St. Luke’s opens Monroe Campus

By Pocono Record Staff Reports

The St. Luke’s Health Network Monroe Campus will officially open its doors today, capping off an $80 million project to provide more healthcare services to the Pocono area.

The seventh hospital in the health network will debut its 180,000 square-foot facility to patients this morning, on time from projections set during construction this spring and summer.

Set on a 40-acre lot on Route 611 in Bartonsville, the hospital’s construction was completed in time for inspections and licensing tests this summer. Mariella Miller, senior director of corporate communications, said the hospital has passed all of its required inspections to open so far, and still has a few more to go through.

The four-floor hospital will have 108 beds, an emergency waiting room and loading dock, four operating rooms and an organic produce cafeteria that will be open to the public. Accents of personalized care — private care rooms, nurse stations set between rooms instead of across the hall and walking paths through the exterior’s 20 acres — were a major focus of designers.

Each of the St. Luke’s hospitals has its own particular niche, Miller said. Due to a shortage of general surgery options in the area, Miller expects the hospital will eventually take on a high influx of surgical procedures.

Two of the four operating rooms will be ready for use today. Any supplemental services that would require patient transportation is prepared for — a helipad on the hospital roof is completed.

Though the hospital is fully staffed for the opening, Miller said the health network is still hiring for positions at the facility. A list of career opportunities with the health network is available on their website.

A celebratory opening for the hospital is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 13. Monroe campus president Don Seiple and St. Luke’s chief executive officer Richard Anderson will be among the attendees for the ribbon cutting and reception, Miller said.

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