Geisinger ranked on InformationWeek 500 list for sixth time
Nov. 25, 2009 - Geisinger Health System was included in the 2009 InformationWeek 500, a list of companies that are leaders in their use of innovative technology. Geisinger’s inclusion marks the sixth time it has appeared in the InformationWeek 500.

Geisinger Medical Center named among nation's top cardiovascular hospitals
Nov. 23, 2009 - Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) has been named to the 2009 Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success list.

GMC critical care nurses recognized for quality
Nov. 20, 2009 - Geisinger Medical Center’s Adult Intensive Care Unit (AICU) nurses were recently recognized with the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence.

Geisinger Gold, Geisinger Health Plan rank in top ten of health plans nationally
Nov. 12, 2009 - Geisinger Gold and Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) are the top-ranked commercial and Medicare health plans in Pennsylvania and in the top ten nationally for quality and service.

Geisinger Medical Center nursing care cited among the best in the U.S.
Oct. 29, 2009 - U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Geisinger Medical Center among the top 10 percent of hospitals in the country for nursing care.

Endoscopy & Surgery Centre accredited by AAAHC
Oct. 28, 2009 -  Geisinger-Scenery Park has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Geisinger President/CEO Named Among Most Powerful in Healthcare
Sept. 2, 2009 - Geisinger Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Glenn Steele Jr., MD, PhD, has been named among Modern Healthcare magazine's eighth annual 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare.

CMS Recognizes Geisinger for Improved Quality, Reduced Costs
Aug. 28, 2009 - The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week that Medicare beneficiaries who receive most of their care from Geisinger experienced improved quality of care at a lower cost to the federal Medicare program as compared to Medicare beneficiaries receiving their care in the same region from other providers.

Cancer Programs Re-accredited
Aug. 12, 2009 - The cancer programs of Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, have been granted three-year terms of accreditation with commendation by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. 

Geisinger among 'Most Wired' organizations
July 20, 2009 - Geisinger Health System has again been listed among the country's "100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems."

Geisinger recognized by HFMA
July, 7, 2009 - The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) recently awarded Geisinger Health System with the High Performance in the Revenue Cycle Award.

Geisinger physicians named to USA Today's "Most Influential Doctors" list
July 3, 2009 - Ten Geisinger physicians were recently recognized in a listing presented by USA Today newspaper. “Most Influential Doctors” is an analysis by the medical information firm Qforma and lists physicians considered the “thought-leaders” around the country.

GMC honored by American Stroke Association
June 10, 2009 - Geisinger Medical Center recently received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Performance Achievement Award.

Respiratory care team receives national recognition
May 19, 2009 - Geisinger Medical Center’s respiratory care team recently received recognition from a national quality organization.

 GMC Bone Marrow Transplant Program accreditted
April 14, 2009 -The Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Geisinger Medical Center has received accreditation from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT).

Geisinger vascular lab receives accreditation
Feb. 27, 2009 - The Vascular Lab at Geisinger-Gray’s Woods has been awarded accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).

GHP named Outstanding Health Plan for 2008
Feb. 17, 2009 - Geisinger Health Plan was named the 2008 “Outstanding Health Plan” by the nation’s premier disease management trade group, DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance.

GWV earns reaccreditation as Chest Pain Center
Jan. 30, 2009 - Geisinger Wyoming Valley has earned reaccreditation as a Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, making it one of only eight Chest Pain Centers in the state.

Steele named to Health Leaders Top 20 list
Dec. 31, 2008 - Geisinger President and CEO Glenn D. Steele, Jr., MD, PhD, joins a select group of 20 individuals named to Health Leaders’ magazine’s annual list of those who are “truly making a difference” in today’s complex health care world. 

Geisinger Health System receives prestigious IT award
Nov. 21, 2008 - Geisinger Health System named to the 2008 InformationWeek 500 list of nation's most innovative users of information technology.

GMC named among nation's top cardiovascular hospitals
Nov. 21, 2008 - Geisinger Medical Center named among nation's top cardiovascular hospitals for third consecutive year, fourth time overall.

Geisinger Gold and Geisinger Health Plan rank #3 for Medicare and #5 for commercial health plans in the nation
 Nov. 10, 2008 - Geisinger Health Plan and Geisinger Gold are the top-ranked commercial and Medicare health plans in Pennsylvania and among the top 10 commercial and Medicare health plans in the nation, according to the U.S.News & World Report/National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) America's Best Health Plans 2008 list.

Geisinger Medical Center earns prestigious Magnet designation
Oct. 10, 2008 - The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has designated Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) as a Magnet hospital.

Geisinger recognized by Medicare for improving healthcare to seniors 
Aug. 14, 2008 - In the second year of an innovative project organized by the federal agency that runs the Medicare system, Geisinger Health System received a quality score of 100 percent as a result of meeting all 27 benchmarks used to assess quality performance.

