Geisinger News Releases

Geisinger Commonwealth receives grant from PPL Foundation for REACH-HEI program
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) announced that it has received a $45,000 grant from the PPL Foundation.

Geisinger providers honored for being ‘most caring’
Honorees rank in the top 10 percent in patient experience nationally

Geisinger Commonwealth student leaders attend Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) Policy Summit
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s (GCSOM) chapter of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) recently participated in LMSA’s Policy Summit held in October in Washington, D.C.


Geisinger Launches Surgical Redesign Program to Reduce Opioid Use and Improve Patient Experience
Initial results show ProvenRecovery program cut hospital stays in half, drove $1.5 million in savings, and contributed to 18 percent reduction in opioid use across organization
- Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital
- Geisinger Community Medical Center
- Geisinger Lewistown Hospital
- Geisinger Medical Center
- Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital
- Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital
- Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

Geisinger puts focus on employment of military veterans
Veteran Employment and Training Specialist to recruit, transition and retain veterans

Geisinger Commonwealth medical student elected to American Association of Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) Organization of Student Representatives (OSR)
Alexa Bolock of Waverly, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s (GCSOM) MD Class of 2021, was elected a national delegate to the American Association of Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) for the Northeast Region. Her election gives GCSOM students a powerful voice within academic medicine at a national level.
GCSOM introduces scholars program for medical students
Purpose-driven program encourages caring students to practice in region

Geisinger Commonwealth students elected to statewide Medical Society posts
Students from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) were well represented at the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) annual House of Delegates meeting in Hershey on Oct. 26.

Geisinger Appoints Jaewon Ryu, MD, as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
David T. Feinberg, MD, Stepping Down to Pursue New Opportunity
- Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital
- Geisinger Community Medical Center
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- Geisinger Lewistown Hospital
- Geisinger Medical Center
- Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital
- Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital
- Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital