NEPA Scene Staff

Geisinger hospitals chronicle COVID-19 fight in NEPA in free documentary ‘Five Days in May’

Geisinger hospitals chronicle COVID-19 fight in NEPA in free documentary ‘Five Days in May’

From a press release: Facing down a mysterious, deadly disease, caregivers across Geisinger’s hospitals have grappled with a harrowing inundation of patients battling COVID-19. A new 30-minute documentary, “Five Days in May – Inside the Fight Against COVID-19,” offers a raw, emotional look at the challenges faced by teams across Geisinger during the pandemic’s first […]

 Rich Howells

Scranton music venue The Place relocating in Marketplace at Steamtown as Geisinger builds wellness center

Scranton music venue The Place relocating in Marketplace at Steamtown as Geisinger builds wellness center

A music venue that opened inside The Marketplace at Steamtown last fall will already have to move as Geisinger takes over former storefronts to build a musculoskeletal wellness center in downtown Scranton. Geisinger’s $20.9 million project was announced in October and will fill the two-floor space left by the Bon-Ton when it closed in 2015, […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Geisinger plans $20.9 million musculoskeletal wellness center in Marketplace at Steamtown in Scranton

Geisinger plans $20.9 million musculoskeletal wellness center in Marketplace at Steamtown in Scranton

From a press release: Geisinger plans to open a musculoskeletal wellness center of excellence featuring orthopaedics, urgent care, sports medicine, physical therapy, and more in The Marketplace at Steamtown to make health care easier for patients and health plan members in Scranton. The downtown move allows Geisinger to expand services, enhance care coordination, and house […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

With new info revealed by X-ray, see Everhart Museum’s mummy before Scranton exhibit closes on April 7

With new info revealed by X-ray, see Everhart Museum’s mummy before Scranton exhibit closes on April 7

From a press release: The Everhart Museum and Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton used modern technology to learn new information about the life of a centuries-old Peruvian mummy that has been taken out of storage to be briefly featured in the exhibition “Preserved: Traditions of the Andes,” which closes this Sunday, April 7. Dr. […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Geisinger recommends 5 things not to do during the solar eclipse on Aug. 21

Geisinger recommends 5 things not to do during the solar eclipse on Aug. 21

From a press release: A total eclipse is happening Monday, Aug. 21, and excitement is mounting. All the hype is warranted – experienced eclipse chasers call totality (the moment of total eclipse) a “life-changing experience” and, for some people, this could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It is the first total solar eclipse visible in the […]