Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is Northeastern Pennsylvania’s largest community hospital, with 412 beds and a medical staff of more than 400 physicians representing nearly 50 medical and surgical specialties.
The hospital is an accredited Level II Trauma Center and treats nearly 60,000 patients each year in its emergency department.
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has long been recognized for excellence in heart and vascular care, and offers advanced treatment for wide-ranging specialties, including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery and minimally invasive robotic-assisted procedures. Read our Patient Guide.
Trauma Center
In September 2017, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital was accredited as a Level II Trauma Center by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation.
Attaining this accreditation means Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has shown it has the resources immediately available to provide optimal treatment to patients with the most serious life-threatening and disabling injuries.
Heart and Vascular Institute
The Commonwealth Heart and Vascular Institute at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital offers a range of cardiac care, from an array of diagnostic and interventional cardiology to open-heart surgery and rehabilitation. The Heart and Vascular Institute is directly above the Emergency Department and near the existing operating rooms to ensure rapid diagnosis and treatment.
- Chest Pain Center - The Chest Pain Center at the Heart and Vascular Institute is fully accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The unit is designed to improve the evaluation and treatment of chest pain, reduce length of stay, improve ED-to-bed time, and to help eliminate gridlock within the hospital telemetry areas.
- Stroke Center - Accredited by the Joint Commission, our Primary Stroke Center strives to offer stroke patients the absolute finest stroke care and treatment options available.
- TeleStroke - Through the latest in telemedicine and an innovative program called LionNet TeleStroke, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital provides around-the-clock coverage by board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons stationed at Penn State Neuroscience Institute.
Robotics
This program gives our surgeons the technology to provide patients more options and achieve better outcomes, while providing an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy. In robotic surgery, the surgeons’ hands are at the controls of a high-tech robotic platform that enables them to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions.
- Epicenter - One of the first Epicenters for robotic general surgery in the country, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is a training site for surgeons to observe routine and complex robotic-assisted general surgery cases. Doctors and entire surgical teams from around the United States visit Wilkes-Barre General to observe sophisticated, minimally invasive procedures.
Orthopedics
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital’s orthopedics program has been designated a Blue Distinction Center-Plus for spine surgery and a Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacement surgery by Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
Our Joint Center features a team of skilled, experienced orthopedic surgeons, nurses and other health care professionals who provide the latest in orthopedic treatment and surgical techniques. While we explore alternatives to surgery whenever possible, we perform nearly 2,000 surgical procedures (including arthroscopic and reconstructive techniques) each year.
- Computerized surgical technology - For patients needing knee replacement surgery, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is changing the surgical experience with computer-assisted orthopedic surgery, which brings incredible accuracy and precision to knee replacement procedures.
- Robotic-assisted surgical technology - Orthopedic surgeons at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital are using robotic-assisted technology to help perform knee replacement surgery. Designed to help ensure knee replacement is positioned and aligned correctly, surgeons use this robotic-assisted equipment to enable optimal implant placement for better patient outcomes.
Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
The Women’s Imaging Center at the Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, Edwardsville, has earned designation as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR), a recognition granted to facilities that meet stringent accreditation requirements for mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound and ultrasound-guided breast biopsy.
The center offers digital breast tomosynthesis, also known as 3D mammography, a revolutionary new screening and diagnostic breast imaging tool to improve the early detection of breast cancer.