Penn State Geisinger Health Group

If you happen to be pregnant and you happen to be thinking about which hospital you should have your baby in Wilkes Barre, PA, I advise you to stay FAR away from Geisinger. Yes, the medical OBGYN docs associated with the hospital are fine to see throughout the course of your pregnancy, but when it comes to going into labor, go to Moses Taylor Birthing Suites in Scranton!
I had my baby at Geisinger and it was a disaster! Not only was the first nurse I had mean and somewhat degrading, she also didn’t know what she was doing (she insisted I needed a cath for the epi — and they didn’t even turn the epi up enough so I felt everything). Secondly, when it came time for them to administer a hearing test on my newborn, they took her out of the room, brought her back and stated that all had been recorded and that she was fine. When follow-​up occurred two months later, there was NO record of a hearing test performed.
Lastly — get this — when it was time to be discharged with my newborn, we needed a cart of sorts to bring out to the car. No staff member checked to see if I had a car seat, NO staff member walked me out, NO staff member offered a wheel chair, and guess what? We asked for a cart and the janitor came in and said «Ok, here… but I need this back» and gave us his dolly to use.
Miserable and inappropriate medical care to say the least. Stay away, moms.