Geisinger opens cold and flu care clinics in Jersey Shore and Mount Pocono
Located at Geisinger Jersey Shore, 116 Kerr Ave., Jersey Shore, and Geisinger Mount Pocono, 126 Market Way, Mount Pocono, the clinics are equipped with rapid respiratory panel testing capabilities. This includes testing for influenza strains A and B; respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); streptococcus (strep); and COVID-19. While testing for COVID-19 is part of the respiratory panel, these locations are not COVID-19 testing centers.
“This cold and flu season comes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the viruses have similar symptoms,” said Richard Martin, M.D., primary care physician at Geisinger. “By opening these dedicated cold and flu centers, we’re helping people get the care they need in the most efficient way.”
The clinics can treat anyone over the age of 1, and same-day and next-day appointments are available. For an appointment at Jersey Shore, call 800-230-4565. For an appointment at Mount Pocono call 570-839-3633. Your primary care physician can also refer you to one of the clinics.
“While we’re adding these cold and flu centers as an additional level of care in our communities, it’s still crucial for you to get your annual flu shot,” Martin said. “Getting your flu shot this year is critical in helping to keep flu-related hospitalizations to a minimum so we don’t overwhelm the health care system with cases of the flu and COVID-19 viruses.”
To learn more about Geisinger Cold & Flu Centers, visit geisinger.org/coldandflu. Additional walk-in cold and flu care centers are located at Geisinger Convenient Care locations in Danville, Lewistown, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. To learn where to get a flu shot, visit geisinger.org/flunews.
If you think you have COVID-19 symptoms, have been exposed to someone who has recently tested positive for COVID-19, or need a COVID-19 test, call Geisinger’s coronavirus hotline at 570-284-3657 for testing.
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 nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. 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 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 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 follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.
