Community Support
Community Support
at St. Luke's University Health Network
St. Luke's supports and implements meaningful community outreach that achieves documented
substantive results. The Network maintains medical, specialty care, women's, pediatric and
dental clinics at convenient, easily accessible community locations, annually serving more than
156,000 at-risk patient visits.
St. Luke's Board of Trustees established The Bethlehem Partnership for a
Healthy Community in 1996. The Partnership's mission is to improve the health status and
quality of life of our community through improved access to care, promotion of child and
adolescent health and elimination of health disparities. The Partnership is a nationally- and
state-recognized collaborative role model of more than 200 participating partners.
The Partnership operates four mobile health and mobile dental vans throughout the region.
Partnership initiatives have achieved proven results in improving dental health, vision care,
asthma care and access to care through various community health centers and maternal child
programs with outcomes exceeding state and national benchmarks.Reading Rocks!, an innovative
literacy program conducted with Lehigh University, has achieved significantly improved reading
scores for at-risk elementary-aged children.
St. Luke's citizenship is also reflected in its annual voluntary payment of $2.3 million in
property and school taxes (physician offices, selected outpatient locations, etc). Since the
beginning of the Great Recession in 2009, St. Luke's has experienced a 150 percent increase in
the cost of providing charitable/ free care. In FY 13, the Network provided $206,953,000 in
uncompensated charity care. This number does not include St. Luke's annual investment in various
free community health outreach services. For several years, St. Luke's has provided the highest
percentage of uncompensated care among regional health systems (PHC4 Financial Analysis
Reports).
Free Services/Screenings for Community Events
In keeping with our commitment to the communities we serve, St. Luke's offers a variety of free
services/screenings for community-run events throughout the year. St. Luke's also accepts
sponsorship requests and donation requests for fellow non-profit institutions. To receive
support from St. Luke's University Health Network, organizations must meet our community support
criteria. Due to the large volume of requests, we kindly ask that you fill
out a form below at least three months prior to your event. Eligible requests
will be evaluated periodically and you will be contacted regarding a decision.
Additional health screenings and information sessions are available through our Healthline Calendar.
Speaking Engagements
St. Luke's team of physicians, nurses, and clinical staff are committed to educating our
community on health-related topics. To request a speaker at your next event, please complete our
online Event Request form.
Additional information sessions on various health topics are available through our Healthline Calendar.
In-Kind Donations
Are you looking for a first aid kit for your youth Little League team or Girl Scout troop? St.
Luke's regularly donates basic First Aid kits to local non-profit organizations.
Additional in-kind donations include:
- literature and giveaways for race packets
- seminar kits
To request an in-kind donation for your non-profit organization, please complete our online Donation Request form.
Sponsorships
To receive support from St. Luke's University Health Network, organizations must meet our community support
criteria. All eligible requests for monetary sponsorship should be
submitted using our online Donation Request form.
Any requests received through mail or other means will not be accepted. Requests are reviewed
monthly by a committee of leaders.
Community Health Department
The Community Health
Department of St. Luke's Hospital continues to strive to achieve its
mission of partnering with the community to increase health awareness, improve the health status
of the community and encourage appropriate access to health services. The Bethlehem
Partnership for a Healthy Community and St. Luke's mobile health units,
HealthStar I and HealthStar II, have been the primary venues for achieving this mission.