatric care15 measures

Measures CMS reports for the hospital's psychiatric unit or for a psychiatric hospital.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 176 cases	72.7	60.8	65.04		Better than 82% of US hospitals
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 176 cases	47.2	35.5	40.15		Better than 80% of US hospitals
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 46,338 cases	0.7	0.05	0.3405		Better than 91% of US hospitals
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 46,338 cases	0.18	0.03	0.1855		Better than 74% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 735 cases	93	87	80.35		Better than 67% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 249 cases	84.7	78.1	81.02		Better than 81% of US hospitals
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 444 cases	17.6	19.1	18.66	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 74% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,109 cases	86	92	85.27		Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 136 cases	51	74	56.45		Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 130 cases	50	81	55.73		Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 440 cases	52	77	70.7		Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 440 cases	25	56	54.34		Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 580 cases	38	64	53.37		Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 580 cases	2	4	16.55		Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,578 cases	55	77	64.52		Worse than 65% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

The scores Medicare uses to raise or lower inpatient payments; higher is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	41.67	20	26.43	Better than 84% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	10.42	5	6.607	Better than 83% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	10	10	14.83	Better than 43% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	2.5	2.5	3.708	Worse than 44% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	55	34	40.19	Better than 80% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	13.75	8.75	10.05	Better than 79% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	53.33	40	35.79	Better than 72% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	13.33	10	8.984	Better than 71% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	40	29.5	29.26	Better than 80% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	62	68.33	60	31.67	25	41.67
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	15.5	17.08	15	7.917	6.25	10.42
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	20	Not Available	20	10	20	10
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	5	Not Available	5	2.5	5	2.5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	38	Not Available	Not Available	12	18	55
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	9.5	Not Available	Not Available	3	4.5	13.75
VBP safety domain score	48	Not Available	Not Available	24	48	53.33
VBP safety weighted domain score	12	Not Available	Not Available	6	12	13.33
VBP total performance score	42	Not Available	Not Available	19.42	27.75	40

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

Excess readmission ratios by condition; above 1 means more readmissions than expected.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 275 cases	1.04	0.9995	1.011	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 198 cases	1.098	1	1.023	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 244 cases	0.9744	0.9969	1.011	Better than 71% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,125 cases	1.116	0.9983	1.003	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 238 cases	0.8987	0.9916	1.005	Better than 75% of US hospitals
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 606 cases	1.037	0.9955	0.9995	Worse than 74% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	0.9438	1.028	1.004	1.086	1.043	1.04
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	1.03	0.9693	0.9829	1.064	1.07	1.098
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.988	1.018	1.011	0.9771	0.9801	0.9744
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.9553	1.012	0.9541	0.9599	1.022	1.116
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.156	1.145	1.003	0.8723	0.7341	0.8987
READM-30-PN-HRRP	1.052	1.046	1.035	1.017	1.002	1.037

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

Infection ratios, the PSI 90 composite and the total score Medicare ranks hospitals on; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.162	0.489	0.6333	Better than 81% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.235	0.346	0.4853	Better than 67% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.301	0.559	0.6389	Better than 75% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.486	0.6405	0.6956	Better than 64% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.6135	0.9628	0.9873	Better than 99% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.858	0.7945	0.8966	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.6834	-0.0453	0.09237	Better than 87% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	No	No	N/A	No	No	No
Total HAC score	-0.6821	-0.73	0	-0.6327	-0.6859	-0.6834

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2019)
Accreditation
Major
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
666
Medicare-certified beds
1,359
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

46 services at St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency Department
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitNeonatal ICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)Surgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)Surgical ICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalNeurosurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery RoomReconstructive Surgery
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear MedicinePET Scan (Positron Emissions Tomography Scan)Therapeutic Radiology
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareGeriatric PsychiatricOutpatient Psychiatric Care
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyCARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation)OT (Occupational Therapy)Outpatient RehabilitationPT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dental CareDietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial CareUrgent Care Center

