赖特社区卫生中心举办 "全国保健中心周 "活动,开展一系列有益于社区的活动

The Wright Center for Community Health will host a week of activities aimed at improving the health and well-being of communities in Northeast Pennsylvania as part of National Health Center Week from Aug. 4-10.

The Wright Center, one of nearly 1,400 community health centers in the country, served more than 35,400 unique patients in fiscal year 2023-24. Community health centers represent the largest primary care network in the nation, delivering care to more than 30 million people annually, or one in 11 people nationwide. Of those served, one in three people live in poverty and one in five are uninsured, according to the National Association of Community Health Centers, which organizes National Health Center Week.

This year’s National Health Center Week theme is “Powering our Communities Through Caring Connections,” an important reminder of the critical role that community health centers play in strengthening the delivery of whole-person primary health services to underserved populations across the nation.

赖特社区健康中心斯克兰顿实践,华盛顿大道南 501 号 (1)

赖特社区健康中心的总部位于斯克兰顿的教学健康中心(501 S. Washington Ave.



Wright Center 组织的其他国家健康中心活动包括: ● 8 月 5 日星期一:下午 5 点至 7 点,在威尔克斯巴里市 Union 街东段 90 号的 Keystone Mission 为无家可归者分发护理包:

● 8 月 5 日星期一:下午 5-7 点在威尔克斯巴里市 Union 街 90 号的 Keystone Mission 为无家可归者分发护理包。 ● 8 月 5 日星期一:中午至下午 3 点在斯克兰顿市 Barring 大道 900 号的 Co-op 农贸市场分发涂色书、蜡笔、疫苗信息等、
● 8 月 6 日星期二:上午 10 点至下午 1 点,在霍利(Hawley)的莱特中心教学健康中心(The Wright Center's Teaching Health Center)分发儿童背包和学习用品,地址:103 Spruce St.
● 8 月 7 日星期三:中午至下午 2 点,在莱特中心教学健康中心(The Wright Center's Teaching Health Center)供应午餐并分发儿童背包和学习用品、
● 8 月 8 日星期四:上午 10 点至下午 1 点,在南阿宾顿镇的莱特中心教学健康中心(地址:1145 Northern Blvd.
● 8 月 9 日星期五:下午 3 点至 4 点半,在卡本代尔公共图书馆(地址:Carbondale Public Library)为儿童分发背包和学习用品、
● 8 月 10 日星期六:上午 10:00 至下午 1:00,在杰明的赖特中心教学健康中心(The Wright Center's Teaching Health Center in Jermyn)为儿童分发书包和学习用品,地址:5 S. Washington Ave.

赖特社区健康中心获得拨款,用于扩大威尔克斯-巴里的牙科服务



赖特社区卫生中心收到摩西-泰勒基金会(Moses Taylor Foundation)148,400 美元的赠款,用于扩大其位于威尔克斯-巴里(Wilkes-Barre)的卫生中心的牙科服务。赖特中心将利用这笔赠款购买三台牙科治疗椅及相关设备。

赖特中心提供经济实惠、无歧视的综合牙科服务,包括常规检查和清洁、氟化物治疗、补牙、X 光检查、口腔癌筛查、拔牙、急诊服务和假牙护理。

威尔克斯-巴里社区卫生赖特中心实践大楼

位于威尔克斯-巴里北宾夕法尼亚大道 169 号的赖特中心保健中心利用摩西-泰勒基金会的赠款扩大了牙科服务。

琳达-托马斯-赫马克博士 2024

莱特社区卫生和医学研究生教育中心总裁兼首席执行官琳达-托马斯-赫马克博士。

“We are deeply honored to partner with the Moses Taylor Foundation and most grateful for its trust and investment in The Wright Center,” said Dr. Linda Thomas-Hemak, president and CEO of The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education. “This generous grant will enhance our regional efforts to expand affordable, high-quality, nondiscriminatory oral health services to people of all ages, income levels, and insurance statuses.

“The Moses Taylor Foundation is one of our most cherished, mission-driven community partners. This most welcomed contribution supports our mission.”

