Geisinger opens Northeast Healthy Aging Clinic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

WILKES-BARRE, PA – Geisinger Women’s Health is now accepting patients for a new Northeast Healthy Aging Clinic to provide specialized, compassionate care to assist women between the ages of 40 and 60 as their body transitions through the normal aging process. The clinic will begin seeing patients next month at Geisinger East Mountain Specialty Clinic, 1155 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre.

Stacie Weil, M.D., board-certified in reproductive gynecology and infertility as well as obstetrics and gynecology, will provide menopausal counseling, care and treatment plans for the female patient between the ages of 40 and 60.

Geisinger’s Healthy Aging Clinic collaborates with a wide variety of health care providers throughout the system, including orthopaedics, neurology, cardiology, cosmetics, psychiatry, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, mammography and more.

“The aging process can be overwhelming for women, particularly as they undergo physical and emotional changes associated with menopause,” Dr. Weil said. “This clinic offers comprehensive care to provide patients healthy options to help ease this sometimes painful transition.”

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Weil, call 1-800-275-6401 or visit www.geisinger.org/womenshealth.

Dr. Weil will be providing a series of free educational seminars through the Healthy Aging Lecture Series, starting Wednesday, March 25, from 6-7 p.m. in the East Mountain Specialty Clinic conference room. Pre-registration is encouraged as seating is limited. To register, visit www.geisinger.org/events. For more information on the series, please call 570-271-6398. Additional series dates and locations to be announced.

About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the non-profit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 134 care sites - including 10 hospital campuses, and Geisinger Health Plan, with 600,000 members in commercial and government plans. The Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $14 billion to the state’s economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country.  Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.