Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
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
- $1.0 billion
- Spending
- $883.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- -2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 4,089
- Volunteers
- 209
- 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: 50 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 64% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% 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 53% 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)
- $838.8 million spent. I.GENERAL INFORMATION GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (GWV), A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND MEMBER OF GEISINGER HEALTH, OWNS AND OPERATES A 356-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL WITH ADVANCED TERTIARY SERVICES IN WILKES-BARRE, PA. GWV'S CONVENIENT LOCATION NEAR SEVERAL MAJOR HIGHWAYS MAKES IT ACCESSIBLE FROM ALL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. GWV IS A MAGNET-DESIGNATED FACILITY, FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION, AND IS AN ACCREDITED LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER, JOINT COMMISSION-CERTIFIED COMPREHENSIVE HEART ATTACK CENTER AND JOINT COMMISSION-CERTIFIED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER OFFERING EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE 24 HOURS A DAY. THE FACILITY OPENED IN 1981 AS THE NPW MEDICAL CENTER OF N.E. PENNSYLVANIA, INC., AND THE NAME CHANGED TO GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER IN 1985. GWV PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. II. MAJOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES AMONG THE OUTSTANDING SERVICES OFFERED BY GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ARE THE COMPREHENSIVE WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S OBSTETRICS UNIT FEATURES THE AREA'S ONLY SUB-SPECIALTY, FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGIST/INFERTILITY SPECIALIST AS WELL AS A MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST. GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY'S MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE SERVICE IS FOR MOTHERS AND FAMILIES FACING COMPLEX, HIGH RISK PREGNANCIES AND FEATURES ULTRASOUND, NON-STRESS TESTING, COMPLEX FETAL MONITORING, AND GENETIC COUNSELING. GWV WAS ALSO THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE AREA TO OFFER LABOR, DELIVERY, RECOVERY, POST-PARTUM (LRDP) SUITES FOR EXPECTANT PARENTS AND OFFERS TWO DEDICATED C- SECTION SURGICAL SUITES. THE WOMEN'S UNIT WAS EXPANDED IN 2011 TO PROVIDE 15 ADDITIONAL PRIVATE ROOMS EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR POSTPARTUM AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE, AS WELL AS TWO NEW LABOR TRIAGE AREAS FOR ENHANCED LABOR AND DELIVERY CAPABILITIES. GWV ALSO OFFERS A 13-BED LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU), THE ONLY LOCATION IN LUZERNE COUNTY PROVIDING THIS LEVEL OF INTENSIVE CARE FOR PREMATURE INFANTS AND OTHER BABIES IN NEED OF HIGHLY SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CARE. THE JANET WEIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PEDIATRICS UNIT AT GWV PROVIDES NUMEROUS PEDIATRIC SUB-SPECIALTY SERVICES. PEDIATRIC HOSPITALIST PHYSICIANS STAFF THE 7-BED UNIT. GWV'S MEDICAL STAFF ALSO INCLUDES A FELLOWSHIP TRAINED PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST. GWV IS A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER+ (BDC+) IN MATERNITY CARE BY HIGHMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD FOR MEETING QUALITY-FOCUSED CRITERIA THAT EMPHASIZE PATIENT SAFETY AND OUTCOMES REGARDING BOTH VAGINAL AND CESAREAN DELIVERIES. BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS+ HAVE A PROVEN TRACK-RECORD FOR DELIVERING BETTER RESULTS, INCLUDING FEWER COMPLICATIONS AND READMISSIONS. THE GWV CAMPUS ALSO CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SPECIALTY CENTERS. OPENED IN MARCH 2024, GEISINGER MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING WYOMING VALLEY HOUSES LAB, RADIOLOGY AND RETAIL PHARMACY SERVICES ALONG WITH OUTPATIENT PRACTICES FOR GENERAL SURGERY, VASCULAR SURGERY, PULMONARY MEDICINE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ADULT AND PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY (EAR, NOSE AND THROAT), AUDIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, NEPHROLOGY AND TRANSPLANT SURGERY OUTREACH IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART 165,000 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY. THE 42,000-SQUARE-FOOT GEISINGER EAST MOUNTAIN SPECIALTY CLINIC AT 1155 EAST MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD MAKES IT EASY FOR PATIENTS TO ACCESS OUTPATIENT SERVICES SUCH AS CONVENIENTCARE WALK-IN CLINIC, DERMATOLOGY/MOHS, GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY (OB/GYN), PODIATRY, PRE-SURGICAL TESTING, REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, UROGYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. THERE IS ALSO THE PRECISION HEALTH CENTER OPENED AS A CAMPUS OF GWV TO HOUSE GEISINGER'S GENOMIC MEDICINE INSTITUTE, THE AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE INSTITUTE (ADMI) AND RESEARCH IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE 178,000 SQUARE FOOT CRITICAL CARE BUILDING FEATURES A 24/7 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH TRAUMA SERVICES, ROOFTOP HELIPAD, AND INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU). THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CONTAINS A RAPID EVALUATION AREA TO HELP THE TEAM EVALUATE UP TO SIX MORE PATIENTS AT A TIME AND DIRECT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY CARE. THE CRITICAL CARE BUILDING ALSO HOUSES GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY'S HIGH-TECH SURGICAL SUITES, INCLUDING LUZERNE COUNTY'S FIRST ENDOVASCULAR OPERATING SUITE AND THE DAVINCI ROBOT TO PERFORM ADVANCED MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES. IN FEBRUARY 2013, A 24-BED, 24,000-SQUARE-FOOT PROGRESSIVE CARE UNIT (PCU) OPENED ON THE BUILDING'S FIFTH FLOOR TO CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE BUT DO NOT NEED INTENSIVE CARE. THE RICHARD AND MARION PEARSALL HEART HOSPITAL AT GWV OPENED IN OCTOBER 2001. IT IS DEDICATED TO BRINGING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF HEART AND VASCULAR DISEASE TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THREE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES OFFER ADVANCED TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE, INCLUDING A PRIMARY ANGIOPLASTY PROGRAM AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO OPEN AND REPAIR BLOCKED VESSELS. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SUITE THAT INCLUDES TWO CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES AND EIGHT REMODELED PATIENT ROOMS TO OFFER THE LATEST ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS. THE PEARSALL HEART HOSPITAL OFFERS ANCILLARY CARDIAC TESTING, PHYSICIAN CARE, AS WELL AS A 9-BED STEP-DOWN UNIT AND AN 8-BED OUTPATIENT UNIT USED FOR PRE AND POST CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION RECOVERY. THE PEARSALL HEART HOSPITAL IS HOME TO GWV'S CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY AND VASCULAR SURGERY DEPARTMENTS AND INCLUDES AN INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC) ACCREDITED NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY. IN 2014, GWV BECAME THE FIRST REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (LVAD) TECHNOLOGY, WHICH PROVIDES LIFESAVING CARE FOR LATE-STAGE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. GWV IS A BDC+ IN CARDIAC CARE. THE FRANK AND DOROTHEA HENRY CANCER CENTER PROVIDES MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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