Geisinger Medical Center

Geisinger Medical Center
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA
Geography
LocationDanville, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40.9678905, -76.6050616
Organization
TypeRegional resource medical center
Services
Emergency departmentCombined Adult Level I /
Pediatric Level II
Beds594
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: 79PN
FAA LID: 49PN
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 (79PN) 60 18 Roof/top
H1 (49PN) 46 14 Asphalt
H2 (49PN) 47 14 Asphalt/concrete
History
Former name(s)George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital
Opened1915
Links
Websitegeisinger.org
ListsHospitals in Pennsylvania

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) is an academic medical center in Danville, Pennsylvania that opened in 1915 as the George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital. It is the flagship hospital for the Danville-based Geisinger Health System, a primary chain of hospitals and clinics across northeastern and central Pennsylvania. Geisinger Medical Center is an adult level I trauma center. Adjoined is the Janet Weis Children's Hospital (JWCH), a pediatric level II trauma center. Geisinger Life Flight, a helicopter medevac system, is based at GMC.

GMC's position in a small town gives Danville one of the highest concentrations of hospital workers in the United States. According to Todd Frankel of The Washington Post, "Life in Danville has always seemed to revolve around what some locals call the 'Big G,' the hospital on the hill that employs more than 10,000 people in a borough of 4,600."