The Wright Center Medical Group PC

“A written Conflict of Interest Policy recommended by the SVP for Enterprise Integrity has been approved by the President and CEO and Board of Directors. The SVP of Enterprise Integrity and the Chief Compliance Officer work together to ensure it is reviewed, updated if necessary, and renewed annually, or more frequently when necessary or appropriate. The SVP for Enterprise Integrity, along with the Governance and Chief Compliance Officers, ensure that the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form is completed annually by all governing board members ("directors") and officers. Together, this team, along with the VP of Human Resources, ensures that the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form is completed annually by executive management and all staff, including but not limited to key employees of the organization. Should a conflict of interest or potential conflict arise during the year among directors and officers, the Governance Officer and the SVP for Enterprise Integrity ensure the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form is updated to reflect the possible conflict. Potential conflicts of directors and officers, if any, are fully disclosed, vetted by internal counsel and the Audit/Compliance Committee, and reviewed by the Board, with outside ethics consultation obtained when appropriate. Education on conflicts of interest is provided to new directors and officers during Board Orientation and to the full Board annually during the review, update, and renewal of the Conflict of Interest Policy. Directors officers' compliance with the policy is monitored by the Audit/Compliance Committee of the Board and supported by the Governance Officer and SVP for Enterprise Integrity. Education on conflicts of interest, including any revisions to the Conflict of Interest Policy, is provided to new employees during orientation, and annually during the performance review process. Adherence by staff to the Conflict of Interest policy is monitored by managers with the supportive oversight of the VP of Human Resources, the SVP for Enterprise Integrity and the Chief Compliance Officer.”

“TWCCH'S Form 990 is prepared by the senior leadership team of the Finance and Enterprise Integrity Departments with detailed review and input from the executive management team and President and CEO. The draft Form 990 is then reviewed by an independent, contracted CPA firm. The refined Form 990 is then distributed to the Audit/Compliance and Executive Committees of the Board of Directors and subsequently to the full Board of Directors for review, input, and approval for federal filing. Upon completion of this review, necessary revisions, and approval, the Form 990 is finalized, signed by the organization's President and CEO, and filed with the IRS. TWCCH's three most recently filed 990s, along with three sequential annual reports, are transparently available on our website in a downloadable format, and are kept in a secure location at every required operational site where they may be reviewed in hard copy upon request, consistent with IRS applicable laws, rules, and regulations.”

“TWCCH contracts .25 FTE of its President and CEO to TWCGME to perform the role as President and CEO of TWCGME. The Executive Committee of the TWCCH Board leads the process for determining the compensation of The Wright Center For Community Health's (TWCCH) President & CEO, engaging a third-party external consultant to conduct a formal, periodic objective, comprehensive, organization-wide compensation study generally every three to five years. During contract negotiations with the President and CEO, the relevant components of the study are appropriately aged and supplemented by data from sources such as the American Job Center Network, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Form 990s of comparable organizations, and compensation surveys from the Pennsylvania and National Associations of Community Health Centers, among other relevant regional and national benchmarks. Annually, the Executive Committees collaboratively conduct a thorough performance evaluation of the chief executive officer's performance for each organization, assessing the appropriateness of salary and benefit adjustments. These adjustments, if made between contract terms, are benchmarked against publicly available comparable data. Ultimately, the chief executive officer's compensation is determined based on a robust performance evaluation, organizational performance, and careful consideration of the independent compensation study, market comparability, and financial feasibility. The Executive Committees' deliberations and decisions regarding executive compensation are meticulously documented in meeting minutes within 60 days of the evaluation's completion and the compensation determination.”

“In addition to the President & CEO, the Chief Medical and Information Officer and Chief Clinical Operating Officer are directly employed by The Wright Center For Community Health (TWCCH). The compensation of all other employees, including key employees, is determined by the chief executive (TWCCH President & CEO) and the Human Resources Department, guided by a formal, periodic objective, comprehensive, organization-wide compensation study completed generally every three to five years. The VP of HR and the President & CEO may also consider additional data in determining compensation levels within the organization, such as information from the American Job Center Network website, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Form 990s of comparable organizations, and Compensation Surveys of The Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers and National Association of Community Health Centers, among other regional and national benchmarks. TWCCH also leases the services of TWCCH's Chief Medical and Information Officer to TWCGME as a key employee/executive for TWCGME in the position of SVP of Clinical Educational Integration. The third-party external compensation consultant jointly engaged by TWCCH and TWCGME also includes the services of this position, like all executive positions, in its formal, periodic objective, comprehensive, organization-wide compensation study completed generally every three to five years.”

“The Wright Center For Community Health's (TWCCH) documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are kept in a secure location and are available for public inspection during business hours at the organization's administrative office at 501 South Washington Avenue, Suite 1000 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18505, and other locations as required by IRS rules and regulations. Hard copies are provided upon request for review. TWCCH's three most recently filed 990s, along with three sequential annual reports, are also available on its website in a downloadable format.”

“The Wright Center Medical Group d/b/a The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) and its primary affiliated entity, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (TWCGME), share a 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 delivers comprehensive, non-discriminatory, whole-person primary health services in a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care delivery framework for patients and families, regardless of their ability to pay or zip code, while educating the current and future physician and interprofessional health care workforce. Our comprehensive, integrated primary health services across the lifespan, from pediatrics to geriatrics, include medical, women's health, general dental, mental and behavioral, substance use disorder treatment and recovery, care and case management, obesity, infectious disease, Ryan White primary and secondary prevention and treatment of HIV, as well as rheumatological, nutritional, and lifestyle medicine services. Enriched primary care services with specialty integration activities allow TWCCH to expand non-discriminatory access for patients and interprofessional learners to partnering specialty providers. As an Essential Community Provider, TWCCH and its primary affiliate, TWCGME, collaboratively share a passionate purpose to demonstrate an "Achievable by All" Graduate Medical Education Safety-Net Consortium (GME-SNC) Teaching Health Center model that co-creates transformational health care teams of leaders who empower people, families, and communities to own and optimize their health, health care delivery system, and their interprofessional health care workforce development. Our niche is World-Class, innovative, responsive, whole-person primary health services for all through community-centric, incumbent and future workforce renewal. Inspired by the empowering community and patient governance and focus of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC and FQHC Look-Alike) framework, as well as its Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program, our GME-SNC model embracing community health centers as integrated academic primary care workforce development platforms is a potential solution for individual community health center workforce recruitment and retention, and a means of addressing our national primary care workforce shortage, mis-distribution, and related health, health care services, and health care career access needs and challenges. Promoting a culture of unifying participatory citizenship and shared learning for board, clinical care teams, staff, patients, and community-based interprofessional health care learners, while stimulating and leveraging each stakeholder group's meaningful contributions to continuous improvements in internal and partnering care delivery and workforce development systems, the GME-SNC's collective impact delivers and enriches talent development, recruitment, and retention for health centers, affiliated organizations, and larger communities served.”

