Dokiman istorik sa yo soti 14 me 1827, yo soti nan koleksyon Sosyete Istorik Lackawanna 2023.14.46 A/B, epi detaye sibvansyon tè 800-acre yo te bay an 1797 pa eta Connecticut bay dyak natif natal New England William A. Clark. , fondatè Clarks Green ak Clarks Summit boroughs, an rekonesans pou sèvis ewoyik li pandan Lagè Revolisyonè a. VFW Park nan Dickson City, ki chita sou yon pati nan tè orijinal sa a, te chwazi pa Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè kòm sit la pou plante Liberty Tree ki sètifye li soti nan America250PA ak Grand Lodge nan Pennsylvania, ki rele tou Pennsylvania Freemasons, paske nan lyen istorik pwofon pak la ak Revolisyon Ameriken an.

Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè a pral resevwa yon Pyebwa Libète sètifye, yon senbòl vivan endepandans Ameriken, nan men America250PA ak Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, yo rele tou Pennsylvania Freemasons, ki pral plante nan VFW Park nan Dickson City. Nan selebrasyon pwochen 250yèm anivèsè Etazini, poplar tulip istorik sa a pral sèl Pye Libète ki pral pran rasin nan Konte Lackawanna nan kad yon efò nan tout eta a pou onore fondasyon nasyon an.

Yo envite piblik la pou patisipe nan yon seremoni dedikasyon pou Liberty Tree a 6 pm nan Jedi 26 septanm, lapli oswa klere, nan pak la, ki sitiye nan lari Jermyn ak Walker nan minisipalite a.

Pye bwa a, patwone pa Pennsilvani Freemasons yo, fè pati yon pi gwo inisyativ ki te kòmanse nan sezon otòn 2021 pou plante 67 Pye bwa Liberty — youn nan chak konte Pennsilvani yo — nan ane 2026, kòm yon pati nan America250PA, yon pwogram ki kowòdone evènman yo nan tout eta a. Semiquincentennial Etazini. Chak pye bwa pral gen yon plak Pwojè Liberty Tree bò kote l, ki gen non moun k ap resevwa Liberty Tree a, America250PA, ak mason Pennsylvania yo.

Ti plant yo pwopaje apati yon pitit yon pye sikren tulip istorik ki gen 400 an, dènye Liberty Tree li te ye, ki te kanpe nan St. John's College nan Annapolis, Maryland. Pyebwa Libète orijinal la, yon elm ikonik nan Boston, te sèvi kòm yon kote rasanbleman pou Pitit Libète yo, ki te reyini anba branch li yo pou planifye rezistans yo kont dominasyon Britanik la nan ane ki mennen jiska Revolisyon Ameriken an. An 1775, sòlda Britanik yo ak Lwayalis koupe epi boule Boston Liberty Tree, avèk lespwa pou kraze rebelyon an k ap grandi. San dekouraje, patriyòt atravè 13 koloni yo te deziyen nouvo Pye bwa Libète, yo chak senbolize espwa ak libète.

Pou resevwa Pyebwa Libète a, Sant Wright te bezwen lokalize tè aksesib piblik nan Konte Lackawanna ki gen lyen istorik ak Revolisyon Ameriken an kote yo ta ka plante pye sikren tulip la, eksplike Gina Lettieri, achiv Sant Wright la.

Apre yon rechèch vaste, Lettieri te detèmine ke VFW Park Dickson City a te yon kote ideyal.

Deacon, natif natal nan New England, William A. Clark, fondatè Clarks Green ak Clarks Summit boroughs ak yon ewo nan batay Bunker Hill pandan Lagè Revolisyonè a, te bay 800 kawo tè nan Pennsylvania pa Connecticut an 1797 kòm yon siy rekonesans pou li. sèvis. Rechèch Lettieri te dekouvri ke VFW Park la nan vil Dickson chita sou 800 akwo tè orijinal sa yo.

