The Wright Center for Community Health participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 3 at the Wyoming County Healthcare Center, 5950 U.S. Route 6 in Tunkhannock. The celebration marked the opening of the facility, which formerly housed Tyler Memorial Hospital. The Wright Center’s primary care center is located on the fourth floor.

The Wright Center for Community Health participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 3 to celebrate the opening of the Wyoming County Healthcare Center in Tunkhannock – and The Wright Center’s first primary care center in Wyoming County.

The Wright Center’s new full-service, family-friendly office opened Sept. 9 on the fourth floor of the new health care center at 5950 U.S. Route 6, Suite 401. The building formerly housed Tyler Memorial Hospital.

Wyoming County businessman Bill Ruark bought the building through a limited family partnership in 2023 and began developing it as a nonprofit medical facility. The Ruark family approached leadership at The Wright Center last fall to discuss adding more whole-person primary health services at the facility.

During the facility-wide ribbon cutting, Dr. Linda Thomas-Hemak, president and CEO of The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education, spoke about how the new primary care center will aid in transforming the Tunkhannock region’s health and wellness.

The Wright Center’s new location in Tunkhannock offers whole-person primary health services, including checkups, physicals, screenings, and treatment of common illnesses and injuries, to people of all ages, income levels, and insurance statuses. It is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To schedule an appointment, go to TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-591-5299.

The Wright Center for Community Health accepts all insurance plans and offers a sliding-fee discount program based on federal poverty guidelines. Based on a family’s size and income, the program reduces barriers to care and ensures everyone has access to affordable, nondiscriminatory whole-person primary health services.

The Wright Center for Community Health has 12 locations in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Wyoming counties, including a mobile medical and dental unit called Driving Better Health.

For more information about The Wright Center for Community Health’s integrated whole-person primary health services or for the nearest location, visit TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-591-5299.

Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè te rekonèt pa Asosyasyon Kè Ameriken an ak Asosyasyon Medikal Ameriken an pou angajman li nan amelyore pousantaj kontwòl tansyon (BP), touche rekonesans Silver-nivo kòm yon pati nan Target: BP.

“Optimal blood pressure management is key for better cardiovascular health and critical today, when heart disease and stroke continue to be leading causes of death for adults in the U.S.,” said Jignesh Y. Sheth, M.D., FACP, MPH, senior vice president and chief medical and information officer at The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education. “High blood pressure is a leading risk factor of heart disease and stroke that can often be prevented or managed if diagnosed and treated properly.”

Target: BP is a national initiative formed by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association in response to the high prevalence of uncontrolled blood pressure, the initiative aims to help health care organizations and care teams, at no cost, improve blood pressure control rates through an evidence-based quality improvement program and recognizes organizations, such as The Wright Center for Community Health, that are committed to improving blood pressure control.

“By committing to helping more people in Northeast Pennsylvania control their blood pressure and reduce their risks for future heart disease and stroke, The Wright Center for Community Health is taking a key step to helping more people live longer, healthier lives,” said Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Ph.D., MHS, RN, FAHA, Target: BP advisory group volunteer and associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. “The Wright Center for Community Health’s participation in the Target: BP initiative shows its dedication to turning clinical guidelines into lifelines for patients and their families.”

To learn more about the initiative, go to TargetBP.org.

As a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike and safety-net provider, The Wright Center serves vulnerable and medically underserved populations, regardless of age, ethnic background, ZIP code, insurance status, or ability to pay. It accepts all insurance plans and offers a sliding-fee discount program based on federal poverty guidelines that consider family size and income. No patient is ever turned away due to an inability to pay.

Headquartered in Scranton, The Wright Center operates 11 primary and preventive care community health centers in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Wyoming counties, as well as a mobile medical and dental unit called Driving Better Health, that deliver whole-person primary health services. Patients typically have the convenience of going to a single location to access integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health care, as well as community-based addiction treatment and recovery services.

Yon doktè lokal ki gen lyen ak lopital nan Scranton ak Wilkes-Barre pral rantre nan nouvo sant swen prensipal Wright Center for Community Health nan Tunkhannock, ki te louvri 9 septanm.

Li pral rantre nan yon estaf pwofesyonèl swen sante nan nouvo sant swen prensipal The Wright Center nan ansyen Tyler Memorial Hospital, ki gen ladan asistan doktè Mallory Racoski. Pou pran yon randevou, ale nan TheWrightCenter.org oswa rele 570-591-5299.

Doktè Novroski te travay kòm yon doktè medsin familyal nan Dunmore depi 2021. Li gen eksperyans tou kòm yon doktè depatman ijans nan Moses Taylor Hospital nan Scranton ak Wilkes-Barre Jeneral Hospital.

