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 rural and urban communities across central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $9 billion in annual revenues across more than 130 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with 509,000+ enrollees in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 600 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,600 clinical research studies. With 28,000 employees, including 1,900 employed physicians and 5,400 registered nurses, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $18 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 connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.