Apre li te jwenn sipò nan men ofisyèl Dickson City, Lettieri te soumèt aplikasyon Wright Center pou Liberty Tree.

“By planting our Liberty Tree at VFW Park in Dickson City, we are not only commemorating American history but also reinforcing The Wright Center’s commitment to improving the health and welfare of our communities,” said Lettieri. “This historic tree will stand for the next 250 years and beyond as a symbol of The Wright Center’s noble mission.”

Pennsylvania Freemasons, pi ansyen ak pi gwo òganizasyon fratènèl nan mond lan ak plis pase 3.5 milyon manm, ki gen ladan 86,000 nan Commonwealth la, te plante senk Pye bwa Liberty sètifye lokalman, youn chak nan konte Carbon, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike ak Wayne.

Rezidan Honesdale ap eksplore fason pou ede lòt moun nan rekiperasyon apre li fin resevwa sipò nan men Wright Center for Community Health Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support Program.

Shannon Sharkazy and her children, from left, Carter, 10; Blake, 11; Mason, 5; and Emerson, 4 spend time in the orchard on their Beach Lake property. For more information about the Healthy MOMS Program, go to HealthyMOMS.org

Shannon Sharkazy has always felt a calling to help others. First, though, she had to help herself.

A 36-month prison sentence for cocaine distribution and related charges proved to be the impetus for her recovery from substance use disorder in 2006. While incarcerated, Sharkazy helped some of her fellow inmates learn to read and take other steps to change their lives, igniting her passion for helping others.

“After I came home from prison, I knew I was not cut out for my old life,” the 41-year-old Honesdale, Pennsylvania, resident said. “I didn’t want to be that person, so I had to make some changes.”

Today, Sharkazy is a devoted mother of five children, ranging in age from 16 months to 11 years old. When she isn’t working as the administrator of a church in Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, she operates Gypsy Hollow, a transition home for rescued farm animals, where she is in the process of developing the mentorship program, Second Act, to help women – especially moms – learn and improve relationship, communication, and mindset skills.

She also speaks publicly about her recovery journey, attributing her success to those who supported her, including The Wright Center for Community Health’s Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support Program, known simply as Healthy MOMS.

“I needed support,” Sharkazy said. “They immediately saw who I really was and what I needed.”

Healthy MOMS focuses on helping mothers-to-be and mothers with substance use disorder, bringing together health care, legal, housing, and social services organizations from more than seven counties in Northeast Pennsylvania. Participants can join before giving birth and remain in the program until the child turns 2. An assigned case manager helps with a range of support services, including medications for opiate use disorder, counseling, primary and OB-GYN care, parenting tips, legal advice, and more.

The program has served mothers as young as 14, but most are in their late 20s and 30s. Named after a similar program in Ohio, it was introduced in this region as a pilot program in two counties, with initial grant funding secured by the Lackawanna/Susquehanna Office of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Today, it assists women in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. Since its launch in 2018, they’ve helped more than 500 mothers and welcomed more than 280 infants.

“As we know too well, it takes a village to raise a child. The complex struggles surrounding opioid addiction can make pregnancy an even tougher time,” said Maria Kolcharno, Healthy MOMS Program manager and director of addictions services at The Wright Center for Community Health. “The evidence suggests that mothers who join the program and participate in recovery services well before their delivery dates are less likely to give birth to babies who experience neonatal abstinence syndrome, a potentially painful and costly medical condition caused when a newborn withdraws from drugs the baby had been exposed to in the womb.”

Over time, Sharkazy started taking prescription medication to manage pain caused by several debilitating, chronic issues. “My doses kept increasing,” Sharkazy said. “And then I got pregnant again, and I thought, ‘I can’t be on these ridiculous doses anymore. I need help.’”