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

31,251
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 24%, Medicaid 6%
167,462
Inpatient days
71% of available bed days used
5,136
Employees (full-time equivalent)
256
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 834763). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	41,588	11,071	114,803	167,462
Discharges	7,656	1,800	21,795	31,251
Average length of stay	5.4 days	6.2 days	5.3 days	5.4 days
Average daily census	113.9	30.3	314.5	458.8

47,533
Medicare Advantage days
8,020 discharges
32,332
Medicaid managed care days
4,817 discharges
8,717
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	686	149,415	38,814	73%
Intensive care unit	26	4,191	869	81%
Coronary care unit	14	3,436	1,000	67%
Other special care	8	867		30%
Nursery		2,917
Subprovider - ipf	66	20,261	4,538	84%
Subprovider - irf	58	13,348	6,787	63%
Skilled nursing facility	22	2,114		26%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 834763, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 6,633 Medicare discharges in 178 published DRGs; 33% surgical; 69% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	457	$137,361	$15,742	$12,912	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	360	$102,984	$10,320	$9,680	1.28
Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without MCCMS-DRG 267, surgical	158	$463,112	$40,790	$43,533	4.88
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with MCCMS-DRG 853, surgical	121	$395,964	$39,297	$37,221	5.00
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	112	$79,507	$7,581	$7,474	1.03
Medical back problems without MCCMS-DRG 552, medical	95	$70,369	$7,285	$6,615	0.97
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	95	$112,591	$11,385	$10,584	1.50
PsychosesMS-DRG 885, medical	92	$200,947	$10,096	$18,889	1.37
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with MCCMS-DRG 064, medical	89	$211,199	$16,082	$19,853	2.00
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	89	$85,190	$9,724	$8,008	1.23
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	85	$116,657	$13,376	$10,966	1.70
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCCMS-DRG 392, medical	84	$68,433	$5,784	$6,433	0.79
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	84	$76,247	$7,289	$7,167	0.90
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with CCMS-DRG 309, medical	83	$57,306	$5,319	$5,387	0.74
Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCCMS-DRG 470, surgical	81	$128,396	$14,159	$12,069	1.88
Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without MCCMS-DRG 274, surgical	80	$265,602	$26,738	$24,967	3.24
Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with CCMS-DRG 243, surgical	79	$138,835	$19,275	$13,051	2.28
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	72	$95,831	$7,817	$9,008	1.02
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	72	$84,402	$9,220	$7,934	1.17
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	70	$81,905	$8,109	$7,699	0.98

See all 178 Medicare inpatient DRGs at St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-04-10), traditional Medicare only; CMS omits DRGs with fewer than 11 discharges. Estimated cost is average charges times the hospital's Medicare cost-to-charge ratio from the IPPS Impact File. Weights are the MS-DRG relative weights for the same year.

Medicare outpatient services

The comprehensive outpatient service groups (APCs) St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem billed Medicare for most in 2024: 6,162 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	470	415	$18,570	$1,472	$1,445
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	441	411	$15,697	$1,250	$1,220
Level 1 Nerve ProceduresAPC 5431	401	270	$14,378	$1,471	$1,407
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	372	351	$90,665	$10,843	$10,772
Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373	370	310	$28,351	$1,571	$1,516
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	363	342	$32,554	$2,056	$2,090
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	269	269	$39,672	$2,242	$2,208
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	261	246	$55,966	$3,943	$3,918
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5073	191	184	$36,432	$2,115	$2,141
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	190	186	$71,747	$5,481	$5,339

