GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1649305129
General Acute Care Hospital in Wilkes Barre, PA

Q: What is Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center have?

CMS rates Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center 3 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

Active since February 23, 2007

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1000 E MOUNTAIN DR, WILKES BARRE, PA 18711(570) 826-7300 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 16, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1649305129) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and active in the NPI registry since February 2007. The organization lists Cindy L Mull, System Director, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1649305129

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameGEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address1000 E MOUNTAIN DRWilkes Barre, PA 18711

Mailing Address5 Lakeview DrMoosic, PA 18705 · (570) 214-5642

Phone(570) 826-7300

Organization SubpartYesParent: Geisinger Wyoming Valley

Authorized OfficialCindy L MullSystem Director · (570) 271-6603

Enumeration DateFebruary 23, 2007

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 16, 2023

NPPES CertifiedAugust 16, 2023

✔ NPI 1649305129 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in PA · 148901

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

Also ListedClinic/CenterTaxonomy 261Q00000X

1000 E MOUNTAIN DR, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711

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Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter Health, Ambetter Health of Delaware.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (CMS certification number 390270), from CMS Care Compare.

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Wilkes Barre, PA

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number390270

Location1000 East Mountain BoulevardWilkes Barre, PA 18711 · Luzerne County · (570) 826-7300

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

1/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.6 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

10.9% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.5% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.7% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

12.2% Better than the national benchmark

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

4 observed cases · 8.299 predicted · 7,944 patient days

0.482 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

8 observed cases · 16.18 predicted · 13,240 patient days

0.494 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

8 observed cases · 4.929 predicted · 171 patient days

1.623 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

4 observed cases · 7.542 predicted · 98,361 patient days

0.530 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

32 observed cases · 57.317 predicted · 92,592 patient days

0.558 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

192 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

687 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

486 days per 100 discharges

Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)

778 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

387 No different than national

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

387 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Very high

Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations

0.2%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

98%

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better

217 minutes

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better

311 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

147%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

DR. PAUL ANTHONY ARKLESS M.D.

Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease)

1000 E MOUNTAIN DR, PULMONARY DEPARTMENT
WILKES BARRE, PA 18711

Luzerne County (570) 808-5770

DR. JEEWENDRA DULAL M.D.

Hospitalist