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St Lukes Hospital Sacred Heart Campus Tcf
421 Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18102
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St Lukes Hospital Sacred Heart Campus Tcf Description
St Lukes Hospital Sacred Heart Campus Tcf is a community that offers nursing care and is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Residents who live at the facility are able to choose from a range of studio room layouts.
The community has an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 making it the 22nd highest rated community in the city out of 24 communities. See more information on reviews.
The Nursing Home at this community has a 5 star rating out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. To see more information from CMS you can check out the report here.
To find information about the surrounding area including weather, crime, health facilities, parks, and more you can explore the neighborhood here.
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Nursing Home
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Review Summary
The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.
Positive Experiences:
- Patients have praised the hospital for its attentive, professional, and kind staff, highlighting the exceptional care received from nurses, doctors, and other staff members across various departments.
- Specific instances of outstanding care include a head nurse at the vaccine clinic providing exceptional support to a patient experiencing a panic attack, and the transitional care unit staff becoming like family to a patient in quarantine.
- The Infusion Center staff received accolades for creating a comfortable and fun environment despite challenging conditions, including a broken air conditioning system.
- Several reviews commend the hospital for its clean environment and the caring, highly intelligent staff and volunteers.
Negative Experiences:
- Some patients reported extremely negative experiences, including a child with a possible anaphylactic reaction not being considered emergent, and a patient developing sepsis after being discharged too soon post-surgery.
- Complaints about long wait times, lack of privacy, and unprofessional behavior from some staff members were noted, including issues with the emergency department and blood work appointments.
- One review criticized the hospital for keeping a patient unnecessarily in the behavioral health unit for over 5 weeks, with communication issues and lack of proper care being major concerns.
- Concerns about cleanliness and outdated facilities were mentioned, with one patient describing the ER as filthy and decrepit.
- A patient expressed dissatisfaction with being served sherbet containing cow's milk post-surgery, highlighting dietary and ethical concerns.
Mixed Feedback:
- While some patients have had positive experiences with the care provided once seen by a medical provider, others have faced significant challenges, including long wait times and poor communication.
- The hospital has been both highly recommended for its staff's professionalism and criticized for instances of neglect and unprofessionalism.
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Health
Community Amenities
Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 5
Health inspection rating: 5
Staffing rating: 5
Quality measure rating: 4
Short-term quality measure rating:
4
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: March 2, 1994
Ownership type: Non Profit
Provider
type: Medicare
Nursing home capacity: 22
Total current residents: 26
Facility is located in a hospital: Yes
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: None
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 0
Number of
substantiated complaints: 0
Number of payment denials: 0
Number of fines: 1
Total cost of fines: $983
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-24 | E | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed. |
| 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-24 | F | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Develop a communication plan. |
| 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-24 | E | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Provide family notifications of emergency plan. |
| 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-24 | F | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Establish staff and initial training requirements. |
| 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-24 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. |
| 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-24 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. |
| 2021-05-18 | 2021-06-22 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. |
Fines
| Fine Date | Fine Amount |
|---|---|
| 2020-06-08 | $655 |
| 2022-01-10 | $975 |
| 2022-01-10 | $983 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Allentown which is 1.2 miles away and has a population of 120,207 (small city).
- The average income is $31,185, which is very low compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 78
- Low Temperature: 31
- Average Temperature: 54.2
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 159 days of rain, 28 days of snow and 177 days of sun
- Precipitation: 2.3 inches a year
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 79.35 years old, which is high compared to other zip codes.
- Air Quality: Good Days 257.0, Moderate Days 40.0, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Days 0.0, Unhealthy Days 0.0, Very Unhealthy Days 0.0, Hazardous Days 0.0
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Supermarkets
R & R Grocery & Deli
0.4 miles awayC-Town
0.4 miles awaySupremo
0.4 miles awayIGA Little Apple Market
0.5 miles awayAbe's TR Wholesale
0.5 miles awayTransportation
Cedar Creek Station
3.8 miles awayZephyr Station
4.0 miles awayBus Stations
Hamilton&fountne
0.7 miles away11th&Hamiltonw
0.8 miles awayBieber Bus Terminal - Wescosville
4.9 miles awayBanks
ESSA
0.4 miles awayWells Fargo
0.5 miles awayBB&T
0.9 miles awayFirst Commonwealth FCU
1.1 miles awayBank of America
1.3 miles awayHospitals
Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17th Street Campus
1.4 miles awaySt. Luke's Hospital Allentown
1.5 miles awaySaint Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus
3.8 miles awayLehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg
3.8 miles awayLehigh Valley Hospital
3.9 miles awayPharmacies
Allentown Pharmacy
0.3 miles awayValley Discount Pharmacy
0.4 miles awayRite Aid
1.2 miles awayWalgreens
2.0 miles awayCVS Pharmacy
2.2 miles awayDentists
James W. Minekime, DDS
1.3 miles awayFairmont Dental
1.6 miles awayDr Skaff's Dental Center
1.8 miles awayEast Side Family Dentistry
2.2 miles awayDental Dreams
2.4 miles awayParks
Turner & 4th Playlot
0.1 miles awayOld Fairgrounds Playground
0.2 miles awayAlliance Park
0.2 miles awayJordan Meadows
0.2 miles awayAllentown Arts Park
0.3 miles awayNone Found
Shopping
Allen Street Shopping Center
1.2 miles awayLehigh Valley Mall
1.5 miles awayAllentown Commons
1.8 miles awayWhitehall Mall
1.9 miles awayShoppes at Hellertown
7.3 miles awayCulture
The Baum School of Art
0.3 miles awayMiller Symphony Hall
0.3 miles awayJames Musselman Arts Development Center
0.4 miles awayCivic Theatre of Allentown
1.7 miles awayTrexler Pavillion for Theater and Dance
2.3 miles awayRestaurants
Ikee's Corner
0.1 miles awayChina Wok
0.3 miles awayChan's
0.3 miles awaySandwichera El Punto
0.3 miles awayLa Casa del Chimi II
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