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As many as 15 percent of all babies born in the United States are in need of the specialized care of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). As it currently stands, Luzerne County is not home to a NICU, forcing local families to leave the area in a time of increased stress and anxiety. But beginning in October, these trying times will become a little easier when Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWV) opens Luzerne County’s first-ever NICU.
Residents of Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties: consider the white glove thrown down. It is now up to you to pick it up, slap each other in the face with it, and commence the duel– a fight to improve the health of your county. If you don’t, the average person in Luzerne County will die by age 76, and the average
“Between 1999 and 2007, the percentage of people under age 65 years with private insurance declined, while enrollment in public coverage programs expanded.” – Health, United States, 2009