Acute Care Tower at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Reaches Topping-Off Milestone

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A topping-out ceremony was held for Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center’s new 11-story acute care tower in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Expected to open in 2028, the project team includes FCA and Turner Construction. The tower will improve the patient experience by transitioning the hospital to all private patient rooms while significantly increasing clinical capacity. Key project features also include an expanded emergency department with 22 additional treatment areas, including three new trauma bays, dedicated space for behavioral health patients and six hybrid-capable operating rooms alongside 24 new ICU beds. The project will also advance the Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital … Read more

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Steel Rises on $900M Expansion Project at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

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Vertical construction has started on the $900-million expansion of Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, which is set to transform care delivery for northeastern Pennsylvania. The project team includes FCA and Turner Construction. The project scope features a building a new patient tower, along with increasing the medical center’s capacity for emergency medicine, critical care, trauma care, surgical services and advanced cardiovascular programs. The project will put Geisinger Wyoming Valley’s capabilities on par with large academic medical centers in Philadelphia, New York and other major metropolitan areas. Steel is now rising on the 11-story, 600,000-square-foot patient tower. When complete, the structure … Read more

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