She became aware of The Wright Center for Community Health offering medications for opiate use disorder through her ex-husband’s experience at the community health center in Jermyn. Aware that Suboxone, a prescription drug for managing substance use disorder, could also provide pain relief, Sharkazy started her treatment with The Wright Center in November 2019. She found the staff, especially Ed Walsh, a case manager in The Wright Center’s state-designated Opioid Use Disorder Center of Excellence, and Dr. Charles Burns, a former Wright Center doctor board certified in addiction medicine, to be exceptionally supportive and free of judgment.

Sharkazy then became one of the first clients in the Healthy MOMS Program to access the specialized health services she needed. Healthy MOMS Case Manager Michele Coyle has worked with Sharkazy for four years, celebrating her successes and helping her through life’s challenges. Over the years, Sharkazy has served as a keynote speaker at Wright Center events and shared her story at several other programs around the region.

“It’s been beautiful to see her maintain her sobriety and to act as an advocate for her children and herself,” Coyle said.

Sharkazy remained in the Healthy MOMS Program for the birth of her fifth child, Ethan, who is now 16 months old. When she had similar problems with hospital staff over the stigma of using Suboxone, Healthy MOMS staff again advocated for her, including producing paperwork.

“I can’t imagine being a mom newly in recovery or a mom without a support system, facing these challenging situations,” Sharkazy said. “I knew I could just call Michele, and she would be there to talk to, do check-ins, and just to make sure I was mentally in the right place.”

Coyle said that, over the years, Sharkazy has become a resource to other clients, especially those with children who have special needs.

“I’m supporting her needs, but sometimes, I go to her for advice. She’s navigated the system and is willing to share what she’s learned,” Coyle said. “I think we’ve learned a lot together.”

“We have a lot of opportunities now to do more with and for the moms in the program,” Coyle said. “Every case is different, but we’re ready to meet the needs of each client.”

These days, Sharkazy is thriving, thanks to the continued support of the Healthy MOMS Program.

“It’s amazing to see her succeed,” Coyle said. “This is why I do what I do. It’s nice to think about how I had a small part in her journey to where she is today.”

Sharkazy has also found myriad ways to fulfill her goal of helping others. In addition to raising her children, caring for her ailing father, and looking after a variety of rescued farm animals, she works at Beach Lake United Methodist Church. She has also shared her story while serving as an advocate for varied topics, including children with cystic fibrosis and Down syndrome, the lack of rural health care resources, single mothers, and mothers with substance use disorder.

“I tell my story to everyone. It’s a way to pay it forward,” she said. “Working with and being a voice for moms in recovery is something I want to continue to explore.”

For more information about the Healthy MOMS Program, go to HealthyMOMS.org.

Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè a te òganize yon jounen madi 3 septanm pou koupe riban ak louvri pou selebre ouvèti nouvo sant sante kominotè li nan Dickson City nan 312 Boulevard Ave. Etablisman an bay sèvis sante prensipal pou tout moun lendi jiska vandredi. , soti 8:30 am jiska 5 pm, pou moun tout laj, soti nan pedyatri ak jeryatrik. Ansanm ak manm piblik la, ak lidèchip egzekitif ak manm konsèy ki soti nan The Wright Center, Dickson City Borough Councilman Jack Horvath ak Richard Cesari; Manadjè Borough Cesare Forconi; Drew Popish, Direktè rejyonal nòdès Gouvènè Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro; ak Thom Welby, Direktè distri Pennsylvania State Rep. Bridget Malloy Kosierowski, te patisipe nan evènman an.

The Wright Center for Community Health hosted a ribbon cutting and open house on Tuesday, Sept. 3, to celebrate the opening of its newest community health center in Dickson City.

The new full-service, family-friendly office at 312 Boulevard Ave. opened for patient care on Tuesday, Sept. 3, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house held at 5:30 p.m. Along with members of the public, Dickson City Borough Councilmen Jack Horvath and Richard Cesari; Borough Manager Cesare Forconi; Drew Popish, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s northeast regional director; and Thom Welby, Pennsylvania State Rep. Bridget Malloy Kosierowski’s district director, attended the event.