The Wright Center began offering weekly dental services at the downtown Wilkes-Barre health center in July 2023 and will begin providing daily dental care from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday starting on Monday, Aug. 5.

占地 34,460 平方英尺的威尔克斯-巴里医疗中心的扩建工作仍在继续,计划容纳 45 间医疗检查室、30 间行为健康室、10 间牙科手术室等。

"赖特中心将能够在同一屋檐下提供全面的全人初级和牙科服务,促进患者的整体健康,并为未来的牙医和专职医疗保健专业人员提供更多的培训机会,为培养一支技术熟练的医疗保健队伍做出贡献。"赖特中心牙科运营总监 Kimberly McGoff 说。

为了确保每个人都能获得高质量的口腔护理,赖特中心(The Wright Center)作为联邦合格医疗中心(Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike)和安全网提供者,接受大多数牙科保险,并根据联邦贫困准则(将家庭规模和收入考虑在内)为符合条件的人提供按比例收费的折扣计划。没有病人会因为无力支付而被拒之门外。

赖特中心在通卡诺克开设新的社区医疗中心



几十年来,莱特社区健康中心(Wright Center for Community Health)一直在为服务不足的人群和社区提供安全网初级保健和预防保健服务。莱特社区健康中心将于 9 月 9 日(星期一)在前泰勒纪念医院(Tyler Memorial Hospital)开设一家新的健康中心,从而扩大怀俄明州获得全面的全人初级保健服务的机会。家庭医生和高级保健医生将在位于美国 6 号公路 5950 号 401 室的全方位家庭友好型办公室为各个年龄段的人提供从儿科到老年病科的服务。

莱特中心的社区健康中心位于怀俄明县医疗保健中心,开放时间为周一至周五上午 8:30 至下午 5:00。如需预约,请访问 TheWrightCenter.org 或致电 570-591-5299。

初级保健服务包括体检、身体检查、筛查以及常见疾病和损伤的治疗。此外还提供戒毒和康复服务,包括药物辅助治疗。

赖特社区健康中心(Wright Center for Community Health)将于 9 月 9 日(周一)在前泰勒纪念医院(Tyler Memorial Hospital)开设一家新的健康中心,从而扩大怀俄明州获得全面的全人初级保健服务的机会。

怀俄明县商人比尔-鲁阿克(Bill Ruark)于 2023 年通过一家有限家族合伙公司买下了前泰勒纪念医院,并开始将该建筑开发为一家名为怀俄明县医疗保健中心公司(Wyoming County Healthcare Center Inc.

"怀俄明县医疗保健中心外联协调员萨拉-埃尔戈特(Sara Ergott)说:"让这些医疗服务重新回到该地区至关重要。怀俄明县医疗保健中心的外联协调员萨拉-埃尔戈特(Sara Ergott)说,"我们的目标是让这个地方成为我们农村地区的人们不容易获得的各类医疗保健服务的中心。随着 2021 年医院的消失和许多当地医疗服务提供者的退休,我们非常需要这座建筑来弥补这些不足。我们的目标是让有需求的服务类型填补这个空间,进而创造一个更快乐、更健康的社区"。

Ruark 家族在秋季与莱特中心的领导层接触,讨论在怀俄明县医疗保健中心增加更多服务的事宜。

凯瑟琳-巴里


赖特社区健康中心副首席运营官凯瑟琳-巴里。

“The Wright Center for Community Health responds to the needs of underserved communities in Northeast Pennsylvania by improving access to nondiscriminatory, comprehensive whole-person primary health services,” said Kathleen Barry, deputy chief operating officer of The Wright Center for Community Health.

“The Wright Center is proud to be able to treat patients of all ages, income levels, and insurance statuses. No patient is turned away for lack of health insurance or an inability to pay.

“Our mission aligns perfectly with the Ruark family’s goal for their hometown. We are privileged to work on this mission-driven project with the Ruark family and other community partners,” added Barry.

