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St. Luke’s named top teaching hospital in the nation

Dawn Ouellette Nixon//April 28, 2021

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St. Luke’s named top teaching hospital in the nation

St. Luke’s named top teaching hospital in the nation

Dawn Ouellette Nixon//April 28, 2021//

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Bethlehem-based St. Luke’s University Hospital was ranked the top major teaching hospital in America for 2021 by .

IBM Watson Health, a division of New York-based IBM, releases an annual top health system list in April that is published by New York-based magazine. IBM reviewed 324 health systems in five main categories for the list. The categories are: clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience, financial health and community health.

It is the first time St. Luke’s University Health Network made the list for Fortune’s top 5 medium-sized health systems, coming in at number two.

“This recognition is especially significant at this time as our community contends with the COVID-19 epidemic,” Rick Anderson, St. Luke’s President and CEO, said. “… I cannot thank our outstanding physicians, nurses, other staff and leadership team enough for their dedication and commitment to outstanding quality patient care.”

Pennsylvania’s UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg was ranked seventh major teaching hospital in the United States for 2021.

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