Geisinger Health System named 'Most Wired' for sixth time
Aug. 11, 2008 — Geisinger Health System has earned a prominent place on this year’s national list of 100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems, published by Hospitals & Health Networks (H&HN) magazine.

GMC Stroke program earns Joint Commission certification
Aug. 8, 2008 - Geisinger Medical Center has officially been named a Certified Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission after completing a rigorous certification process.

Geisinger recognized for streamlining supply ordering process, saving millions of dollars, eliminating waste
June 17, 2008 - Geisinger’s Supply Chain Services was recently named materials management department of the year by Healthcare Purchasing News and it also received a Supply Chain Innovation Award from the Premier healthcare alliance.

Geisinger CEO receives Society of Surgical Oncology's Heritage Award
May 6, 2008 - Surgical oncologist Glenn Steele Jr., MD, PhD, president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, received the 2008 Society of Surgical Oncologists Heritage Award, given to former presidents of the Society for their contribution to the field of surgical oncology.

Geisinger-Philipsburg Mammography Receives Certification
May 6, 2008 - Mammography Services at Geisinger—Philipsburg has received an “All Items in Compliance” rating, the highest possible, following its annual Mammography Quality Standard Act/FDA inspection.

Geisinger-Lewistown Mammography Receives Recertification
March 6, 2008 - The Radiology Department at Geisinger—Lewistown has received a three-year certification from the American College of Radiology for mammography studies.

Best Doctors in America Taps Geisinger Physicians for 2007-2008 List
Feb. 6, 2008 - Forty-three Geisinger Health System physicians have been named to the national Best Doctors list for 2007-200 compiled by Best Doctors, Inc.

Geisinger-Gray's Woods receives Gold LEED certification
Jan. 20, 2008 - Geisinger-Gray’s Woods has received the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification for new construction, becoming the only healthcare facility in the state of Pennsylvania to earn the designation and one of seven in the nation.

World Health Congress brings home Geisinger commitment to quality
May 15, 2006 - Abigail Geisinger was a visionary when she talked about her hospital, stating, “Make my hospital right. Make it the best.” For more than 90 years, Geisinger caregivers have dedicated themselves to fulfilling Mrs. Geisinger’s dream by focusing on providing the highest quality care possible.

Steele receives Modern Healthcare and HIMSS 2006 CEO IT Achievement Award
April 10, 2006 – Modern Healthcare and HIMSS announced Glenn Steele, Jr., MD, PhD, president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, as the 2006 CEO IT Achievement Award recipient.

Geisinger Wyoming Valley earns full Chest Pain Center Accreditation
Feb. 11,  2006 - Geisinger Wyoming Valley has been granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers.  The Accreditation Review Committee granted Geisinger Wyoming Valley full accreditation, making it the second in Pennsylvania and the 210th in the nation with this designation.

Geisinger earns high national ranking for integration from Verispan
Feb. 4, 2006 - Geisinger Health System has earned a prominent national ranking in the 2006 Verispan IHN 100, the ninth edition of Verispan’s annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated healthcare networks (IHNs). Verispan’s report, regarded as the nation’s premier rating system, evaluates IHNs on their performance and degree of integration.

The Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley receives three-year accreditation
Jan. 4, 2006 — The cancer program at The Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley has received a three-year approval with commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.

Geisinger Health System Listed on InformationWeek
Aug. 2 2006 – Geisinger Health System (Danville, PA) today announced that it has been listed for the third time on the InformationWeek 500 list.  The top 2006 InformationWeek 500 companies will be celebrated at a gala awards ceremony held during the InformationWeek 500 Conference in Rancho Mirage, CA in September. For the past 18 years InformationWeek has identified and honored the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual listing.  The list is unique among corporate rankings because it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology.

Geisinger's cancer program receives three-year approval with commendation
Dec. 16, 2005 – Geisinger Medical Center’s cancer program has received a three-year approval with commendation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons.

Steele receives Modern Healthcare and HIMSS 2006 CEO IT Achievement Award
April 10, 2006 – Modern Healthcare and HIMSS announced Glenn Steele, Jr., MD, PhD, president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, as the 2006 CEO IT Achievement Award recipient.

Geisinger to receive EI&CM Award
April 24, 2006 - The Association for Information and Imaging Management (AIIM) organization will award its 2006 Best Practices Award for the EI&CM team’s use of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technologies in healthcare to Geisinger Health System. This is the highest honor awarded in the ECM industry and Geisinger is the first organization ever to win the Best Practices Award two out of three years. Geisinger won this award previously in 2004.

