
Geisinger Health Foundation: Summer 2023 Donor Impact Update
See how your philanthropy helps us deliver world-class care in central and northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Every dollar you give makes our care teams stronger and more effective. Thank you for generously supporting Geisinger’s mission to make better health easier for all.
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Your gifts at work:
Everyone deserves access to the highest quality healthcare available. Donors like you help us bring new technology and services to our region:
- World-class imaging technology comes to Orwigsburg: Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital is just the fifth hospital in the world to use new state-of-the-art MRI technology to improve image clarity while reducing scan times.
- Advanced robotic-assisted orthopaedic surgery in Wilkes Barre: Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre’s orthopaedics team recently performed the 1,500th Mako robotic-assisted surgery for joint replacement, which offers greater precision and a shorter recovery period.
- Personalized, expert surgical care for children and infants: Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital surgical center is among the first in the nation to achieve Level II children’s surgery center verification from the American College of Surgeons.
- Outpatient colonoscopy services expand in Pittston: A new endoscopy suite at Geisinger Healthplex CenterPoint allows local residents to receive diagnostics and outpatient surgery for gastrointestinal issues.
- Award-winning maternity care in Bloomsburg and Danville: Geisinger Medical Center in Danville and Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital were recently named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2023.
- Ground-breaking research from Geisinger’s MyCode® Community Health Initiative: Data analysis helped show the effectiveness of routinely screening adults for three genetic conditions that carry a high risk of serious illness, including hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome and Lynch syndrome, the most common cause of hereditary colorectal cancer.
Geisinger in the news
- Geisinger outlines 'green' initiatives to improve health in our region
- Geisinger doctor honored after life-saving liver transplant
- Seniors in the LIFE Geisinger Wilkes-Barre program enjoy a day at the circus
- Geisinger Health Plan recognized by U.S. News & World Report as Pennsylvania’s best 2023 Medicare Advantage plan
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine confers Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees upon 108 graduates
- Geisinger Health Plan ranked best commercial health plan in Pennsylvania by J.D. Power for fourth year in a row