“The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) and its primary affiliated entity, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (TWCGME), share a 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. The Wright Center For Community Health (TWCCH) was originally incorporated in 1994 as The Wright Center Medical Group, PC, a tax-exempt professional corporation (PC), to be the ambulatory primary care practice plan affiliated with The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (TWCGME). Founded with a $1 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Manpower grant in 1976, TWCGME is a non-profit ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institution and the founding educational member of a Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Safety-Net Consortium (THC GME-SNC). TWCGME integrates federal GME funding from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Teaching Health Center (THC) Program, the Veterans Administration (VA), and acute inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).”

“In 2018, The Wright Center Medical Group, PC, underwent a strategic governance transformation, first converting to a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation and subsequently evolving into an autonomous, community and patient governed independent 501(c)(3) entity. This pivotal shift positioned the organization to pursue and successfully achieve Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC Look-Alike) designation from HRSA, effective June 1, 2019. This remarkable governance transition was driven by the mission-focused, unanimous decision of physician and non-physician primary care provider stakeholders, then serving as board members, to validate community ownership through relinquishment of their governance roles. They selflessly transferred fiduciary authority to community members, predominantly patients and consumers of the entity's primary health services, thereby ensuring that the organization's leadership directly reflects the needs and priorities of those it serves. Engaged patients and community members authentically assumed the governing board seats, welcoming their empowered official voices in the fiduciary stewardship and directional oversight of the organization. The community benefit impact of this unifying, community-driven action that continues to validate HRSA's vision for patient-led governance of community health centers cannot be overstated. This intentional and community empowering governance transformation allowed the entity to apply for and successfully earn the designation as a HRSA-recognized autonomous, independent, community and patient governed FQHC Look-Alike Essential Community Provider of primary health and continued Ryan White services. Proudly and gratefully, at the close of fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, 88% of the governing board members of TWCCH were engaged "Users" of its primary health services as defined in HRSA's Health Center Program Compliance Manual. Throughout fiscal year 2023-2024 and continuing today, TWCCH offers clinical health services 83 hours per week at its Mid Valley Practice in Jermyn, extended and Saturday hours in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, and 24/7 on-call access for all TWCCH clinical service lines at all locations, including both ambulatory and hospital venues. 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, and mental health providers, hospitals, integrated delivery systems, 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 physical, mental, behavioral, dental, and Ryan White health services within the PCMH framework, coordinating a full spectrum of whole-person health services for our patients. TWCCH is a passionate champion for Electronic Medical Record (EMR)/Electronic Health Record (EHR) Meaningful Use and Health Information Technology Interoperability. TWCCH avidly promotes wide-spread adoption of health information exchanges and connectivity, vocally advocating for HIPAA-compliant health inform”

“TWCCH continued to deliver non-discriminatory, comprehensive, whole-person primary health services in its sustainable FQHC Look-Alike integrated school-based health center in the Scranton School District. From this platform, TWCCH continued to deepen our intentional partnerships with public school districts in our service area, exploring the feasibility of sustainable school-based health centers for the benefit of students, families, school employees, and the larger community. Responsive to the outreaches from two public school districts, TWCCH's mobile medical and dental unit, "Driving Better Health," was deployed to deliver essential medical, dental, and preventative services to students. On TWCCH's subsequent Form 990, more information will be included about the emerging partnerships related to both engagements that have occurred during the next covered period. During the reporting period, TWCCH continued to demonstrate its commitment to being an "Age Friendly Health System, a strong partner in larger collective impact initiatives to build "Age Friendly Communities." The importance of developing and employing qualified, compassionate geriatricians and primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, licensed social workers and counselors, and allied health professionals with geriatric competencies has never been so urgent: based on 2023 data, Pennsylvania notably ranks 9th out of the 50 states for percentage of the state population 65 and older. Continued development of the entire workforce's geriatric competencies supports TWCCH's age-friendly health system initiative. TWCCH, the 8th health care system in the country to adopt UCLA's John A. Hartford Foundation funded, award-winning Alzheimer's and Dementia Care (ADC) program model, continued to offer ADC services for its regional community, while also implementing principles of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's "Age Friendly Health System" in all of its primary health services sites for seniors. These initiatives enrich the geriatric-sensitive preparation of the current and future health workforce training at The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (TWCGME), TWCCH's affiliated educational partner. During the reporting period, TWCGME, in partnership with TWCCH, also successfully received approval from the Association of Directors of Geriatrics Academic Programs (ADGAP) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for an Advancing Innovation in Residency Education (AIRE) Medicine-Geriatrics Integrated Residency and Fellowship (Med-Geri pathway). This competency-based combined training model allows for the early exposure to geriatrics principles of care over the four-year educational continuum, as well as enhanced professional development opportunities during the final fellowship year. TWCCH also continued its support of Telespond Senior Services as it prepared to open its Adult Advocacy Center (AAC) to serve victims of elder abuse. Over the past five years, Pennsylvania has seen a 67% increase in elder abuse reports to the Department of Aging. The AAC is designed to provide seniors individual-based care, and is slated to offer four beds for seniors in need of immediate relocation. TWCCH's collaboration with Telespond Senior Services also continued in the provision of primary health services and the Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Unit for seniors in the region. TWCCH collaborated with and supported Lackawanna County and its Area Agency on Aging on the important journey to be designated as an Age Friendly County. In early 2025, post-reporting period, TWCCH hosted its inaugural successful Symposium on Aging in Scranton. The program focused on bringing stakeholders together to build a Dementia-Friendly Lackawanna County. Experts and local representatives joined the conversation on supporting dementia patients, caregivers, and families, preventing isolation, avoiding financial scams and strengthening resources for aging”

“TWCCH was invited and participated in the Anchors in Equity program, the Anchor Economy Initiative at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (FRB) that explores how anchor institutions sustain jobs, drive economic growth, and support regional development in 524 regions across the country. Anchor institutions are large, public-serving organizations such as hospitals and universities that provide jobs and services while supporting local economic activity. The Economic Growth and Mobility Project brings together researchers and community partners to find innovative, actionable, and community-driven solutions to local or regional economic challenges through Research in Action Labs that help advance solutions to specific challenges to reduce economic barriers in communities. Together, the Anchor Economy Initiative and the Economic Growth and Mobility Project launched the Anchors for Equity Research in Action Lab. TWCCH's partner, The Institute for Economic Development and Public Policy, Northeast Pennsylvania, was selected for the Anchors for Equity Research in Action Lab due to its strong position to leverage the initiative: The Institute is located in a region with 14 higher education institutions and five major healthcare systems, including TWCGME and TWCCH. Furthermore, education and health care are the largest employment sectors in Northeast Pennsylvania. TWCCH, as a premier provider of substance use disorder treatment and recovery services in Northeast Pennsylvania, intentionally engaged in another fruitful partnership with the Northeast Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center (NEPA AHEC), Luzerne County Community College, The Institute, and the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance on Project PROGRESS, a workforce initiative to create jobs with economic mobility to increase the active employment of people in recovery. Project PROGRESS, funded in part through an Appalachian Regional Commission INSPIRE grant, was a three-year effort led by TWCCH in collaboration with partners across a multi-county area in northeastern Pennsylvania heavily impacted by the ongoing opioid crisis. The acronym PROGRESS stands for Providing Recovery Opportunities for Growth, Education, and Sustainable Success. Over the life of the program, the project facilitated a total of 6 Certified Recovery Specialist training sessions which resulted in 122 individuals in recovery having access to the training, 101 of whom completed the screening process and enrolled in a class. There have been 76 participants to date who have completed the training, and 44 of those participants have received their certifications as either Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS), Certified Family Recovery Specialists (CFRS) or Certified Recovery Specialist Supervisors (CRSS), or a combination of these certifications. Two individuals received their CRS and CFRS certificates. Project PROGRESS served as an important call to our communities to recognize addiction as a chronic illness and to work across sectors to create a recovery ecosystem in which people moving from treatment to life in recovery are trained and supported to become contributing members of society. Assistance and guidance were also provided by the AllOne Foundation, the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance, the Wayne County Commissioners, and the Wayne Economic Development Corporation. During the covered period, TWCCH also took affirmative steps to improve the insurance enrollment process for patients, particularly in the wake of the avalanche of publicized commercialization of Medicare Advantage plans and the Medicaid unwinding. TWCCH recognized that patients and families deserve a much more intentional and disciplined strategy and educational approach to enrollment to enhance informed decision-making. TWCCH continues to explore and strategize the most appropriate consumer-centric neutral platforms to best educate and serve patients and families in the process of enrollment assistan”

“During the reporting period, TWCCH continued to strategically clarify its collective impact vision for a multi-institutional Clinical and Educational Integrated Network (CEIN). The impending transfer of ownership of a number of local hospital and outpatient health care assets in Northeastern Pennsylvania is increasing the significance of the CEIN initiative. Collaborative partnerships, with the advance approval of the PA Department of Human Services, enabled TWCCH and TWCGME to launch enriched primary care services with specialty integration that expanded non-discriminatory access for patients to gastroenterology and cardiovascular disease physician faculty, while also enriching the education of primary care residents and specialty fellows. TWCCH continued its passionate, deep investment in the transformational work to progress on our three year journey towards Sanctuary Model Certification. Several accomplishments this year demonstrated TWCCH's progress from a historically over-burdened and under-resourced, trauma-organized primary care provider to an adversity-competent enterprise focused on resilience-skilled employment, whole-person health services, and healthcare workforce development. The Sanctuary Model is a blueprint for clinical and organizational change and transformational culture shift which promotes physical, emotional, and psychological safety and recovery from adversity through the active creation of an adversity-informed and competent community. An adversity-competent, resilience-skilled organization is one that recognizes the inherent vulnerability of all human beings to the effects of adverse experiences and organizes system-wide interventions aimed at mitigating the negative effects of adversity and stress that are manifested in those employed in and served by the organization and the organization itself. "Sanctuary" can be offered as a guiding constructive framework for transformation from survival-mode oriented, often divisive care delivery and educational platforms to resilience-focused and competent systematized approaches for teaming that promote psychological safety, trust, participatory citizenship, democratization, social responsibility and accountability, and social learning. TWCCH began its deep investment and roll-out of Sanctuary training in earnest in August 2022. Since that time, TWCCH has implemented multiple cohorts of 5-day immersion training events to spread learning across the organization, including governing board members and executive management as well as employees and resident and fellow physicians in training. In January 2024, a 3-Day Train the Trainer requirement was completed. TWCCH and TWCGME Board members received short bursts of training in every regular board meeting. The Executive Management Team, as the Sanctuary Steering Committee, approved the required training for all staff to occur on a rotating schedule during work hours as a testament to the investment of the enterprise in the success of the model. Sanctuary language has been fully integrated into TWCCH's operational policies and procedures manuals. With costs of providing health insurance for employees continuing to climb beyond multiples of average inflation without boundaries, and the increasing concern about the role pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play in the costs of commercial health insurance premiums, TWCCH and TWCGME began exploring the viability of self-insuring for health benefits and internalizing pharmacy services. TWCCH anticipates that these initiatives will bring additional benefits to patients, learners and staff, including ensuring timely and affordable medication access. The Wright Center Enterprise also explored the feasibility of engagement in or with insurance brokerage activities to ensure that patients, learners, and staff have the best information possible to make informed coverage decisions. These futuristic initiatives show promising potential to better steward the precious public resources”

“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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 340B Drug Pricing Program as a Ryan White Program HRSA grantee and Title X service provider, 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 comprehensive, 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. The 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. Current efforts to significantly reduce the 340B program would have a devastating negative impact on the health and welfare of the patients, families, and communities we serve, as we cannot affordably shift these costs into the limited revenues for the clinical services TWCCH provides. TWCCH initiated a CEO outreach to other FQHCs in Northeast Pennsylvania in an effort to optimize public resources through collaboration in areas such as healthcare workforce development and FQHC participation in learning networks and accountable care initiatives. The CEOs were invited to connect on a quarterly basis to prompt robust discussions of individual organization and regional health and health workforce needs, promoting a sense of shared responsibility, mutual support, and shared learning among colleagues to spread knowledge and best practices. To further advance the impactful synergy of federal resource opportunities during the covered period, TWCCH began exploration of various Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) to ensure optimal alignment with TWCCH's mission, priorities, and capacity. In 2026, the United States will mark its 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The mission of America250 is to celebrate and commemorate this Semiquincentennial. In 2018, Pennsylvania's legislature and Governor established”

“As mentioned above, TWCCH proudly received its second Gold Advocacy Center of Excellence recognition from the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC). TWCCH was first awarded Gold ACE status in January 2022, the first community health center in Pennsylvania to achieve the recognition. Being awarded a second Gold ACE status in December 2023 shows TWCCH's continued dedication to advocating for and supporting comprehensive whole-person primary health services for all, regardless of ability to pay, zip code, or insurance status. TWCCH is committed to mission-driven advocacy efforts to ensure that elected officials at local, state, and federal levels genuinely understand and commit to investing in the comprehensive, affordable, and innovative primary health services and interprofessional workforce development that Teaching Community Health Centers such as TWCCH provide for people of all ages, income levels, and insurance statuses. Additionally, TWCCH's Public Health Policy and Advocacy Department continued its work throughout the year to educate elected officials and government administrators on the value of its community-immersed Graduate Medical Education Safety-Net Consortium (GME-SNC) as a powerful, fiscally responsible, and replicable solution to the America's primary care shortage and mis-distribution, and related health, healthcare services, and healthcare career needs and challenges. TWCCH also responded to multiple federal, state, and professional networks associations' Requests for Information, sharing lessons and insights from the trenches of the primary care delivery and health workforce training sites in order to share and learn best practice, and to inform policy development at the state and federal levels. Joining TWCCH's Mid Valley and Clarks Summit FQHC Look-Alike Teaching Health Centers, our Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Teaching Health Centers received NCQA's Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certificates of recognition. This accomplishment acknowledges that each THC has the tools, systems, and resources to provide patients with the right care at the right time in the right venue. PCMH practices are designed to allow patients and their care teams to build better relationships; support patients to more effectively control chronic conditions; and improve the overall patient and provider experience. In addition, the PCMH model has been shown to reduce overall health care costs. The NCQA was founded in 1990 with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and seeks to improve healthcare quality through measurement, transparency, and accountability. TWCCH officially became a certified American Heart Association (AHA) Training Site in August 2023, enabling it to deliver important life saving training services to the interprofessional health care providers and students, as well as general community members in our service area. TWCCH, as an AHA Training Center, offers a robust, high quality training curriculum. For health professionals, including TWCCH and TWCGME staff and learners as well as other medical providers and students in the region, TWCCH provided certifications and recertifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS). For the community at large, TWCCH offered Heartsaver Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) as well as NARCAN training. Heart Code Skills testing were available for all disciplines as well. To date, TWCCH awarded 2,743 certifications/re-certifications: 1,647 certifications/re-certifications in BLS, 352 in ACLS, 105 in PALS, and 639 in CPR. Moreover, TWCCH's Training Center also provided non-certification training to 848 individuals in the following areas: Hands Only CPR, use of NARCAN, Stop The Bleed, IV insertion, Advanced Airway, and Mock Codes, among others. All training conducted ad”

“TWCCH, in partnership with TWCGME, presented its Wilkes-Barre Health City Hub New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) project in May 2024 in Miami, Florida to multiple Community Development Entities (CDEs), and since that time, several have gauged interest. TWCCH also received a second Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant from the Governor for this important GME-SNC project in Wilkes-Barre, PA. TWCCH also submitted a second RACP grant application for its Teaching Health Center FQHC Look-Alike in Jermyn, PA. TWCCH continued its work toward the development and deployment of an effective partner satisfaction survey, in addition to its mission-critical climate surveys of TWCGME's residents and faculty. During this period, The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development in Wilkes-Barre, PA (now known as "The Institute") was engaged to design and administer multiple surveys, including but not limited to the above as well as the semi-annual employee satisfaction survey, and also the annual Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Medical Office Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (MOSOPS) and Patient-Centered Medical Home Assessment (PCMH-A) surveys. TWCCH continued to connect clinical educational programming with TWCGME and affiliated hospital operations, aspiring towards the vision of the ACGME Sponsoring Institution 2025 (SI2025) that calls forth the seamless integration of clinical and educational programming. This includes working toward a more successful integration of dental, mental, and behavioral health into primary health services delivery. With the increased focus on value-based care (VBC) in clinical delivery sites and concordant dynamics in value-based payment changes, TWCCH supported TWCGME's integration of VBC initiatives into its Sponsoring Institutional Population Health Curriculum to enhance the education of residents and fellows to best prepare them for the future. During the reporting period, TWCCH also invested significant effort in preparedness for a successful and impactful ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) site visit for TWCGME's ambulatory and hospital partners. The CLER Program was implemented by the ACGME as part of the Next Accreditation System in recognition of the "public's need for a physician workforce capable of meeting the challenges of a rapidly evolving health care environment." Therefore, the ACGME CLER Program provides periodic feedback to clinical settings affiliated with ACGME-accredited programs and institutions, addressing the following six areas of importance to resident and fellow physician training: patient safety; health care quality; teaming; supervision; well-being; and professionalism. GMEC launched a CLER Subcommittee led by Clinical Leadership of TWCCH (TWCGME's primary ambulatory clinical training environment partner). CLER materials have been updated to reflect version 3.0 of CLER Pathways to Excellence, released by the ACGME in February 2024. CLER mock site visits during the covered period occurred at: Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC), TWCCH's Mid Valley and Scranton FQHC Look-Alike Teaching Health Centers, and Regional Hospital in June 2024. During the covered period, TWCCH developed a multi-tier approach to systematizing the Quintuple Aim, adapted from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI's) Triple Aim and consisting of the following components: the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improving the health of the population, reducing per capita cost of care for the benefit of communities, the well-being of the healthcare workforce, and advancing health equity. TWCCH made strides in demonstrating improved standardization of clinical care across all clinical locations and services lines. The Azara platform was implemented, which now allows for the dissemination of individualized clinician, team, and clinic level report cards to promote the organization's commitment to a culture of visibility, tr”

