We take quality measures seriously at Geisinger, and people are taking notice. One important indicator of quality is whether a hospital and its staff are recognized by independent organizations devoted to measuring healthcare quality. Listed below are articles about the honors, awards and accreditations given to Geisinger:

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

Dec. 31, 2008 - Steele named to Health Leaders Top 20 list
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. 

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

Nov. 21, 2008 - GMC named among nation's top cardiovascular hospitals
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.

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.

World Health Congress brings home Geisinger commitment to quality

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