St Lukes Hospital News

Officials with St. Luke's Hospital in Phillipsburg defended to a state health board today the request to close the hospital's mental health unit.

Joseph J. Patla, age 94 of New Bedford, passed away peacefully, on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital.

Mildred M. Dion, 94, of Dartmouth, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital.

Security guards at St. Luke's Hospital in Phillipsburg will vote on whether to join a union.

If building work keeps on target, the work at St Luke's Hospital could be finished next month to make patients' experiences even better.

Private funeral services were held for Jose Carlos Goncalves, 78, of New Bedford, who passed away Friday February 28, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital.

St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford and Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River are sharing in a $780,000 grant Southcoast Hospitals has received from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission.

Sole Control, Inc., a full-service orthotic laboratory and footwear facility, recently opened its new location at 486 THF Boulevard in Chesterfield.

John Sylvia, Jr., 85, of New Bedford, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital.

Susan A. Souza, 60, of New Bedford, died Sunday, February 23, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital.

St. Luke's Hospital has been named to Healthgrades' list of "America's 50 Best Hospitals" in 2014, according to hospital officials.

James F. Smith, 73, of E. Freetown passed away February 23, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital.

George W. Harkins, Jr., 82, of New Bedford, died February 22, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness.

An elderly woman in Minnesota is seeking punitive damages against a nursing home that placed her in a mental health facility and protected her attacker after she was raped.

Joseph J. Monteiro, 87, of Dartmouth, died February 21, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness.

On the job hunt and looking for work close to home? The following job listings have recently been posted for the Lehigh Valley area: Biller/Collector at St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network in Hellertown Assistant Superintendent of Education for Professional Personnel at Diocese of Allentown in Bethlehem Medical Assistant at Lehigh Valley Health ... (more)

Rev. Mildred J. Solomon, 65, of New Bedford, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a long illness.

Henry B. Gagnon, 78, of So. Dartmouth died Thursday, February 13, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Patricia C. Stettler, 63, of Newport Ave., Northampton, died early Tuesday morning, Feb. 11, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network, Fountain Hill.

Leo R. Lacerte, 65, of New Bedford, died February 12, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness.