{"id":151514,"date":"2026-10-29T22:07:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151514"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:08:22","slug":"the-wright-center-for-community-health-to-host-blakeslee-community-day-ahead-of-new-clinic-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151514","title":{"rendered":"The Wright Center for Community Health to host Blakeslee Community Day ahead of new clinic opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wright Center for Community Health is sponsoring a free Blakeslee Community Day on Friday, Nov. 6, from 2-5 p.m. Tour Driving Better Health, a 34-foot mobile medical and dental unit that delivers care where people live, work, play, and study, and meet the healthcare team that will serve the new primary care clinic, which will open later this year. For more information about The Wright Center, visit TheWrightCenter.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Scranton, Pa. (Oct. 29, 2026)<\/strong> \u2014 The Wright Center for Community Health will host a Blakeslee Community Day from 2-5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, at the Blakeslee Community Center, 5669 PA-115<\/a>, offering local residents an opportunity to connect with healthcare providers, explore community resources, and learn about the organization\u2019s plans to bring whole-person primary and preventive health services closer to home for Monroe County communities.<\/p>\n

The event comes as The Wright Center prepares to open a new community health clinic at 5251 PA-115<\/a> in Blakeslee later this year. Announced in August, the approximately 3,000-square-foot facility will expand access to affordable, comprehensive health services in an area with limited access to care.<\/p>\n

Community Day attendees can meet Wadrianne Horne, a certified physician assistant and Monroe County native who will serve as medical director of The Wright Center for Community Health Blakeslee Practice, along with other members of the healthcare team.<\/p>\n

The free, family-friendly event will also connect residents with local organizations and resources, including CHOP Out Hunger, and highlight community programs designed to support health and well-being throughout Northeast Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Activities will include tours aboard Driving Better Health, The Wright Center\u2019s 34-foot mobile medical and dental unit; children\u2019s activities led by Melissa Germano, director of lifestyle modification and preventive medicine; free dental health kits for children and adults; and children\u2019s book giveaways. The public can also enter free raffles for a children\u2019s bicycle and a Jubilee Restaurant gift card. Jubilee Restaurant will provide light refreshments.<\/p>\n

Representatives from The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement will share information about community events and outreach initiatives that address social drivers of health, including factors beyond medical care that can affect a person\u2019s health and well-being.<\/p>\n

When it opens, the Blakeslee clinic will offer checkups, physicals, screenings, and treatment for common illnesses and injuries, as well as addiction and recovery services, including medication-assisted treatment.<\/p>\n

The Wright Center for Community Health treats patients from pediatrics to geriatrics, accepts all insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid, and offers a sliding-fee scale to ensure everyone can access high-quality, whole-person primary and preventive health services.<\/p>\n

Blakeslee Community Day reflects The Wright Center\u2019s commitment to building relationships with residents and community leaders while making healthcare and supportive resources more accessible across the region.<\/p>\n

The Wright Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026. Founded in 1976, The Wright Centers for Community Health, Graduate Medical Education, and Patient & Community Engagement are a physician-led, community-owned nonprofit and a cornerstone of healthcare in the region. The enterprise employs nearly 680 professionals \u2013 including nearly 200 resident and fellow physicians \u2013 and trains more than 200 interprofessional healthcare learners each year.<\/p>\n

In fiscal year 2025-26, The Wright Center served more than 39,000 unique patients across all care settings. As a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center and safety-net provider, The Wright Center serves patients of all ages at 18 health centers across Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Wyoming counties.<\/p>\n

Visit TheWrightCenter.org<\/a> or call 570-230-0019<\/a> to schedule an appointment or find the most convenient location near you.<\/p>\n

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\nSierra Lefurgy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Wright Center for Community Health is sponsoring a free Blakeslee Community Day on Friday, Nov. 6, from 2-5 p.m. Tour Driving Better Health, a 34-foot mobile medical and dental unit that delivers care where people live, work, play, and study, and meet the healthcare team that will serve the new primary care clinic, which … Continue reading The Wright Center for Community Health to host Blakeslee Community Day ahead of new clinic opening<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\r\n\r\n{excerpt}\r\n\r\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release-2"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wright.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=151514"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151517,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151514\/revisions\/151517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/151515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=151514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=151514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=151514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}