Mercy Hospital Of Scranton

Details

Name :

Mercy Hospital Of Scranton

Address  :

746 Jefferson Avenue

Town  :

Scranton

State  :

Pennsylvania

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

18510

Phone  :

570 348 7100

Web URL  :


Description

For more than 100 years Mercy Health Partners has been proud to serve the residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania Whether you live in Lackawanna or Luzerne Counties or one of our many surrounding counties Mercy Health Partner facilities including Mercy Hospital in Scranton is just a short drive away

Approved by the Joint Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations Mercy Hospital is licensed for over 265 hospital beds serves a network of more than 600 physicians in more than 40 specialties of medicine and employs over 1000 men and women

An acute care facility Mercy Hospital specializes in tertiary cardiovascular oncology and orthopaedic care

A personalized special care facility for LongTerm Acute Care patients is also available at Mercy Hospital Scranton and offers the same comprehensive special care for medically complex patients as our larger Nanticoke program
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