Heroes, right here.
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life, and are right here in our communities, tackling one of the greatest challenges modern healthcare has ever faced. Read, watch and listen to their stories.
The phlebotomist who, after a long shift at the hospital, spends her free time cooking and delivering hot meals to seniors and truck drivers. A physical therapy assistant plucked from her normal duties and redeployed to screen her friends and neighbors in a tent outside the ER. The environmental services workers who sanitize, disinfect and deep-clean our hospitals and clinics, putting their own health at risk in the process.
We’re surrounded every day by heroes.
In honor of those working tirelessly to get us through the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re sharing the stories of our heroes and the incredible work they do.
Working hard to keep our hospitals and clinics safe
Environmental services staff works 24/7 to keep Geisinger hospitals and clinics safe and clean. Here’s an inside glimpse of a day’s work for our EVS team.
Going the extra mile for safety
Innovative OR approach protects patients and staff from COVID-19
Providing in-home care during COVID-19
Geisinger at Home doesn’t miss a beat during the pandemic
Long live heroes: Stories from the front lines
Olivia Decker, RN, spends her days doing swabs, breathing treatments and assessments: “I signed up for this when I decided to be a nurse.”
Long live heroes: Stories from the front lines
Alicia Kotz, RN, provides her take from the screening tent: “No matter if I’m working in the ED on a normal day or in a tent during a pandemic, our patients always come first.”
Long live heroes: Stories from the front lines
Patient access rep Larry Reck takes to the front lines, relying on prayer and staying positive: “Right now, I’m sacrificing my time with my family, but they understand completely. This is my job and it’s what I have to do.”
Geisinger’s transport “ninjas” enter the spotlight
Transporting patients who are impacted by the coronavirus gives inventory care support assistant Michael Black the chance to reassure them during a frightening time.