See all 44 Medicare outpatient services at St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-06-24), comprehensive APCs for traditional Medicare; CMS omits services with fewer than 11 claims. The US average weights every hospital by its services.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 13,336 in 2020 to 19,282 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
18017	1,378	7%	7,350	$192.9M	38%	32%
18102	1,205	6%	7,219	$162.3M	49%	38%
18018	1,140	6%	6,352	$165.2M	47%	43%
18015	1,107	6%	6,624	$174.9M	62%	62%
18103	1,045	5%	5,453	$144.1M	35%	31%
18104	969	5%	4,881	$127.2M	30%	25%
18042	762	4%	4,286	$121.6M	31%	16%
18045	742	4%	3,559	$113.1M	34%	17%
18064	577	3%	2,689	$83M	33%	21%
18052	574	3%	3,116	$78.1M	27%	24%
18020	534	3%	2,620	$77.3M	40%	29%
18055	484	3%	2,495	$69.8M	57%	50%
18109	453	2%	2,455	$64M	40%	28%
18040	403	2%	1,976	$55.9M	32%	19%
18951	388	2%	2,123	$78M	18%	19%
18062	357	2%	1,721	$47.9M	21%	16%
18014	328	2%	1,476	$42.5M	31%	24%
18013	321	2%	1,593	$51M	27%	12%
18067	311	2%	1,634	$47M	22%	15%
08865	301	2%	1,680	$65.7M	16%	14%
18036	266	1%	1,360	$39.6M	29%	28%
18049	256	1%	1,123	$31.3M	20%	21%
18235	219	1%	1,354	$43.9M	13%	20%
18360	206	1%	1,261	$41.7M	10%	7%
18091	155	1%	753	$27.5M	33%	19%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 19,282 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2022). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

39
Operating rooms
10
Endoscopy rooms
6
Cardiac catheterization rooms
66
Psychiatric unit beds
58
Rehabilitation unit beds
70
Off-site locations
2
Off-site emergency departments
2
Off-site urgent care centers

1,359
Registered nurses
30
Licensed practical nurses
30
Physicians
189
Resident physicians
55
Nurse practitioners
121
Physician assistants
1
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
45
Pharmacists
42
Respiratory therapists
55
Physical therapists
27
Occupational therapists
14
Speech pathologists and audiologists
103
Radiology technicians
9
Nuclear medicine technicians
28
Laboratory technicians
41
Medical technologists
9
Dietitians
37
Social workers
2
Psychologists
3,235
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

3,175 clinicians who bill Medicare list St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Physician Assistant 412
Family Medicine Physician 345
Internal Medicine Physician 262
Nurse Practitioner 224
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 179
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 128
Medical Physician Assistant 98
Family Nurse Practitioner 94
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 89
Anesthesiology Physician 84

Jolanta Zelaznicka, MD
Rheumatology Physician
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James Spears, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Sarah Goodyear, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1891728622
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Julianne Hibbs, D.O
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1386062701
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Mitchell Alden, D.O.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1861474991
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Nicole Chiappetta, DO
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1275525503
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Timothy Howard, D.O.
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1477530574
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Howard Zipin, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1417939539
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Benjamin Scoblionko, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1114417367
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Anthony Magdalinski, DO
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1528067352
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Susan Kim, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1578720983
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Hayman Salib, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1114956067
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Kerry Stone, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1003865353
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Sunir Garg, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician
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Anupam Somashekar
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1972036325
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Kourtney Rudzinski, D.O.
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1235664558
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Kaitlyn Buzard, DO
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1881122661
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Jay Talsania, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
NPI 1376535245
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Ya-Yu Lee, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
NPI 1235271545
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Andrew Reish, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1841426483
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Patrick Brogle, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1700840527
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Joel Berman, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1356301477
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Valerie Tomino-Entrot, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant
NPI 1235386855
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Laszlo Szollas, M.D
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
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Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$10.6B	739.0%
Inpatient	$5.1B	352.9%
Outpatient	$5.6B	386.1%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$9.2B	-639.0%
Net patient revenue	$1.4B	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$1.2B	-84.6%
Operating income from patient care	$221.2M	15.4%
Other income	$39.6M	2.8%
Contributions and donations	$6.7M	0.5%
Investment income	$10.7M	0.7%
Other	$22.2M	1.5%
Other expenses	$86.5M	6.0%
Net income	$347.3M	24.1%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$1.7B	16.9%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$1.7B	16.7%
Other payers and self-pay	$6.8B	66.3%
Total charges	$10.2B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 834763, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem's latest cost report.