Rezidan nan Shavertown te genyen yon diplòm lisans nan byoloji nan Wilkes College epòk li ak diplòm medikal li nan Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Apre sa, li te konplete yon rezidans Wyoming Valley Family Practice epi answit li te sèvi kòm manm fakilte rezidans lan pou plis pase dezan.

Sant Wright la se yon Sant Sante Kalifye Federalman ki sanble ak yon rezo sant swen prensipal k ap grandi nan tout konte Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne ak Wyoming. Wright Center, ki gen biwo santral li nan Scranton, opere 12 sant sante kominotè, ki gen ladan yon inite medikal ak dantè mobil ki rele Driving Better Health. Lokal yo sèvi pasyan ki gen tout laj, nivo revni, ak sitiyasyon asirans. Pa gen pasyan yo vire do bay akòz yon enkapasite pou peye.

Evènman an nan Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 138 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, soti 5:30-7:30 pm pral gen ladann kòmantè kout òganizatè pwojè a ansanm ak rezidan zòn nan ki te konplete ak benefisye de pwogram fòmasyon karyè.

Pwojè PROGRESS, ki te finanse an pati atravè yon sibvansyon INSPIRE Komisyon Rejyonal Appalachian, se te yon efò twazan ki te dirije pa The Wright Center an kolaborasyon ak patnè atravè yon zòn plizyè konte ki te afekte anpil nan kriz opioid k ap kontinye. Akwonim PROGRESS la vle di Bay Opòtinite Rekiperasyon pou Kwasans, Edikasyon, ak Siksè Dirab.

"Ekosistèm sa a mande pou nou bati lyen pami sèlman kominote rekiperasyon ak pwogram sante ak sèvis imen, men tou anpil lòt, tankou transpò, sekirite piblik, lojman, edikasyon, ak founisè travay."

Peryòd sibvansyon Pwojè PROGRESS la fini ofisyèlman nan mwa septanm nan. Sepandan, yon sit entènèt nan ProjectProgressNEPA.org , ap rete aktif pou omwen twa ane, ki bay lyen ki mennen nan resous itil sou sijè tankou simonte stigma, lachas travay pandan y ap rekiperasyon, ak jwenn espas travay zanmitay rekiperasyon.

Wright Center te kolabore ak Luzerne County Community College, Northeast Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center, The Institute, ak Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance pou delivre inisyativ rekiperasyon pou travay nan konte Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, ak Wyoming. .

“Gen yon gwo bezwen pou sipò kanmarad nan sèvis rekiperasyon adiksyon ak yon mank de espesyalis rekiperasyon sètifye nan Nòdès Pennsylvania,” te di Susan Spry, vis prezidan asosye nan zafè akademik nan Luzerne County Community College. “Espesyalis rekiperasyon sètifye ofri sipò ak resous enpòtan pou moun k ap chèche viv yon vi nan rekiperasyon. Pwojè PROGRESS ak patnè kominotè nou yo te jwe yon wòl enpòtan anpil nan abòde stigma ki asosye ak rekiperasyon an epi kreye yon chemen pou moun jwenn aksè nan fòmasyon yo bezwen pou ranpli pozisyon pwofesyonèl enpòtan sa yo.”

"Espesyalis rekiperasyon pwofesyonèl sètifye jwe yon wòl enpòtan nan sèvis rekiperasyon adiksyon nan Nòdès Pennsylvania," te ajoute Mary K. Murphy, yon fòmasyon espesyalis rekiperasyon sètifye nan Luzerne County Community College. "Eksperyans yo, fòs, ak espwa yo, konbine avèk zouti ak edikasyon Pwojè PROGRESS yo bay, pèmèt espesyalis rekiperasyon sètifye yo pou ede moun nan vwayaj yo nan rekiperasyon apre adiksyon."

Fondasyon AllOne, Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance, Wayne County Commissioners, Wayne Economic Development Corporation, ak Biwo Manm Kongrè Matt Cartwright te bay tou asistans ak konsèy.

Moun ki te ranpli kondisyon kalifikasyon yo pou yo enskri nan fòmasyon espesyalis rekiperasyon sètifye a te kapab pran klas la gratis. Pwojè sibvansyon an kouvri tou frè egzamen sètifikasyon yo.

Yon espesyalis rekiperasyon sètifye se yon moun ki simonte pwoblèm itilizasyon sibstans epi ki travay kòm yon pati nan yon ekip swen miltidisiplinè pou ede lòt moun reyalize ak kenbe modération alontèm. Sèvi ak pwòp eksperyans lavi yo, espesyalis rekiperasyon sètifye konseye, motive, ak defann pou asire pasyan yo jwenn sipò nan vwayaj yo nan direksyon byennèt.

