WRIGHT CENTER MEDICAL GROUP
501 S WASHINGTON AVE SUITE 1000, SCRANTON, PA 18505 www.thewrightcenter.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR MEDICAL GROUP DBA THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (TWCCH) IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INCLUSIVE AND RESPONSIVE HEALTH SERVICES AND THE SUSTAINABLE RENEWAL OF AN INSPIRED, COMPETENT WORKFORCE THAT IS PRIVILEGED TO SERVE.

WE DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE NON-DISCRIMINATORY PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY WHILE EDUCATING OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE HEALTH WORKFORCE.

TWCCH IS A U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-DESIGNATED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOOK-ALIKE THAT PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED, FULLY-INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE NON-DISCRIMINATORY PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. TWCCH DELIVERS CARE THROUGH AMBULATORY TEACHING HEALTH CENTER CLINICS AND IN LOCAL HOSPITALS. TWO OF THESE CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS ARE CO-LOCATED WITH LOCAL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND ONE LOCATED IN A SCHOOL-BASED SETTING. SERVICES INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, HEPATITIS C AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE SERVICES, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HIV, NUTRITION COUNSELING, CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DENTAL, AND ADDICTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES. TWCCH IS ALSO A PENNSYLVANIA OPIOID USE DISORDER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND COORDINATING CENTER FOR MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT SERVICES. TWCCH'S PRACTICE LOCATIONS SERVE AS TEACHING HEALTH CENTER CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR TWCGME'S RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS, MEDICAL STUDENTS AND DIVERSE INTERPROFESSIONAL STUDENTS WHO TRAIN ACROSS A VARIETY OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. TWCCH PHYSICIANS SERVE AS FACULTY EDUCATORS TRAINING OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE HEALTH WORKFORCE. TWCCH'S PASSIONATE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, NON-DISCRIMINATORY PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES; ADDRESS HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE ACCESS DISPARITIES; AND CO-CREATE TRANSFORMATIONAL HEALTHCARE TEAMS OF LEADERS WHO EMPOWER PEOPLE, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO OWN AND OPTIMIZE THEIR HEALTH.

