THE WRIGHT CENTER MEDICAL GROUP
Programs
Comprehensive Primary Health Services
CLINICAL SERVICES: A U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designated Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC Look-Alike), The Wright Center For Community Health (TWCCH) submitted its required annual Uniform Data System reports providing the impact metrics of TWCCH's Patient-Centered Medical Home provision of fully-integrated and comprehensive whole-person non-discriminatory primary health services, regardless of ZIP code, insurance status, or ability to pay. During the covered period, TWCCH served 36,734 unique patients and engaged in 132,909 total billable visits between July 2023 and June 2024, which included 85,294 medical visits, 14,443 behavioral health visits, 13,696 dental visits, and 19,476 inpatient hospital visits. These numbers include house calls and also visits in Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, Inpatient and Transitional Rehabilitation, and Hospice facilities. TWCCH operates NCQA-recognized Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) (formerly NCQA Level 3) with NCQA Primary Care/Behavioral Health recognition and NCQA historical School-Based Health Center recognition as well. TWCCH has executed Memoranda of Understanding and Shared Care Compacts with numerous primary and specialty medical, dental, mental, behavioral, and substance use disorder health service providers, hospitals, integrated delivery systems, nursing homes, home health and community-based resource agencies that comprise an extensive, enriched, non-discriminatory resource network. TWCCH is a designated Pennsylvania Opioid Use Disorder Center of Excellence (COE), a Pennsylvania Coordinating Center for Medication Assisted Treatment (PACMAT), and the convening, primary organization of a multi-institution Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Supports (MOMS) Program. TWCCH offers robust primary medical, geriatric, rheumatological, mental, behavioral, dental, infectious disease, and Ryan White health services within the PCMH framework, coordinating a full spectrum of comprehensive, whole-person health services for our patients. TWCCH is deeply invested in community-based living and aging in place, and offers the empowering services of community health workers, medical assistants, certified recovery specialists, enrollment service providers, spiritual aides, case workers, and nurse care managers to optimize resources in improving the health and welfare of the patients and families it serves. TWCCH cares for the entire age spectrum of patients in thirteen FQHC Look-Alike Teaching Health Centers staffed with mission-driven interprofessional care teams that also provide house calls and hospitalist, skilled nursing facility, hospice, and inpatient acute rehabilitation services for our patients in partnering community-based institutions. TWCCH's collaborative care teams integrate Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, Addiction Medicine, Obesity Medicine, Nutrition, and Geriatrics board certified physicians, complemented by primary care trained Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners trained in primary care, geriatrics, mental and behavioral health, and addiction treatment and recovery services. Progressive careers of RNs and LPNs, Medical Assistants, Community Health Workers, Enrollment Specialists, Certified Recovery Specialists, Mental Health Peer Specialists, Case Workers, Medical and Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Expanded Function Dental Assistants, Pharmacists, Nutritionists, and Electronic Health Record Specialists have enriched our interprofessional PCMH team-based care delivery model and the services that we provide to patients and families. Enriched primary care services with specialty integration activities allow TWCCH to expand non-discriminatory access for patients and interprofessional learners to partnering specialty providers. Central to TWCCH's mission is a deep commitment to community immersion, recognizing that genuine impact stems from strategies designed in close proximity to the needs of those we serve. This central characteristic of our GME-SNC model is exemplified by our strategic co-location of clinical practices within vital community hubs. For instance, our co-location with two legacy public mental health service agencies allows us to address the complex needs of patients grappling with serious mental illness, adverse experiences, and multifaceted co-morbidities and non-medical challenges. Similarly, TWCCH has a clinical presence within a public school setting in our service area that underscores the critical role of school-based health services. By offering accessible medical, mental, dental, and well-being resources to students, families, school employees, and the wider community, we remove barriers to fundamental primary health services, while fostering a nurturing environment conducive to learning and well-being. This integrated approach ensures that healthcare is not just delivered, but embedded within the very fabric of the communities served, enabling us to proactively address health care services and health care career access needs and challenges. Pipeline recruitment from the communities served promotes concordance from the workforce with the populations served, empowering recruitment from, retention in, and restoration of the communities.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$30.2M340B Drug Pricing Program
340B DRUG PRICING PROGRAM: To further enhance our high integrity reinvestment of 340B resources into service delivery for patients and families, TWCCH began its re-assessment of the intentional allocation of 340B revenues. As a long-standing participant in the US Department of Health and Human Services 340B Drug Pricing Program as a Ryan White Program HRSA grantee and Title X service provider, The Wright Center For Community Health (TWCCH) has consistently prioritized affordable access to medication. However, with its designation as a FQHC Look-Alike effective June 1, 2019, TWCCH expanded its 340B participation across primary care, enhancing and enriching the non-discriminatory whole-person primary health services we provide. This critically important federal program enables eligible healthcare providers to purchase outpatient prescription drugs at reduced prices from pharmaceutical manufacturers. This discount is then passed on to qualifying patients through partnerships with participating pharmacies, thereby increasing access to essential medications for vulnerable populations. Patient eligibility for 340B discounts is determined based on income and demonstrated hardship, ensuring that those with the greatest need receive crucial support. Critical 340B Program revenues generated through Ryan White and FQHC Look-Alike services are strategically reinvested in each respective