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Wyoming County Healthcare Center

Our mission is to strategically unite healthcare entities, fostering collaboration for a comprehensive portfolio of services tailored to community needs.

Wyoming County Healthcare Center is dedicated to strategically cultivating alliances among diverse healthcare entities and local organizations, promoting harmonious collaborations aimed at meeting the evolving healthcare needs of Wyoming County. We aim to enhance healthcare efficiency and contribute to community well-being through education, job training, and employment opportunities.

08/31/2025

About every two hours, someone in Pennsylvania dies from a drug overdose, according to information from the state Department of Health. Of the 4,719 overdose deaths in 2023, 83% were opioid-related and nearly 77% involved fentanyl.

Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. We can stop these tragedies from happening by creating safe spaces to talk about substance use disorder, increasing access to treatment, and distributing overdose-reversing Naloxone.

For more information on how we’re helping people across the region recover from substance abuse disorder, visit TheWrightCenter.org/services/coe. Need Naloxone? Here’s how to get it: TheWrightCenter.org/naloxone-access/.

08/31/2025

Take Charge of Your Health – One Delicious Meal at a Time! 🥗

If you or someone you love has type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, Dining with Diabetes can help you learn how to manage your health without giving up flavor or joy in your meals.

Join Penn State Extension for this 4-session program plus a follow-up to explore:
✔ Practical tips for managing your diabetes
✔ Healthy cooking demonstrations & recipes
✔ Meal planning and eating out wisely
✔ Physical activity ideas
✔ Important health numbers you need to know

📅 Dates: Sept 16, 23, 29, Oct 7 & Jan 6
🕠 Time: 5:30 – 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Wyoming County Healthcare Center, Tunkhannock
💲 Cost: $39 per person (discounts available for qualifying participants)

Participants will receive the Dining with Diabetes cookbook, course handouts, and skills to make healthy choices every day.

👉 Register now: https://extension.psu.edu/dining-with-diabetes

08/30/2025

The Public Computer Room and Food Pantry at Wyoming County Healthcare Center is here for you — now with updated hours!

📅 Monday – Friday
🕗 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

This space provides residents with free access to computers, internet, and the tools needed for job searches, schoolwork, telehealth appointments, and more.

We are grateful to the partners who made this access possible:

✔ The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Broadband Development Authority
✔ The Appalachian Regional Commission
✔ AllOne Charities
✔ CHOP Out Hunger

Thanks to their investment in our community, residents have reliable technology and food pantry access close to home.

Stop in during our new hours and take advantage of this community resource. Please share this post so your neighbors know about the updated hours.

08/29/2025

Java for Joes: A Gathering for Veterans

All veterans—men and women—are invited to join us on the first Thursday of each month from 10 AM to 12 PM for coffee, conversation, and camaraderie.

This is a welcoming space to connect with fellow veterans, share stories, and enjoy time together. Whether you served recently or many years ago, your presence makes the gathering stronger.

📍 Wyoming County Healthcare Center
📅 First Thursday of every month
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Bring a friend, grab a cup, and take a moment to recharge with those who understand the journey.

08/29/2025

EMS Awareness Series: Bridging the Gap with Membership Drives

In Wyoming County, our EMS agencies face the same challenges we’ve been talking about since the start of this series:
• Staffing shortages caused by low pay and burnout
• An aging population with more complex medical needs
• Low reimbursement rates that don’t come close to covering the cost of being ready 24/7

Membership drives are one of the few tools local ambulance companies have to keep operating while these bigger problems are being addressed.

For a small annual fee, you’re helping cover the unfunded costs of keeping trained EMS crews, ambulances, and equipment ready to respond—whether you ever need to call 911 or not.

Memberships don’t solve the crisis, but they buy us time while the feasibility study works to identify long-term funding solutions.

📅 Mark your calendar: Thursday, September 10 — Free screening of Honorable But Broken at the Dietrich Theater (1 PM & 7 PM) with a Q&A afterward. See firsthand why your support matters.

This post is part of WCHC’s mission to strengthen rural healthcare systems—and support the people behind the sirens.

08/27/2025

𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐀 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦

Mutual aid is a remarkable example of cooperation in action. But in Wyoming County, it’s become the default—not the exception.

That’s a red flag.

