Geisinger Completes First Phase of Postpartum Expansion

Geisinger Community Medical Center completed the first phase of its postpartum care expansion, opening 12 beds on Dec. 1 on the hospital’s third floor.

The service addition comes six years after the hospital opened its Childbirth Center, which brought labor and delivery back to the Scranton facility after previous ownership discontinued services in 2007.

“Growing our postpartum care capability is a critical upgrade for Geisinger Community Medical Center and the Scranton community,” said Nick Coleman, associate vice president of clinical operations for Geisinger’s northeast region. “We opened our Childbirth Center in 2019 because we saw the need for more quality labor and delivery services in Lackawanna County. This expansion is another step toward addressing that need. In a community where health care services are challenged and face changes, we remain focused on delivering the best maternity care for mothers and babies.”

The new postpartum beds are supported by parallel growth of pre- and postoperative care and enhancements to the hospital’s nursery. The newly established continuing care nursery is capable of caring for children who need more support than is available in a well-baby nursery, but who don’t need the high-acuity care of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). A second phase of the project will open seven more postpartum beds in the summer of 2026. Upon completion, the unit will more than double Geisinger Community Medical Center’s capacity for postpartum care.

This latest renovation at the Scranton hospital is part of Geisinger’s recent and ongoing $50 million investment in Lackawanna County health care, which also includes plans to build a NICU and expand emergency medicine in 2026.