Geisinger Community Medical Center welcomes New Year’s Day baby

SCRANTON, Pa. – Geisinger Community Medical Center has welcomed its first baby of 2025. 

Mateo Mendoza was born to Jocelyn and Osman Mendoza of Scranton at 6:08 a.m. on Jan. 1. 

Mateo weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches long at his time of birth. He is the couple’s first child. 

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 central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates more than $8 billion in annual revenues across 163 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 is conducting more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With more than 27,000 employees, including 1,800 employed physicians and 5,200 registered nurses, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers, having an estimated economic impact of $16.8 billion on the state’s economy. In 2024, Geisinger joined Risant Health, a nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.