Drs. Supriana Bhandol and Ajit Pannu, who will lead the new location, offered health center tours during the open house. Both doctors are graduates of The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s Regional Family Medicine Residency and began providing care to patients at The Wright Center for Community Health in Scranton in November.

The new location occupies the former medical offices of Drs. Cynthia M. Oleski and Giovanni Ramos. After deciding to relocate, the doctors contacted The Wright Center, which has been providing whole-person primary health services across the region for decades, to ensure that patients would not experience any interruptions in care.

The Wright Center for Community Health in Dickson City will be open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., offering affordable, comprehensive whole-person primary health services for people of all ages, from pediatrics to geriatrics. Services will include checkups, physicals, screenings, treatment of common illnesses and injuries, and more. To make an appointment, call 570-489-4567 or visit TheWrightCenter.org.

In addition to the Dickson City location, The Wright Center will also open its first primary care community health center in Wyoming County on Monday, Sept. 9, at the former Tyler Memorial Hospital, 5950 U.S. Route 6, Suite 401, Tunkhannock. With these new locations, The Wright Center will operate 12 community health centers, including a mobile medical and dental unit called Driving Better Health, serving patients of all ages, income levels, and insurance statuses in Northeast Pennsylvania.

The Wright Center for Community Health offers a sliding-fee discount program. Based on a family’s size and income level, the program reduces barriers to care and ensures everyone has access to affordable, whole-person primary health services.

Dr. Jignesh Y. Sheth, senior vice president and chief medical and information officer at The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education, was selected as a 2024 Trailblazer in Building and Infrastructure by City and State Pennsylvania.

The multimedia news organization acknowledged Dr. Sheth’s visionary leadership, strategic planning, research, and meticulous attention to detail in transforming 10 buildings across Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wayne counties into The Wright Centers’ welcoming and comprehensive community health centers. These centers provide whole-person primary health services to people of all ages regardless of insurance status, ZIP code, or ability to pay, and have significantly enhanced care delivery and overall well-being for underserved populations throughout Northeast Pennsylvania. To read the special edition, go here.

“I’m honored to be recognized as a 2024 Trailblazer in Building and Infrastructure,” said Dr. Sheth, who is dual board-certified in internal medicine and addiction medicine. “This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our dedicated team, who share a commitment to creating spaces that truly serve our communities’ needs. Our goal has always been to ensure that our health centers are not just functional but also welcoming environments where patients feel valued and cared for. This recognition is a testament to the power of collaboration, thoughtful design, and a patient-centered approach in transforming health care delivery.”

City and State also highlighted Dr. Sheth’s focus on blueprints and designs, such as selecting the soothing color schemes of waiting and examination rooms, fiscal responsibility, and contractor coordination, as well as how he oversaw the projects while continuing to provide care to his own patients and ensuring that The Wright Centers’ community health centers maintained uninterrupted services despite the extensive construction. Dr. Sheth sees adult patients at The Wright Center’s Mid Valley location in Jermyn.

After completing his internal medicine residency in 2009 through the Scranton-Temple Residency Program, now The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Dr. Sheth joined The Wright Center as an internal medicine primary care physician and lead physician for population management and reporting.

Over the years, Dr. Sheth has pioneered innovative approaches that have significantly improved patient wellness and health care delivery. His contributions earned him several promotions at The Wright Center, including vice president for patient safety and quality in 2013, culminating in his current role as senior vice president and chief medical and information officer, a position he has held since 2018.

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) recently presented the 2024 Innovative Research in Primary Care Award to Dr. Sheth. The award, which honors a health center clinician who has been active in primary care research or evaluation in community practice, prevention, public health, care coordination, or the clinical practice of medical services, was presented during NACHC’s 2024 Community Health Institute (CHI) & Expo Conference held Aug. 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Sheth and his wife, Hetal Sheth, live in Clarks Summit with their children, Zian, 9, and Jiaa, 5.

