Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital – Towanda Campus
IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, MINUTES MATTER—and that can be a challenge for people living in the large rural area Guthrie serves. Today, you can help guarantee that everyone can get to the right level of care as quickly as possible, in whatever community they call home.
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So many people in Guthrie’s outlying counties, including Sullivan and Wyoming counties, depend on the Ferrario Emergency Department (ED) at Guthrie’s Towanda Campus as their primary source of emergency care. Right now, you have the opportunity to make sure that neighbors in those communities have access to the highest-quality care possible. Guthrie’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ambulance fleet, based in Towanda, is being pressed to meet increasing regional demand for emergency calls and transport between hospitals. A dedicated EMS team works 24/7 to serve your communities and the Guthrie hospitals that care for you. Now they need your help. |
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By supporting Here. For Good. The Campaign for Guthrie, you can change the lives of thousands of people in the greater Towanda area who deserve access to an Emergency Department that meets today’s standards for top-quality care. You can create that ED right in the heart of Towanda. You’ll also touch so many families throughout our region who rely on Guthrie’s EMS when they face serious illness or injury. You can give our emergency responders the modern ambulances and equipment they need to respond quickly and guide people through whatever crisis they’re facing. Through this ambitious effort, Guthrie aims to become our region's most trusted partner for healthy, local communities, as well as a national model for what rural health care can be. |
Ferrario Emergency Department at Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus
Thanks to the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), the Towanda Campus will receive more than $3 million to support the new ED. However, these funds must be matched by community support. Due to the generosity of the Towanda Memorial Hospital Foundation, the Hospital Auxiliary, and Don and Robin Ferrario, we are on our way.
Now we ask you to help us realize this vision. Your support will build a modern, spacious ED that handles more than 10,000 visits every year and cares for patients with the latest equipment.
It will transform care locally by offering…
- 10 private patient care rooms
- A room that can “flex” to care for children, bariatric patients, or those with behavioral health needs
- A new corridor that allows people to access the ED without walking through treatment areas
- A separate decontamination unit, essential for nearby manufacturing and natural gas companies
- Different entrances for ambulances
Making a Difference
Guthrie Emergency Medical Services
EMS staff are the heroes who rush in when your loved ones face medical emergencies–providing immediate care, communicating with ED staff, and saving lives with quick action. They also transport patients to and from hospitals, nursing facilities, and doctors’ offices, ensuring they get the right care at the right time.
Demand for these services has risen by nearly 20 percent in recent years. At the same time, volunteer fire companies and private ambulance services are pulling back. Guthrie’s ambulance fleet must keep pace with community demand. Most of our ambulances are over 10 years old and have logged hundreds of thousands of miles.
You can transform our fleet so that Guthrie EMS is always ready to help people in need. You will empower us to…
- Invest in new ambulances
- Refurbish and remount several existing ambulances
- Build a new, larger ambulance shelter to house 18 vehicles (versus 6, its current capacity) and offer a training space for caregivers
- Upgrade equipment for ambulances and non-emergency transport vehicles