St. Luke’s University Health Network has opened a seventh medical office building in the area of Eighth and Eaton avenues. The newest medical office building in the area is at 1530 Eighth Avenue and opened at the beginning of September. It houses four medical practices and is fully occupied. The 20,000-square-foot building had been office space and a bank and was completely gutted and remodeled to meet the needs of the medical practices.

“St. Luke’s University Health Network has a huge presence at Eighth and Eaton Avenues in Bethlehem,” said Jennifer K. Peters, MPA, Senior Network Director, Real Estate. “This shows our commitment to our community and to this area.”  St. Luke’s has a number of medical practices in buildings in this area including those that specialize in cardiology, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, urology, nephrology and oral surgery as well as the St. Luke’s Baby & Me Support Center.

The practices in the recently opened building at 1530 Eighth Avenue are:

• St. Luke’s Rheumatology Associates. The practice diagnoses and manages rheumatic conditions including those that cause pain and swelling in joints and muscles. Led by a team of specialists, it blends the latest treatments with personalized care, ensuring patients have the best outcomes. It is located on the first floor. Providers at this location are Ruchi D. Patel, DO, and Kristen A. Salava, MD.
• St. Luke’s Colon & Rectal Surgery, which relocated from 406 Delaware Avenue in Bethlehem. It is located on the first floor. St. Luke’s colon and rectal surgeons specialize in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of colon and rectal issues, treating benign and malignant conditions, performing screenings such as colonoscopies and surgically treating problems when necessary. Providers at this site include Daniel J. Bowers, MD, Daniel J. Eyvazzadeh, MD, W.T. Reilly, MD, and Julia C. Tolentino, MD. Colon and rectal surgeons work closely with St. Luke’s gastroenterologists.
• St. Luke’s Gastroenterology, which is relocating from 306 South New Street, Suite 302, Bethlehem. It is also located on the first floor. The practice will focus on hepatology services at this site. Its board-certified hepatologists specialize in diagnosing and treating illness of the liver. Its staff includes Vishal Patel, MD, Ashley Tran, MD, and Carly Haddock, PA-C.
• St. Luke’s Bethlehem Internal Medicine, which relocated from 800 Eaton Avenue, Bethlehem. It occupies space on the second floor. The practice specializes in care for adults. Physicians in the practice are: Matthew Bartelt, DO, David Hoffman, MD, Mark Kender, MD, Cindy Silva, MD, and Kyle Haddock, DO, who recently joined the team.

All four practices welcome new patients.

About St. Luke’s

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 20,000 employees providing services at 15 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites.  With annual net revenue of $3.4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital.

Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania.  In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school campus.  It also operates the nation’s oldest School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 52 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 500 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke’s, a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley’s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids.

SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.  It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital.  The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/PINC AI 10 years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.  In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally.  Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN’s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information.  The Network is also recognized as one of the state’s lowest-cost providers.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Sam Kennedy