GIANT acknowledges pediatric nursing staff for National Nurses Week
In the past GIANT has made grab-and-go meal donations to the nursing staff at the hospital in celebration of the appreciation week. This year, due to the pandemic, GIANT organized donations from vendors of individually wrapped snacks and single-use items, including drink mixes, chips, popcorn, candy, cookies, cereal bars, beverages, and health and beauty items.
“This donation is really a small token of our appreciation for the nursing staff,” said Jessica Groves, GIANT social impact manager. “We can only imagine how the last year has impacted the staff and want them to know that we value them in our communities. We are their cheerleaders for the amazing care they have never wavered from giving to patients and families.”
The donated items will be distributed to the nursing staff during National Nurses Week, May 6 –12, and are very much appreciated by the staff.
“GIANT and Martin’s continues to be a strong partner for Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital,” said Glenn Bernius, system director for the Women & Children’s Institute at Geisinger Health Foundation. “This donation shows their continued commitment to the care of our pediatric patients and the caregivers who provide that care, day in and day out.”
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.
