Because Susquehanna Health System is a fully integrated healthsystem, nurses are able to select a clinical specialty from a wide range of services.

On our inpatient units, the nursing staff serve as gate keepers for the interdisciplinary team assisting surgical patients in their recovery from orthopedic and reconstructive procedures, vascular and thoracic surgery, major oncologic interventions and neurological surgery. Susquehanna Health System, a major heart hospital for the region, provides the opportunity to specialize in caring for patients recovering from open heart surgery heart bypass and angioplasty procedures.

We offer full service from a level II trauma center EMR, a 12 bed Intensive Care unit, an 11 cardiovascular surgical unit and a 32 bed telemetry step down unit. These services are supported by an Invasive Cardiology Lab and a state-of-the-art surgical facility.

Susquehanna Health System provides a continuum of healthcare, addressing the needs of individuals throughout the region from birth to death. Our Birthplace welcomes over 1300 babies each year and nurses there have a rare opportunity to impact the heath and well being of a new family. Our 139 bed Long Term Care facility enables nurses to enhance the well-being of our residents, taking a role in offering quality and serenity in assisting these men and women during the twilight years of life.

Beyond that, our medical patient populations require the expertise of our professional staff as they recover from diabetic and endocrine disturbances, medical oncologic treatments, medical management of cardiac and vascular disease, interventional support and therapy for neurological disease and stroke, renal and respiratory failure.

Nursing staff are primary members of the team that supports the comprehensive treatment plan for patients in The Gibson Rehabilitation Center and Behavioral Health Medicine. A sense of accomplishment will be evidenced as you assist your patients' recovery from the acute phase of illness, through the out patient reinforcement to a return to their highest level of well-being.

Outpatients are served through our new SurgiCenter which is supported by a cutting edge endoscopy center and preadmission testing facility. As a society focused on time, our nursing staff help patients have their procedures done so they can quickly move on with their daily lives.