Geisinger Health System
10/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/23/2024 09:23
Geisinger Pharmacy opens new infusion suite in Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. -
To meet an increased demand for home infusion services, Geisinger Pharmacy has opened a new infusion suite at 620 Baltimore Drive, Suite 100, Wilkes-Barre, and offers patients a personalized approach to their specialized pharmacy and medication needs.
To meet an increased demand for home infusion services, Geisinger Pharmacy has opened a new infusion suite at 620 Baltimore Drive, Suite 100, Wilkes-Barre, and offers patients a personalized approach to their specialized pharmacy and medication needs.
Infusion therapy allows patients to receive their medications through their bloodstream (intravenous or IV), under their skin (subcutaneous or intramuscular) or into the membranes surrounding the spinal cord (epidural).
The infusion suite is an ideal option for patients who:
• Prefer a clinical setting to home but need to be site-of-care compliant to meet their insurance requirements
• Have a home environment is not appropriate for at-home infusion
• Prefer to not be infused at home
• Need urgent infusions or those who may not want to wait for a home visit
The infusion suite is open Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Patients can call 800-245-8767, option 3.
To learn more about Geisinger Home Infusion Services visit geisinger.org/pharmacy.
About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation's leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites - including 10 hospital campuses - and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania's largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state's economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.