Sterling Pediatric Center — Lake Ariel, PA
Sterling Pediatric Center is a community health center clinic at 62 Industrial Park Rd, Lake Ariel, PA 18436, open 59 hours a week. That is 15 more hours than the typical Pennsylvania clinic (44 a week). It is run by Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, which serves 57,116 patients across 15 clinic locations.
- Address: 62 Industrial Park Rd, Lake Ariel, PA 18436 · Directions
- Phone: (570) 689-7565
- Weekly hours: 59 (Pennsylvania clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
Patients came to Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 8,371 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 13,961 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 109 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 6,137 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 6,418 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 3,132 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 4,414 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,558 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 5,032 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 13,538 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 3,127 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,548 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,623 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 435 | children tested |
Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers also provides care by telehealth.
Who Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers serves
57,116 patients used Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers in 2025. 18% live at or below the poverty line and 58% are at or below twice the poverty line. 26 patients were experiencing homelessness and 1,536 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 18% | 69% | 65% | −51 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 58% | 91% | 92% | −33 pts |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 3% | 13% | 14% | −10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 23% | 41% | 42% | −18 pts |
| Medicare patients | 25% | 12% | 11% | +14 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 46% | 23% | 24% | +24 pts |
Quality of care at Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 80% | 69% | 68% | +11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 55% | 52% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 50% | 49% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 51% | 43% | 44% | +7 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 53% | 77% | 77% | −24 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 72% | 82% | 86% | −10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 79% | 80% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
The health center employs 379 full-time-equivalent staff, including 68 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 25 dental staff and 23 mental health staff. That is 845 patients per clinical provider against the Pennsylvania median of 998 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 222,659 visits, about 3.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 18436
6,098 Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers patients live in ZIP 18436, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- The Wright Center Medical Group — 623 patients from 18436
- Caring Community Health Center — 572 patients from 18436
- Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc. — 47 patients from 18436
Community health centers near Sterling Pediatric Center
The Wright Center for Community Health North Pocono Practice
The Wright Center for Community Health Hawley Practice
The Wright Center for Community Health Mid Valley Practice
The Wright Center for Community Health Dickson City Practice
VHP Pediatrics - Tobyhanna
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