St Lukes Des Peres Episcopal-Presbyterian Hospital

SEE SCHEDULE O.ST. LUKE'S IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THE WHOLE PERSON WITH COMPASSION, PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND RESPECT.

SEE SCHEDULE O. AT ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL, WE'RE DEDICATED TO ONE THING: OUR PATIENTS, LIVING A HEALTHY, HAPPY LIFE. SINCE 1974 AND NOW AS PART OF THE ST. LUKE'S NETWORK OF CARE, WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS WITH COMPASSION AND A PERSONALIZED APPROACH. MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. FROM PRIMARY CARE TO EMERGENCY CARE, WITH GENERAL MEDICAL AND SPECIALTY SURGICAL SERVICES, SPECIALIZING IN BARIATRIC, ORTHOPEDICS AND HEART CARE. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE RADIOLOGY, ENDOSCOPY, LABORATORY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, ENT/OTOLARYNGOLOGY, FOOT CARE, NUTRITION COUNSELING, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, UROLOGY, AND VASCULAR CARE. WE PROVIDE CARING TREATMENT IN A 143-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL WITH NETWORK ACCESS TO HIGHER LEVEL SERVICES IF NEEDED. IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION, ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY, WHICH INCLUDES THOSE WHO LACK FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND ARE DEEMED TO BE MEDICALLY INDIGENT. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES TO OTHER MEDICALLY INDIGENT PATIENTS UNDER VARIOUS STATE MEDICAID PROGRAMS. SUCH PROGRAMS PAY PROVIDERS AMOUNTS THAT ARE LESS THAN THE RELATED COSTS FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE RECIPIENTS. AS PART OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, ST. LUKE'S DES PERES PARTICIPATED WITH OTHER NONPROFIT HOSPITALS IN CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN 2018-2019 TO EVALUATE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE OFFERING SERVICES TO MEET THESE NEEDS. WITH THIS INFORMATION, ST. LUKE'S DES PERES DEVELOPED AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WITH WAYS TO ENHANCE OUR EDUCATION AND PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS OF ACCESS TO CARE AND NUTRITION AND WEIGHT STATUS. THE FULL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON THE ST. LUKE'S DES PERES WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.STLUKES-STL.COM/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/INDEX.HTMLST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL PROVIDES SPIRITUAL CARE SERVICES AROUND THE CLOCK, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THROUGH THE ST. LUKE'S SPIRITUAL CARE DEPARTMENT. CHAPLAINS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL CARE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES, VISITORS, AND TEAM MEMBERS OF ALL FAITHS. ST. LUKES' CHAPLAINS APPROACH EVERYONE WITH SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL HUMILITY. THEY ARE ALSO ACQUAINTED WITH VARIOUS RELIGIOUS RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY TO MEET ANY SPECIFIC NEEDS A PERSON MIGHT HAVE. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO HOLDS REGULAR WORSHIP SERVICES, INCLUDING EPISCOPAL AND PRESBYTERIAN EUCHARIST SERVICES, ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS, ECUMENICAL WORSHIP SERVICES, MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER SERVICES AND OTHER LITURGICAL SERVICES ON SPECIAL FEAST DAYS. ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL SUPPORTS MISSION OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THROUGH ST. LUKE'S MISSION OUTREACH COMMITTEE. ST. LUKE'S MISSION OUTREACH COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF TEAM MEMBERS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, COORDINATES OUTREACH EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. TEAM MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS GENEROUSLY SUPPORT INITIATIVES SUCH AS WINTER CLOTHING DRIVES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, FOOD DRIVES, TOY DRIVES, AND SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVES TO ASSIST THE FAMILIES OF ST. LUKE'S PEDIATRIC CARE CENTER, ISAIAH 58 MINISTRIES, LITTLE PATRIOTS EMBRACED, AND OPERATION FOOD SEARCH.ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL HAS A PROUD HERITAGE OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION. SINCE 1954 WE HAVE PROVIDED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY BY PREPARING NEW PHYSICIANS WITH QUALITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION. OUR FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SINCE 2019. WE OFFER HANDS ON CLINICAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH HOSPITAL ROTATIONS. PARTICIPATION ON OUR CLINICAL ROTATION PROGRAMS PROVIDES MEDICAL STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN THEIR GROWING KNOWLEDGE IN A TRUE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT. ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL EARNED THE 2020 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY AND ORTHOPEDICS. WOMENCERTIFIED INC., AN ADVOCATE FOR FEMALE CONSUMERS, CREATED THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD PROGRAM. THESE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION OF ST. LUKE'S DES PERES' PHYSICIANS AND TEAM MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO OUR PATIENTS EVERY DAY.THE MYNEWSELF SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM OFFERS SEVERAL PROCEDURE OPTIONS, PRE-SURGERY EDUCATION, POST-SURGERY CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS AND PERSONAL NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT. OUR BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS WILL TAILOR A SOLUTION TO HELP EACH PATIENT REACH A HEALTHIER WEIGHT AND OUR TEAM OF NURSES, DIETITIANS AND COUNSELORS WILL TEACH LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO SUPPORT A LONGER, HEALTHIER AND MORE ACTIVE LIFE.THE MYNEWSELF SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM HAS BEEN ACCREDITED AS A COMPREHENSIVE CENTER UNDER THE METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MBSAQIP), A JOINT PROGRAM OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS) AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY (ASMBS). ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL DESIGNATIONS FOR CLINICAL QUALITY FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY INCLUDING AETNA INSTITUTE OF QUALITY, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE DISTINCTION, AND OPTUM CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL ACHIEVED AN 'A' RATING IN BOTH THE SPRING AND FALL HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP. THE DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES THE HOSPITAL'S EFFORTS IN PROTECTING PATIENTS FROM HARM AND PROVIDING SAFER HEALTHCARE. THE LEAPFROG GROUP IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND SAFETY FOR CONSUMERS AND PURCHASERS. THE SAFETY GRADE ASSIGNS AN 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D OR 'F' GRADE TO HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE IN PREVENTING MEDICAL ERRORS, INJURIES, ACCIDENTS, INFECTIONS AND OTHER HARM TO PATIENTS IN THEIR CARE.ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL IS A RECIPIENT OF THE 2020 GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-HEART FAILURE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING HEART FAILURE PATIENTS RECEIVE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT ACCORDING TO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, RESEARCH-BASED GUIDELINES FOUNDED IN THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. THE GOAL IS SPEEDING RECOVERY AND REDUCING HOSPITAL READMISSIONS FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS.