Healthcare in Scranton
Scranton hosts real, substantial healthcare access anchored by Geisinger Community Medical Center -- Lackawanna County's only Level II trauma center -- plus Commonwealth Health's additional regional hospitals.
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Learn moreGeisinger Community Medical Center: a real regional anchor
Part of Geisinger since 2012, GCMC operates the only Level II trauma center and electronic ICU in Lackawanna County -- a real, genuine emergency and critical-care anchor.
A real academic-medicine presence
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's real North regional campus sits in Scranton, one of six such campuses across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Additional Commonwealth Health capacity
Commonwealth Health separately operates Regional Hospital of Scranton and Moses Taylor Hospital, adding real, further regional healthcare capacity.
Key takeaways
- Geisinger Community Medical Center is Lackawanna County's only Level II trauma center.
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's real North campus adds an academic-medicine anchor.
- Commonwealth Health's Regional Hospital of Scranton and Moses Taylor Hospital add further capacity.
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