赖特社区健康中心提供按比例收费折扣计划。根据家庭人口和收入水平,该计划减少了就医障碍,确保每个人都能获得负担得起的全人初级保健服务。

随着 Tunkhannock 分部的开业,莱特社区健康中心目前在宾夕法尼亚州东北部拥有 12 个分部,其中包括一个名为 "促进健康"(Driving Better Health)的流动医疗和牙科分部。

赖特中心是一家联邦合格医疗中心(Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike),其社区医疗中心网络不断扩大,遍布拉克瓦纳、卢泽恩、韦恩和怀俄明等县。根据全国社区卫生中心协会(NACHC)的数据,全美每年有超过 3150 万人在像赖特中心这样的社区卫生中心接受负担得起的优质医疗服务。

社区卫生中心倡议由美国民权运动领袖于 20 世纪 60 年代创立,旨在为服务不足的地区(如城市低收入社区和农村地区)提供医疗服务。推广者认为,这是一种改善人们健康的手段,同时还能增强社区能力和减少贫困,因为保健中心提供低成本或免费服务以及维持家庭生计的就业机会。

如今,根据 NACHC 的数据,美国有 1400 多个社区健康中心和类似组织。

赖特社区卫生中心在迪克森市开设保健中心,扩大全人初级保健服务的覆盖面

The Wright Center for Community Health will open a new health center in Dickson City on Tuesday, Sept. 3, as part of its efforts to expand access to whole-person primary health services across the region.

Drs. Supriana Bhandol and Ajit Pannu will lead the new location at 312 Boulevard Ave., Dickson City. Both are 2023 graduates of The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s Regional Family Medicine Residency and currently treat patients at The Wright Center’s Teaching Health Center in Scranton.

The Wright Center for Community Health has provided safety-net primary and preventive care services across the region for decades. The Dickson City location will be open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and offer whole-person primary health services for people of all ages, from pediatrics to geriatrics. In addition to primary care services, including checkups, physicals, screenings, and treatment of common illnesses and injuries, the new community health center will offer community-based addiction treatment and recovery services, including medication-assisted treatment. To make an appointment, call 570-489-4567 or visit TheWrightCenter.org.

The location is the former medical offices of Drs. Cynthia M. Oleski and Giovanni Ramos. After deciding to relocate, the doctors contacted The Wright Center about stepping in so patients would not experience care interruptions.

“Opening an office in Dickson City is another example of how we are fulfilling our mission,” said Marianne Linko, deputy chief operating officer at The Wright Center. “It’s also a great opportunity for two of our Regional Family Medicine Residency graduates to take on a larger role as physicians in the community.”

The Dickson City location is one of two new health centers The Wright Center will launch in September. On Monday, Sept. 9, The Wright Center’s first health center in Wyoming County will open at the former Tyler Memorial Hospital, 5950 U.S. Route 6, Suite 401, Tunkhannock. The location will be open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and offer a full slate of primary care services as well as addiction treatment and recovery services, including medication-assisted treatment.


赖特中心的副首席运营官 Marianne Linko。

随着这些新地点的落成,莱特中心已拥有 12 个社区医疗中心,包括一个名为 "健康驱动 "的流动医疗和牙科单位,为宾夕法尼亚州东北部不同年龄、收入水平和保险状况的患者提供服务。

赖特中心是一家联邦合格医疗中心(Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike),其社区医疗中心网络不断扩大,遍布拉克瓦纳、卢泽恩、韦恩和怀俄明等县。根据全国社区卫生中心协会(NACHC)的数据,全美每年有超过 3150 万人在像赖特中心这样的社区卫生中心接受负担得起的优质医疗服务。

社区卫生中心倡议由美国民权运动领袖于 20 世纪 60 年代创立,旨在为服务不足的地区(如城市低收入社区和农村地区)提供医疗服务。推广者认为,这是一种改善人们健康的手段,同时还能增强社区能力和减少贫困,因为保健中心提供低成本或免费服务以及维持家庭生计的就业机会。据美国全国社区卫生中心协会(NACHC)称,目前美国有 1400 多个社区卫生中心和类似组织。

保健中心成为社区的重要成员

In just two years since its opening, The Wright Center’s health center in North Pocono has seamlessly integrated into the community, with its health center and staff becoming essential parts of the region.

