Geisinger Health System

Geisinger President and CEO Dr. Terry Gilliland says health plan had a $231 million operating loss last year, and is still struggling.

Geisinger has brought cancer care closer to home for its patients fighting cancer in Lackawanna and surrounding counties. Previously, Geisinger patients would have to travel to Luzerne County for cancer care.

Geisinger’s Dickson City cancer center makes care more accessible for people in Lackawanna and surrounding counties while providing new patient services.

State Rep. Bridget Kosierowski is confident that Regional and Moses Taylor Hospitals in Scranton will remain open and said there are several leads for potential buyers.

The project will include an 11-story tower, an expanded emergency department, and the transition to 100% private patient rooms at the hospital campus in Montour County.

Road to Recovery offers people with cancer diagnoses free rides to appointments, helping to overcome transportation as a barrier to healthcare. The program has lost volunteers since the COVID-19 pandemic and is looking to recruit more in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Unionized nurses at Geisinger’s Wyoming Valley facilities settled with the company late Friday after months of negotiations, averting a second strike.

The latest proposal comes after the nurses’ five-day strike in February and negotiating sessions on March 25 and 26. Union members said they will not agree to this proposal.

National Match Day was on Friday, March 21 this year. All 115 of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's soon-to-be graduates matched with residency programs across the country.

The Vermont senator met virtually with union representatives before tweeting 'Geisinger: do the right thing' amid protracted labor negotiations.