Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
STRIVE TO MAKE BETTER HEALTH EASIER BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH EQUITABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND INCLUSIVE CARE MODELS THAT SUPPORT PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, & COMMUNITY SERVICE.
- Income
- $282.0 million
- Spending
- $231.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 1,341
- Volunteers
- 58
- Highest pay
- $14.3 million, president, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 50% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $217.7 million spent. I. GENERAL INFORMATION GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL (GLH), A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND MEMBER OF GEISINGER, OWNS AND OPERATES A 133-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN LEWISTOWN, PA. GLH IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ONLY A FEW MILES FROM SEVERAL CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THE FACILITY OPENED IN 1908 IN RESPONSE TO A PRESSING NEED FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS CARE IN THE COMMUNITY AND JOINED GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM IN 2013. GLH ALSO HAS SEVERAL OFF-CAMPUS OUTPATIENT LOCATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE OUTPATIENT SURGICAL SERVICES IN STATE COLLEGE, AND COORDINATES SERVICES WITH THE LIFE GEISINGER AND FRESH FOOD PHARMACY PROGRAMS. IN THE FALL OF 2021, THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A LEVEL IV TRAUMA CENTER DESIGNATION. GLH, HAVING ALREADY RECEIVED ACUTE STROKE READY CERTIFICATION IN 2019, RECEIVED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER DESIGNATION BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IN 2021. THIS DESIGNATION SHOWS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING STROKE PATIENTS RECEIVE IMMEDIATE DIAGNOSTICS AND THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENTS OPTIONS. IN FY19, GLH BECAME ELIGIBLE UNDER THE 340(B) DRUG PURCHASING PROGRAM. THIS ALLOWS THE HOSPITAL TO PURCHASE OUTPATIENT DRUGS AT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED PRICES REACHING MORE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS AND PROVIDING MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO THOSE PATIENTS. IN 2024, GLH WAS RATED A 5-STAR HOSPITAL IN PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY BY CMS. THE HOSPITAL STAR RATING SYSTEM, ALSO A MEASURE OF PATIENT EXPERIENCE, ALLOWS CONSUMERS OF HEALTH CARE TO EASILY ASSESS THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE OF CARE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE HOSPITAL COMPARE WEBSITE. GLH ALSO ACHIEVED LEAPFROG A STATUS WHICH EVALUATED THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. GLH HAS A FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION WAS $1,073,120 DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. GLH HAS A PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR TWO RESIDENTS ON A 2-YEAR ROTATION. THE PURPOSE OF PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL IS TO EXPAND UPON DIDACTIC TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES TO FOSTER CLINICAL PHARMACISTS WITH THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE MEDICATION-RELATED CARE ACROSS A VAST RANGE OF CONDITIONS. ALSO, GLH IS A WESTERN CAMPUS FOR THIRD- AND FOURTH-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM OUR GEISINGER COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. II. MAJOR PROGRAM SERVICES: SERVICES OFFERED ON THE GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL CAMPUS EMERGENCY MEDICINE OPHTHALMOLOGY ACUTE INPATIENT CARE ORTHOPEDIC WOUND MANAGEMENT SURGICAL SERVICES OB/GYN CARDIAC SERVICES ONCOLOGY/COMMUNITY CANCER TREATMENT CLINICAL NUTRITION OTHER SURGERY SPECIALTIES DIALYSIS OTOLARYNGOLOGY GASTROENTEROLOGY PAIN MANAGEMENT GENERAL SURGERY PALLIATIVE CARE GYNECOLOGY PATHOLOGY HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY PEDIATRICS ICCU PHYSICAL THERAPY INFECTIOUS DISEASE PODIATRY INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH & PULMONARY/VASCULAR PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY RADIOLOGY LABORATORY SERVICES RESPIRATORY SERVICES NEPHROLOGY SLEEP CENTER NEUROSURGERY SURGICAL SERVICES NEWBORN NURSERY III. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNCOMPENSATED CARE GLH RECOGNIZES THAT ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION. GLH PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, ETHNICITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. IN THIS REGARD, GLH PROVIDES FREE CARE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE, TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT OR BELOW COST AND PROVIDES VARIOUS HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE GLH PRACTICES. A. CHARITY CARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF GLH IS THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO ALL CITIZENS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF CHARITY CARE REPRESENTS THE COST GLH INCURS BY PROVIDING FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE COST OF CHARITY CARE WAS $2,342,680. B. MEDICARE/MEDICAID RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY (MEDICARE) AND THE INDIGENT (MEDICAID). GLH PROVIDES CARE, BELOW COST, TO PERSONS COVERED BY THESE GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS TO THE EXTENT THE GOVERNMENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF MEDICARE AND/OR MEDICAID IS EQUAL TO THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES LESS THE AMOUNT RECEIVED AS REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM. THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL PATIENTS EXCEEDED REIMBURSEMENT BY APPROXIMATELY $27,485,483 DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. C. RESEARCH SUPPORT GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTED $868,385 TO GEISINGER CLINIC TO SUPPORT ITS CHARITABLE MISSION THROUGH MEDICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AT TWO FACILITIES ON THE CAMPUS OF GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: THE SIEGFRIED AND JANET WEIS CENTER FOR RESEARCH (WEIS CENTER) AND THE HENRY HOOD CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH. THE WEIS CENTER PROVIDES A FOCUS FOR LABORATORY RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING AND SUPPORTS THE CLINICAL STAFF IN ITS RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE WEIS CENTER IS TO CONDUCT ORIGINAL AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH THAT CONTRIBUTES NEW KNOWLEDGE TO BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE. THE CENTER'S SCIENTISTS APPLY MODERN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR APPROACHES TO DIVERSE RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN THE AREAS OF CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION, CANCER AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY. THE HENRY HOOD CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH CONDUCTS HEALTH SERVICES, EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND POPULATION GENETICS RESEARCH ON THE BROAD RANGE OF CONDITIONS TYPICALLY SEEN IN PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE SETTINGS. THE CENTER ALSO INVESTIGATES EXTRAMURAL SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH. TOGETHER, THE WEIS CENTER AND HENRY HOOD CENTER ARE BUILDING CAPABILITY FOR IMPROVED POPULATION-BASED GENETICS RESEARCH. IV. COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH GLH STRIVES TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ITS RESIDENTS. GLH PROVIDES MANY REDUCED-PRICE SERVICES AND FRE
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1937.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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