Hospital Information
- 412 acute care beds
- Physicians: 316 Active and Honorary; Consulting: 61; Courtesy: 27; Allied Health Professionals: 109
- 2,800+ total System employees (over 1950 hospital-based)
- Accredited by The Joint Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Health
Specialties
- Allergy/Asthma Immunology
- Anesthesiology
- Bariatric Surgery
- Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiology
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology/ Metabolism
- Family Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
- Geriatrics
- Hematology
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Nuclear Medicine
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- Obstetrics/ Gynecology/ Infertility
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orthopaedics/ Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Pain Management
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Physiatry
- Plastic Surgery
- Podiatry
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonology
- Radiation Oncology
- Radiology
- Rheumatology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
- Wound Care
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Services
- Behavioral Health (Addiction, Mental Health, Adults, Children, Geriatric)
- Cancer Center (Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology)
- Cardiac (Angiography, Open Heart, CCU, Telemetry, Cath Lab, Rehabilitation)
- Cardiopulmonary/Respiratory (EKG, Pulmonary Function Lab)
- Detox
- Diabetes Management and Nutrition Center
- Dialysis (Inpatient)
- Emergency Department
- Fitness Center (STAR Fitness)
- Gamma Knife Center
- Geriatric Acute Care
- GI/Endoscopy Lab
- Healthy Woman Program
- Home Health/Hospice
- Imaging (Inpatient/Outpatient, Bone Densitometry, CT Scanner, Lithotripsy, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, PET Scanner, Ultrasound, Teleradiology, MRA)
- Intensive Care Unit (SICU, CCU, CTICU, Cardiac Step-Down Unit)
- Labor & Delivery (LDRs, Nursery)
- Laboratory (Hematology, Histology, Immunology, Microbiology, Transfusion Medicine)
- Orthopaedic Unit
- Pain Management Center
- Pediatrics Unit
- Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
- School of Medicine (School of Nurse Anesthesia)
- Senior Circle Program
- Special Services (EEG, EMG, Holter Monitoring, Stress Testing)
- Stroke Treatment Center
- Support Groups
- Surgery (Inpatient, Outpatient, Infusion)
- Wound Care Center (Hyperbarics)
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Weather
Average annual rainfall: 36"
Average annual snowfall: 49"
Average temperature in winter: 26°
Average temperature in summer: 72°
Community Facts
Population: 43,123 (city); 312,000 (county)
Wilkes-Barre is 2 hours (112 miles) north of Philadelphia; 1 1/2 hours (80 miles) south of Binghamton, NY and 2 1/2 hours (126 miles) northwest of New York City.
Wilkes-Barre offers the following activities:
- 42 public and private golf courses
- 17 Pocono Mountain ski resorts
- 150 local and state parks
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL hockey
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees AAA baseball
Points of Interest:
- Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Casino & Resort
- Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
- F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
- Pocono International Raceway
- Shoppes at Montage
Market Data
Median household income: $26,711
Average cost of existing 3BR home: $64,710
Average cost of a 2BR apartment: $414
Number of single-family homes: 19,653
State Income Tax: Yes, 3.07%
Education
High Schools: 13 public/1 private
Middle Schools: 2
Elementary Schools: 41 Public/10 Private
Day Care Centers: 19
Higher Education:
- King’s College
- Wilkes University
- Misericordia University
- Luzerne County Community College
- Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- Penn State Hazleton
- The Commonwealth Medical College
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