Geisigner opens Phlebotomy School

Aug. 1, 2009, DANVILLE - Geisinger School of Phlebotomy administrators, from left, Dave Gingrich, operations director, Geisinger
Clinical Services; John Yurko Sr., director, Geisinger Medical Labs; Terri McElhattan, coordinator/instructor, School of Phlebotomy;
Conrad Schuerch, M.D., chairman, Laboratory Medicine; and Therese Snyder, vice president, Laboratory Medicine, celebrate the
official opening of the school with a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception. The event was held at the school’s Montour
Plaza of Bloomsburg location. The School of Phlebotomy offers a free, 15-week phlebotomy technician training program for
accepted students. The program includes both classroom lectures and a 100-hour clinical rotation. After successful completion
of the program, students will be eligible to take the American Society for Clinical Pathology Phlebotomy Technician Certification
Exam, which will greatly improve their chances for employment opportunities.

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