Geisinger Medical Center

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Geisinger Medical Center
Geisinger Health System
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Geography
Location	Danville, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	40.9678905, -76.6050616
Organisation
Type	Regional Resource Medical Center
Services
Emergency department	Combined Adult Level I / Pediatric Level II
Beds	594
Helipads
Helipad	FAA 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
Opened	1915
Links
Website	https://www.geisinger.org/en

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 across northeastern and central Pennsylvania.

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).

See also[]

• Geisinger Health System

References[]

Coordinates: 40°58′05″N 76°36′22″W / 40.968°N 76.606°W / 40.968; -76.606