GRANT PROGRAMS: TWCCH IS A NON-PROFIT, 501(C)3 THAT APPLIES FOR GRANT FUNDING AS NEEDED AND APPROPRIATE TO FURTHER OUR MISSION, WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. THROUGH ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE AND NATIONAL FUNDERS, WE FOSTER COLLECTIVE ACTION AND TRUST TO STEWARD PUBLIC RESOURCES IN RESPONSE TO IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. THE FOLLOWING DETAILED INFORMATION OF MATERIAL GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAMS SUPPORTS THOSE GRANTS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B:UNITED WAY OF WYOMING VALLEY (TOTAL $742,230)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:THE UNITED WAY OF WYOMING VALLEY (UWWV), BASED IN WILKES-BARRE, PA, DIRECTED FUNDING TO TWCCH FOR FOUR PURPOSES. UWWV'S FUNDING FOR CASE MANAGEMENT ($507,931) ENABLES TWCCH, AS A SUB-GRANTEE SERVICE PROVIDER, TO OFFER CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS ACROSS A SEVEN-COUNTY AREA WHO ARE INFECTED WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS. SUPPORT SERVICES MAY INCLUDE MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, REFERRALS FOR HEALTHCARE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES, NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES. A SECOND AWARD PATIENT SERVICES FUNDING ($163,761) SUPPORTS THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCE HIV TRANSMISSION. UWWV ALSO PROVIDED PREVENTION SERVICES FUNDING ($54,851), WHICH ENABLES TWCCH TO, AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES, IMPROVE PATIENT-PROVIDER COMMUNICATION ABOUT SAFER SEX, DISCLOSURE OF HIV STATUS AND HIV PREVENTION. SEPARATELY, UWWV ALLOCATED "SEE TO SUCCEED" FUNDING ($15,687) TO TWCCH TO COORDINATE PARTNERSHIPS AND HELP ESTABLISH AN EYE CLINIC THAT ROTATES AMONG SITES WITHIN THE WILKES-BARRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT WHO IS IN NEED OF AN EYE EXAM RECEIVES ONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE MANDATE. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (TOTAL $1,320,259)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:THROUGH THE PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, THE COMMONWEALTH OF PA AWARDED TWCCH A "SUPPORT SERVICES NAVIGATION & HOUSING SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER" GRANT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUNDING WAS TO EXTEND A PILOT HOUSING PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE RECOVERY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) IN LACKAWANNA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (TOTAL $963,570)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:THROUGH THE PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE COMMONWEALTH OF PA AWARDED A PA COORDINATED MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (PAC-MAT) GRANT TO TWCCH FOR ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST PA. TWCCH, ACTING AS A "HUB," PARTNERED WITH 10 "SPOKE" SITES TO IMPLEMENT THE ORGANIZATION'S MAT WORKFLOW AT THOSE SITES. IN 2020, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AWARDED TWCCH A SECOND PAC-MAT GRANT TO ENGAGE AND TRAIN AN ADDITIONAL 10 SITES. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAMS (TOTAL $134,847)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:THROUGH THE PA DEPARTMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAMS (DDAP), THE COMMONWEALTH OF PA AWARDED TWCCH A PREGNANCY SUPPORT SERVICES GRANT TO EXTEND THE REACH OF ITS HEALTHY MATERNAL OPIATE MEDICAL SUPPORT (MOMS) PROGRAM INTO LUZERNE, WAYNE AND SUSQUEHANNA COUNTIES. IN CONCERT WITH ITS PARTNERS, TWCCH IS COORDINATING THE DELIVERY OF MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AS WELL AS PREGNANCY AND POST-PARTUM MATERNAL AND CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES IN COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE BENEFIT OF A STRONG NETWORK OF COLLABORATING SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO ADDRESS THIS NEED.US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (TOTAL $355,637)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDES IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL FUNDING FOR TWCCH'S RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM, WHICH DELIVERS HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS FROM ACROSS A SEVEN-COUNTY AREA. TOTAL FUNDING UNDER THE RYAN WHITE (PART C) GRANT AMOUNTED TO $346,200. ADDITIONALLY, HRSA AWARDED TWCCH A COVID-19 SUPPLEMENT ($9,437) FOR PREVENTING, PREPARING FOR AND RESPONDING TO COVID-19 AS NEEDS EVOLVED FOR ITS RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM RECIPIENTS. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (TOTAL $388,021)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) AWARDED TWCCH A COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM GRANT TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL TELEHEALTH EQUIPMENT, MONITORS AND SOFTWARE. FUNDS WERE ALSO AWARDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TELEHEALTH KITS, AND A SUPPORTING PROTOCOL, FOR PATIENTS TO USE FROM THEIR HOMES FOR PRIMARY CARE REMOTE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS. HEALTH RESOURCES SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (TOTAL $62,822)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:HRSA AWARDED TWCCH A RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION (RCORP-I) GRANT TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM AIMED AT ADDRESSING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. THROUGH THIS FUNDING, TWCCH IS ENGAGING COMMUNITY RESOURCES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST PA TO MAXIMIZE MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) EFFORTS IN A TEAM-BASED CARE INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO SERVING RURAL POPULATIONS.THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (TOTAL $142,824)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) AWARDED TWCCH A "TARGETED CAPACITY EXPANSION: MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID ADDICTION" GRANT. THE FUNDING ENABLED TWCCH'S OPIOID USE DISORDER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE TO PROVIDE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES, INCLUSIVE OF MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT AND BEHAVIORAL/MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, VETERANS AND MOTHER/BABY DYADS.A. T. STILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES, SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN AZ (TOTAL $17,000)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN ARIZONA SUPPORTED TWCCH WITH A SUB-AWARD OF A HRSA-FUNDED PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT GRANT. IT SUPPORTED PHYSICIAN FACULTY LEADERSHIP TO BUILD AND NURTURE THE INTEGRATION OF PRIMARY CARE WITH BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. ALLONE FOUNDATION (TOTAL $1,120,783) PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:THE ALLONE FOUNDATION (AOF) SUPPORTED TWCCH WITH FIVE GRANTS, EACH TARGETING A DIFFERENT INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN NORTHEAST PA. ONE AOF GRANT ($498,726), WHICH WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID CRISIS BY SERVING A PARTICULARLY AT-RISK POPULATION, HELPED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF SERVICES TO PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER. FUNDS WERE USED TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE HEALTHY MATERNAL OPIATE MEDICAL SUPPORT (MOMS) PROGRAM. A SECOND AOF GRANT ($321,381), WITH FUNDS AWARDED OVER THREE YEARS, SUPPORTED TWCCH'S ONGOING PATIENT ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND EFFORT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES. WITH A FOCUS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN, THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO INCREASE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWER PATIENTS TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR HEALTHCARE. A THIRD AOF GRANT ($281,235) ALLOWED TWCCH, AS LEAD ENTITY IN A MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVE, TO HELP SUSTAIN THE ACTIVITIES OF TELESPOND SENIOR DAY SERVICES, INC., A PROVIDER OF A MEDICAL MODEL ADULT DAYCARE PROGRAM, A FEDERALLY SUPPORTED SENIOR COMPANIONSHIP PROGRAM AND AN IN-HOME PERSONAL CARE PROGRAM. A FOURTH AOF GRANT ($11,671) SUPPORTED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VACCINE CLINICS FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED IN LACKAWANNA, LUZERNE AND MONROE COUNTIES. A FIFTH GRANT ($7,770) SUPPORTED A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME INITIATIVE AT SKYVIEW PARK APARTMENTS IN SCRANTON. THIS CLINIC PROVIDED A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND DENTAL CARE TO THIS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY. NEPA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (TOTAL $23,390)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:THE NORTHEASTERN PA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION AWARDED A GRANT TO TWCCH FOR A SERIES OF FREE, DAYLONG ORAL HEALTHCARE CLINICS FOR UNDERSERVED ADULTS IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY WHO LACK HEALTH INSURANCE OR HAVE ISSUES ACCESSING DENTAL CARE.ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS, INC. (TOTAL $17,658)PURPOSE OF GRANT ASSISTANCE:THROUGH THE FUND FOR SHARED INSIGHT, ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS AWARDED TWCCH GRANT FUNDING TO CLOSE THE FEEDBACK LOOP WITHIN THE "TOGETHER IN HEALTH" SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER SERVICE LINE. FUNDS WERE USED TO ADMINISTER SURVEYS TO PATIENTS AND PARENTS.

