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 the front lines from behind the scenes
Handling samples of a highly infectious virus isn’t something everyone would be willing to do. But these two analytical specialists remain capable and confident, fielding COVID tests from Geisinger’s laboratory.
The supply chain team meeting the hospitals’ demands
From linen requests to oxygen supplies to hand sanitizer, Paul Harper and his supply chain team make sure Geisinger hospitals and clinics have the supplies they need.
How COVID-19 compares to other pandemics
H1N1 and Ebola offered valuable lessons to prepare Geisinger teams for the COVID-19 pandemic
The caring continues for LIFE Geisinger participants
Although the doors may be physically closed, LIFE Geisinger continues to provide much-needed care to seniors in the community.
A home quarantine after traveling abroad
When chief nursing executive Janet Tomcavage returned from Ireland, she was greeted by a public health crisis. She shares her experience.
Strength through adversity — InterMetro Industries puts new ideas to work
When “business as usual” changed for InterMetro Industries, its staff found ways to adapt — and got creative in the process.
Long live heroes: Stories from the front lines
Physical therapy assistant Ellie Sikorskas embraces her new role working night shift in the COVID-19 screening tents: “People staying at home are doing their parts, too. And that’s important to remember.”