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Another local medical provider is offering an intravenous antibody therapy that may help COVID-19 patients avoid hospital stays and recover more quickly with fewer complications. The Wright Center for Community Health is now operating a Scranton outpatient infusion clinic administering the monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab, which received emergency use authorization as a COVID-19 treatment in November. “Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s a...

Long term care officials say they’re concerned the state has no plan to assist facilities in ensuring residents and staff can get the COVID-19 vaccine once the federal partnership with CVS and Walgreens concludes. The two pharmacies have contracts to hold three vaccination clinics at all nursing homes nationwide. After that, the facilities will have to fend for themselves to secure vaccinations for newly admitted residents and staff hires, said Zach Shamberg, president of the Pennsylvania ...

Health care organizations are dealing with mounting calls and requests for the COVID-19 vaccine after more people were approved to receive the shot.

| 18 Jan 2021 | 03:02 West Milford, N.J., resident Coty DeFreese takes a selfie while getting vaccinated on Jan. 7. Since states began expanding eligibility the week of Monday, Jan. 11, area residents have struggled to find available COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Photo provided. There are not enough COVID-19 doses across the Tri-State area to vaccinate those who are currently eligible. The shortage, combined with a lack of streamlined information regarding where and how to obtain a va...

The Wright Center for Community Health has received an $8,000 grant from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation to enable its community health workers to assist patients who are coping with

SCRANTON — Nancy Sacchetti was able to breathe a sigh of relief Wednesday when she learned she didn’t have COVID-19. “It’s a great feeling to know that so far, I don’t have it,” the 72-year-old Amos Towers resident said. Sacchetti was one of 57 residents at the senior housing complex on Jefferson Avenue to register for a COVID-19 test through the Wright Center for Community Health’s new mobile medical unit on Wednesday, said Jason Kavulich, director of the Lac...

The mobile clinic will also be used when vaccines become available. Author: Stacy Lange Updated: 4:20 PM EST December 30, 2020 SCRANTON, Pa. — Getting a COVID-19 test can be a challenge for some of the people most at risk of catching the virus. So, healthcare workers in Lackawanna County are bringing testing directly to patients living in senior housing. More than 100 seniors live at Amos Towers on Jefferson Avenue.  All of them considered high-risk for COVID-...

Northern Light Espresso Bar owner Jennifer Saunders thanks Lackawanna County Director of Planning and Economic Development Brenda Sacco, left, and county Community Development Manager Peggy Piccotti after receiving a check Wednesday. The county recently awarded grants to 100 restaurants, bars and other eligible businesses.

In 2020’s Darkest Moments, Acts of Courage, Kindness Shine Through ICYMI: Good things happened this year, too. Command Center member Dr. Michelle Tom, a Diné physician, has also been working to treat patients with Covid-19, and solve health issues faced by those in the Navajo Nation. Tom is one of many people Direct Relief encountered doing good in the midst of challenging circumstances. There’s no question about it: This year had plenty of bleak headlines to offer. But good things happe...

Patients who registered for a test were issued pagers and asked to wait in their personal vehicles until they received notice to board the van for testing, said Rebecca Kenderes, director of student health and physician assistant services for The Wright Center. Medical staff evaluated factors such as risk, symptoms and exposure when determining whether to administer a15-minute, rapid-result antigen nasal swab or a deeper test known as PCR, which yields results in two to 10 days, depending on la...