15.4%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
23.5%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
26.1%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
55% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$42.12
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
11.8%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
30.8%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
0.93
Long-term debt to fund balance
Mortgages, notes and loans / fund balance
1.41
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1.17
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
99 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
42 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
129 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.50
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
20.3 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 834763, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $3B in total assets and a $1.1B fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$319.5M	10.8%
Patient receivables, net	$167.3M	5.7%
Inventory	$30.5M	1.0%
Total current assets	$589.5M	20.0%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$523.3M	17.7%
Investments and other assets	$1.8B	62.3%
Total assets	$3B	100.0%
Current liabilities	$416.6M	14.1%
Long-term debt	$1B	35.5%
Total liabilities	$1.8B	61.8%
Fund balance (net assets)	$1.1B	38.2%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 834763, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$27.1M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$55.7M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$61.5M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$70.7M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
5.8% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 834763, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$837.3M	$969.5M	$1.2B	$8.9B	$1.3B	$1.4B
Operating expenses	$718.5M	$797.1M	$1B	$1.1B	$1.2B	$1.2B
Operating margin	14.2%	17.8%	15.7%	87.9%	11.4%	15.4%
Net income	$127M	$291.2M	$258.5M	$7.9B	$266.3M	$347.3M
Total assets	$2B	$2.5B	$2.4B	$2.4B	$2.7B	$3B
Discharges	30,020	29,428	32,609	31,870	30,743	31,251
Inpatient days	124,706	139,328	175,348	164,438	161,858	167,462
Medicare Advantage days	26,886	34,160	39,796	41,940	46,329	47,533
Beds	512	793	811	779	813	953
Employees (FTE)	4,353	4,242	5,025	5,101	5,688	5,136