The Wright Center operates a network of community health centers in Northeast Pennsylvania, including a mobile medical and dental unit called Driving Better Health. Its locations offer affordable, high-quality, whole-person primary health services to people of all ages regardless of their insurance status, ZIP code, or ability to pay.

自 2022 年 4 月开业以来,北波科诺医疗中心的员工已接待了 3500 多名预约患者,其中包括近 300 名使用医疗保险、CHIP 或医疗补助的患者。护理团队由拥有护理博士学位的注册执业护士阿曼达-图罗尼(Amanda Turoni)领导,成员包括初级护士护理协调员杰米-拉莫斯(Jamie Ramos)、医疗助理萨曼莎-托马拉(Samantha Tomala)和临床行政助理阿曼达-格兰维尔(Amanda Granville)。

。起初,图罗尼对医疗中心的愿景源于该地区初级医疗服务提供者数量的减少。她收集了各种信息,包括社区人口统计数据、医疗保健专业人员和社会服务工作者提供的信息,并对家长们的家庭医疗需求进行了调查。

Pocono Practice's

获得护理博士学位的执业护士阿曼达-图罗尼(Amanda Turoni)(左)在北波科诺赖特中心的健康中心与来自考文顿镇的纳泽-阿里(Nazer Ali)在预约期间交谈。自 2022 年 4 月开业以来,该医疗中心已接待了 3500 多名预约患者。

That grassroots effort resulted in a twofold aim: improving the health and welfare of her hometown while also addressing patients’ needs by holding regular food pantries and clothes closets that provide nutritious foods, seasonal clothing, school supplies, and much more for community members in need.

“We knew that access to high-quality, whole-person primary health services remains a barrier for many in the area, especially in the communities that make up North Pocono,” said Turoni, noting that before the North Pocono health center opened, there were only about 12 primary care doctors in the community. “There was a need for timely, affordable treatment to address the larger issues, including chronic diseases, as well as preventive care and overall health.”

Pocono's Turoni speaks to patient Riley

莱特社区健康中心的护理博士学位执业护士阿曼达-图罗尼(Amanda Turoni)(左)在北波科诺健康中心就诊时与诺拉-莱利(Nora Riley)交谈。图罗尼说,诊所规模较小的好处之一是,所有工作人员都能有更多时间与病人相处。

根据《2024 年县健康状况排名》,19% 的拉克瓦纳县居民称自己吸烟,17% 的居民称自己酗酒,33% 的居民肥胖。此外,约 7% 的居民没有医疗保险。该县每有一名医生,就有 1,201 名居民。美国人口普查数据还显示,该县约有 14.2% 的人口生活在贫困之中。

莱特中心的领导者们深信社区的需求,于是他们选择了一个地点:一家医疗机构的旧址,这家医疗机构在 2019 年退休,另一家医疗机构在 2021 年搬迁后关闭。在宾夕法尼亚州卫生部 110,855 美元拨款的支持下,他们开始努力在北波科诺开设医疗中心。

总体而言,莱特中心在 2023-24 财年为 35,400 多名患者提供了服务,该中心提供的综合护理模式通常允许患者在一个地点方便地接受医疗、牙科和行为健康护理,包括成瘾治疗和药物使用障碍的康复支持服务,而不受保险状况、邮政编码或支付能力的影响。

和许多患者一样,来自科文顿镇的纳泽尔-阿里最初选择该医疗中心是因为它离家近。他之所以继续就诊,是因为医疗团队提供的个性化护理。

"他说:"除了地点方便,阿曼达的服务也非常好。"

Turoni 说,小型诊所的好处之一是她和她的员工可以花更多时间与病人建立关系。她很高兴看到诊所的患者人数随着她和她的员工赢得社区的信任而增长,并指出她在跑腿和参加社区活动时经常会碰到患者。

"我认为我们已经实现了我在社区的目标,"她说。"我们正在稳步发展,但我们仍然可以花时间去真正了解每一位病人"。

Pocono's Tomala speaks to patient

左为医疗助理萨曼莎-托马拉(Samantha Tomala),在北波科诺的莱特社区医疗中心与来自科文顿镇的纳泽-阿里(Nazer Ali)在预约期间交谈。该医疗中心于今年 4 月庆祝成立两周年,自开业以来已接待了 3,500 多名预约患者。