Geisinger Medical Center named to Solucient 100 Top Hospitals list
March 6, 2006 - Geisinger Medical Center has been named to the Solucient 100 Top Hospitals®: National Benchmarks for Success list, which annually examines changing performance levels in US hospitals across five critical performance areas: outcomes of care, patient safety, efficiency, financial performance and growing community service.

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center named to Solucient 100 Top Hospitals list
March 10, 2006  — Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s Top 100 Hospitals® by Solucient, the leading source of healthcare business intelligence.
The award recognizes hospitals that have achieved excellence in quality of care, operational efficiency, financial performance, and adaptation to the environment. This achievement by Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center marks the third time that a Geisinger Health System hospital has been recognized by Solucient as among the country’s top hospitals. Geisinger Medical Center in Danville previously earned this honor for large teaching hospitals, and is also listed on Solucient’s 2005 Best Hospitals list for Performance Improvement Leaders.

Geisinger Medical Center is recognized as a bariatric center of excellence
Geisinger Medical Center was recently named an American Society for Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS).  The Bariatric Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery.

Geisinger awarded grant to launch health records-sharing initiative
Oct. 10 — In a move that could lay the foundation for one of the nation's first rural regional health information organizations (RHIO), Geisinger Health System has been awarded an estimated $1.5 million to launch a health records-sharing project with Shamokin Area Community Hospital and Sunbury Community Hospital & Outpatient Center.

Geisinger CEO named to national committee to improve access to healthcare across USA
June 13 — Geisinger Health System President and CEO Glenn Steele, Jr., MD, has been named to The Commonwealth Fund’s newly-created Commission on a High Performance Health System.

Geisinger recognized by AIIM with industry best practice award for HIPAA-compliant solution
Mar. 31  —  Vignette Corp. today announced that Geisinger Health System received The Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) Best Practices Award 2004 for its use of Vignette-Integrated Document Management solutions, formerly TOWER IDM, to create a comprehensive HIPAA-compliant system which manages the entire medical record of its patients.

Geisinger receives 2004 "Best Use of Technology" award
March 18 — The Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania has recognized Geisinger Health System for Best Application of Technology in 2004, which recognizes the creative application of existing technology to improve practices, processes or services.

Geisinger Health System Receives 2004 eHealthcare Leadership Award for Web Site
Geisinger Health System's web site, www.geisinger.org, has received the 2004 eHealthcare Leadership Gold Award as Best e-Business Site and the 2004 Distinction Award for Best Healthcare Content.

Geisinger named a most-wired hospital & health system for the second time
2004 —The Geisinger Health System has again been named one of the nation’s 100 Most Wired hospitals and health systems. The fourth annual survey and benchmarking study is awarded to technically savvy hospitals by Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association, in cooperation with McKesson Information Solutions, Qwest Communications International, and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. The survey and benchmarking study measures the nation’s health care systems on their use of Internet technologies to connect with patients, physicians and nurses, payors, health plans and employees. This is the second time Geisinger has been named to the list.

Geisinger Health System Receives 2003 eHealthcare Leadership Award for Web Site
Dec. 3, 2003 — Geisinger Health System's web site, www.geisinger.org, has received the 2003 eHealthcare Leadership Silver Award as Best e-Business Site.

Geisinger Health System Receives 2002 eHealthcare Leadership Award for Web Site 
Jan. 2, 2003 - Geisinger Health System's web site, www.geisinger.org, has received the 2002 eHealthcare Leadership Award of Distinction for best health/health care content.

Geisinger CIO named to Premier 100 IT Leaders list
Jan. 14, 2003 — Geisinger Health System chief information officer Frank M. Richards has been recognized by Computerworld, a leading weekly newspaper for information technology (IT) leaders, as one of the business world’s Premier 100 IT Leaders. The award honors individuals who have creatively applied technology to execute their organization’s business strategy.

Weiss named one of Health Imaging & IT’s “100 Names You Need to Know”
Aug. 18 — David L. Weiss, MD, Director of Geisinger Medical Center’s Department of Radiology, has been recognized by Health Imaging & IT as one of Who’s Who,“100 Names You Need to Know.”

Geisinger receives Wharton School and Infosys award
 The Geisinger Health System has been named a finalist for the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award for transforming the health care industry through the use of technology.

Geisinger receives National Recognition for Information Technology
Geisinger Health System has earned a prominent place on this year’s national list of “100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems,” published by Hospitals & Health Networks (H&HN) magazine. The annual list is based on surveys, benchmarking studies and a detailed scoring process focusing on quality and patient safety, public health, customer service, business processes and workforce.  For this year’s honor roll, the top 100 most wired hospitals and health systems were selected from 1,217 hospitals representing approximately 20 percent of all U.S. hospitals.