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 834763, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Drugs charged to patients		$80.7M	$404.9M	0.20
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$64.4M	$326.9M	0.20
Medical supplies charged to patient		$52.9M	$450M	0.12
Operating room	$14.2M	$46.7M	$637.4M	0.07	47,779
Laboratory	$15.8M	$44.1M	$524.4M	0.08	20,305
Radiology-diagnostic	$13.9M	$42.5M	$570.2M	0.07	15,499
Drugs charged to patients atwn		$37.5M	$221.5M	0.17
Emergency	$14.2M	$34.6M	$324.1M	0.11	38,465
Physical therapy	$19M	$32.5M	$230.7M	0.14	1,469
Emergency atwn	$9.3M	$21.1M	$216M	0.10
Physical therapy atwn	$9.4M	$20.5M	$143M	0.14
Operating room atwn	$5M	$17.6M	$228.9M	0.08
Laboratory atwn	$2.2M	$15.4M	$231.6M	0.07
Implantable devices atwn		$15.3M	$88.7M	0.17
Radiology-diagnostic atwn	$5.1M	$11.6M	$116.8M	0.10
Medical supplies charged to pts atw		$11.3M	$76.7M	0.15
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$9.8M	$101.9M	0.10
Delivery room & labor room atwn	$3.6M	$9.1M	$68.7M	0.13
Respiratory therapy	$3.8M	$8.3M	$63.2M	0.13	3,194
Asc (non-distinct part)	$3.8M	$7.8M	$80.8M	0.10	10,780
Endoscopy	$2.5M	$6.9M	$94M	0.07	8,673
Ct scan	$1.8M	$6.4M	$279.1M	0.02	3,268
Occupational therapy	$3.6M	$6.4M	$47.1M	0.14	129
Cardiac catheterization	$2.5M	$5.8M	$127.8M	0.05	20,503
Speech pathology	$3.1M	$5.7M	$39.4M	0.14	129
Intravenous therapy	$2.5M	$5.6M	$41.1M	0.14	8,919
Recovery room	$2.1M	$4.5M	$71.2M	0.06	5,927
Maternal-fetal medicine	$2.1M	$4.5M	$48.3M	0.09
Electrocardiology	$1.7M	$4.4M	$99M	0.04	4,898
Mri	$1.6M	$4M	$127.6M	0.03	4,985
Blood storing processing & trans.		$3.9M	$36.2M	0.11	1,168
Asc atwn	$1.8M	$3.8M	$36.8M	0.10
Radiology oncolgy	$1.1M	$3.7M	$148.6M	0.02
Anesthesiology	$374,776	$3.5M	$307.7M	0.01	1,305
Respiratory therapy (a)	$1.5M	$3.2M	$26.4M	0.12
Wound care - outpatient	$1.3M	$3.2M	$21.2M	0.15	9,562
Mri atwn	$1.1M	$2.9M	$95M	0.03
West end med urgent care	$2M	$2.9M	$12.3M	0.24
Ct scan atwn	$1.1M	$2.9M	$197.7M	0.01
Endoscopy ctr sl west cleaning	$1.1M	$2.8M	$36.8M	0.08
Infusion services atwn	$1.3M	$2.7M	$23.5M	0.12
Electroencephalography	$933,600	$2.7M	$28.3M	0.10	1,013
Renal dialysis	$1.1M	$2.6M	$13.1M	0.19	2,381
Endoscopy atwn	$843,663	$2.5M	$24.5M	0.10
Psych partial hospitalization	$1.5M	$2.4M	$25.1M	0.10
Occupational health north	$1.4M	$2.4M	$14.8M	0.16
Recovery room	$1M	$2.3M	$45.9M	0.05
Speech pathology atwn	$1.2M	$2.1M	$15M	0.14
Occupational therapy atwn	$1.1M	$2.1M	$16.3M	0.13
Cardiac cath lab atwn	$596,877	$2M	$22.9M	0.09
Radioisotope	$319,329	$1.9M	$17.7M	0.11	4,891
Vascular lab	$803,621	$1.8M	$50.4M	0.04	772
Whitehall care now	$1.2M	$1.7M	$13.4M	0.13
Sleep lab (a)	$653,429	$1.6M	$27M	0.06
Electrocardiology atwn	$539,433	$1.5M	$38.2M	0.04
Sleep lab (b)	$685,446	$1.4M	$27.7M	0.05
Hamburg care now	$843,677	$1.4M	$12.6M	0.11
Cardiac rehabilitation	$470,071	$1.4M	$6.6M	0.21	1,905
Forks township care now	$1M	$1.3M	$9.4M	0.14
Pain management	$490,350	$1.3M	$31.3M	0.04	1,677
Palmerton care now clinic	$673,508	$1.2M	$7.1M	0.17
Blood bank atwn		$1.2M	$17.8M	0.07
Sl care now - center valley	$695,287	$1M	$8.2M	0.12
Sl care now - spring townshipsl car	$610,754	$896,868	$4.3M	0.21
Macungie care now	$679,456	$893,625	$6.2M	0.14
Sl care now kutztown	$624,418	$883,464	$5.5M	0.16
Anesthesiology atwn		$855,477	$144.5M	0.01
Pain management	$378,618	$853,825	$34.5M	0.02
Vascular lab	$424,064	$823,320	$28.2M	0.03
Radiology-therapeutic		$818,704	$2.1M	0.39	11,352
Jim thorpe urgent care	$386,871	$725,457	$3.5M	0.21
Nuclear medicine	$186,667	$638,048	$8.9M	0.07
Wound care - inpatient	$313,184	$572,332	$600,000	0.95
Sports medicine practice		$362,506	$400,000	0.91
Delivery room & labor room	-$1,486	$210,189	$1.2M	0.18
Wound care atwn - inpatient	$99,137	$174,252	$200,000	0.87
Sl care now - leesportsl care now	$88,913	$130,253	$180,880	0.72
Tamaqua cardiac clinic	$6,426	$99,714	$420,177	0.24
Sleep lab - palmerton	$8,049	$50,027	$478,500	0.10	332
Medical nutrition therapy atwn	$25,098	$37,008	$106,598	0.35
Medical nutrition therapy	$16,278	$30,145	$75,542	0.40	119
Outpatient psych		$24,023	$246,652	0.10
Lehigh county employee health clini	$44,041	$21,473	$26,000	0.83
Clinic		$14,148	$105,312	0.13
Wound care atwn - outpatient		$8,911	$10,000	0.89
Donegan family center		$5,022	$51,560	0.10
Laser eye center		$909	$10,000	0.09
Smoking cessation atwn		$42	$100	0.42

