Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital

Accepts insurance & self-pay

COVID services available

What to know before you go

If you believe you may have COVID-19, please call our 24/7 hotline at 570-284-3657 or use a telehealth visit to be evaluated by a healthcare provider. We ask that you do this before heading to the ER or seeking care at your doctorâs office, unless your symptoms worsen, and you have no other options for care. We strongly recommend you to call ahead of the time to schedule and verify that they still do COVID-19 testing. Supplies may be limited. Meet CDC guidelines. Appointments required. Restrictions apply.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately. Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital is an emergency room, commonly called an E.R., providing critical and life saving healthcare services to patients throughout theCoal Township area through their location at4200 Hospital Rd. They are required by law to be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even on national holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.

While their availability can be enticing, you should really only visit an E.R. if you absolutely have to as they can be quite expensive and have much longer wait times than an walk-in urgent care center. In fact, some insurance carriers have begun to refuse paying for emergency room visits that were in fact non-emergent. An interesting fact that about 50% of emergency room diagnosis could be addressed at a quicker, less expensive urgent care center.

If you are looking to learn more about emergency rooms and when (and when not) to visit one, statistics, trends, FAQs and other useful information, check out our blog to empower your knowledge as a healthcare consumer.

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Accepted insurance plans

While Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital partners with the below insurances, we recommend giving your insurance provider a call to confirm coverage and benefits.