“During the covered period, TWCCH actively prepared for its next HRSA FQHC Look-Alike Operational Site Visit (OSV) while also preparing its application for an anticipated HRSA Notice of Funding Opportunity to become a full FQHC H80 grantee of the Public Health Service Act through New Access Point (NAP) funding. HRSA's OSV is an onsite evaluation by experienced reviewers engaged and trained by HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) to evaluate health center compliance with Health Center Program requirements as specified in the Health Center Compliance Manual. Although TWCCH's OSV took place on November 19-20, 2024 (after the close of the reporting period), TWCCH was diligently preparing and thoroughly validating that it was in a constant state of compliance and readiness for the OSV throughout the covered period. This level of enterprise-wide preparation resulted in an extremely successful OSV in November, during which TWCCH was found to be in 100% compliance with all applicable requirements. The OSV review team meticulously reviewed documents, challenged and questioned certain practices where appropriate, and provided constructive feedback for consideration to inform TWCCH's journey to excellence. OSVs provide incredible experiential and reflective opportunities to expand mission-driven operations and compliance efforts, as well as ensuring alignment with the evolving priorities of HRSA, BPHC, and HHS to maintain public trust. The incredible work invested into preparation for HRSA's OSV perfectly positioned TWCCH to submit a high-quality NAP application. On May 30, 2024, the web-based NAP application portal was made available to current or aspiring HRSA-designated Federally Qualified Health Centers in supporting the development of new health center services and delivery sites to expand affordable, accessible, and high-quality primary health services for underserved communities and populations. The first phase of TWCCH's application was timely submitted before the deadline of August 30, 2024, with the second phase successfully submitted prior to the October 2, 2024 deadline. In support of this application and in furtherance of TWCCH's mission, TWCCH secured a new location in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania where unmet health needs indicated a NAP clinical location would be most impactful. Identifying such a location in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, TWCCH engaged in due diligence to secure that property during the covered period. The closing on that property occurred during fiscal year 2024-2025, therefore, additional information about the Monroe County location will be included on TWCCH's subsequent Form 990. During the covered period, the Audit Committee of the Board approved the new Compliance Program, which prompted the appointment of a new Chief Compliance Officer and the posting and hiring of a Director of Clinical Compliance. Additionally, the Balanced Scorecard (BSC)/Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) were published to the Board of Directors through the governance web-based portal in the spring of 2024 to ensure that governance had full visibility into organizational performance metrics upon demand. Additionally, the Balanced Scorecard (BSC)/Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) were published to the Board of Directors through the governance web-based portal in the spring of 2024 to ensure that governance had full visibility into these metrics upon demand. TWCCH analyzed its de-identified population health data to ensure alignment with any specific needs-responsive community service projects in the respective service area of each FQHC Look-Alike Teaching Health Center. TWCCH's governing board's Planning and Development Committee reviewed and evaluated the needs of each clinical location and worked with the TWCPCE Directors and volunteer board members to schedule responsive community service events accordingly. During the covered period, food insecurity and clothing assistance emerged as predominant health needs across clinical loc”

“Current efforts to significantly reduce the 340b program would have a devastating negative impact on the health and welfare of the patients, families, and communities we serve, as we cannot affordably shift these costs into the limited revenues for the clinical services we provide.”

“City of Scranton, American Rescue Plan Act - Overdose Prevention, Harm Reduction, and Long-Term Recovery Support (Total: $31,082) 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) for an Overdose Prevention Program focusing on harm reduction and long-term recovery support. The funds support training related to overdose prevention, opioid use disorder, and medication-assisted treatment impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The program helps expand the capacity of TWCCH's Opioid Use Disorder Center of Excellence and incorporates harm reduction services designed for community-based treatment programs and interventions. City of Scranton, American Rescue Plan Act - Wellness Programming (Total: $21,207) 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 for Wellness Programming for those impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The funds are used to incorporate Lifestyle Medicine into everyday practice, improving the delivery of primary care health services and treating obesity as a chronic disease. It also supports access to intensive diet therapy for vulnerable populations. City of Scranton, American Rescue Plan Act & Scranton Area Community Foundation - Centralized Data Reporting and Analytics (Total: $22,419) Purpose of Assistance: The City of Scranton awarded American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, through the Non-Profit Grant Program (administered by the Scranton Area Community Foundation), to The Wright Center for Community Health to support a centralized data reporting and analytics solution for Community Health Centers and Primary Care Associations which is used to facilitate care transformation, drive quality improvement, aid in cost reduction, and simplify mandated reporting for organizations impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. This system is implemented at our Scranton Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike location, 501 South Washington Avenue, Scranton. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development - Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Among Populations Facing Disparities (Total: $14,397) Purpose of Assistance: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) through CDC COVID-19 funding to support our grassroots outreach efforts in the communities we serve about COVID-19 vaccines. The program strives to increase vaccination rates across racial and ethnic adult populations experiencing disparities. TWCCH worked to educate communities about the COVID-19 vaccine to improve vaccine uptake, address concerns and barriers, and overall, promote the health and safety of Pennsylvania residents. The communities of priority included racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, persons experiencing homelessness, low-income persons, and persons with mental and/or physical disabilities, among others. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development - Mid Valley Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Teaching Health Center Expansion located in Jermyn, PA (Total: $333,333) Purpose of Assistance: This funding will support several improvements to The Wright Center for Community Health's Mid Valley Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Teaching Health Center, including a community garden, community center, and walking trails. The community garden and community center will be committed to community-based therapeutics, including Integrative Community Therapy, cooking classes, Mental Health First Aid, and community-driven events, in addition to supporting local artists. This will also include displaying a Liberty Bell as part of the America250PA initiative. The Program promotes community participation and collaboration among residents”

“Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health - Support for a New Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Teaching Health Center located in Covington Township, PA (Total: $120,391) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania Department of Health awarded funding to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) to support the establishment of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike Teaching Health Center located in Covington Township, Lackawanna County, which is proximal to rural Wayne and Monroe counties. TWCCH's North Pocono Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike clinical location is a full-service, family-friendly clinic that offers primary health services and accepts patients of all ages. The advanced practitioners provide primary care as well as behavioral health and addiction and recovery services, effectively increasing access for the uninsured, underinsured, and underserved populations living in this region. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Expanding the Outreach of Mobile Health and Trauma-Responsive Practices (Total: $52,097) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to expand the outreach of its mobile health clinic, Driving Better Health, and increase access to healthcare in medically underserved communities and populations. Additionally, funds were used to provide culturally competent programs and services aligned with trauma-responsive practices, in support of our Sanctuary Institute training. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program - Renovation Costs for a New Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Teaching Health Center located in Wilkes-Barre, PA (Total: $907,617) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program provided funds to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) for the construction costs of renovating a 35,000-square-foot facility into a service location for a new Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Teaching Health Center location in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. This new Wilkes-Barre Teaching Health Center is the new location of TWCCH's relocated Kingston, Pennsylvania, Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Teaching Health Center. Our Kingston location, TWCCH, historically served more than 5,000 patients. The expanded Teaching Health Center in Wilkes-Barre expanded TWCCH's capacity to provide non-discriminatory, comprehensive, whole-person primary health services to approximately 25,000 patients annually, regardless of insurance status, zip code, or ability to pay. This incredible new Teaching Health Center has furthered the shared, noble mission of TWCCH and its primary affiliate, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (TWCGME), 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. The notable expansion of educational capacity extends the community benefit beyond training primary care physicians to include medical students and interprofessional health students from regionally and nationally affiliated academic institutions, such as the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Lake Erie College of Medicine, and A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. County of Pike, Pennsylvania - Pregnancy Support Services for Moms with Substance Use Disorder (Total: $28,723) Purpose of Assistance: Pike County, Pennsylvania, awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) for pregnancy support services to extend the reach of its Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support Program into Pike County. In concert with its partners, TWCCH is coordinating the delivery of medication-assisted treatment as well as pregnancy and postpartum maternal and child support ser”

“Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Round One (Total: $18,059) Purpose of Assistance: The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program's Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome grant project. This project was developed to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder, in rural communities. These funds were targeted to patients residing in Wayne and Susquehanna Counties, focusing on females in their childbearing years who were at risk of having a baby exposed to harmful substances. Funds were utilized for personnel, subcontracted services, prevention education, travel, and other costs. Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Round Two (Total: $249,086) Purpose of Assistance: The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) grant project. The purpose of this initiative is to reduce the incidence and impact of NAS in rural communities by improving systems of care, family support, and non-medical factors impacting health. As a sustainability strategy, all services covered by reimbursement will be billed, and case managers will continue to work to ensure that eligible participants are enrolled in Medicaid. Funds are utilized for personnel, subcontracted services, prevention education, travel, and other costs. The program benefits pregnant and postpartum mothers participating in the Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support Program.”

“Health Resources and Services Administration - Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C (Total: $262,564) Purpose of Assistance: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) to provide a comprehensive system of HIV primary medical care, essential support services, and medications for low-income patients with HIV/AIDS residing in a seven-county area (Part C funding). HRSA Early Intervention Services Program funding allows TWCCH to provide HIV counseling, medical evaluation, and clinical diagnostic services for patients. The Wright Center Ryan White Clinic is the designated service area's sole provider of HIV/AIDS primary care and readily collaborates with all community-based agencies operating in the service area with the shared goal to reduce the number of people infected with HIV, facilitate better access to a continuum of care, enroll and maintain patients in care, and reduce HIV-related health disparities while avoiding duplication of effort. This program targets People Living with HIV/AIDS in seven counties, reaching rural, low-income, hard-to-reach, and traditionally underserved areas in Northeast Pennsylvania. Health Resources and Services Administration - Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Capacity Building Program for Dental (Total: $28,927) Purpose of Assistance: The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health for capacity building to enhance dental services. Funds were used for the development of infrastructure related to integrating Primary Care with Oral Health, with a focus on providing dental care for people who are living with HIV/AIDS and receiving services in The Wright Center's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. This special funding enhances and complements the existing Part C funding. Health Resources and Services Administration - Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Program - Pediatric Dental Residency (Total: $125,568) Purpose of Assistance: The Health Resources and Services Administration Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Program awarded funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to establish a new community-based residency program that is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation at The Wright Center for Community Health. The new COVID-19 funded residency program will be achieved by utilizing grant funds to support the development of a new Pediatric Dental Residency Program in an area where primary care and pediatric dental services are limited. The shortage of dental professionals is intensifying and will significantly impact the oral health of Pennsylvanians. Janey Montgomery Scott - Private Donation for the Health City Hub - Engaging the Community to Address Public Health Challenges (Total: $5,000) Purpose of Assistance: Private individuals donated funds to The Wright Center for Community Health to create a Health City Hub, which is built on progressive community engagement in visioning and engineering non-discriminatory, comprehensive, whole person primary health services, strategically integrating clinical activities, interprofessional workforce development, and community-focused public health education and outreach in one location. The Health City Hub will appropriately address prevalent community health challenges such as health literacy, sedentary lifestyles, poor nutrition, tobacco, alcohol, substance misuse, and more. Jewish Healthcare Foundation - Expanding Access to Doula Care and Services for Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorder (Total: $21,765) Purpose of Assistance: The Jewish Healthcare Foundation, through the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, awarded federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to The Wright Center for Community Health. This grant enhances training and educational opportunities for program participants and clinicians in Basic Life Support, Pediatric”

