The Wright Center for Community Health welcomes physician assistant to Tunkhannock location

A physician assistant with deep ties to the community and extensive experience as a rural health provider is joining The Wright Center for Community Health’s new location at the former Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock, which will open Monday, Sept. 9. 

Mallory Racoski, PA-C, MPAS, will provide responsive and inclusive whole-person primary health services for people of all ages, including checkups, physicals, screenings, and treatment of common illnesses and injuries at The Wright Center’s new community health center at 5950 U.S. Route 6, Suite 401. The office will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., offering access to integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health care, as well as community-based addiction treatment and recovery services.

 To schedule an appointment, go to TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-591-5299.

The Tunkhannock resident earned a Master of Science in physician assistant studies from King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. She also completed 14 months of clinical training, including six weeks at The Wright Center for Community Health’s Mid Valley location in Jermyn under the supervision of Dr. Linda Thomas-Hemak, president and CEO of The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education.

Prior to joining The Wright Center, Racoski worked as a physician assistant at The Burke Center, a psychiatry clinic in Tunkhannock. She also worked for Commonwealth Health Services at the former Tyler Memorial Hospital, where she led a COVID-19 clinic, performed all COVID-19 testing for Wyoming County, and offered primary health services. She also has experience treating Lyme disease, as she’s worked with a Lyme disease specialist at Physicians Care P.C. The Wright Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike with a growing network of community health centers throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. It offers 12 community health centers, including a mobile medical and dental unit called Driving Better Health, serving patients of all ages, income levels, and insurance statuses. The Wright Center served more than 35,400 unique patients in fiscal year 2023-24.