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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
  • Hospital Overall Rating: 1 / 5
  • Facility Security Measures Score: %88
  • READM Group Measure Score: %91

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

4.4 (4862)

Last updated on April 30, 2025

  • Acute Care Hospitals
  • Pennsylvania
  • Wilkes-Barre
  • 369
  • 437
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  • Emergency Service:
  • Hospital Overall Rating: 1 / 5
  • Facility Security Measures Score: %88
  • READM Group Measure Score: %91

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, founded in 1872, is the first hospital in the Wyoming Valley and currently has major specialties including cardiac care, cancer treatment, joint replacement, bariatric surgery, and advanced endoscopy. It has been recognized for service milestones and innovation.

NPI Number : 1255585303
Ownership : Proprietary
Hospital Type : Acute Care Hospitals
575 N River St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764, USA
+1 570-829-8111
www.commonwealthhealth.net
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Departments

Addiction Medicine
Anesthesia
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Dentist
Emergency Medicine
General Surgery
Hospital Medicine
Internal Medicine
Neurosurgery
Nurse Practitioner
Orthopedic Surgery
Physical Therapy
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Medicine
Urology

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Visiting Hours

Department Online Visitation Phone Scheduling Walk-in Visits Same-day Visits Visiting Hours
Emergency Room 00:00-23:59
Inpatient Behavioral Health Services 18:00-20:00
Medical and Surgical Units 10:00-20:30

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Doctors

Anesthesia Doctors
Dr. Cna Bernice Kostelansky
NPI: 1649291311
Graduation Year: 1974
Dr. Cna Ann Micikas
NPI: 1306867684
Graduation Year: 1977
Dr. Cna William Knight
NPI: 1720025984
Graduation Year: 1980
Dr. Cna Kim Connors
NPI: 1164443917
Graduation Year: 1986
Dr. Cna Tracy Murray
NPI: 1417910688
Graduation Year: 1990
Dr. Cna Patricia Dowd
NPI: 1154305456
Graduation Year: 1993
Anesthesiology Doctors
Dr. Md Erwin Moritz
NPI: 1649253428
Graduation Year: 1982
Dr. Md Hailong Wang
NPI: 1679561534
Graduation Year: 1984
Dr. Md Elias Khoury
NPI: 1497701221
Graduation Year: 1987
Dr. Md Hideo Koike
NPI: 1457388951
Graduation Year: 1987
Dr. Md Anupama Singh
NPI: 1194818153
Graduation Year: 1996
Dr. Md Andre Hoffman
NPI: 1588647333
Graduation Year: 2000
Nurse Practitioner Doctors
Dr. Np Courtenay Mcdonough
NPI: 1538592696
Graduation Year: 2013
Dr. Np Jamie Novitski
NPI: 1750890810
Graduation Year: 2017
Dr. Np Maura Merli
NPI: 1609473206
Graduation Year: 2020
Dr. Np Gloria Kasemi
NPI: 1720747223
Graduation Year: 2021
Emergency Medicine Doctors
Dr. Md Alexander Rios
NPI: 1548550619
Graduation Year: 2011
Dr. Md Freud Milice
NPI: 1447660410
Graduation Year: 2014
Dr. Md Christopher Lim
NPI: 1245764224
Graduation Year: 2017
Dr. Do Anthony Ascione
NPI: 1063034304
Graduation Year: 2020
Psychiatry Doctors
Dr. Md Shankar Yalamanchili
NPI: 1558332569
Graduation Year: 1997
Internal Medicine Doctors
Dr. Do Robert Dompkosky
NPI: 1427098128
Graduation Year: 1995
Hospital Medicine Doctors
Dr. Md Opeyemi Awe
NPI: 1669813234
Graduation Year: 2012

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Information

Payment Plans

Payment Option Availability
Online Bill Pay (via patient portal/MySecureBill)
Flexible Payment Plan (through billing portal)
Automatic Payment/Draft
Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover)
Debit Card
Bank Account (E-check/ACH)
Cash
Check
Apple Pay

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Accepted Insurance Companies

Medicare
Medicare
Medicaid
Medicaid
Aetna
Aetna
Cigna
Cigna
Geisinger
Geisinger
UPMC Health Plan
UPMC Health Plan

Hospital Academic Awards and Achievements

Department Award Title Awarding Body Year
Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award American College of Cardiology 2025
Nursing DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses The DAISY Foundation / Commonwealth Health 2025

What are the activities of the hospital for patients without insurance?

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Statistics

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Google Rating (0 - 5)
This Hospital vs State Average

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Taxi and Transportation

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4.7

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