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                      Berwick Hospital Center

                      • Accredited by the Joint Commission
                      • Accredited Chest Pain Center
                      • Accredited Sleep Center (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
                      • Center of Distinction Award for Comprehensive Wound Healing Center (Healogics) for patients satisfaction and quality outcomes
                      • The Joint Commission Certificate of Distinction for Advanced Certification in Acute Stroke Ready Hospital

                      First Hospital

                      • Accredited by the Joint Commission
                      • Pennsylvania’s only psychiatric facility to be recognized by the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania with a safety award in the category of fall prevention

                      Moses Taylor Hospital

                      • 1st in Nation: Perinatal Care Certification (The Joint Commission)
                      • Accredited by the Joint Commission
                      • Accredited Chest Pain Center
                      • AHA/ASA Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Award
                      • AHA/ASA Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award
                      • Blue Distinction Center Plus - Maternity Care
                      • Certified Hip, Knee & Shoulder Replacement (The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval)
                      • Certified Primary Stroke Center
                      • Certified Spine Surgery (The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval)
                      • Health Grades Five-Star Maternity Care Excellence Award (3 years)
                      • Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
                      • NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders)

                      Regional Hospital of Scranton

                      • 1st in Nation - Cardiovascular Center of Excellence by the American Heart Association
                      • 1st in Nation - Cardiac Catheterization Lab Accredited by the American College of Cardiology
                      • 1st in Nation - All Top 4 Orthopedic Certifications: Hip Fracture, Shoulder Replacement, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement
                      • HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence by the American College of Cardiology (one of four U.S. hospitals to earn the inaugural designation)
                      • American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR ) Certification
                      • Accredited Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
                      • Accredited Chest Pain Center, Primary PCI with Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology
                      • AHA/ASA Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Award
                      • AHA/ASA Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award
                      • AHA Mission: Lifeline (STEMI) Heart Attack Receiving Center Accreditation
                      • Atrial Fibrillation with EPS Accreditation by the American College of Cardiology
                      • Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care
                      • Blue Distinction Center Plus - Hip and Knee Replacement by Blue Cross/Blue Shield
                      • Certified in Hip, Knee and Shoulder Replacement and Hip Fracture by The Joint Commission (The first hospital in Pennsylvania to earn all four designations)
                      • Certified Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission
                      • Echocardiography Accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
                      • Vascular Accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission

                      Tyler Memorial Hospital

                      • Accredited by the Joint Commission
                      • 4-Star Rating by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
                      • Accredited Chest Pain Center (Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care)
                      • The Joint Commission Certificate of Distinction for Advanced Certification in Acute Stroke Ready Hospital

                      Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

                      • Accredited by the Joint Commission
                      • Accredited Cardiac Cath Lab by the American College of Cardiology
                      • Accredited Cancer Center (American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer)
                      • Accredited Chest Pain Center (Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care)
                      • Accredited Level II Trauma Center (Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation)
                      • Accredited Level III Geriatric Emergency Department by ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians)
                      • Accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
                      • Accredited Medical Rehabilitation Program by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.)
                      • Accredited Sleep Center (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
                      • AHA/ASA Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Award
                      • AHA/ASA Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award
                      • American Heart Association's Fit-Friendly Companies Recognition Program Gold Level
                      • Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care
                      • Blue Distinction Center for Knee & Hip Replacement
                      • Blue Distinction Center - Plus for Maternity Care
                      • Blue Distinction Center - Plus for Spine Surgery
                      • Breast Imaging Center of Excellence (American College of Radiology)
                      • Certified in Spine Surgery by The Joint Commission
                      • Certified in Microdiscectomy by The Joint Commission
                      • Certified in Hip, Knee and Shoulder replacement programs by The Joint Commission
                      • Certified Primary Stroke Center
                      • Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology
                      • Epicenter for Robotic General Surgery - one of the first in the nation and the first in Pennsylvania (designated training site for surgeons to observe routine and complex robotic-assisted general surgery cases)
                      • Gold Seal of Approval – Wound Healing Center for Management of Wound Care Certification
                      • Platinum Designation, Donate Life Hospital Challenge – The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, the Center for Organ Recovery & Education, the Gift of Life Donor Program and the Pennsylvania Department of Health

                      Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Services

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                      • Accredited Emergency Medical Services Educational Institute by the Department of Health

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