Penn Highlands DuBois is an accredited Level II Trauma Center—the only one in Northwestern Pennsylvania. This investment from the Frank Varischetti Foundation has revolutionized local healthcare by bringing specialized, life-saving expertise directly to the community, ensuring that world-class trauma care is available right when it is needed most—close to home.
The Foundation's Impact on Rural Healthcare
- Immediate Access: Patients with life-threatening injuries no longer face long-distance transfers to major cities, improving recovery outcomes.
- Advanced Facilities: The center features a $21.5 million emergency department with four trauma bays and a 20-bed Neurological/Trauma ICU.
- Support for Families: Keeping care local reduces the travel burden and stress on the families of injured patients.
The Frank Varischetti Trauma Center truly provides remarkable care that was previously accessible only in larger cities but is invaluable to have available so close to home. To have this level of medical expertise in our immediate area is certainly groundbreaking for rural healthcare. Already, the Center has made a significant impact in our region. The Frank Varischetti Foundation found the opportunity to provide funding for this project to be very rewarding, especially when the results of this venture are already so evident in our community.
- Barbara Varischetti, President, The Frank Varischetti Foundation