“Moses Taylor Foundation - Expanding Dental Access at Federally Qualified Health Center Look- Alike Teaching Health Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA (Total: $148,400) Purpose of Assistance: The Moses Taylor Foundation awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) to address significant oral health disparities and unmet dental care needs within the Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Teaching Health Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA (Luzerne County). TWCCH is working to establish ten total dental service units, and the Moses Taylor Foundation funded three of the comprehensive dental operatories. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, Luzerne County is a Dental Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA ID 6421267498) in the low-income population designation. National Association of Community Health Centers Learning Collaborative - Addressing Disparities in Opioid Prescribing, Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Linkages to Care (Total: $91,667) Purpose of Assistance: The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), in partnership with the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and the Fenway Institute, and supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health (COVID-19 funding). NACHC has designed a Learning Community for Community Health Centers, Primary Care Associations, and Health Center Controlled Networks to plan and implement evidence-based learning opportunities to address disparities among racial, ethnic, and identity-based minorities and the unique needs related to pain management and opioid prescribing, substance use disorder treatment, and linkages to care. The funds support personnel and training costs for the NACHC Collaborative. National Health Care for the Homeless Council - COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach to People Experiencing Homelessness and People with Substance Use Disorders (Total: $105,000) Purpose of Assistance: The National Health Care for the Homeless Council, in partnership with The National Association of Community Health Centers, awarded funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with COVID-19 funding to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) to create a Community Vaccine Ambassador Program for a Health Care Enabling Services Workforce that conducted community outreach to increase vaccination rates in people who are experiencing homelessness and people with substance use disorders. This COVID-19 funding supported TWCCH's community health workers, medical clinics, and Driving Better Health mobile clinic to increase immunization rates in these underserved populations. Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC), American Rescue Plan Act - Vaccine Administration Management System (Total: $39,420) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, awarded funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to The Wright Center for Community Health to purchase a vaccine administration management system (VAMS) for the newly opened North Scranton Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Teaching Health Center. This COVID-19 funding for the VAMS provided better inventory tracking for vaccines, improved access, and had a positive impact on workflow. Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC), American Rescue Plan Act - Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy - Staff Training (Total: $43,742) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, awarded funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) to reduce hesitancy in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and boosters, and to increase the number of critical frontline workers. TWCCH used the funds to train and hire Community Health Workers who worked within their communitie”

“Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC), American Rescue Plan Act - Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy - Patient Education (Total: $43,109) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, awarded funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to The Wright Center for Community Health to increase efforts addressing vaccine hesitancy in our catchment area. These COVID-19 funds were used to develop a messaging system that decreases vaccine hesitancy through patient education, communication of vaccine opportunities, increased patient engagement, and community outreach. Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC), American Rescue Plan Act - Increasing Access to COVID-19 Testing and Preventative Services (Total: $138,910) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act and the COVID-19 response team, awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) to increase access to COVID-19 diagnostic testing and preventative services. TWCCH used the funds to provide access to COVID-19 testing and preventative services within the counties we serve, reaching vulnerable populations. Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant - Supporting Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (Total: $48,040) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers and the Pennsylvania Department of Health awarded the Health Resources and Services Administration Title V funding to The Wright Center for Community Health to support engagement among Pennsylvania's Federally Qualified Health Centers, children with special healthcare needs, and their families. The project aimed to increase access to quality healthcare for low-income mothers and their children, including preventive health services, rehabilitative services, and community-based systems of coordinated care. Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - Increasing Access to Vaccines in Underserved Communities (Total: $101,700) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics received funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with COVID-19 funding to The Wright Center for Community Health. This funding will address access to and education about vaccines, particularly the COVID-19 vaccine. Funds are used for community outreach through educational campaigns, communications, and pop-up immunization clinics that serve communities disproportionately affected by the virus (e.g., rural communities, communities of color, immigrants, families with limited English proficiency/language barriers, those experiencing homelessness/housing instability, and LGBTQ+ individuals) who live in Northeast Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - Improving Breastfeeding Rates Among Women with Substance Use Disorder - First Food: Improving Breastfeeding Rates (Total: $6,454) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, through the Pennsylvania Department of Health's "First Foods Contract," awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health to support the Improved Breastfeeding Initiation Among Moms with Substance Use Disorder project to improve breastfeeding initiation and duration rates. Enrollees of the Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support Program are connected with breastfeeding peer support and are provided with breastfeeding-related supplies. Pennsylvania School-Based Health Alliance - Mental Health Services (Total: $195,000) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania School-Based Health”

“Scranton Area Community Foundation - Lackawanna County Flood Relief Program (Total: $10,000) Purpose of Assistance: The Lackawanna County Flood Relief Program, administered through the Scranton Area Community Foundation, awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) to assist with the cost of repairs to TWCCH's Clarks Summit Practice caused by the flooding events in Northeast Pennsylvania on September 9, 2023. This fund was established to support community organizations and small businesses that experienced financial hardships directly related to property damage, water mitigation, debris removal, and replacement of furniture and equipment. Spitz Foundation - Providing Housing Assistance to Help Moms in Recovery (Total: $8,244) Purpose of Assistance: The Robert H. Spitz Foundation, administered through the Scranton Area Community Foundation, awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health to support participants in the Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support (Healthy MOMS) Program who experienced financial hardships exacerbated by the pandemic. The funds provided to Healthy MOMS participants with financial assistance to help with initial housing costs, such as security, rent, and utility bills. The Pennsylvania State University - Oral Health Curriculum Development and Quality Improvement Career Development Subaward (Total: $2,619) Purpose of Assistance: The Pennsylvania State University awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health through a subaward from the Health Resources and Services Administration, which funded the Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Clinician Educator Career Development Award. The award supported Dr. Stephanie Gill and focused on oral health curriculum development and quality improvement. Dr. Gill completed the evaluation research and publications and worked with the Northeast Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center to provide continuing education on this topic. The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education - Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organization (ACO) (Total: $1,192,606) Purpose of Assistance: The Wright Center for Community Health received a shared savings payment as a participating provider in a Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organization (ACO). This payment recognizes the health center's contribution to achieving cost savings and meeting quality performance standards for Medicare beneficiaries within the ACO. These funds will be reinvested to further enhance patient care and improve health outcomes. United Way of Wyoming Valley - Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B Medical Case Management Services (Total: $1,381,406) Purpose of Assistance: The United Way of Wyoming Valley, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health as a sub-grantee to offer Ryan White Part B medical case management services across a seven-county area to people living with HIV/AIDS, and to provide support services for medical transportation, emergency financial assistance, oral healthcare, health insurance premiums, healthcare referrals, and mental health services. United Way of Wyoming Valley - See to Succeed, Providing Eye Exams and Corrective Lenses in Underserved School Districts (Total: $12,888) Purpose of Assistance: The United Way of Wyoming Valley, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, awarded funds to The Wright Center for Community Health for the "See To Succeed" program from a prime award through the Moses Taylor Foundation. This program coordinates partnerships and operates an eye care clinic that rotates among high-need school districts in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, to ensure that every student has access to an eye exam and corrective eyewear, as mandated by the state. A budget line is included to cover costs for uninsured or underinsured students. Upstream USA - Training and Technical Assistance to Increase Access to Contraception (Total: $60,000) Purpose of Assistance: Upstream USA awarded funds to T”