除了提供全人初级保健服务外,Turoni 还为诊所的外展活动感到自豪,这些活动旨在解决粮食不安全和其他基本社区需求问题。她希望与其他社区团体合作扩大这些服务,并提到了即将由莱特中心在州参议员罗斯玛丽-布朗(Rosemary Brown)办公室的支持下举办的农夫集市。

,集市定于 8 月 17 日在杰斐逊镇志愿消防队(Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Company)举行,届时将有当地农民和工匠参加,包括养蜂人、面包师、手工艺者等。市场还将提供有关当地卫生和社会服务的信息展位、拉克瓦纳县警察局 K-9 警犬的表演以及篮子抽奖活动,这些活动将为赖特患者和社区参与中心(The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement)提供资助,该中心在北波科诺卫生中心和整个地区组织食品储藏室和其他社区活动。

图罗尼和她的同事们希望农贸市场能成为一项常规活动,这只是随着诊所的发展壮大,执业医师们正在探索的新理念之一。

"我想探索家访的想法,以更好地满足老年患者和非行动不便患者的需求,"图罗尼说。"我们希望这家诊所成为每个人的基本社区资源。

赖特医学研究生教育中心在第 45 届年度毕业典礼上庆祝 2024 届学生毕业

2024 届学生毕业照

赖特医学研究生教育中心 2024 届学生





赖特中心表彰了来自六个学科的毕业生:内科 32 人、国家家庭医学 16 人、地区家庭医学 14 人、心血管疾病 1 人、肠胃病 1 人和老年医学 1 人。

来自费城的胡姆扎-夸迪尔(Humza Quadir)博士是宾夕法尼亚大学附属医院和宾夕法尼亚长老会医学中心的住院医师和临床讲师,于 2022 年毕业于赖特中心的内科住院医生专业。他还在宾夕法尼亚大学佩雷尔曼医学院担任讲师,并于2014年12月获得巴基斯坦卡拉奇齐亚乌丁大学医学学位。

在莱特中心,Quadir 博士担任过多个领导职务,包括住院总医师、住院医师理事会副主席、毕业医学教育委员会 (GMEC) 有投票权的成员以及 GMEC 质量与安全委员会成员。

伊斯克兰德博士与毕业生自拍。

6 月 22 日星期六,在莫希根宾夕法尼亚会议中心举行的莱特医学研究生教育中心第 45 届年度毕业典礼上,内科住院医师项目 2024 届成员、医学博士彼得-伊斯坎德尔(Peter Iskander)与同学们自拍合影。

In his keynote address, Dr. Quadir stressed the importance of primary care, community health, and serving at-risk populations. He encouraged the graduates to create a supportive health care environment.

“As physicians, our calling isn’t just about the diagnosis and treatment of diseases; it is also about fostering compassion and service with every interaction,” he said. “Each patient who walks through our doors is not just a case to be treated but a member of a larger community — a community that relies on us for care, compassion, and support. Whether we practice in urban or rural areas, let us remember our responsibility to serve and uplift the communities we call home.”

赛义德博士站在毕业证书前

全科住院医师毕业生、医学博士奥马尔-赛义德(Omar Saeed)在毕业证书旁边合影留念。

Other speakers included: Linda Thomas-Hemak, M.D., FACP, FAAP, president and CEO of The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education; Jumee Barooah, M.D., FACP, senior vice president of education and designated institutional official for The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education and a 2013 alumnus of its internal medicine residency program; and Chief Resident Chilsia Shafi, M.D., a 2024 graduate of The Wright Center’s internal medicine residency program.

