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.

Ikigo cya Wright Centre for Health Community cyamenyekanye n’ishyirahamwe ry’umutima w’abanyamerika n’ishyirahamwe ry’abaganga bo muri Amerika kubera ko ryiyemeje kuzamura umuvuduko w’amaraso (BP), bigatuma abantu bamenyekana ku rwego rwa silver mu rwego rwa 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.

Umuganga waho ufite aho ahurira n’ibitaro byo muri Scranton na Wilkes-Barre azinjira mu kigo gishya cyita ku buzima bw’ibanze cya Wright Centre gishinzwe ubuzima bw’abaturage i Tunkhannock, cyafunguwe ku ya 9 Nzeri.

Azafatanya n'abakozi b'inzobere mu buzima mu kigo gishya cyita ku barwayi ba Wright Centre mu cyahoze ari ibitaro by’Urwibutso rwa Tyler, barimo umufasha w’umuganga Mallory Racoski. Kugira ngo utegure gahunda, jya kuri TheWrightCenter.org cyangwa uhamagare 570-591-5299.

Dr. Novroski yabaye umuganga w’ubuvuzi bw’umuryango i Dunmore kuva mu 2021. Afite kandi uburambe nkumuganga w’ishami ryihutirwa mu bitaro bya Moses Taylor i Scranton n’ibitaro bikuru bya Wilkes-Barre.

Umuturage wa Shavertown yabonye impamyabumenyi ihanitse muri biologiya muri icyo gihe cya Wilkes College ndetse n’ubuvuzi yakuye muri Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Yaje kurangiza gutura mu muryango wa Wyoming Valley Family Practice hanyuma aba umunyamuryango w’ishami ry’abatuye imyaka irenga ibiri.

Ikigo cya Wright ni ikigo nderabuzima cyujuje ubuziranenge Reba-Alike hamwe n’urusobe rw’ibigo nderabuzima byiyongera mu ntara za Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, na Wyoming. Icyicaro gikuru i Scranton, Ikigo cya Wright gikora ibigo nderabuzima 12 by’abaturage, harimo ishami ry’ubuvuzi n’amenyo ryitwa Driving Better Health. Ibibanza bikorera abarwayi bingeri zose, urwego rwinjiza, hamwe nubwishingizi. Nta murwayi wanze kubera kutabasha kwishyura.

Ibirori bizabera muri Hoteli Radisson Lackawanna, 138 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, guhera saa kumi nimwe nimwe: 30-7: 30h00 bizaba birimo ibitekerezo bigufi byatanzwe nabateguye umushinga ndetse nabatuye mu karere barangije kandi bungukirwa na gahunda yo guhugura imyuga.

Umushinga PROGRESS, watewe inkunga igice binyuze mu nkunga ya komisiyo ishinzwe akarere ka Apalachian INSPIRE, ni imbaraga zimyaka itatu ziyobowe na The Wright Centre ku bufatanye n’abafatanyabikorwa bo mu turere twinshi twibasiwe cyane n’ikibazo cya opioid gikomeje. Amagambo ahinnye PROGRESS asobanura Gutanga Amahirwe yo Kugarura Amajyambere, Uburezi, nitsinzi irambye.

Ati: “Urusobe rw'ibinyabuzima rudusaba kubaka umubano hagati y’abaturage gusa bakira na gahunda z’ubuzima na serivisi z’abantu, ariko ndetse n’abandi benshi, harimo ubwikorezi, umutekano rusange, amazu, uburezi, ndetse n’abatanga akazi.”

Igihe cyo gutanga umushinga PROGRESS kirangira kumugaragaro muri Nzeri. Nyamara, urubuga kuri ProjectProgressNEPA.org , ruzakomeza gukora byibuze imyaka itatu, rutange amahuza kumikoreshereze yingirakamaro kumutwe nko gutsinda agasuzuguro, guhiga akazi mugihe ukize, no kubona aho bakorera neza.

Ikigo cya Wright cyakoranye n’ishuri rikuru ry’abaturage rya Luzerne, Ikigo cy’uburezi cy’ubuzima cy’amajyaruguru y’Amajyaruguru ya Pennsylvania, Ikigo, hamwe n’umuryango wa Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance kugira ngo batange gahunda yo gukira-kazi mu ntara za Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, na Wyoming. .

Susan Spry, visi perezida wungirije ushinzwe amasomo muri kaminuza ya Luzerne County, yagize ati: “Harakenewe cyane inkunga y'urungano muri serivisi zo gukiza ibiyobyabwenge ndetse no kubura inzobere mu bijyanye no gukira byemewe mu majyaruguru y'uburasirazuba bwa Pennsylvania.” “Inzobere mu gukira zemewe zitanga inkunga n’umutungo ku bashaka kubaho ubuzima bwiza. ITERAMBERE ry'umushinga n'abafatanyabikorwa bacu bagize uruhare runini mu gukemura ikibazo cyo gutukwa no gukira no gushyiraho inzira abantu bashobora kubona amahugurwa bakeneye kugira ngo buzuze iyi myanya ikomeye. ”

Mary K. Murphy, umutoza w’inzobere mu bijyanye no gukira mu ishuri ry’abaturage rya Luzerne County yongeyeho ati: Ati: "Ubunararibonye bwabo, imbaraga zabo, n'ibyiringiro byabo, hamwe n'ibikoresho n'uburere bitangwa n'umushinga PROGRESS, biha inzobere mu bijyanye no gukira kugira ngo zifashe abantu mu rugendo rwabo rwo gukira ibiyobyabwenge."

