Geisinger Medical Center
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA
Geography
LocationDanville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40.9678905, -76.6050616
Organisation
TypeRegional resource medical center
Services
Emergency departmentCombined Adult Level I /
Pediatric Level II
Beds594
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: 79PN[1]
FAA LID: 49PN[2]
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 (79PN) 60 18 Roof/top
H1 (49PN) 46 14 Asphalt
H2 (49PN) 47 14 Asphalt/concrete
History
Former name(s)George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital
Opened1915
Links
Websitehttps://www.geisinger.org/

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) is a hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania that opened in 1915 as the George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital. It is the flagship hospital for the Danville-based Geisinger Health System, a primary chain of hospitals and clinics across northeastern and central Pennsylvania.

GMC's position in a small town gives Danville one of the highest concentrations of hospital workers in the United States. According to Todd Frankel of The Washington Post, "Life in Danville has always seemed to revolve around what some locals call the 'Big G,' the hospital on the hill that employs more than 10,000 people in a borough of 4,600."[3]

Geisinger Life Flight, a helicopter medevac system, is based at the hospital.

History

Abigail Geisinger founded the hospital in December 1915, then named the George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital after her late husband.[4] In 1928, a surgical pavilion was added.[5] In 1961, it was reorganized as Geisinger Medical Center.[6]

Hospital for Advanced Medicine

On February 9, 2010, Geisinger Medical Center opened the Hospital for Advanced Medicine (HFAM). Also in the building:

  • HFAM 8 Medicine/Surgery with Telemetry - Opened in 2010, this floor provides general medical and surgical care to patients who are in need of telemetry.
  • HFAM 7 Acuity Adaptable Care Unit - Focuses on patient care related to cardiac surgery, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and thoracic surgery, opened in 2010.
  • HFAM 6 Orthopaedic Surgery - Opened in 2013, this floor focuses on all aspects of inpatient post-orthopaedic and surgical care, with a special focus on total joint replacement patients. The floor boasts a comprehensive gymnasium used for inpatient rehabilitation following surgery.
  • Since 2015 Geisinger Medical Center is a certified Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) center for supporting patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airnav: 79PN - Geisinger Rooftop Heliport". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "AirNav: 49PN - Geisinger Heliport". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Frankel, Todd (2020-05-21). "No deaths and an army of hospital workers ready to fight: A rural town's prescription for a nation weighing what's next". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Looking back at Geisinger's start: Abigail items, photos on display". The Danville News. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Geisinger timeline". The Times-Tribune. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "100 Years of Geisinger". Modern Healthcare. 45 (7): 0024. 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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