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Left to right, Brian Simpkins, assistant director of pharmacy services; Miranda Graham, pharmacy resident; Samantha McGovern, pharmacy technician; Elyssa Johannesen, pharmacy resident; and Jeff Hare, acute care pharmacist, in the Geisinger Lewistown Hospital pharmacy after receiving an initial shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.
WILKES-BARRE/LEWISTOWN, Pa. – Today, the first doses of the initial Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shipment arrived at Geisinger, including at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and Geisinger Lewistown Hospital.
Geisinger plans to begin providing vaccinations at these facilities to eligible employees within 24 hours. We will administer the vaccine as quickly as we can and as quickly as supplies allow. In alignment with Pennsylvania Department of Health and federal guidelines, during this initial phase, we will be providing vaccines to front-line staff whose daily work involves significant
Local hospitals should receive vaccines this week
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Two Geisinger locations receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
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Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Trauma Center Accreditation Status Change for Two Hospitals
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CAMP HILL, Pa., Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Trauma Center accreditation has been granted to one additional Critical Access Hospital in Pennsylvania effective January 1, 2021.
Level IV Trauma Center Accreditation: Conemaugh Miners Medical Center - Hastings, PA
Additionally, an elevation in Trauma Center Level has been granted immediately to one hospital:
Level I Trauma Center Accreditation: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health – Lancaster General Hospital – Lancaster, PA
Effective January 1, 2021, this brings the total number of trauma centers in Pennsylvania to 42 as follows:
Combined Adult Level 1 /Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers