GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER Ratings and Reviews

About GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in SCRANTON, PA. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 390001. It does provide emergency services. There are 953 medical professionals and 126 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER, emergency patients were charged $23,686. This is lower than the state average of $25,156. It is also lower than the national average of $25,828.

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Infection Rates
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Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities
List of Associated Doctors

Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	80 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	15 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	86 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	11 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	79 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	16 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	75 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	19 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	76 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	18 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	83 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	13 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	75 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	18 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	71 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	22 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	60 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	28 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	56 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	32 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	65 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	11 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	24 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	58 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	23 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	19 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for	73 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	10 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	17 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	44 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	35 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	21 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	15 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	85 %
Discharge information - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge	17 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	83 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	87 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	47 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	46 %
Care transition - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	52 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	8 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	40 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	49 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	45 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	42 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	52 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	68 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	11 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	21 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	42 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	20 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	38 %
Quietness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	12 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	25 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	63 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital	7 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	64 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	29 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$28
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$33
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$138
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$23
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$9
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$714
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$11,308
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$18
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,387
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$785
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$137
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,023
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$865
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,828
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$132
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,259
Total (Complete Episode)	$23,686

Infection Rates at GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type	Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.01 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.89 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	5,307.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	5.52 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	1.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.18 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.17 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.05 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	8,628.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	10.51 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	5.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.48 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.53 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	2.39 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	218.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	5.80 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	7.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	1.21 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	49.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.43 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	1.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.43 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	2.23 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	76,438.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	5.60 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	6.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	1.07 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.26 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.65 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	75,344.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	44.95 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	19.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.42 / Better

How GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	13.6%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	2.3%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	9.2%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	13.6%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	17%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	12.8%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.41%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	176.59%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.18%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.73%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.59%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	6.33%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.16%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	4.61%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	3.95%	Worse
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.29%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	0.85%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Heinz Transitional Rehabilitation Unit	5:
Saint Mary's Villa Nursing Hom	5:
Gino J Merli Veterans Center	5:
Allied Services Transitional Rehab Unit	5:
Mountain Top Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	4:
Allied Services Meade Street Skilled Nursing	4:
Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Li	4:
Allied Services Center City Skilled Nursing	3:
Embassy of Wyoming Valley	3:
Maple Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3:
Wesley Village	3:
Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Green Ridge Care Center	3:
Mid-Valley Health Care Center	3:
Wayne Woodlands Manor	3:
Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Smith Health Care Ltd	2:
Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	2:
Riverstreet Manor	2:
Embassy of East Mountain	2:
Third Avenue Health and Rehab Center	2:
Highland Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	2:
Dunmore Health Care Center	2:
Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center	2:
Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center	2:
Abington Manor	2:
Ellen Memorial Health Care Center	2:
Forest City Nursing and Rehab Center	2:
Kadima Rehabilitation and Nursing at Luzerne	1:
Lakewood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	1:
Hampton House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	1:
River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Kadima Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lakeside	1:
Mountain View Care and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	1:
Scranton Health Care Center	1:
Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Embassy of Scranton	1:
Marywood Heights	1:
Embassy of Tunkhannock	1:
Aventura at Creekside	1:
Kingston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	No Data
Aventura at Terrace View	No Data

Medical Groups Affiliated with GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

There are 953 doctors and 126 medical groups that are affiliated with GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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