Expert trauma care when every second matters
One moment, you’re living your life. The next, you need help. Fast.
Geisinger trauma teams work around the clock, whenever you need them. You’ll have immediate access to emergency doctors, nurses, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, general surgeons, heart surgeons, radiologists, pediatricians, rehabilitation specialists and social workers — just to name a few.
They all work together with one goal: getting you stable, then connecting you with the care you need as quickly as possible. Geisinger Medical Center and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center are the only Level I trauma centers in central and northeastern Pennsylvania.
And with our Level II and Level IV trauma centers throughout the region, along with first responders and Geisinger Life Flight® who can get you to the right level of care, you’ll always have our team at the ready — for any reason.
Conditions we treat
FAQs
What’s a trauma center?
A trauma center is a specialized hospital, equipped to provide immediate, complex critical care for patients with severe or life-threatening injuries. Geisinger has Level I, II and IV trauma centers throughout central and northeastern Pennsylvania, so advanced care is always close by.
What’s a Level I trauma center?
A Level I trauma center provides the highest level of trauma care available. You can get around-the-clock critical care and comprehensive care from injury through rehabilitation. These centers also offer prevention and public education resources and serve as regional leaders in trauma teaching and research.
Geisinger Medical Center in Danville and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre are both Level I trauma centers. Each offers:
- A hybrid operating room where imaging and surgery can be performed simultaneously, helping precisely diagnose and treat anyone with a traumatic injury
- ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), an advanced therapy that delivers healthy oxygen to the blood
Geisinger Medical Center also has a dedicated ICU with specially trained staff for multidisciplinary critical care.
Meet the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Trauma Team [English version] - [Spanish version]
What’s a Level II trauma center?
A Level II trauma center provides around-the-clock advanced surgical care for life-threatening injuries, with resources to stabilize, treat and rehabilitate most patients on-site.
Geisinger’s Level II emergency trauma centers include:
- Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton
- Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville
What’s a Level IV trauma center?
A Level IV emergency trauma center provides initial stabilization and trauma life support before transferring patients to a higher-level center when needed. They may perform surgery and some critical care services.
Our Level IV emergency trauma centers include:
- Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, the only trauma center in Mifflin County
- Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Trauma care at Geisinger
Your trauma team is here with you from the moment you arrive through your recovery. If you need to come to Geisinger for trauma care, you’ll have:
- Trauma centers for critical injuries: Our Level I trauma centers have trauma surgeons, ER doctors and nurses who are equipped to give the highest level of care 24/7.
- Specialized care: Many of our surgeons have completed fellowship training in specific types of surgery, so your care focuses on getting you the best possible outcome.
- Support services and amenities: An ER visit can be stressful. Our hospitals have spiritual care, interpreters, patient liaisons, complimentary Wi-Fi, ATMs, healthy dining options, gift shops and notary public services, among other amenities.
- Injury prevention programs: Because you deserve to be prepared for the unexpected, we offer free injury prevention programs on topics ranging from pedestrian safety to gun locks.