Debra Youngfelt, direktè egzekitif NE PA AHEC di, “Sant Edikasyon Sante Nòdès Pennsylvania (NE PA AHEC) te kontan patisipe nan Pwojè PROGRESS. “Lè nou ofri fòmasyon travayè sante kominotè yo, nou te bay moun ki nan rekiperasyon yo opòtinite pou yo jwenn nouvo konpetans epi elaji opsyon travay yo. Siyifikasyon espesyalis rekiperasyon sètifye yo ak travayè sante kominotè yo nan kominote nou yo, ansanm ak eksperyans ki gen anpil valè yo pote pou moun ki nan rekiperasyon yo, pa ka egzajere pandan demann pou wòl sa yo ap kontinye grandi.

"Pwojè PROGRESS se te yon siksè formidab, non sèlman nan bay fòmasyon ak opòtinite travay pou anpil moun nan rekiperasyon, men tou nan ranpli yon espas nan kontinyèl swen pou moun ki gen maladi itilizasyon sibstans."

Gras a patenarya ak Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance, Pwojè PROGRESS te kapab pwolonje rive nan konte riral yo epi, an vire, atire kandida adisyonèl nan pwogram fòmasyon an.

"Relasyon inik nou ak Pwojè PROGRESS te transfòme lavi yo, te ranfòse kominote nou yo, epi li te abòde stigma ki souvan anpeche moun ki soti nan tout kalite yo abòde pwoblèm itilizasyon sibstans yo epi viv yon lavi nan rekiperasyon," te di Katheryne Hait, SHRM CP, chèf operasyon. ofisye nan Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance. "Mwen trè fyè de patenarya dirab nou te fè ak plizyè òganizasyon kominotè ak manm kominote nou yo ki kounye a ap dirije pa egzanp nan wòl yo kòm espesyalis rekiperasyon sètifye."

Jodi a, anplwayè nan Pennsylvania ap chèche ranpli pozisyon pwofesyonèl sa yo nan yon seri de anviwònman biznis, tankou sant rekiperasyon ak tretman, prizon, lopital, ak sèvis imen ak anviwònman swen sante.

Doktè Stephen S. Long Jr., yon doktè medsin entèn-pedyatri (Med-Peds), fèk rantre nan Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè ak Edikasyon Medikal gradye. Kounye a li aksepte pasyan ki gen tout laj nan de nan sant sante kominotè swen prensipal Wright Center for Community Health.

Doktè Long disponib pou randevou nan sant swen primè Clarks Summit Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè a nan 1145 Northern Blvd. nan South Abington Township lendi ak madi ak sant swen primè Mid Valley nan 5 S. Washington Ave. nan Jermyn, soti nan mèkredi jiska vandredi.

Pou pran yon randevou ak Dr Long, vizite TheWrightCenter.org oswa rele lokal Clarks Summit nan 570-585-1300 oswa lokal Mid Valley a nan 570-230-0019.

Dr. Long has also embraced an institutional academic leadership role in faculty development which will allow him to thoughtfully guide and contribute to the professional growth and development of his physician colleagues, while fostering an environment of continuous lifelong learning and improvement.

Dr. Long lives in Moscow with his wife, Juliette Meyers, an Archbald native recently hired by The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education as an art therapist. A Valley View High School graduate, she received a master’s degree in art therapy and a bachelor’s degree in communications and media studies from Marywood University.

As a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike and safety-net provider of whole-person primary health services, The Wright Center for Community Health serves vulnerable and medically underserved populations of all ages, regardless of ethnic background, ZIP code, insurance status, or ability to pay. It accepts all insurance plans and offers a sliding-fee discount program based on federal poverty guidelines that consider family size and income. No patient is ever turned away due to an inability to pay.

Headquartered in Scranton, The Wright Center for Community Health operates 11 comprehensive primary and preventive care community health centers in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Wyoming counties, as well as a mobile medical and dental unit called Driving Better Health. Patients typically have the convenience of going to a single location to access integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health care, as well as community-based addiction treatment and recovery services, including medication-assisted therapy. For more information, go to TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-230-0019.

The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education was established in 1976 as the Scranton-Temple Residency Program, a community-based internal medicine residency. Today, The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education are one of the largest U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration-funded Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Safety-Net Consortiums in the nation.

Together with consortium stakeholders, The Wrights Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education train residents and fellows in a community-based, community-needs-responsive primary care workforce development model to advance their shared mission.

The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s residency and fellowship programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The Wright Center for Community Health’s Advanced Education General Dentistry Residency under New York University Langone is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. For more information, go to TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-866-3017.