program to enhance and enrich the non-discriminatory, comprehensive, whole-person primary health services TWCCH provides to improve health outcomes, expand access to essential community provider health services, reduce emergency department utilization, and reduce the overall costs of TWCCH's health care system. Furthermore, 340B revenues fuel impactful community outreach initiatives strategically designed to address the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes and promote whole-person wellness. These initiatives include health fairs, free screenings (e.g., blood glucose, blood pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI), and cholesterol), pop-up food and clothing pantries, and targeted public health education campaigns. TWCCH focuses on empowering vulnerable populations with chronic conditions such as substance use disorder, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, obesity, diabetes, and ischemic heart disease to adopt healthier nutritional habits and lifestyles. Specifically, Ryan White-related 340B funding provides comprehensive support to individuals living with HIV/AIDS, encompassing medical, laboratory, and telehealth services, medical case management, home-delivered meals, insurance premium assistance, emergency financial aid, mental health, transportation services, and expanded dental care.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$17.5MGrant Funding Initiatives
GRANT PROGRAMS: The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) is a FQHC Look-Alike, non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Teaching Health Center that passionately applies for mission-aligned and mission-amplifying federal, state, local, and philanthropic agencies' grant funding initiatives as needed and appropriate to ensure, accelerate, and further the delivery of TWCCH's noble mission to improve the health and welfare of our communities through responsive whole-person health services for all and the sustainable renewal of an inspired and competent workforce that is privileged to serve. TWCCH rigorously evaluates all potential grant initiatives, ensuring mission alignment with community health needs and demonstrating feasibility, measurable outcomes, and long-term sustainability. Driven by an unwavering commitment to authenticity, integrity, and the highest stewardship and accountability standards, we cultivate strategic partnerships with local, regional, state, and national funders. This collaborative approach fosters unprecedented, high-impact, cross-organizational synergies and collaborations, promoting shared purpose, accountability, and collective action strategies. TWCCH is dedicated to demonstrating responsible and transformational stewardship of public resources, effectively addressing community health needs and driving tangible improvements in population health, non-discriminatory and affordable essential community provider health services, and overall community well-being. The following detailed information of material grant-funded programs supports those grants listed on Schedule B: A.T. Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona - Primary Care Training and Enhancement (Total: $9,000) Purpose of Assistance: A.T. Still University's School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health through a subaward of a Health Resources and Services Administration Primary Care Training and Enhancement grant. This funding supports clinical and administrative leadership in building and nurturing the seamless integration of behavioral and mental health services into primary care, delivering fully integrated, whole-person health services within clinical learning environments for ATSU-SOMA medical students. American Cancer Society - Prevention and Screening - Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer (Total: $20,000) Purpose of Assistance: The American Cancer Society (ACS) awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health to collaborate with ACS staff in enhancing cancer prevention and screening navigation. The focus of this project is early detection of colorectal cancer, including care coordination, patient education, and transportation costs to reduce barriers to screening for patients between the ages of 45 and 75. The funds are used for personnel, including the Director of the Geriatric Service Line, who served as a clinical champion for colorectal cancer screening awareness, and RevSpring, a platform for sending patients regular automated reminders for screening appointments. American Medical Association - Using AI to Train Family Medicine Residents in Population Behavioral Health (Total: $25,000) Purpose of Assistance: The American Medical Association awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health to participate in the ChangeMedEd Consortium, a group committed to systematic change to better train future physicians. The project uses data analysis and artificial intelligence to improve how family medicine residents learn about population behavioral health services, aligning with medical standards and correlating their performance with patient outcomes in a Community Health Center setting. Appalachian Regional Commission - Job Training for Adults in Recovery (Total: $92,938) Purpose of Assistance: The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health to address the substance use disorder crisis by expanding a recovery ecosystem, leading to workforce entry or reentry. Enhanced job training is provided for Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists and Community Health Workers in conjunction with The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development, Area Health Education Center, Luzerne County Community College, and other community partners. The goal of this grant is to improve the education, knowledge, skills, and health of residents so they can work and succeed in Appalachia. The target population is adults in recovery, ages 18 and older, who self-identify or have been nominated as good candidates to work as Certified Recovery Specialists and/or Community Health Workers. City of Scranton, American Rescue Plan Act - Training for Health Center Employees to Develop a Trauma-Responsive Community (Total: $6,316) Purpose of Assistance: The City of Scranton awarded American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, through the Non-Profit Grant Program, to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) to offset the Sanctuary Institute training costs. The Sanctuary Model is a blueprint for clinical and organizational change, which, at its core, promotes safety and recovery from adversity by actively creating a trauma-responsive community. This grant is designed to help our frontline workforce, including providers and staff, overcome challenges caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.4M
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