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. 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.

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 Center is one of the largest U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration-funded Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Safety-Net Consortiums in the nation.

Asosyasyon Nasyonal Sant Sante Kominotè yo (NACHC) dènyèman te prezante Prim Rechèch Inovatè 2024 nan Swen Prensipal bay Jignesh Y. Sheth, MD, FACP, MPH, vis-prezidan ansyen ak ofisye anchèf medikal ak enfòmasyon nan Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè ak Edikasyon medikal gradye.

● Pionnier yon modèl telemedsin ki bay swen sante dirèkteman nan kay pasyan yo, patikilyèman benefisye moun ki nan zòn ki lwen ak riral yo. Apwòch inovatè sa a pèmèt siveyans elwaye nan mezi sante vital tankou batman kè, etap, tansyon, ak plis ankò. Doktè Sheth te amelyore sistèm sa a plis lè li entegre teknoloji Humhealth, ki te asire transfè done lis nan dosye sante elektwonik pasyan yo (EHR). Entegrasyon sa a pèmèt pasyan yo pran yon wòl aktif nan jere sante yo epi li fasilite entèvansyon swen pèsonalize ak pi bon rezilta pasyan yo.
● Transfòme sistèm EHR Wright Center a nan yon baz done solid ki amelyore livrezon swen sante, sipòte desizyon ki baze sou done, epi fasilite sibvansyon siksè. Sistèm sa a pèmèt klinisyen yo sèvi ak done yo kolekte pou entèvansyon presi ak amelyorasyon mezirab, efektivman koresponn swen pasyan endividyèl ak jesyon sante popilasyon an.
● Mete an aplikasyon analiz biznis avanse ki ranfòse operasyon chak jou ak planifikasyon alontèm. Inisyativ sa a non sèlman te asire konfòmite ak egzijans federal rapò, men tou te fasilite akizisyon de nouvo sibvansyon ak deziyasyon prestijye Wright Center a an 2019 kòm yon Sant Sante ki kalifye pou federal.
● Entwodwi dènye teknoloji pou amelyore eksperyans pasyan yo. Sa gen ladann Propio, yon sèvis entèpretasyon sou demann ki disponib nan sant sante kominotè Wright Center ki kapab tradui plis pase 350 lang. Li te aplike tou "Neo," yon chatbot ajan entèaktif ak HIPAA ki konfòm ak pasyan yo sou TheWrightCenter.org. Neo ede tou de nouvo ak pasyan ki deja egziste lè li pèmèt yo pran randevou, renouvle preskripsyon, navige sistèm nan efektivman, aprann sou vaksen ki disponib, tès, sèvis, ak plis ankò.
● Amelyore sistèm depo ak distribisyon Wright Center a pou vaksen ak medikaman soti nan frijidè/frizè tradisyonèl yo rive nan AccuVax. Teknoloji modèn sa a ki konplètman konfòme ak HIPAA otomatize ak sekirize depo vaksen ak medikaman atravè yon sistèm lavant entegre. AccuVax asire jesyon egzak envantè, amelyore sekirite pasyan yo, kontwole nivo aksè, epi swiv vaksen yo jiska nivo dòz la.
● Optimize workflows atravè Wright Center a lè w entegre teknoloji avanse ki fè ekonomize tan. Sa a gen ladann Suki, yon sistèm asistan dijital ki mache ak entèlijans atifisyèl ki sipòte klinisyen yo ak travay administratif yo, ak Azara ak iDashboards, ki ofri apèsi detay sou swen pasyan yo ak efikasite operasyonèl, ede nan jesyon resous ak planifikasyon estratejik. Anplis de sa, li te aplike yon sistèm jesyon envantè sibvansyon solid pou amelyore efikasite òganizasyonèl ak egzijans konfòmite rezilta sibvansyon yo.

