Hati hizi za kihistoria za kuanzia Mei 14, 1827, zimetoka katika mkusanyo wa Jumuiya ya Kihistoria ya Lackawanna 2023.14.46 A/B, na kwa kina kuhusu ruzuku ya ardhi ya ekari 800 iliyotolewa mwaka wa 1797 na jimbo la Connecticut kwa Deakoni mzaliwa wa New England William A. Clarke mnamo 1797. , mwanzilishi wa mitaa ya Clarks Green na Clarks Summit, kwa kutambua utumishi wake wa kishujaa wakati wa Vita vya Mapinduzi. VFW Park katika Dickson City, ambayo inakaa kwenye sehemu ya ardhi hii ya asili, imechaguliwa na The Wright Center for Community Health kama tovuti ya kupanda Liberty Tree yake iliyoidhinishwa kutoka America250PA na Grand Lodge ya Pennsylvania, pia inaitwa Pennsylvania Freemasons, kwa sababu. ya uhusiano wa kihistoria wa hifadhi hiyo na Mapinduzi ya Marekani.

Kituo cha Wright cha Afya ya Jamii kitapokea Mti wa Uhuru ulioidhinishwa, ishara hai ya uhuru wa Marekani, kutoka America250PA na Grand Lodge ya Pennsylvania, pia inaitwa Pennsylvania Freemasons, ambayo itapandwa katika VFW Park katika Dickson City. Katika kusherehekea maadhimisho ya miaka 250 ya Marekani, poplar hii ya kihistoria ya tulip itakuwa mti pekee wa Uhuru kukita mizizi katika Kaunti ya Lackawanna kama sehemu ya juhudi za kitaifa za kuheshimu mwanzilishi wa taifa hilo.

Umma unaalikwa kuhudhuria sherehe ya kuwekwa wakfu kwa Mti wa Uhuru saa kumi na mbili jioni siku ya Alhamisi, Septemba 26, mvua au jua, katika bustani hiyo, iliyoko katika mitaa ya Jermyn na Walker katika mtaa huo.

Mti huo, unaofadhiliwa na Freemasons wa Pennsylvania, ni sehemu ya mpango mkubwa ulioanza katika msimu wa vuli wa 2021 wa kupanda Miti 67 ya Uhuru - moja katika kila kaunti ya Pennsylvania - ifikapo 2026, kama sehemu ya America250PA, programu inayoratibu matukio ya kitaifa katika maadhimisho. ya Marekani Semiquincentennial. Kila mti utakuwa na bango la Mradi wa Liberty Tree kando yake, lililoandikwa majina ya mpokeaji wa Liberty Tree, America250PA, na Freemasons wa Pennsylvania.

Miche hii imeenezwa kutoka kwa msaidizi wa tulip poplar wa kihistoria mwenye umri wa miaka 400, mti wa mwisho wa Uhuru uliobaki, ambao hapo awali ulisimama katika Chuo cha St. John's huko Annapolis, Maryland. Mti wa asili wa Uhuru, elm maarufu huko Boston, ulitumika kama mahali pa kukusanyika kwa Wana wa Uhuru, ambao walikutana chini ya matawi yake kupanga upinzani wao kwa utawala wa Uingereza katika miaka iliyoongoza kwa Mapinduzi ya Marekani. Mnamo 1775, askari wa Uingereza na Waaminifu walikata na kuchoma Mti wa Uhuru wa Boston, wakitumaini kukomesha uasi uliokua. Bila kukata tamaa, wazalendo katika makoloni 13 waliteua Miti mipya ya Uhuru, kila moja ikiashiria matumaini na uhuru.

Ili kupokea Mti wa Uhuru, Kituo cha Wright kilihitaji kupata ardhi inayoweza kufikiwa na umma katika Kaunti ya Lackawanna ambayo ina uhusiano wa kihistoria na Mapinduzi ya Marekani ambapo tulip poplar inaweza kupandwa, alielezea Gina Lettieri, mtunzi wa kumbukumbu wa Kituo cha Wright.