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$72M	$178.1M	$1.7B	0.10	200,144
Subprovider - irf	$10.1M	$21.6M	$150.3M	0.14	36,489
Subprovider - ipf	$7.9M	$20.1M	$220.2M	0.09	27,243
Coronary care unit	$4.4M	$9.9M	$87.5M	0.11	8,218
Intensive care unit	$3.9M	$9.5M	$121.8M	0.08	10,061
Intensive care unit atwn	$2.7M	$7.6M	$68.5M	0.11	6,607
Nursery	$2.3M	$4M	$20.6M	0.19
Nicu-atwn	$1.7M	$3.6M	$39.7M	0.09
Picu	$1.4M	$3.3M	$26.6M	0.12	5,563
Detox unit sh	$1.3M	$3.2M	$23M	0.14	8,122
Skilled nursing facility	$3.7M	$2.1M	$5.9M	0.36	10,717
Nicu-beth	$60,004	$326,514	$1.3M	0.26	129

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Other administrative and general a&	$109.3M	$152.1M			82,078
Employee benefits department	$8.3M	$107.9M	173,204	$82.61	2,360
Employee benefits - atwn	$2.6M	$35.6M
Maintenance & repairs	$2.5M	$21.7M	163,535	$37.87	2,981
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv		$20.2M
Pension expense bethlehem		$14.3M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$12.9M			1,198,419
Operation of plant	$873,317	$11.5M	98,018	$38.21	357,896
Pharmacy	$7.6M	$10.8M	206,945	$49.73	8,415
Interest expense bethlehem		$10M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt - atwn		$9.6M
Nursing program	$4.5M	$8.6M			10,920
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv	$29.6M	$8.5M			13,045
Maintenance & repairs atwn	$808,185	$7.7M
Operations of plant atwn		$7.3M
Housekeeping	$5.2M	$6.9M	347,103	$21.13
Central services & supply	$2.8M	$6.3M	201,379	$25.52	3,879
Cafeteria		$5.2M	252,329	$21.22	8,520
Interest expense atwn		$4.5M
Dietary	$6.2M	$4.1M	129,839	$21.21	30,614
Pharmacy atwn`	$2.8M	$3.5M
Pension expense allentown		$3.3M
Medical records & library		$3.2M	86,511	$38.71
Social service	$2.1M	$3.1M	110,006	$42.26	1,204
Housekeeping atwn	$2.1M	$2.8M
Nursing administration	$3.2M	$2.6M	58,738	$56.69	2,572
Central services & supply atwn	$973,421	$2.3M
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$2.3M
Cafeteria atwn		$1.7M
Social service atwn	$1M	$1.6M
I&r services-salary & fringes atwn		$1.6M
Medical records & library atwn		$1.4M
Dietary atwn	$1.9M	$1.4M
Nursing administration atwn	$1M	$1.2M
Admitting	$1M	$1.1M			4,080
I&r services other prgm costs atwn	$2.4M	$1.1M
Pharmacy residency	$185,303	$721,382
Periop academy	$249,601	$614,728
Laundry & linen service		$587,426			907
Admitting-atwn	$396,054	$435,222
Ortho physical therapy program		$276,794
Pastoral care	$655,064	$188,473			1,502
Cap rel costs-mvble equip atwn		$72,740

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 834763, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem for an inpatient stay.

