Geisinger Orthopaedics opens urgent care facilities to meet community needs
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DANVILLE, Pa. – To give people with orthopaedic injuries a convenient alternative to the emergency room, Geisinger Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine has opened six orthopaedic urgent care clinics across its footprint. Patients can now visit the clinics Monday through Friday with no appointment necessary.
The clinics provide immediate access to specialized orthopaedic care for common injuries like a strain, a sprain or a simple fracture. Children and adults with minor injuries that occurred in the last 72 hours can visit the orthopaedic urgent care locations.
The team at each facility has the capability to evaluate and treat injuries, perform X-rays, apply splints and casts and schedule follow-up appointments. People who have severe fractures and dislocations will need treatment in the emergency room.
“Making health easier is central to everything we do at Geisinger. With the opening of these urgent care facilities we can respond to health concerns more quickly, resulting in exceptional patient care. Minor injuries can be looked at without having to visit the Emergency Department. We are hoping this will reduce the wait time for not only orthopaedics patients, but all other patients at the Emergency Department,” said Dr. Michael Suk, chair of Geisinger’s Musculoskeletal Institute.
Once a patient is seen by physician assistants at the clinic, they are scheduled for follow-up care as needed.
The six orthopaedic urgent care clinics are in Danville, Camp Hill, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Lewistown and Port Matilda. For more information, visit geisinger.org/urgent-ortho-care or call the sites below:
Geisinger Woodbine Lane
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville
570-271-7430
Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, 8 a.m. – noon
Geisinger Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
3 W. Olive St. Suite 118, Scranton
570-961- 3823
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, COMING SOON
Geisinger Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
1175 East Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre
570-808-1093
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, COMING SOON
Geisinger Electric Avenue Medical Center
310 Electric Ave. Suite 240, Lewistown
717-242-8124
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, COMING SOON
Geisinger Gray’s Woods
132 Abigail Lane, Port Matilda
814-272-6754
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, COMING SOON
The clinics provide immediate access to specialized orthopaedic care for common injuries like a strain, a sprain or a simple fracture. Children and adults with minor injuries that occurred in the last 72 hours can visit the orthopaedic urgent care locations.
The team at each facility has the capability to evaluate and treat injuries, perform X-rays, apply splints and casts and schedule follow-up appointments. People who have severe fractures and dislocations will need treatment in the emergency room.
“Making health easier is central to everything we do at Geisinger. With the opening of these urgent care facilities we can respond to health concerns more quickly, resulting in exceptional patient care. Minor injuries can be looked at without having to visit the Emergency Department. We are hoping this will reduce the wait time for not only orthopaedics patients, but all other patients at the Emergency Department,” said Dr. Michael Suk, chair of Geisinger’s Musculoskeletal Institute.
Once a patient is seen by physician assistants at the clinic, they are scheduled for follow-up care as needed.
The six orthopaedic urgent care clinics are in Danville, Camp Hill, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Lewistown and Port Matilda. For more information, visit geisinger.org/urgent-ortho-care or call the sites below:
Geisinger Woodbine Lane
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville
570-271-7430
Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, 8 a.m. – noon
Geisinger Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
3 W. Olive St. Suite 118, Scranton
570-961- 3823
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, COMING SOON
Geisinger Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
1175 East Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre
570-808-1093
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, COMING SOON
Geisinger Electric Avenue Medical Center
310 Electric Ave. Suite 240, Lewistown
717-242-8124
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, COMING SOON
Geisinger Gray’s Woods
132 Abigail Lane, Port Matilda
814-272-6754
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, COMING SOON
About Geisinger
Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes 10 hospital campuses, a health plan with more than half a million members, a research institute and the Geisinger College of Health Sciences, which includes schools of medicine, nursing and graduate education. With more than 25,000 employees and 1,700+ employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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