Geisinger Medical Center
Geisinger Medical Center is a hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania, serving as the primary hospital for the Danville-based Geisinger Health System, a primary chain of hospitals and clinics which includes the Danville medical center across northeastern and central Pennsylvania.
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| Location | Danville, Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.9678905, -76.6050616 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Regional Resource Medical Center | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Combined Adult Level I / Pediatric Level II | ||||||||||||||||||
| Beds | 594 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Helipad | FAA LID: 79PN[1] FAA LID: 49PN[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | https://www.geisinger.org/en | ||||||||||||||||||
Geisinger Life Flight, a five-helicopter medevac system, is based at the hospital.
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).
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See also
References
- "Airnav: 79PN - Geisinger Rooftop Heliport". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "AirNav: 49PN - Geisinger Heliport". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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