“In the covered period, The Wright Center for Community Health (TWCCH) expanded or commenced planning for the further expansion of its primary health services FQHC Look-Alike footprint to four new clinical locations. During fiscal year 2022-2023, TWCCH was requested to engage with an independent, well-established, trusted primary care physician who practiced in North Scranton, Pennsylvania for nearly forty years to ensure that, upon his impending retirement, those he served had continued access to high quality, non-discriminatory primary health services. During the covered period, TWCCH opened FQHC Look-Alike services at this practice site and welcomed all of the impacted patients who wished to transition their care to TWCCH. In order to assure uninterrupted access to primary health services in that local community and for the convenience of patients, from July through December, 2023, TWCCH leased and renovated that clinical space in North Scranton before ultimately purchasing the property in April 2024. This TWCCH location is currently thriving, sustainable, and growing, notably expanding TWCCH's Pennsylvania Center of Opioid Use Disorder Excellence. A neighboring facility has since been purchased by TWCCH to with plans to construct a new state-of-the-art FQHC Look-Alike facility to expand operations to honor and meet the health needs of the patients in the community. Similarly, the acute departure of two well-established primary care physicians in practice for over twenty-five years prompted TWCCH's invitation to responsively open FQHC Look-Alike services in Dickson City, Pennsylvania during the covered period. TWCCH implemented a rapid action strategy and plan to purchase and renovate the building where those physicians practiced, opening the doors to a new TWCCH FQHC Look-Alike Health Center in Dickson City in October 2024 that prevented a serious gap in access to primary health services for the patients and families in that community, many of whom belong to vulnerable populations. Just as in North Scranton, the Dickson City Practice is sustainable and thriving today. During the covered period, TWCCH actively explored another expansion opportunity to increase access to non-discriminatory whole-person primary health services in Scranton, this time co-locating with a well-established area mental and behavioral health provider. TWCCH was invited to collaborate with Friendship House, a community governed non-profit mental health services agency. This new co-location arrangement came to fruition in November 2024 with a new TWCCH FQHC Look-Alike Health Center within Friendship House's new building located on Wyoming Avenue in downtown Scranton. This mission-aligned collaboration aims to ensure the continued expansion of access and coordination of whole-person, patient-centered primary care and behavioral health services for the convenience and benefit of patients, including for individuals with complex serious mental health and/or substance use disorder needs. These essential community provider health services are available to individuals of all ages, regardless of their insurance status, ZIP code, or ability to pay. Patients do not need to be clients of Friendship House to receive health services at TWCCH's FQHC Look-Alike Wyoming Avenue Health Center. Continuously growing and expanding primary health services and job creation during the covered period, TWCCH also took the opportunity to purchase a property adjacent to its FQHC Look-Alike Teaching Health Center in Jermyn, PA. This expansion was supported with funding from the Pennsylvania Neighborhood Assistance Program, a tax credit program that encourages businesses to invest in projects that improve distressed areas or support neighborhood conservation. TWCCH is currently engaged in planning for future development of that property to support the operations of the FQHC Look-Alike Teaching Health Center to better meet the needs of patients, families, and physician and interprof”

“(Expenses $ 111,742 including grants of $ 126,000)(Revenue $ 542,445)”

“In November 2017, TWCCH, and its affiliated organization, TWCGME, executed a lease agreement with Wyoming Avenue Development, LLC to develop and rent a 36,500 sq. ft. flagship clinical, educational, and administrative hub at 501 South Washington Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania, a formally economically distressed city at that time. Mr. Joseph Ferrario was a volunteer Director on TWCCH's Board of Directors, the Chair of TWCGME's Board of Directors, TWCCH's affiliate entity, and served as a volunteer director on TWCCH's other affiliated entities as well. On July 12, 2019, Mr. Ferrario resigned from TWCCH's Board of Directors and from all Boards of Directors of its affiliated organizations. At the time the lease transaction was consummated, Mr. Ferrario owned more than 35% of Wyoming Avenue Development, LLC. Mr. Ferrario's conflict of interest was fully disclosed and communicated, ethically assessed, and approved by the Board of Directors of TWCCH and TWCGME prior to entering into the transaction. The conflict of interest policy described in Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c was followed, and a legal ethics opinion approving and offering best practices for addressing and managing a conflict of interest on a non-profit board was obtained from outside legal counsel, with all guidance being followed. On July 25, 2019, the 15-year lease agreement was amended for purposes of complying with the federal New Markets Tax Credit program requirements, and TWCGME became the sole lessee of the rented space. TWCGME subleases space to TWCCH at 501 South Washington Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania for FQHC Look-Alike primary health services and administrative operations. The lease went into effect on November 26, 2019, clarifying that TWCGME was the primary lessee of 41,990 sq. ft. of space, utilizing additional space on the second floor of the property for educational and other activities. Renovations of the demised premises on the first and second floors of the building occurred between early 2018 and December 2019, with the commencement date of the amended and restated lease agreement for the first floor occurring on November 26, 2019.”

“TWCCH is affiliated with TWCGME (EIN: 23-2007832), sharing a 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. To streamline operational efficiency, TWCGME serves as the common paymaster for both TWCGME and TWCCH, adhering to IRS regulations for W-2 reporting. This consolidated payroll system covers all employees except for TWCCH's President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Medical and Information Officer, and Chief Clinical Operating Officer, who are directly employed by TWCCH. The services of TWCCH's Chief Executive and Chief Medical and Information Officer are contracted for services as key employees/executives for TWCGME in the positions of President and CEO and SVP of Clinical Educational Integration, respectively. TWCGME reports all remaining employees on its Form W-3. Therefore, all Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) are accurately allocated to each respective entity, avoiding duplication, based on a shared mission covenant and related staffing lease agreements.”