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.

赖特社区健康中心因致力于提高血压 (BP) 控制率而获得美国心脏协会和美国医学协会的认可，并作为 "目标：血压"（Target: BP）的一部分获得银级认可。

“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.

一名与斯克兰顿和威尔克斯-巴里的医院有联系的当地医生将加入赖特社区健康中心（The Wright Center for Community Health）位于通卡诺克（Tunkhannock）的新初级保健中心，该中心已于 9 月 9 日开业。

他将加入莱特中心位于前泰勒纪念医院（Tyler Memorial Hospital）内的新初级保健中心的医护人员行列，其中包括医生助理马洛里-拉科斯基（Mallory Racoski）。如需预约，请访问 TheWrightCenter.org 或致电 570-591-5299。

诺夫罗斯基医生自 2021 年以来一直在邓莫尔担任全科医生。他还曾在斯克兰顿的摩西-泰勒医院（Moses Taylor Hospital）和威尔克斯-巴里综合医院（Wilkes-Barre General Hospital）担任急诊科医生。

这位沙弗敦居民在当时的威尔克斯学院（Wilkes College）获得生物学学士学位，并在费城骨科医学院（Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine）获得医学学位。随后，他完成了怀俄明山谷全科住院医师培训，并在该住院医师培训中心担任了两年多的教职员工。

莱特中心是一家联邦合格医疗中心（Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike），其初级保健中心网络遍布拉克瓦纳、卢泽恩、韦恩和怀俄明等县，并在不断发展壮大。莱特中心总部位于斯克兰顿，运营着 12 个社区健康中心，包括一个名为 "健康驱动 "的流动医疗和牙科单位。这些地点为不同年龄、收入水平和保险状况的患者提供服务。没有病人会因为无力支付而被拒之门外。

PROGRESS 项目的部分资金来自阿巴拉契亚地区委员会的 INSPIRE 拨款，该项目由莱特中心牵头，与受阿片类药物危机严重影响的多县地区的合作伙伴合作开展，为期三年。PROGRESS 是 "为成长、教育和可持续成功提供康复机会 "的缩写。

"这种生态系统要求我们不仅要在康复社区和健康与人类服务计划之间建立联系，还要在交通、公共安全、住房、教育和就业提供者等许多其他方面建立联系"。

项目进展 "资助期将于 9 月正式结束。但是，ProjectProgressNEPA.org 网站将至少在三年内保持活跃，提供有关克服耻辱感、在康复中求职以及寻找对康复友好的工作场所等主题的有用资源链接。

怀特中心与卢泽恩县社区学院、宾夕法尼亚州东北部地区健康教育中心、研究所以及韦恩-派克劳动力联盟合作，在拉克瓦纳、卢泽恩、派克、苏斯奎汉纳、韦恩和怀俄明等县实施了 "康复到工作 "计划。

"卢泽恩县社区学院负责学术事务的副院长苏珊-斯普里（Susan Spry）说："宾夕法尼亚州东北部地区非常需要戒毒服务方面的同伴支持，而且缺少经过认证的戒毒专家。"经过认证的康复专家为寻求康复生活的人们提供了重要的支持和资源。PROGRESS 项目和我们的社区合作伙伴在解决与康复相关的污名化问题方面发挥了至关重要的作用，并为个人获得担任这些重要专业职位所需的培训创造了途径。

"卢泽恩县社区学院的认证康复专家培训师玛丽-K-墨菲（Mary K. Murphy）补充说："专业的认证康复专家在宾夕法尼亚州东北部的戒毒服务中发挥着宝贵的作用。

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AllOne 基金会、大斯克兰顿商会、宾夕法尼亚州东北部联盟、韦恩县专员、韦恩经济发展公司和国会议员马特-卡特赖特办公室也提供了帮助和指导。符合认证康复专家培训报名资格要求的个人可以免费参加培训。

认证康复专家是指克服了药物使用障碍的人，他们作为多学科护理团队的一员帮助其他人实现并保持长期清醒。

"宾夕法尼亚州东北部地区健康教育中心 (NE PA AHEC) 很高兴能够参与 PROGRESS 项目，"宾夕法尼亚州东北部地区健康教育中心 (NE PA AHEC) 执行主任 Debra Youngfelt 说。"通过提供社区保健员培训，我们为康复者提供了获得新技能和扩大就业选择的机会。

"PROGRESS 项目取得了巨大成功，不仅为许多康复者提供了培训和就业机会，还填补了药物使用障碍患者持续护理方面的空白。

多亏了与韦恩派克劳动力联盟的合作，"进步项目 "才得以将触角延伸到农村地区，进而吸引更多的求职者参与培训计划。

"我们与'进步项目'的独特合作关系改变了人们的生活，巩固了我们的社区，并消除了人们的耻辱感，而这种耻辱感往往会阻碍各行各业的人们解决药物使用障碍问题并过上康复生活，"韦恩派克劳动力联盟首席运营官、SHRM CP 凯瑟琳-海特（Katheryne Hait）说。"我们与一些社区组织建立了持久的合作伙伴关系，社区成员现在也以身作则，成为了认证康复专家，对此我感到非常自豪。"

如今，宾夕法尼亚州的雇主们正在一系列商业环境中寻求这些专业职位，如康复和治疗中心、监狱、医院以及人类服务和医疗保健环境。

Stephen S. Long Jr. 医生是一名内科-儿科（Med-Peds）医生，最近加入了莱特社区卫生中心和医学研究生教育中心。他现在赖特社区卫生中心的两个初级保健社区卫生中心接受所有年龄段的患者就诊。

龙医生每周一和周二可在赖特社区卫生中心位于南艾宾顿镇北方大道 1145 号的克拉克斯峰初级保健中心接受预约，每周三至周五可在位于杰明市华盛顿大道 5 号的中谷初级保健中心接受预约。

如需预约 Long 医生，请访问TheWrightCenter.org，或致电 Clarks Summit 诊所：570-585-1300 或 Mid Valley 诊所：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.