Mercy Hospital, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is one of two acute care hospitals of Mercy Health Partners, another being in Wilkes-Barre. The hospital fosters the healing ministry of Jesus, focusing on high-standard health care services. Mercy Hospital is recognized as one among eight hospitals in the state, and the only facility in Northeastern Pennsylvania, to be lauded as a Solucient 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospital. The Electrophysiology Pacing Laboratory, established in 1996, aims to provide excellent care to the patients with life threatening abnormal heart rhythm. Northeast Radiation Oncology Center (NROC), in association with Mercy Health Partners and Radiation Medicine Associates of Scranton (RAMAS), has exceptional inpatient and outpatient radiology treatment options. The Hip & Knee Orthopedic Institute ensures complete patient care, before and after the joint replacement surgery. Pre-operative education and rehabilitation services are also offered. Mercy Special Care Satellite, a 20-bed post-acute care unit at Mercy, engages in advanced respiratory treatments, diabetics and wound care management, in-patient cardiac rehabilitation, and occupational and physical therapies. Other areas of practice include respiratory care, diabetics, wound care, home health, and obstetrics/gynecology.