Imfashanyo n’ubuyobozi byatanzwe kandi na Fondasiyo ya AllOne, Urugaga rw’Ubucuruzi rukomeye rwa Scranton, Ihuriro ry’amajyaruguru y’Amajyaruguru ya Pennsylvania, Abakomiseri bo mu Ntara ya Wayne, Ishyirahamwe ry’iterambere ry’ubukungu rya Wayne, hamwe n’ibiro bya Depite Matt Cartwright.

Abantu bujuje ibyangombwa bisabwa kugira ngo biyandikishe mu mahugurwa y’inzobere yemewe yo gukira bashoboye gufata amasomo ku buntu. Umushinga winkunga wanakubiyemo ikiguzi cyamafaranga yo gukora ibizamini.

Inzobere mu gukira yemewe ni umuntu watsinze ikibazo cyo gukoresha ibiyobyabwenge kandi ukora nk'itsinda rishinzwe ubuvuzi butandukanye kugira ngo afashe abandi bantu kugera no gukomeza gushishoza igihe kirekire. Bakoresheje uburambe bwabo mubuzima, abahanga mu gukira bemejwe ninama, bashishikarize, kandi baharanira ko abarwayi bashyigikirwa murugendo rwabo rugana ubuzima bwiza.

Umuyobozi mukuru wa NE PA AHEC, Debra Youngfelt yagize ati: "Ikigo cyita ku buzima cy’ubuzima bw’amajyaruguru y’Amajyaruguru ya Pennsylvania (NE PA AHEC) cyishimiye kwitabira umushinga w’iterambere." Yakomeje agira ati: “Mu gutanga amahugurwa y’abakozi bashinzwe ubuzima, twahaye abantu bakira amahirwe yo kunguka ubumenyi bushya no kwagura akazi. Akamaro k'inzobere zemewe zo gukira hamwe n'abakozi bashinzwe ubuzima mu baturage aho dutuye, hamwe nubunararibonye butagereranywa bazana kubakira, ntibishobora kuvugwa kuko ibyifuzo byizo nshingano bikomeje kwiyongera.

Ati: “ITERAMBERE ry'umushinga ryagenze neza cyane, atari ugutanga amahugurwa n'amahirwe yo kubona akazi kuri benshi mu gukira, ahubwo no mu kuziba icyuho cyo gukomeza kwita ku bantu bafite ikibazo cyo gukoresha ibiyobyabwenge.”

Bitewe n'ubufatanye na Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance, Umushinga PROGRESS washoboye kugeza no mu ntara zo mu cyaro, hanyuma, ukurura abandi bakandida muri gahunda y'amahugurwa.

Katheryne Hait, umuyobozi mukuru wa SHRM, Katheryne Hait yagize ati: "Umubano wacu udasanzwe n’umushinga PROGRESS wahinduye ubuzima, ushimangira abaturage bacu, kandi ukemura ikibazo cy’agasuzuguro ko akenshi abantu babuza abantu b'ingeri zose gukemura ikibazo cy’ibiyobyabwenge ndetse no kubaho mu buzima." umuyobozi muri Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance. Ati: "Nishimiye cyane ubufatanye burambye twagiranye n'imiryango itandukanye ndetse n'abaturage bo mu baturage bacu ubu bayobora urugero mu nshingano zabo nk'inzobere mu bijyanye no gukira."

Uyu munsi, abakoresha muri Pennsylvania barashaka kuzuza iyi myanya yabigize umwuga mu bucuruzi butandukanye, nko mu bigo nderabuzima no kuvura, gereza, ibitaro, na serivisi z’abantu ndetse n’ubuvuzi.

Muganga Stephen S. Long Jr., umuganga w’imbere-w’ubuvuzi bw’abana (Med-Peds), aherutse kwinjira mu kigo cyitwa Wright Centre for Health Health and Graduate Medical Education. Ubu arimo arakira abarwayi b'ingeri zose kuri bibiri bya Wright Centre for Health Health Health primaire centre de santé.

Dr. Long arahari kubonana na Wright Centre yubuzima bwabaturage ba Clarks Inama yubuvuzi bwibanze r kuri 1145 y'Amajyaruguru Blvd. mu mujyi wa Abington y'Amajyepfo ku wa mbere no ku wa kabiri no ku kigo nderabuzima cya Mid Valley kuri 5 S. Washington Ave. muri Jermyn, guhera ku wa gatatu kugeza ku wa gatanu.

Kugira ngo utegure gahunda na Dr. Long, sura TheWrightCenter.org cyangwa uhamagare ahabereye inama ya Clarks kuri 570-585-1300 cyangwa aho ikibaya cyo hagati kiri 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.