Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

Hospital in Wilkes Barre, PA, Medicare certification number 390270. CMS publishes 65 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 390270The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Apr 20, 1981
Last certification: Sep 4, 2025
Beds: 356
Overall star rating: 4 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1000 East Mountain Boulevard
Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
(570) 826-7300

NPI records for this facility 20

Geisinger Wyoming Valley
- Clinic/Center
- Wilkes Barre, PA
- NPI 1922860360
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
- Clinic/Center
- Forty Fort, PA
- NPI 1912332511
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
- Clinic/Center
- Scranton, PA
- NPI 1164274247
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Wilkes Barre, PA
- NPI 1780253336
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Clinic/Center
- Wilkes Barre, PA
- NPI 1447538640
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Wilkes Barre, PA
- NPI 1881980803
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Mountain Top, PA
- NPI 1770953994
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Clinic/Center
- Tunkhannock, PA
- NPI 1669768214
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Clinic/Center
- Dallas, PA
- NPI 1649568403
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Wilkes Barre, PA
- NPI 1649305129
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Wilkes Barre, PA
- NPI 1457959124
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Clinic/Center
- Plains, PA
- NPI 1093001653
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
- Wilkes Barre, PA
- NPI 1437551868
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Pittston, PA
- NPI 1316692585
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Wilkes Barre, PA
- NPI 1275620585
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Clinic/Center
- Mount Pocono, PA
- NPI 1235424672
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Clinic/Center
- Wilkes Barre, PA
- NPI 1205197894
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Wilkes Barre, PA
- NPI 1174822068
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Clinic/Center
- Dickson City, PA
- NPI 1104624246
Medicare enrollment
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Pittston, PA
- NPI 1104292960
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.47 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.77 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.59 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.13 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.8 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.85 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.67 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.33 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.91
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,628 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.98
- State average 0.99 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected170.97
- State average 176.01 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 144 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.3
- State average 2.21 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 47 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.4
- State average 8.11 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 185 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected10.1
- State average 11.71 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 160 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.8
- State average 10.73 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 579 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected11.9
- State average 14.97 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 637 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected11.8
- State average 11.35 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 507 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Better3
- State average 3.79 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Better than the national rate
- 4,835 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.28
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 9,458 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.25
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 9,682 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected4.6
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 2,086 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.43
- State average 1.63 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 867 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.17
- State average 2.3 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,965 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected10.07
- State average 8.98 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 846 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.7
- State average 5.24 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 827 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.82
- State average 1.72 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 370 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.31
- State average 0.63 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 8,252 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.7
- State average 4.17 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 26 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.52
- State average 0.56
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.57
- State average 0.59
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.58
- State average 0.44
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.64
- State average 0.77
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.74
- State average 0.84
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 5.4
- State average 6.22 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 6.6
- State average 8.63 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1
- State average 0.98
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 15

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 88
- State average 76.12 (computed here)
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 98 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 46
- State average 60
- National average 65
- 477 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 204
- State average 191
- National average 168
- 757 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 200
- State average 186
- National average 162
- 704 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 334
- State average 297
- National average 257
- 46 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 99
- State average 97.94 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 416 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 89
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 144 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 96
- State average 83
- National average 78
- 4,173 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 98
- State average 90.77 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 1,676 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 2
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 81,537 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 14
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 5,131 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 68
- State average 70
- National average 73
- 219 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 83
- State average 85
- National average 87
- 122 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 70
- State average 78
- National average 81
- 477 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 90
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 192 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Emergency department volume — very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Head CT results — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected13.6
- State average 14.5 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 233 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected23.2
- State average 21.59 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 944 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -30.1
- State average 0.71 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 165 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 6.6
- State average -1.7 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 668 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 27.4
- State average 2.03 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 659 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.6
- State average 17.56 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,004 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected4.2
- State average 5.1 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 426 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy Worse13.8
- State average 10.83 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- Worse than the national rate
- 426 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.9
- State average 5.89 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 27 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected11.6
- State average 10.99 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 67 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.7
- State average 20.02 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 370 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.4
- State average 12.89 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 1,042 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery Better0.7
- State average 0.97 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- Better than expected
- 1,231 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

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