Baada ya utafiti wa kina, Lettieri aliamua kuwa Hifadhi ya VFW ya Dickson City ilikuwa mahali pazuri.

Deacon mzaliwa wa New England William A. Clark, mwanzilishi wa mitaa ya Clarks Green na Clarks Summit na shujaa katika Vita vya Bunker Hill wakati wa Vita vya Mapinduzi, alitunukiwa ekari 800 za ardhi huko Pennsylvania na Connecticut mnamo 1797 kama ishara ya shukrani kwa wake. huduma. Utafiti wa Lettieri uligundua kuwa Hifadhi ya VFW katika Jiji la Dickson iko kwenye ekari 800 za asili.

Baada ya kupata usaidizi kutoka kwa maafisa wa Jiji la Dickson, Lettieri aliwasilisha ombi la The Wright Center la Mti wa Uhuru.

“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, shirika kongwe na kubwa zaidi duniani lenye wanachama zaidi ya milioni 3.5, wakiwemo 86,000 katika jumuiya ya madola, wamepanda Miti mitano ya Uhuru iliyoidhinishwa ndani ya nchi, mmoja katika kaunti za Carbon, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, na Wayne.

Mkazi wa Honesdale akitafuta njia za kuwasaidia wengine kupata nafuu baada ya kupokea usaidizi kutoka kwa Kituo cha Wright cha Mpango wa Usaidizi wa Kimatibabu wa Afya ya Mama wa Afya ya Jamii.

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.

Kituo cha Afya ya Jamii cha Wright kiliandaa ukumbi wa kukata na kufungua utepe siku ya Jumanne, Septemba 3, kusherehekea ufunguzi wa kituo chake kipya kabisa cha afya cha jamii katika Jiji la Dickson katika 312 Boulevard Ave. Kituo hiki kinatoa huduma za afya ya msingi za watu wote kuanzia Jumatatu hadi Ijumaa. , kutoka 8:30 asubuhi hadi 5 jioni, kwa watu wa umri wote, kutoka kwa watoto hadi geriatrics. Pamoja na wanachama wa umma, na uongozi mtendaji na wajumbe wa bodi kutoka Kituo cha Wright, Dickson City Borough Madiwani Jack Horvath na Richard Cesari; Meneja wa Manispaa Cesare Forconi; Drew Popish, Gavana wa Pennsylvania mkurugenzi wa kanda ya kaskazini mashariki wa Josh Shapiro; na Thom Welby, Mwakilishi wa Jimbo la Pennsylvania Bridget Malloy Kosierowski mkurugenzi wa wilaya, walishiriki katika hafla hiyo.

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.

Chama cha Kitaifa cha Vituo vya Afya ya Jamii (NACHC) hivi majuzi kiliwasilisha Tuzo ya Ubunifu ya Utafiti katika Huduma ya Msingi ya 2024 kwa Jignesh Y. Sheth, MD, FACP, MPH, makamu mkuu wa rais na afisa mkuu wa matibabu na habari katika Vituo vya Wright kwa Afya ya Jamii na Elimu ya Uzamili ya Matibabu.

