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The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton Counseling Practice — Scranton, PA

The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton Counseling Practice is a community health center clinic at 329 Cherry St, Scranton, PA 18505, 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.

Fees are on a sliding scale. What you pay at The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton Counseling Practice depends on your income and household size, and the clinic bills Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance. Care is not free, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay. Among The Wright Center Medical Group patients, 6% are uninsured, 40% have Medicaid or CHIP, 19% have Medicare and 33% have private insurance. Call (570) 591-5250 to book and ask about your plan. How sliding-fee pricing works.

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.

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Dental care8,058patients had dental exams
Mental health care14,992patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment1,586patients in treatment
Well-child visits2,880children had checkups
Flu shots3,727patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening926patients tested
Breast cancer screening2,758patients screened
Family planning529patients served
Diabetes care3,631patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care7,362patients with hypertension
Asthma care1,944patients with asthma
HIV testing2,570patients tested
Hepatitis C testing3,110patients tested
Childhood lead tests511children 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.

MeasureThis centerPA medianU.S. medianvs PA
Patients at or below the poverty line48%69%65%−20 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line74%91%92%−17 pts
MeasureThis centerPA medianU.S. medianvs PA
Uninsured patients6%13%14%−7 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients40%41%42%−1 pts
Medicare patients19%12%11%+8 pts
Privately insured patients33%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.

MeasureThis centerPA medianU.S. medianvs PA
Adults with high blood pressure under control81%69%68%+12 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer52%52%54%In line
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer38%49%54%−11 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer49%43%44%+6 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression55%77%77%−23 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use81%82%86%−2 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy81%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 18505

2,948 The Wright Center Medical Group patients live in ZIP 18505, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:

Community health centers near The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton Counseling Practice

Alder Street

425 Alder St, Scranton, PA 18505 · 0.6 mi away
37 hours a week · (570) 955-5524 · Run by Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc.

Caring Community Health Center - Mount Pleasant

531 Mount Pleasant Dr, Scranton, PA 18503 · 1.6 mi away
85 hours a week · (570) 342-8500 · Run by Caring Community Health Center

Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc.

959 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 18509 · 1.9 mi away
48 hours a week · (570) 344-9684 · Run by Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc.

Exeter Township Medical Center

2795 Sullivans Trl, Falls, PA 18615 · 10 mi away
41 hours a week · (570) 704-4117 · Run by Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA

McKinney Clinic

90 Union St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18705 · 11 mi away
32 hours a week · (570) 825-0881 · Run by Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA

More The Wright Center Medical Group locations

The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton Practice

501 S Washington Ave, Scranton, PA 18505
50 hours a week · (570) 941-0630

The Wright Center for Community Health Friendship House Practice

200 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 18503
40 hours a week · (570) 342-5253

The Wright Center for Community Health North Scranton Practice

1721 N Main Ave, Scranton, PA 18508
40 hours a week · (570) 346-8417

The Wright Center for Community Health Dickson City Practice

312 Boulevard Ave, Scranton, PA 18519
40 hours a week · (570) 489-4567

The Wright Center for Community Health Clarks Summit Practice

1145 Northern Blvd, South Abington Township, PA 18411
50 hours a week · (570) 585-1300

The Wright Center for Community Health North Pocono Practice

260 Daleville Hwy, Apartment 103, Covington Township, PA 18444
32 hours a week · (570) 591-5150

The Wright Center for Community Health Mid Valley Practice

5 S Washington Ave, Jermyn, PA 18433
83 hours a week · (570) 230-0019

The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes-Barre Practice

169 N Pennsylvania Ave, Wilkes Barre, PA 18701
60 hours a week · (570) 491-0126

See all 13 The Wright Center Medical Group locations

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