Published July 07. 2026 01:33PM<\/p>\n
\n PAID CONTENT | sponsored by St. Luke’s University Health Network\n <\/p>\n
St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network has earned an \u201cA\u201d grade on the 2026-27 Lown Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility, placing it among the top health systems nationally for overall commitment to health equity, value and outcomes.<\/p>\n
More than 3,600 U.S. hospitals and 300 systems are included in the ranking by the Lown Institute, an independent healthcare think tank in Massachusetts. In addition, St. Luke\u2019s was #1 among health systems in the nation for patient outcomes and among the top 10 in the nation for social responsibility and the top 10 in the nation for patient satisfaction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis report\u2019s findings reflect St. Luke\u2019s dedication to expand access to our Network\u2019s world-class, outcomes-driven quality care,\u201d said St. Luke\u2019s Vice President of Community Health Rajika Reed, PhD., MPH, M.Ed. \u201cAs the Lehigh Valley\u2019s only locally based, independent health care network, proudly caring for those in need for over 150 years, we are fully committed to and invested in advancing the wellbeing of our communities. Truly equitable health systems provide support and access to exceptional care while reaching all sectors of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a health system, St. Luke\u2019s received straight A grades in all of the major categories:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Social Responsibility<\/p>\n
\u2022 Health Equity<\/p>\n
\u2022 Value of Care<\/p>\n
\u2022 Patient Outcomes<\/p>\n
\u2022 Clinical Outcomes<\/p>\n
\u2022 Patient Safety<\/p>\n
\u2022 Patient Satisfaction<\/p>\n
\u2022 Inclusivity<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cost Efficiency<\/p>\n
Unlike traditional hospital rankings that focus heavily on prestige and technology, the Lown Index includes measures of how well hospitals serve their communities, including how equitably care is delivered, how hospitals invest in their surrounding populations, and whether patients receive high-value care that avoids unnecessary procedures.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best hospitals aren\u2019t just clinically excellent; they\u2019re deeply committed to the communities they serve and work hard to ensure all patients get the care they need. The Lown Index exists to ensure those hospitals are noticed and celebrated,\u201d said Vikas Saini, MD, president of the Lown Institute.<\/p>\n
Seven of St. Luke\u2019s hospitals achieved Honor Roll status:<\/p>\n
\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s University Hospital (Bethlehem, Allentown and Sacred Heart campuses)<\/p>\n
\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s Easton Campus<\/p>\n
\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s Miners Campus<\/p>\n
\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s Upper Bucks<\/p>\n
\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s Warren Campus<\/p>\n
\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s Carbon Campus<\/p>\n
\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s Grand View<\/p>\n
Fewer than 5% of hospitals evaluated received Honor Roll status, placing these hospitals among a select group of top performers delivering exceptional care while advancing health equity and value. Other highlights include:<\/p>\n
\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s Easton Campus ranked #1 out of 115 acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania and 8th nationally on the social responsibility metric. The hospital also ranked #1 in the state for health equity.<\/p>\n
\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s Anderson Campus ranked #1 in Pennsylvania for patient outcomes and patient safety, as well as among the top five for value of care, avoiding overuse and cost efficiency metrics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published July 07. 2026 01:33PM PAID CONTENT | sponsored by St. Luke’s University Health Network St. Luke\u2019s University…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-237690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}