● Kuanzisha muundo wa telemedicine unaopeleka huduma za afya moja kwa moja kwenye nyumba za wagonjwa, hasa zinazonufaisha wale walio katika maeneo ya mbali na mashambani. Mbinu hii bunifu inaruhusu ufuatiliaji wa mbali wa vipimo muhimu vya afya kama vile mapigo ya moyo, hatua, shinikizo la damu na zaidi. Dk. Sheth aliboresha zaidi mfumo huu kwa kuunganisha teknolojia ya Humhealth, kuhakikisha uhamishaji wa data kwa rekodi za afya za kielektroniki za wagonjwa (EHRs). Ushirikiano huu huwapa wagonjwa uwezo wa kuchukua jukumu kubwa katika kusimamia afya zao na kuwezesha uingiliaji wa utunzaji wa kibinafsi na matokeo bora ya mgonjwa.
● Kubadilisha mfumo wa EHR wa Kituo cha Wright kuwa hifadhidata thabiti inayoboresha utoaji wa huduma za afya, kusaidia ufanyaji maamuzi unaotokana na data, na kuwezesha tuzo za ruzuku zenye mafanikio. Mfumo huu unawapa uwezo matabibu kutumia data iliyokusanywa kwa ajili ya hatua sahihi na uboreshaji unaoweza kupimika, kuunganisha kwa ufanisi huduma ya mgonjwa binafsi na usimamizi wa afya ya idadi ya watu.
● Utekelezaji wa uchanganuzi wa hali ya juu wa biashara ambao uliimarisha shughuli za kila siku na upangaji wa muda mrefu. Mpango huu haukuhakikisha tu utiifu wa mahitaji ya serikali ya kuripoti lakini pia uliwezesha upataji wa ruzuku mpya na cheo cha kifahari cha The Wright Center mwaka wa 2019 kama Kituo cha Afya Kilichohitimu Kitaifa.
● Kuanzisha teknolojia ya hali ya juu ili kuboresha uzoefu wa wagonjwa. Hii ni pamoja na Propio, huduma ya ukalimani unapohitajika inayopatikana katika vituo vya afya vya jamii vya The Wright Center ambayo ina uwezo wa kutafsiri zaidi ya lugha 350. Pia alitekelezea “Neo,” chatbot ya wakala wa moja kwa moja inayoendana na mgonjwa, inayotii HIPAA kwenye TheWrightCenter.org. Neo huwasaidia wagonjwa wapya na waliopo kwa kuwawezesha kuratibu miadi, kujaza upya maagizo, kuvinjari mfumo kwa ufanisi, kujifunza kuhusu chanjo zinazopatikana, upimaji, huduma na mengineyo.
● Kuboresha mfumo wa kuhifadhi na kusambaza wa Kituo cha Wright cha chanjo na dawa kutoka kwa jokofu/friji za kiasili hadi AccuVax. Teknolojia hii ya hali ya juu, inayotii HIPAA kikamilifu hujiendesha kiotomatiki na hulinda uhifadhi wa chanjo na dawa kupitia mfumo jumuishi wa mashine ya kuuza. AccuVax huhakikisha usimamizi sahihi wa hesabu, huongeza usalama wa mgonjwa, hudhibiti viwango vya ufikiaji, na kufuatilia chanjo hadi kiwango cha kipimo.
● Kuboresha utendakazi kote katika Kituo cha Wright kwa kuunganisha teknolojia za hali ya juu, zinazookoa muda. Hii ni pamoja na Suki, mfumo wa usaidizi wa kidijitali unaoendeshwa na akili bandia ambao huwasaidia matabibu wenye kazi za usimamizi, na Azara na iDashboards, ambazo hutoa maarifa ya kina kuhusu utunzaji wa wagonjwa na ufanisi wa uendeshaji, kusaidia katika usimamizi wa rasilimali na mipango ya kimkakati. Zaidi ya hayo, alitekeleza mfumo thabiti wa usimamizi wa hesabu za ruzuku ili kuimarisha ufanisi wa shirika na kufuata matokeo ya ruzuku.

Aliyeidhinishwa mara mbili na bodi katika dawa za ndani na dawa za kulevya, Dk. Sheth anaona wagonjwa wazima katika Kituo cha Wright cha Afya ya Jamii - eneo la Mid Valley huko Jermyn. Alipokea Shahada yake ya Tiba na Shahada ya Upasuaji kwa heshima katika biokemia, dawa, na afya ya umma katika 2004 kutoka Chuo cha Matibabu cha Jawaharlal Nehru huko Wardha, India. Alipata Shahada ya Uzamili katika Afya ya Umma kwa utaalam wa kukuza afya mnamo 2006 kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Kaskazini cha Illinois huko DeKalb.

Yeye na mke wake, Hetal Sheth, wanaishi Clarks Summit na watoto wao, Zian, 9, na Jiaa, 5.

