Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

25 Church Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18765
(570) 826-3100
www.geisinger.org
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The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 112
Administrator:
Parent system: Geisinger Health System
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Skilled nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management*
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Geriatric services
  • Home health services*
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
  • Radiation therapy*
  • Sleep center
  • Sports medicine*
  • Urgent-care center
  • Women's health center
Patient/family support services:
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups*
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 6,615
Inpatient surgeries: 2,052
Outpatient visits: 83,986
Outpatient surgeries: 2,524
Emergency room visits: 23,671
Births: 0
Beds: 112

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
1
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
73
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
20
Total full-time faculty:
N/A
Total part-time faculty:
N/A

Notes

* At another location in healthcare system or through arrangement with another provider.

Find out more about AHA data products at www.ahadata.com.

Data provided by American Hospital Association. Last updated June 2009.

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