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Danville, PA 17822

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Art in Milton, Building Service, Character, & Leadership, Campus Farm, and A New Way to Deliver Care: Life Around the River

Nov 21, 2018 ● By Emma Eldridge

We explore what's happening around the Susquehanna Valley.

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GSVCC Recognition, Donor Walls & New Accreditation for Geisinger Health System’s

Mar 29, 2016 ● By Ryan Frisch

Everything began with the transformational gift from Abigail Geisinger a century ago but now people like Denise Prince keep Geisinger Health System’s at the top of its' game.

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Geisinger Earns Blue Distinction® Center Designation for Quality in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries

Mar 22, 2016 ● By Ryan Frisch

Hospitals designated as Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement demonstrate expertise in total knee and total hip replacement surgeries.

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Dr. Marvin leading Geisinger Transplantation and Liver Surgery

Feb 10, 2016 ● By Erica Shames

Dr. Marvin is also an accomplished researcher, having published more than 50 articles and multiple book chapters.

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Postdoctoral fellow wins Early Career Investigator Award

Feb 05, 2016 ● By Erica Shames

Dr. Jones is a postdoctoral fellow in health services and outcomes research in the Center for Pharmacy Innovation and Outcomes.

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Dr. Manickam joins Precision Health Center as clinical geneticist

Feb 02, 2016 ● By Erica Shames

Researcher focuses on rare and common genetic diseases

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GenomeFIRST awarded $400K grant to bring genomic information into patients’ care plans

Feb 01, 2016 ● By Erica Shames

The GenomeFIRST Medicine program takes a comprehensive approach to care that includes genomic screening, interpretation and managing results — essentially changing health care by expanding providers’ ability to care for their patients before a problem arises.

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Top baby names at Geisinger hospitals revealed

Jan 07, 2016 ● By Erica Shames

This year, Geisinger Health System (GHS) tabulated the most popular names of the more than 4,000 babies delivered at its hospitals throughout 2015.

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The Impact of Regional Healthcare

Jan 04, 2016 ● By Erica Shames

“Build me a hospital and make it the best” – Abigail Geisinger, 1915

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New $4.4 million research project targets obesity in Pennsylvania

Dec 08, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Geisinger researcher leads multi-center coalition.

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Geisinger earns two 2015 Press Ganey awards for patient experience satisfaction

Nov 28, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Cardiovascular team wins Success Story Award; Cosmetic surgery wins Guardian of Excellence Award.

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Geisinger President and CEO Unveils ProvenExperience™

Nov 23, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Health system lauded for innovation now offering famous “warranty” based on patient expectations.

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Geisinger study: Access to doctors’ notes increases med adherence

Nov 03, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Geisinger researchers analyzed data from 2147 adult patients who took at least one blood pressure or cholesterol medication from March 2009 to June 2011.

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Geisinger Authority celebrates 40th anniversary during Foss Home dinner

Oct 27, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

The Authority has overseen more than $2 billion in funding.

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David T. Feinberg named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare

Sep 02, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

The annual list includes a range of policy leaders, hospital leaders and insurance executives, most notably President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice John Robert and CEOs of the Mayo Clinic.

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Geisinger pharmacist named 2015 Next-Generation Pharmacist by Pharmacy Times

Aug 17, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

The first winner of the newly added health-system pharmacist category, Michael Evans was honored for his tremendous efforts in Geisinger’s Medication Therapy Disease Management Program.

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Geisinger Precision Health Center to host BRCA Symposia

Aug 04, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Focus on genes that are linked to breast, ovarian and prostate cancers.

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Health system earns information technology award for thirteenth straight year

Jul 21, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Geisinger named among nation’s ‘Most Wired’ providers.

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Geisinger investigator receives $1.5 million NIH award to study Parkinson’s disease

Jul 08, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Focus on illness that affects one million Americans.

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Geisinger researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to study genetic basis of disease

Jul 08, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Genetic link to skin cancer already identified

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Child Advocacy Center planning move to Sunbury through building gift donation

Jun 24, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

New location will more than quadruple space, expand programming.

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Geisinger Medical Center Honored for Eliminating Mercury

May 26, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Geisinger Health System was recently presented with the 2015 ‘Making Medicine Mercury-Free” Award.

