In his roles, Ebersole will provide administrative and programmatic leadership across all educational activities, partnerships, and new educational initiatives at The Wright Center. He will work closely with Dr. Jumee Barooah, The Wright Center’s designated institutional official, to support all levels of medical education, anticipate future opportunities, and assess the impact of new developments on the organization.
Most recently, Ebersole served as the senior director of health innovations at Geisinger Health System, focusing on social needs and population health. Several initiatives were part of his portfolio, including food as medicine programs like the Fresh Food Farmacy®, the development and launch of a social care platform called Neighborly, and the expansion of Medicaid coverage to communities across Pennsylvania.
莱特社区卫生和医学研究生教育中心的代表（左起）：社区卫生董事会主席、患者和社区参与董事会前任主席 Gerard J. Geoffroy；莱特社区卫生和医学研究生教育中心总裁兼首席执行官 Linda Thomas-Hemak 博士；初级保健和公共卫生政策副总裁 Laura Spadaro；企业诚信高级副总裁、执行顾问兼首席管理官 Jennifer Walsh。
莱特社区健康和医学研究生教育中心（The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education）总裁兼首席执行官琳达-托马斯-赫马克（Linda Thomas-Hemak）博士荣获《宾夕法尼亚州城与州》杂志颁发的 "2023 宾夕法尼亚州影响力奖"，以表彰她在社会责任方面的领导能力。
“I am extremely humbled and honored to be recognized for living the mission of The Wright Center,” said Dr. Thomas-Hemak. “Together, we are building a preferred future in which everyone will benefit from a health system that prioritizes high-quality, affordable whole-person primary health services and career opportunities.”
The Pennsylvania Impact Awards honor residents “who are pillars of community engagement,” according to the publication, known for its coverage of the Keystone State’s business, political, and community leaders.
这些具有影响力的改变者包括州参议员丽莎-博斯科拉（Lisa M. Boscola）、州参议员阿特-海伍德（Art Haywood）、伊利湖骨科医学院副教授特雷莎-亨特-佩特森（Teresa Hunter-Pettersen）、老年痴呆症协会大宾夕法尼亚州分会执行主任克莱顿-雅各布斯（Clayton Jacobs）以及 UPMC Pinnacle 基金会主席杰西卡-里奇（Jessica Ritchie）。
Under Dr. Thomas-Hemak’s leadership, The Wright Center remains deeply immersed in community engagement activities, routinely collaborating with dozens of regional, state, and national partners on health care and workforce development initiatives. The Wright Center, for example, is spearheading an effort in Northeast Pennsylvania to establish interoperability across multiple hospital, health care, and social services systems, to give patients and providers access to timely, actionable health care data to improve patient outcomes.
Dr. Thomas-Hemak also serves as board co-chair of The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement, a subsidiary of the health center. The group is active throughout the year in providing material goods and other support to community members challenged by poverty, food insecurity, homelessness, and more.
The Wright Center for Community Health is an essential community provider that offers nondiscriminatory, comprehensive, affordable, high-quality primary health services for all people, regardless of their income level, insurance status, or ZIP code. The Wright Center for Community Health follows the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model and participates in the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program that addresses America’s primary care workforce shortage, misdistribution, and related health concerns.
