Geisinger Health System
11/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/11/2024 08:50
Geisinger receives grant to support transplant patients, families
Danville, Pa.
- A new yearly grant from Gift of Life will help Geisinger offset some travel expenses for transplant patients and their families.
- A new yearly grant from Gift of Life will help Geisinger offset some travel expenses for transplant patients and their families.
"Our partnership with Gift of Life has benefited our patients in need of life-saving organ donation," said Kimberly Rohrer, transplant operations director, Geisinger. "This grant will allow us to better support our patients, families and caregivers before, during and after a transplant and allow them to receive care closer to home."
Funds are provided to patients on a case-by-case basis. The grant can be used to purchase gas gift cards and assist with lodging.
The grant supports those who travel for transplant-related services at satellite transplant centers outside Philadelphia, where Gift of Life is located.
To learn more about transplant at Geisinger or register to be a living donor, visit geisinger.org/transplant.
About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation's leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites - including 10 hospital campuses - and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania's largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state's economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.