WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is a 412-bed acute care community hospital that offers a comprehensive range of services capable of meeting the medical needs of the community. Specifically, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is highly regarded for its Heart and Vascular Institute, which includes the region's most experienced heart and vascular surgeons and the leading open-heart surgery program. The Institute is also home to a 28-bed critical care area and step-down telemetry unit that has served as a model of care for other area hospitals.
In addition, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is home to the Nesbitt Women's and Children's Center - the region's most sophisticated and comprehensive center specifically developed to care for the unique needs of women and children.
What's more, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is recognized for exceptional care in minimally invasive surgery (offered at their Center for Advanced Surgery) orthopaedics, oncology and nephrology, as well as providing the largest and most modern Emergency Department in the area.
What this means for residents and interns is comprehensive exposure and unmatched educational opportunity. Residents and interns are afforded the chance to participate in internal medicine, sub-specialty and emergency room services, critical care and the family medicine inpatient service.