Colleen Dougherty, makamu wa rais na afisa mkuu wa uendeshaji wa kliniki na mkurugenzi wa muuguzi aliyeidhinishwa na huduma za msaidizi wa daktari katika Kituo cha Wright cha Afya ya Jamii, ana cheti ambacho Kituo cha Wright kilipokea kwa kutajwa kuwa Bingwa wa Afya ya Moyo na Mishipa ya 2024 na Vituo. kwa Mpango wa Kitaifa wa Afya ya Moyo na Mishipa ya Kudhibiti na Kuzuia Magonjwa.

Kituo cha Wright cha Afya ya Jamii kiliitwa Bingwa wa Ukumbi wa Afya wa Moyo na Mishipa maarufu wa 2024 kwa kutoa mchango mkubwa kwa Mpango wa Kitaifa wa Afya ya Moyo na Mishipa wa Kituo cha Kudhibiti na Kuzuia Magonjwa (CDC) kwa 2023-24.

Kituo cha Wright kilifanya kazi na Quality Insights, kikundi kilichojitolea kuboresha afya na utunzaji kupitia masuluhisho yanayotokana na data, ili kuchangia mpango wa CDC.

Kama sehemu ya ushiriki wao katika mpango wa CDC, Colleen Dougherty, makamu wa rais na afisa mkuu wa uendeshaji wa kliniki na mkurugenzi wa muuguzi aliyeidhinishwa na huduma za msaidizi wa daktari katika Kituo cha Wright kwa Afya ya Jamii; Kari Macelli, RN, makamu wa rais wa Huduma Jumuishi za Afya ya Msingi; na Nicole Sekelsky, mratibu wa uhamasishaji na uandikishaji, walishiriki maelezo wakati wa kipindi cha “Chakula cha Mchana na Ujifunze” kilichoandaliwa na Quality Insights kuhusu mikakati ya kipekee ambayo Kituo cha Wright kilitumia kuboresha afya na hali njema ya wagonjwa kwa ujumla.

"Timu yetu iliheshimiwa kushiriki katika mpango huu wa Maswali na Majibu ili kubadilishana uzoefu wetu katika kudhibiti cholesterol ya juu na kuangazia umuhimu wa utunzaji unaozingatia mgonjwa. Tulijumuisha hadithi za kweli ambapo waganga walisaidia kuwawezesha wagonjwa kuchukua jukumu kubwa katika afya zao," Dougherty alisema. "Kwa kupitisha mbinu ya timu ya utunzaji wa kimsingi, tunaweza kutambua na kudhibiti wagonjwa walio na cholesterol ya juu na wale walio katika hatari ya ugonjwa wa moyo na mishipa ya atherosclerotic, ambayo kwa kawaida huitwa ASCVD. Uingiliaji kati wa mapema ni muhimu katika kuzuia matukio mabaya ya kiafya na kuboresha hali njema ya wagonjwa wetu kwa ujumla.

Wakati wa mjadala wa jopo wazi wa dakika 30, wawasilishaji wa Kituo cha Wright walijadili jinsi wafanyakazi wa afya ya jamii (CHWs) na wauguzi wanavyofanya kazi pamoja ili kusaidia wagonjwa waliotambuliwa na cholesterol ya juu na magonjwa mengine sugu. CHWs katika Kituo cha Wright huunganisha wagonjwa kwenye huduma mbalimbali za kijamii na rasilimali za jamii, ikiwa ni pamoja na pantry za vyakula vya ndani, programu za punguzo la dawa, usafiri wa kwenda na kutoka kwa miadi ya daktari, na zaidi ili kuwasaidia wagonjwa kuzingatia kuboresha afya zao.

"Katika Kituo cha The Wright, wahudumu wetu wa afya ya jamii wanatumika kama kiungo cha mgonjwa, kliniki, na rasilimali za nje," alisema Sekelsky, ambaye amefanya kazi kama CHW katika Kituo cha The Wright tangu 2022. "Tuna uwezo wa kusaidia na kuelimisha. wagonjwa kuwasaidia kudhibiti afya zao, bila kujali utambuzi.