Geisinger officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 21 to commemorate the completion of the Medical Office Building at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. The five-floor outpatient specialty facility encompasses more than 165,000 square feet.
As the 65 and older population continues to grow in Luzerne County and northeastern Pennsylvania, demand for these services continues to increase, and the medical office building allows for program growth with 175 exam rooms, along with seven procedure and treatment rooms. The services housed in the medical office building have surgical or inpatient components, so anyone needing complementary services will be close to Geisinger Wyoming Valley’s main hospital building where that acute care is provided.
The facility was designed to create a convenient and coordinated experience for patients, families and staff. Self-service check-in allows patients to get out of the waiting room and into exam rooms more quickly, a dedicated parking garage provides covered entry, and indoor, outdoor and rooftop respite areas offer places to relax. Large, two-door exam rooms connect to separate corridors for patient and provider traffic, giving patients more privacy and clinicians more space to collaborate on care plans.
The medical office building also features purpose-built spaces for education and community engagement. A fourth-floor conference room and a classroom support the many graduate medical students who train in Geisinger residency and fellowship programs, and several touchdown areas allow them to meet with faculty. A reception area with a warming pantry is an ideal space for wellness education and other community events.
General surgery, transplant surgery outreach, neurophysiology and nephrology practices began seeing patients March 25; the remaining services will open in phases throughout the spring.
The project team included MKSD Architects and Alvin H. Butz.