赖特中心的发展历程始于 1977 年,当时我们有六名内科住院医师,"巴鲁阿博士在致辞中说,"我们的崇高目标是解决这里初级医疗服务提供者短缺的问题。"我们的崇高目标是解决这里初级医疗服务提供者短缺的问题。

医学研究生教育和初级医疗服务面临的挑战仍在继续,其中包括美国医学会预测到 2034 年初级医疗医生的缺口将高达 48,000 人,以及与此相关的医生分布不均,这限制了许多人获得医疗服务的机会,"她说。

“Health Professional Shortage Areas are also prevalent, including here in our region, affecting the health and quality of life of our neighbors and friends,” Dr. Barooah said. “These are daunting issues, but ones The Wright Center is working to address thanks to our more than 1,000 alumni, including our 65-member strong Class of 2024.”

Dr. Thomas-Hemak thanked the graduates for their dedication and countless contributions in the delivery of The Wright Center’s noble mission: To improve the health and welfare of our communities through responsive health services and the sustainable renewal of an inspired, competent workforce that is privileged to serve.

伯克博士为 Chilsia Shafi 颁发毕业证书

内科住院医师培训项目副主任、医学博士 Timothy Burke 为 Chilsia Shafi 颁发毕业证书。

“As healers, we must always strive to be beacons of hope and forces for positive change,” she said. “I am deeply humbled and profoundly grateful that you have shared a part of your life path, energy, and immense talent with us at The Wright Center.”


Graduates honored include:

Internal Medicine Residency

Udit Asija, M.D.; Maria Rose Dominic, M.D.; Jawahar Khan Durrani, M.D.; Sadaf Fatima, M.D.; Kyle D. Fistner, D.O.; Naeem Ijaz, M.D.; Peter Iskander, M.D.; Ayushi Jain, M.D.; Apeksha Kakkar, M.D.; Gursharan Kaur, M.D.; Abhaya Khatiwada, M.D.; Aishwarya Krishnaiah, M.D.; Aamir Makda, M.D.; Sandeep Mandal, M.D.; Sajeel Qayum Mirza, M.D.; Mohammed Musa Najmuddin, M.D.; Sarasija Natarajan, M.D; Lakshmi Priyanka Pappoppula, M.D.; Preya Patel, M.D.; Aniqa Raheem, M.D.; Khadijah Sajid, M.D.; Chilsia Shafi, M.D.; Ali Shah, M.D.; Sabeeka F. Shah, M.D.; Sumnima Shrestha, M.D.; Mashu Shrivastava, M.D.; Shila Simkhada, M.D.; Aayushi Sood, M.D.; Omar Syed, M.D.; Lekha Tejaswi Yadukumar, M.D.; Syed Muhammad Hussain Zaidi, M.D.; and Jiayi Zheng, M.D.

National Family Medicine Residency

Jacob Darnell, D.O., MA; Stephanie Nkiruka Egwuatu, D.O.; Joshua K. George, D.O.; Sandya George, D.O.; Katlyn Jones, D.O., MPH; Joshua Ryan Lloyd, D.O.; Hsuan-Chieh Jasper Luoh, D.O.; Leonardo Ivan Mejia, D.O.; Fatema Osama Nassar, D.O.; Leon Nguyen, D.O.; Alisa Pham, D.O., MS; Dunal Richard Riveland, D.O.; Enne Shah, D.O.; Emily Beth Silberstein, D.O.; Mary Grace Tabakin, D.O.; and Wei-Jen Chua Yankelevich, D.O., Ph.D.

Regional Family Medicine Residency

Tony AbdelMaseeh Tanagho AbdelMaseeh, M.D.; Neil F. Espiritu, M.D.; Vivek Gautam, M.D.; Ruhi Goraya, M.D.; Aniq Rahibul Hakim, M.D.; Anitesh Jaswal, M.D.; Amatus Aria-Ona Legbedion, M.D.; Edwin Nyamwaya Mogaka, M.D., Ph.D.; Mohana Preesha Partheeban, M.D.; Nirshanthika Raviendren, M.D.; Omar Saeed, M.D.; Ankit Sethi, M.D.; Sahil Sharma, M.D.; and Safwaan Suleman, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Yaser Khalid, D.O.

Gastroenterology Fellowship

Fouzia Oza, M.D.

Geriatrics Fellowship

Muhammad Ishaq, M.D.