Geisinger Hospitals are Leaders in Caring for People with Diabetes

Eight Geisinger hospitals have been named Recognized Leaders in Caring for People Living with Diabetes, a designation bestowed by The Leapfrog Group in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association, (ADA).

The national designation recognizes hospitals that provide safe and high-quality health care to inpatients with diabetes based on ADA and other nationally published guidelines. With eight hospitals receiving the recognition, Geisinger was the most recognized among 33 hospitals in the country to earn the recognition and demonstrate leadership on a national level.

Geisinger hospitals receiving the recognition were:

• Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital
• Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton
• Geisinger Lewistown Hospital
• Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
• Geisinger Medical Center in Danville
• Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
• Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital
• Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre

The award recognizes each hospital’s strong commitment to the safety and well-being of hospitalized people living with diabetes — estimated to be 30% of all people who are inpatient nationwide. Now in its second year, the number of award recipients has more than doubled, reflecting a growing nationwide commitment to addressing the unique risks for people with diabetes who are hospitalized.

“This recognition represents the culmination of our collective efforts to improve the lives of our patients with diabetes. The expansion in the number of sites achieving this award highlights our multidisciplinary approach and ensuring our patients get the same high-quality care, regardless of where they obtained it at Geisinger,” said Brian Jameson, D.O., Geisinger director of endocrinology. “A big thank-you to all our colleagues for making the programs and practices to improve diabetes care part of the Geisinger culture.”

The first-of-its-kind designation program evaluates hospitals based on their care for people with diabetes during admission, stay and discharge. The program operationalizes the ADA’s globally recognized guidelines for the treatment of people with diabetes, the Standards of Care in Diabetes—2025, along with Leapfrog’s standards for excellence in hospital safety and quality.

Recognized hospitals provide safe, high-quality care for people living with diabetes through blood glucose (blood sugar) testing and hypoglycemia protocols, specialized preparation for inpatient surgery, meals and insulin regimen planning, and robust discharge planning for high-risk people with diabetes. Hospitals are assessed in the implementation of these processes and structures, and on how well they execute on the standard of care delivered to a random sample of patients.