Weis Markets Donates $20,000 to St. Luke's Women's Health Center - Allentown
St. Luke's Women's Health Center staff (left to right): Laura
Greco, MD; Cynthia Kalman, RN; Jose Llinas Messeguer, MD;
Amanda Espinel; Evelyn Brandon, PCA; Hector Ceceres Serrano;
Aaron Bong; Carly Shimbob; and obstetrician/gynecologist
Gene Miller, DO, FACOG
Funding Provides for New Ultrasound Machine at Clinic Location
Allentown, PA (10/9/2009) – Weis Markets has donated $20,000 to St. Luke's Women's Health Center to fund an ultrasound machine for the clinic location in Allentown.
“Our company and our associates are proud to give back to the communities we serve,” said David J. Hepfinger, Weis Markets President and CEO. “We often support women's health programs, and we are pleased that our donation will help pregnant women in the Allentown area deliver healthy babies.”
“This donation will mean a lot to the underserved women of Allentown, as well,” said Frank Ford, CEO of St. Luke's Hospital – Allentown Campus. “A new ultrasound machine means that the women visiting the clinic at 18th and Linden Streets in Allentown will have access to the same high level of care and technology that is available in most private obstetrical offices.”
Excellent Prenatal Care and Gynecological Services
St. Luke's Women's Health Centers provide excellent prenatal care and gynecological services for women of all ages, the majority of whom are insured through medical assistance. The centers offer routine prenatal and gynecologic checkups, ultrasound and other diagnostic procedures. St. Luke's Women's Health Centers feature teams of doctors, nurses, dietitians, social workers and specialists who understand women's health and focus on the personal and physical changes that occur during pregnancy. Dietary counseling and other educational and support programs are available.
The health centers are located at 1837 W. Linden Street in Allentown, at St. Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus and at 414 Northampton Street in Easton. More than 20,000 women visit the St. Luke's Women's Health Centers annually, with 90 percent of those under- or uninsured. St. Luke's Hospitals in Allentown and Bethlehem together comprise the busiest birth centers in the Lehigh Valley.
For community members interested in donating to the clinics or other St. Luke's programs, please contact John Toner, St. Luke's Director of Development, at 610-628-8782.