The Wright Center Names VP of Population Health

The Wright Center for Community Health created a new position that will focus on improving patients’ health and well-being by ensuring they have access to integrated, whole-person primary health services, inclusive of medical, dental, and behavioral health services.

Kelli Zimmerman, the new vice president of population health and practice transformation, has more than 16 years of experience as a health care professional, focusing on operations management, strategic planning, value-based care, and staff development. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business and health care administration and a master of health leadership degree from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is also a licensed practical nurse.

In the new role, Zimmerman will serve as a key leader for The Wright Center’s population health strategy. As part of The Wright Center’s mission to improve the health and welfare of our communities through inclusive and responsive health services, she will work to implement and monitor a continuity of care structure to ensure patients receive the treatment they need – from annual well-visits and preventive care to chronic care management and integrated, specialized health services. She will also assure and monitor the completion of population health screenings and social determinants of health assessments and, based on findings, ensure patients’ timely access to primary care, behavioral health, dental, addiction and recovery services, and basic needs, including food, clothing, and transportation to and from medical appointments.

In addition, Zimmerman will focus on improving physician efficiency and satisfaction and utilize information technology and data analytics to drive The Wright Center’s strategies and tactical plans.

Before joining The Wright Center, Zimmerman was the director of operations for primary and urgent care at Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She also served as the regional manager for health and wellness at Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania.

The Wright Center, headquartered in Scranton, operates 10 health centers in Northeast Pennsylvania, including a mobile medical and dental unit called Driving Better Health. The locations offer affordable, high-quality, nondiscriminatory, whole-person primary health services to people of all ages regardless of their insurance status, ZIP Code, or ability to pay. For more information, visit TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-230-0019.