Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) is an
academic medical center
The Academic Medical Center (Dutch: ''Academisch Medisch Centrum''), or AMC, was the university hospital affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. After merging with the VU University Medical Center, it now operates as the Amsterdam Universi ...
in
Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville is a borough in and the county seat of Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. The population was 4,221 at the 2020 census. Danville is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolita ...
that opened in 1915 as the George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital. It is the flagship hospital for the Danville-based
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Health System (GHS) is a regional health care provider to central, south-central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Headquartered in Danville, Pennsylvania, Geisinger services over 3 million patients in 45 counties. Geisinger operates ten ...
, a primary chain of hospitals and clinics across
northeastern and central
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
. Geisinger Medical Center is an adult level I
trauma center
A trauma center, or trauma centre, is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. The term "trauma center" may be used incorr ...
. Adjoined is the ''Janet Weis Children's Hospital'' (JWCH), a pediatric level II trauma center.
, a helicopter medevac system, is based at GMC.
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."
History
Abigail Geisinger founded the hospital in December 1915, then named the ''George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital'' after her late husband. In 1928, a surgical pavilion was added. In 1961, it was reorganized as Geisinger Medical Center.
Hospital for Advanced Medicine
On February 9, 2010, Geisinger Medical Center opened the Hospital for Advanced Medicine (HfAM).
*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 - Opened in 2010, this floor focuses on patient care related to cardiac surgery,
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of extracorporeal life support, providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory system, respiratory support to people whose human heart, heart and human lung, lungs are unable to provide an adequa ...
(ECMO), and thoracic surgery. Since 2015 Geisinger Medical Center is a certified
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) is a non profit organization established in 1989 supporting health care professionals and scientists who are involved in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). ELSO maintains a registry of ...
(ELSO) center for supporting patients requiring ECMO.
*HfAM 6 Orthopaedic Surgery - Opened in 2013, this floor focuses on inpatient post-orthopedic and surgical care. The floor includes a gymnasium used for inpatient rehabilitation.
2025 expansion
Geisinger announced plans for an $880million expansion to begin in 2025. Plans include all-private patient rooms, an 11-story tower, and expanded emergency room (ER) space. The ER would increase its bed count, and 20 new operating rooms would be added.
See also
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Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Health System (GHS) is a regional health care provider to central, south-central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Headquartered in Danville, Pennsylvania, Geisinger services over 3 million patients in 45 counties. Geisinger operates ten ...
References
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Buildings and structures in Montour County, Pennsylvania
Hospitals in Pennsylvania
Level 1 trauma centers
Hospitals established in 1915