340B DRUG PRICING PROGRAM: AS A RYAN WHITE FEDERAL GRANTEE AND SERVICE PROVIDER THROUGH THE TITLE X PROGRAM, TWCCH HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 340B DRUG PRICING PROGRAM FOR YEARS. HOWEVER, WITH THE JUNE 1, 2019, DESIGNATION OF TWCCH AS A FQHC-LOOK-ALIKE, THE 340B DRUG PRICING PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED ACROSS ALL PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL. THIS IMPORTANT FEDERAL PROGRAM PROVIDES OUTPATIENT DRUGS TO SAFETY-NET COMMUNITY PROVIDERS SUCH AS TWCCH AT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED PRICES FOR RE-INVESTMENT INTO TWCCH HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS AND ALSO FOR EXPANDING HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEEDS-RESPONSIVE SERVICES. SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY 340B FUNDING INCLUDE: (1) FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS (E.G., BLOOD SUGAR, BLOOD PRESSURE, BODY MASS INDEX AND CHOLESTEROL); (2) EXPANDED CARE THROUGH RURAL HEALTH CLINICS; (3) VIRTUAL HEALTHCARE OPTIONS THAT OFFER CARE ONLINE ANYTIME, ANYWHERE; AND (4) RESOURCES AND EDUCATION TO HELP PUT PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE ON A PATH TO A HEALTHIER, MORE ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. SIMILARLY, TWCCH HAS EXTENDED HOURS AND OPENED TWO NEW FQHC-LOOK-ALIKE CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LOCATIONS, GIVING PATIENTS ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVES TO EMERGENCY ROOMS. THIS INCREASED ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, IN TURN, REDUCES COSTS AND GIVES PATIENTS NON-DISCRIMINATORY ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE UNDER ONE ROOF IN A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME. LIKEWISE, INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN NEW TECHNOLOGY, UPGRADED EQUIPMENT AND RENOVATED FACILITIES.THE 340B PROGRAM IS AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FINANCIAL AND RESOURCE SUPPORT TO HELP ENSURE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES RECEIVE THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE THEY NEED, REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE STATUS OR ABILITY TO PAY.

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