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Geisinger’s Lydia Ross presented Pennsylvania House Citation for heroic act

May 22, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Hospital for Advanced Medicine team coordinator saved young girl from drowning in 2013

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Geisinger Precision Health Center to host GenomeFIRSTTM Symposia

May 13, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Focus on treatable genetic disorders that can cause heart attack and stroke.

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The Retina Group of PA to Join Geisinger

Apr 30, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

The agreement between the organizations includes the Retina Group of PA’s Lewisburg and Williamsport locations.

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WVIA documentary profiling Geisinger Health System to air this week

Apr 23, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

WVIA Public Media produced the documentary, which is written and narrated by Susan Dentzer, senior policy adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Geisinger Precision Health Center to host ribbon-cutting/open house April 20

Apr 16, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Center to house first-of-its-scale telegenomics program, autism & developmental medicine clinic.

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Geisinger Medical Center’s Bone Marrow Transplant Program Receives Designation

Apr 10, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Program now central Pennsylvania’s only National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match® Low Volume Transplant Center

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Glenn D. Steele, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., receives Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award

Apr 08, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Steele's emphasis on value-based care and quality reverberates through the physician-led, rural system that serves more than 3 million residents in 48 Pennsylvania counties.

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Improved patient outcomes, reduced cost of care

Apr 07, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

New study published in April Health Affairs journal.

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WVIA documentary on Geisinger’s 100 years to have central Pa. premiere April 9

Apr 06, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Screening to be held at The Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell.

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Help Geisinger Celebrate ADMI Anniversary and Honor Autism Awareness Month

Mar 30, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Geisinger's ADMI is sponsoring two public events to celebrate its second anniversary and National Autism Awareness Month.

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Geisinger Research Oncologist to Donate Proceeds from Book Signing

Mar 20, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Doctor, What if it Were Your Mother? examines the importance of candid, but compassionate, communication between physicians and patients during end-of-life care.

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The Elephant in the Room

Mar 12, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

This guide consists of 96 cards, shaped like elephant footprints, divided into four categories: values and beliefs; people and places; definitions and resources; and complex care.

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Web Extra: Interview with Victor Vogel, MD

Mar 12, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

More of the interview from the print issue and more information on Dr. Vogel.

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Questions at the End of Life: Victor Vogel, MD

Mar 12, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

After 30 years treating cancer patients, Dr. Victor Vogel believes people can make better decisions if they are taught to ask the right questions at the end of life. Vogel’s book, Doctor, What if it were Your Mother?, guides readers on how to start that difficult conversation.

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Geisinger Medical Center nursing units receive Beacon Awards for Excellence

Feb 27, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

The award recognizes adult critical care, adult progressive care and pediatric critical care units that achieve high-quality outcomes and exemplify excellence in professional practice and patient care.

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New leader joins Geisinger

Feb 26, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Geisinger Health System names David T. Feinberg, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer

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Spring 2015 Issue is on the Way!

Feb 24, 2015 ● By Kevin

Without giving too much away, let’s just say the pages are chock-full of ideas to help you make the most of the warming weather, including how to get up, out and moving, and more!

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Women’s Professional Partnership Announces Special Program for Heart Month

Feb 02, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

The featured speaker is Dale Gustitus, CRNP, from Geisinger’s Women’s Heart & Vascular Institute. Dale’s background is in cardiology. She graduated from Geisinger’s School of Nursing in 1992.

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Archivist Kathy Heilman Sets the Record Straight on Geisinger History

Jan 28, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Centennial celebration is keeping archivist Kathy Heilman busy documenting Geisinger’s first 100 years.

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Dr. Bill Jeffreys Retires After 58 Years as Geisinger Neurologist

Jan 28, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Dr. Jeffreys leaves behind a legacy that included starting the hospital’s neurology program in 1961 and founding the Geisinger Neuroscience Center in 1984 – now the Geisinger Neurosciences Institute.

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Geisinger Connects to Statewide Research and Education Network

Jan 22, 2015 ● By Erica Shames

Geisinger is a PennREN pioneer in the health care arena, and its connection to our high performance network will enable opportunities for innovation, such as transmission of big data for genomic research, telemedicine, video consultation, remote patient monitoring, and access to specialist care, according to KINBER executive director Wendy Huntoon.

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