The Wright Center for Community Health Friendship House Practice — Scranton, PA
The Wright Center for Community Health Friendship House Practice is a community health center clinic at 200 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 18503, open 40 hours a week. The typical Pennsylvania clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by The Wright Center Medical Group, which serves 34,929 patients across 13 clinic locations.
- Address: 200 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 18503 · Directions
- Phone: (570) 342-5253
- Weekly hours: 40 (Pennsylvania clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: The Wright Center Medical Group (FQHC look-alike)
- 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 The Wright Center Medical Group
Patients came to The Wright Center Medical Group for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 8,058 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 14,992 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,586 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,880 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,727 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 926 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,758 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 529 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,631 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,362 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,944 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,570 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,110 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 511 | children tested |
The Wright Center Medical Group also provides care by telehealth.
Who The Wright Center Medical Group serves
34,929 patients used The Wright Center Medical Group in 2025. 48% live at or below the poverty line and 74% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,721 patients were experiencing homelessness and 710 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 48% | 69% | 65% | −20 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 74% | 91% | 92% | −17 pts |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 13% | 14% | −7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 40% | 41% | 42% | −1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 19% | 12% | 11% | +8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 33% | 23% | 24% | +10 pts |
Quality of care at The Wright Center Medical Group
The Wright Center Medical Group is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 3 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 | 81% | 69% | 68% | +12 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 52% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 38% | 49% | 54% | −11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 49% | 43% | 44% | +6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 55% | 77% | 77% | −23 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 81% | 82% | 86% | −2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 80% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at The Wright Center Medical Group
The health center employs 392 full-time-equivalent staff, including 38 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 20 dental staff and 22 mental health staff. That is 929 patients per clinical provider against the Pennsylvania median of 998 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 145,934 visits, about 4.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 18503
296 The Wright Center Medical Group patients live in ZIP 18503. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Caring Community Health Center — 193 patients from 18503
- Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc. — 74 patients from 18503
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