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.”

Bilding Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè nan Wilkes-Barre.

Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè a te devwale yon klinik dantè agrandi ak yon nouvo zèl sante konpòtmantal nan sant sante kominotè li a nan Wilkes-Barre, yon pati nan renovasyon k ap kontinye nan ansyen bilding biwo 34,460 pye kare jis katye anba lavil la.

Twazyèm faz renovasyon nan 169 N. Pennsylvania Ave., ajoute anviwon 7,700 pye kare espas, ki gen ladan 10 operasyon dantè, yon chanm klinisyen dantè, ak 15 nouvo chanm klinisyen sante konpòtmantal ak sante konpòtmantal. Yon dezyèm biwo resepsyon double kantite pasyan ki ka tcheke nan yon sèl fwa.

Nouvo zèl dantè Wilkes-Barre a se pi gwo nan rezo Wright Center a epi li gen anpil teknoloji dènye kri, ki gen ladan yon Orthopantomograph 3D LX ki bay imaj dantè 3-D. Machin nan ka pran yon sèl radyografi panoramique nan dan yo, mandibule, ak maxilla, bay klinisyen plis detay pandan y ap fè dyagnostik ak trete pasyan yo.

Doktè Michael Regan pral kòmanse wè pasyan nan Wilkes-Barre madi 6 out. Ijyenis dantè Jenna Topa ak Samantha Solack pral sipòte Doktè Regan.

Nouvo zèl sante konpòtmantal la ofri chanm tretman ak konsèy konfòtab, sal reyinyon, ak espas biwo, ansanm ak espas pou jesyon ka, tretman ak rekiperasyon maladi itilizasyon sibstans ki baze sou kominote a, ak tretman asistans medikaman.

Sant sante kominotè nan Wilkes-Barre te louvri pòt li pou pasyan yo nan dat 9 janvye 2023. Li ouvri lendi jiska samdi ant 8 am ak 6 pm Pou pran yon randevou, rele 570-491-0126 oswa vizite TheWrightCenter.org .

Yon dantis ki te konplete rezidans li nan Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè a pral wè pasyan yo nan zèl dantè ki fèk elaji nan sant sante kominotè san bi likratif la nan Wilkes-Barre.

Doktè Regan te konplete rezidans Edikasyon Avanse postdoktoral li nan Dentistry Jeneral nan sant sante kominotè Wright Center nan Scranton atravè yon afilyasyon ak Pwogram Rezidans Postdoktora Medsin Dantè Langone Health University New York. Pwogram ki byen koni a se pi gwo pwogram rezidans dantè apre doktora nan mond lan nan kalite li a, ki fòme anviwon 400 rezidan dantè chak ane nan sit patnè nan prèske 30 eta.

Sant sante kominotè nan Wilkes-Barre te louvri pòt li pou pasyan yo nan dat 9 janvye 2023. Depi lè sa a, yon pwojè ekspansyon miltifaz te kontinye andedan etablisman 34,460 pye kare a, yon ansyen bilding biwo sèlman katye nan distri biznis anba lavil la. .

Wright Center, ki gen biwo santral li nan Scranton, gen yon rezo k ap grandi nan 12 sant sante kominotè nan konte Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, ak Wyoming, ki gen ladan yon inite medikal ak dantè mobil ki rele Driving Better Health. Kote li yo ofri sèvis sante prensipal abòdab, bon jan kalite, san diskriminasyon, pou tout moun pou moun tout laj kèlkeswa sitiyasyon asirans yo, kòd postal yo, oswa kapasite yo pou peye. Anjeneral, pasyan yo gen konvenyans pou yo ale nan yon sèl kote pou yo jwenn aksè nan swen sante medikal, dantè ak konpòtmantal ki entegre, ansanm ak sèvis tretman ak rekiperasyon maladi itilizasyon sibstans ki baze sou kominote a.