Geisinger-Community Medical Center in Scranton, PA
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About Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Geisinger-Community Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 293 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Moses Taylor Hospital, about 0.7 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.16
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.27
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.31
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.57
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.95
52% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend61%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1060%
- Completed surveys1,416
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.40058, -75.64576
Nearby hospitals
- Moses Taylor Hospital700 Quincy Avenue, Scranton, PA · Emergency roomHospital0.7 mi
- Regional Hospital of Scranton746 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.9 mi
- Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast60 Glenmaura National Boulevard, Moosic, PAPsychiatric hospital3.3 mi
- Allied Services Institute of Rehabilitation475 Morgan Highway, Scranton, PARehabilitation hospital3.4 mi
- Allied Services Scranton Rehab Hospital475 Morgan Highway, Scranton, PAHospital3.6 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City330 Main Street, Dickson City, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.7 mi
- Clarks Summit State Hospital1451 Hillside Drive, Clarks Summit, PAPsychiatric hospital7.3 mi
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center1000 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital13 mi
- Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center1111 East End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA · Emergency roomVA medical center14 mi
- Wilkes-Barre General Hospital575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital15 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Geisinger-Community Medical Center located?
Geisinger-Community Medical Center is at 1822 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510 in Lackawanna County.
Does Geisinger-Community Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Geisinger-Community Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 211 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Geisinger-Community Medical Center?
Geisinger-Community Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Geisinger-Community Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Pennsylvania EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Geisinger-Community Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (570) 703-8000.
Would patients recommend Geisinger-Community Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,416 completed surveys), 61% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 60% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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