It means:
🚑 Local units are stretched beyond capacity
📍 Response times are increasing
💡 System-wide redesign may be necessary
The upcoming feasibility study will examine what a more sustainable EMS system could look like.

Let’s make sure our communities are informed and ready to support changes that protect lives—and the professionals behind the sirens.

📅 Screening of Honorable But Broken: EMS in Crisis
📍 Dietrich Theater, Sept. 10 at 1 PM and 7 PM

These issues won’t fix themselves—but together, we can.

Learn more: www.wyomingcountyvolunteers.com

08/26/2025

Finding the right health insurance can be overwhelming, but our community health workers are here to help. This is how we bridge the gap to better health. 🙌

If you or someone you know could use this kind of support, let our staff know during your next appointment or call 570.230.0019.

08/25/2025

*Emergency Medicine Mondays*

We will be featuring many of the EMS providers within our county each Monday from now until the showing of "Honorable, but broken: EMS in Crisis"- an EMS documentary that explores the world of EMTs and Paramedics, the collapse of the EMS system, and what needs to be done to save it. (Please see the attached flyer for details on our upcoming FREE showing event at The Dietrich Theatre on September 10th)

🚑✨ EMS Spotlight: Annrae Travis ✨🚑

👩‍⚕️ My name is Annrae Travis. I’ve been an EMT for 25 years, and for the last 3 years I’ve been serving with Meshoppen Ambulance.

💡 My inspiration came when I was only 4 years old. I was in a lawn mower accident, and the EMS crew that cared for me was so compassionate. From that moment, I knew that’s what I wanted to do. ❤️

📚 Something people might not realize:
EMS can be a challenging career—no two calls are ever the same. That’s why we constantly train and prepare for anything.

✨ A memorable moment on the job:
A moment I’ll never forget is our first successful CPR call and the incredible teamwork that made it happen.

🤝 What I enjoy most about serving this community is the time I get to spend with patients—really getting to know them and building that special connection.

🧘 To stay calm in emergencies, I remind myself it’s my patient’s emergency, not mine. And I always remember that every call takes a team effort.

🚨 What she wants you to know about rural EMS:
In rural EMS, one ambulance call can take 2–3 hours, which sometimes means we need help from neighboring ambulance companies to cover our area.

📣 Advice for future EMTs & volunteers:
Go on a ride along! It’s the best way to see if this work is right for you.

🎶What she does off duty:
Outside of EMS, I love spending time with my husband and children, listening to music, reading, and cuddling with my dogs, Jake & Coco.

08/25/2025

𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝑴𝑺: 𝑬𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍, 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑼𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅

Governor Shapiro’s administration is moving forward with a Rural Health Transformation Plan to strengthen care in small communities. You can read more here: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dhs/newsroom/rural-health-transformation-plan

𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆:
✔ Unlike fire and police, EMS in Pennsylvania does not receive steady piblicfunding.
✔ Ambulance services survive mainly on insurance reimbursements, municipal support (when available), fundraising, and volunteers. This is not sustainable.

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝑴𝑺 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔 — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅:
✔ Fair funding: EMS can’t survive on broken reimbursement rates and Chicken BBQ.
✔ Micro-hospitals: Rural counties need simpler laws to bring care closer to home.
✔ Transport flexibility: EMS should be allowed to take patients to urgent care or other facilities when appropriate — not only distant hospitals.

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑:
✔ Take a 2-minute community survey by August 29. Whether you’ve needed EMS or not, your input shows state leaders that residents expect sustainable funding and modern rural health laws. Community EMS Survey : https://forms.office.com/g/wmbUyXTCyM

✔ Add your voice in the comments. A simple message like:
“EMS deserves the same funding priority as fire and police.”
“Our county needs reliable, sustainable EMS now.”

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆: 𝑾𝒚𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 911 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 — 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕.

08/22/2025

𝐄𝐌𝐒 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬

When every community relies on mutual aid, there’s a tipping point.

Here’s why:
• Each EMS agency has only so many people—and so many hours.
• As the system stretches, everyone gets closer to burnout.
• If all available crews are out on calls, 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝.

This is how rural systems collapse: slowly, then all at once.

EMS personnel are stepping up. We must do the same—by supporting system-wide solutions that ensure every call has a crew ready to respond.

🎬 Join us Sept. 10 at the Dietrich Theater to learn more.

This post is part of WCHC’s mission to strengthen rural healthcare systems—and support the people behind the sirens.

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