2.06
Case mix index
Higher than 82% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Major teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.48 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
31.5%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
8,566
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).

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IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	2.01	2.01	2.11	2.10	2.08	2.10	2.06
Wage index	1.073	1.061	1.062	1.067	1.072	1.040	1.047
Readmissions adjustment	-0.49%	-0.65%	-0.61%	-0.03%	-0.32%	-0.31%	-0.65%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.49%	+0.69%	+0.69%	+1.32%	-0.16%	+0.48%	+0.76%
Medicare inpatient stays	9,715	9,715	9,085	8,591	7,827	7,482	8,566

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Ownership

Organizations St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

St Luke's Health Network Inc
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 1966

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Richard Anderson Officer, President And CEO, since 1986
Robert L Wax Officer, Senior VP Finance-cfo, since 2021
Scott Wolfe Director, Senior VP Finance, since 2022

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 3 of 8 are shown.

Officers and key employees of St Luke'S Hospital Of Bethlehem PA (IRS Form 990, tax year 2023)

St Luke'S Hospital Of Bethlehem PA files the Form 990 for the tax ID insurers list for St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem, so these people may lead the wider organization rather than St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem alone.

Name	Title
John L Nespoli	Pres-carbon/lehighton Campus
Robert B Black	Chairman - Trustee
Buddy Lesavoy ESQ	Vice Chairman - Trustee
Robert A Oster	Vice Chairman - Trustee
Richard A Anderson	Trustee-president/ceo-sluhn
Scott R Wolfe	Chief Financial Officer
Carol A Kuplen RN MSN	Pres-beth Campus(term 12/9/23)
Wendy N Lazo	Pres-beth Campus(eff 12/10/23)
William E Moyer IV	President - West Region
Frank Ford	Pres - Sh Campus (term 1/1/24)

Board members: Susan M Dale, Paul E Huck, David M Lobach Jr, David Muething, Liz Beshel Robinson, Michael P Sabol DO, Charles D Saunders MD, Vincent Sorgi, Luanne B Stauffer, Dorothy K Weik-Hange, David M Yen MD, Kristina W Warner.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by St Luke'S Hospital Of Bethlehem PA (EIN 23-1352213), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2022
340B ID DSH390049, registered as a disproportionate share hospital; 99 registered outpatient sites; 4 active contract pharmacies. Authorizing official: Elizabeth Artis, Senior Finance Director.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

St. lukes hospital psychiatric unit
CCN 39S049, certified 2021, Medicare prospective payment
St lukes hospital ip rehab unit
CCN 39T049, certified 2006, Medicare prospective payment
St. lukes hospital skilled nursing
CCN 395926, certified 2021, Medicare prospective payment

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

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What is St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem's CMS star rating?

St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 5 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is the top rating, shared by 12% of US hospitals.

Is St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.48 Medicare-funded residents per bed at St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem for fiscal year 2027, so it is a major teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.65% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (457 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (360 discharges), endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without mcc (158 discharges).

What is St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem's case mix index?

St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem's Medicare case mix index is 2.06 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 82% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

How many patients does St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem admit?

St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem reported 31,251 inpatient discharges and 167,462 inpatient days from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

How many employees does St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem have?

St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem reported 5,136 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

How much revenue does St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem make?

St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem reported $1.4B in net patient revenue on $10.6B of gross charges for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025, an operating margin of 15.4%, and net income of $347.3M.

How much charity and uncompensated care does St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem provide?

St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem reported $70.7M of unreimbursed and uncompensated care for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025, including $27.1M of charity care at cost.

Who is the CEO of St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem?

St Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem's Medicare enrollment lists Richard Anderson as President And CEO since 1986.

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