Doktè Sheth ki gen doub sètifye nan medikaman entèn ak medikaman pou dejwe, li wè pasyan adilt yo nan Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè - Mid Valley nan Jermyn. Li te resevwa bakaloreya li nan medsin ak lisans nan operasyon ak onè nan byochimi, medikaman, ak sante piblik an 2004 nan Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College nan Wardha, peyi Zend. Li te fè yon Mèt nan Sante Piblik ak yon espesyalizasyon nan pwomosyon sante an 2006 nan Northern Illinois University nan DeKalb.

Li menm ak madanm li, Hetal Sheth, ap viv nan Clarks Summit ak pitit yo, Zian, 9, ak Jiaa, 5.

Colleen Dougherty, vis-prezidan ak ofisye anchèf operasyon klinik ak direktè enfimyè pratikan ki sètifye ak sèvis asistan doktè nan Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè a, gen sètifika Sant Wright te resevwa paske Sant yo te nonmen yon Chanpyon Hall of Fame Cardiovascular Health 2024. pou Pwogram Nasyonal Sante Kadyovaskilè Kontwòl ak Prevansyon Maladi.

Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè a te nonmen yon Chanpyon Hall of Fame Sante Kadyovaskilè 2024 poutèt li te fè kontribisyon enpòtan nan Pwogram Nasyonal Sante Kadyovaskilè Sant pou Kontwòl ak Prevansyon Maladi (CDC) pou 2023-24.

Wright Center te travay ak Quality Insights, yon gwoup ki dedye a amelyore sante ak swen atravè solisyon done ki baze sou, pou kontribiye nan pwogram CDC la.

Nan kad patisipasyon yo nan pwogram CDC, Colleen Dougherty, vis prezidan ak ofisye anchèf operasyon klinik ak direktè enfimyè pratikan ki sètifye ak sèvis asistan doktè nan Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè; Kari Machelli, RN, vis-prezidan asosye Integrated Primary Health Services; ak Nicole Sekelsky, koòdonatè sansibilizasyon ak enskripsyon, te pataje enfòmasyon pandan yon sesyon "Repa midi ak aprann" ki te òganize pa Quality Insights sou estrateji inik Wright Center te itilize pou amelyore sante jeneral ak byennèt pasyan yo.

“Ekip nou an te onore pou patisipe nan inisyativ Q&A sa a pou pataje eksperyans nou nan jere kolestewòl wo epi mete aksan sou enpòtans swen ki santre sou pasyan yo. Nou te enkòpore istwa reyèl kote klinisyen yo te ede pasyan yo pran yon wòl aktif nan sante yo,” Dougherty te di. "Lè nou adopte yon apwòch ki baze sou ekip nan swen prensipal, nou ka idantifye ak jere pasyan ki gen kolestewòl wo ak moun ki gen risk pou maladi kadyovaskilè ateroskleroz, ki souvan rele ASCVD. Entèvansyon bonè enpòtan anpil nan anpeche evènman sante devastatè ak amelyore byennèt jeneral pasyan nou yo.”

Pandan 30 minit diskisyon panèl ouvè a, prezantatè Wright Center yo te diskite sou fason travayè sante kominotè (CHWs) ak enfimyè yo travay ansanm pou sipòte pasyan yo idantifye ak kolestewòl wo ak lòt kondisyon kwonik. CHWs nan Wright Center konekte pasyan yo ak yon varyete de sèvis sosyal ak resous kominotè, ki gen ladan gadmanje manje lokal yo, pwogram rabè medikaman, transpò pou ale ak soti nan randevou doktè, ak plis ankò pou ede pasyan yo konsantre sou amelyore sante yo.

“Nan The Wright Center, travayè sante kominotè nou yo sèvi kòm yon lyen pou pasyan an, klinisyen, ak resous deyò,” Sekelsky te di, ki te travay kòm yon CHW pou The Wright Center depi 2022. “Nou gen kapasite pou ede ak edike. pasyan yo ede yo pran kontwòl pwòp sante yo, kèlkeswa dyagnostik la.”