Northeast campus
All the resources students at our Northeast Campus need, all in one place.
Scranton
Crisis intervention
For after-hour emergencies, contact one of the providers below, call the crisis intervention hotlines, access telehealth services or go to the nearest emergency room.
Scranton Counseling Center 24-Hour crisis hotline
570-348-6100
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Lackawanna County Victims Resource Center
570-823-0765
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
thehotline.org
Crisis Text Line
Text “Home” to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor.
County resources
Treatment Locator Map
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – Use the SAMHSA website to find treatment facilities and agencies (various levels of care) nearby.Lackawanna County Assistance
Offers assistance with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/food stamps, cash assistance, medical assistance, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).Call 570-963-4525
Lackawanna County Department of Human Services
Offers assistance with mental health, developmental and family services and substance misuse.
Counseling and psychiatry resources
Emergency care
Geisinger Community Medical Center
1800 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA 18510570-703-8128
Regional Hospital of Scranton
746 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, PA 18509570-348-7100
Urgent care
Geisinger Convenient Care
3 W. Olive St., Scranton, PA 18508570-207-4054
Medicus Urgent Care
1208 O’Neill Highway, Dunmore, PA 18512570-207-2612
Express Urgent Care
449 Scranton/Carbondale Highway, Dickson City, PA 18508570-344-6000
Primary care
Geisinger Mt. Pleasant
531 Mt. Pleasant Drive, Scranton, PA 18503570-342-8500
The Wright Center
1401 Fellows St., Scranton, PA 18504570-591-5280
Eye care
Boyle Eye Specialists
3 W. Olive St., Suite 103, Scranton, PA 18508 570-300-7002
Eye Care Specialists
425 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA 18509570-558-3937
Acuity Laser Eye & Vision Center
4 Meadow Ave., Scranton, PA 18505570-504-1530
Dental care
Dr. Tanya Cheeseman-Fanning
313 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA 18503570-346-7760
Dr. Mary Grace Rizzo-Fryzel
300 Lackawanna Ave., Unit 107, Marketplace at Steamtown, Scranton, PA 18503570-343-4472
TLC Dental
703 Cedar Ave., Scranton, PA 18505570-346-6966
Health and wellness
371 N. 9th Ave., Scranton, PA 18504
activehealthchiro.net
570-558-2225
Crunch Fitness
300 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, PA 18503
crunch.com/locations/scranton
570-955-0881
Planet Fitness
1624 Nay Aug Ave., Scranton, PA 18509
planetfitness.com/gyms/scranton-pa
570-348-9599
The Giving Tree Wellness Center
311 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA 18503
thegivingtreewellnesscenter.com
570-800-1963
Scranton JCC
601 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, PA 18510
scrantonjcc.org
570-346-6595
Local community
Needlestick policy
Student health and disability insurance
Wellness resources
Geisinger Commonwealth offers students a wealth of resources related to every aspect of well-being:
- Emotional
- Environmental
- Financial
- Intellectual
- Occupational
- Physical
- Social
- Spiritual
Contact Student Health Services
Administrative office
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Medical Sciences Building, First floor, 1004W
525 Pine St., Scranton, PA 18509
570-558-4290
Fax: 570-558-4295
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Afghani Roshan, MD
Medical director
Paul Burke, BSN, RN
Manager
570-558-4290
pburke2@geisinger.edu
Terry Waibel
Administrative assistant
570-558-4293
twaibel@geisinger.edu
Wilkes-Barre
Crisis intervention
Luzerne County Crisis Support
570-829-1341
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800-273-8255
Luzerne County Victims Resource Center
570-823-0765
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-7233
thehotline.org
Crisis Text Line
Text “Home” to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor.
County resources
Treatment Locator Map
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – Use the SAMHSA website to find treatment facilities and agencies (various levels of care) nearby.
Luzerne County Assistance
570-826-2100
Offers assistance with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/food stamps, cash assistance, medical Assistance, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Luzerne County Department of Human Services
Offers assistance with mental health, developmental services, family services, substance use and veterans' affairs.
Counseling and psychiatry resources
Tiffany Griffiths and Associates
Locations: Peckville, Dunmore, Clarks Summit
570-342-8434
Services: Therapy, testing, psychological, neuropsychological, psychoeducation
Insurances: State and commercial
Dr. Kuna and Associates
Luzerne County, PA
570-961-3361
Insurances: State and commercial
Sliding scale available
Testing: Psychoeducational, ADHD, psychological
Thaxton Wellness Center
Locations: West Pittston, Kingston
570-904-7363
Insurances: Aetna, Amerihealth, Beacon, Cigna, EAP, Geisinger, Highmark/BCBS, Magellan, Medicare, Multiplan, Optum/United Healthcare, Tricare, UPMC
Sliding scale available
Bill Poray, LCSW
1605 River Road, Jenkins Township, PA 18640
570-301-3565
Insurances: GHP including Gold, Highmark
Robinson Counseling Center (outpatient and medication management)
335 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Outpatient: 570-825-6425
SUD: 570-301-0935
Insurances: CCBH, commercial
Saxon Psychiatric Services
1425 Shoemaker Ave., West Wyoming, PA 18644
570-718-1996
Wayne Woznikaitis, LPC
480 Peirce St., Suite 108, Kingston, PA 18704
570-690-5356
Insurances: BCBS, Optum, Geisinger
Michelle Zapotoski, LPC
54 N. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top, PA 18707
570-600-5658
Insurances: Aetna, BCBS, Highmark, Optum, UBH/UHC
Specialties: Anxiety, perfectionism
Paul Janeski Counseling and Psychotherapy, LLC
570-677-7753
Insurances: Highmark, BCBS, Geisinger, Magellan, Optum, UBH
Specialties: addiction, anxiety, depression, collegiate mental health and stress management, LGBTQIA
Emergency care
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
1000 E. Mountain Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 570-808-7300
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre
25 Church St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18765570-808-3100
Urgent care
Geisinger ConvenientCare
1155 E. Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702570-808-5135
175 S. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
570-208-6281
560 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704
570-714-5810
Primary care
The Wright Center
335 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570-591-5283
The Wright Center
250 Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA570-826-5038
Stephanie Ellis, MD
499 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704800-275-6401
Eye care
Butler Eye Care
34 S. Main St., Suite 5, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701570-822-8727
Biernacki Eye Associates
82 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 570-823-0290
Dental care
David Shemo, DMD
360 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702570-822-4065
Robert Shemo, DMD
394 Wyoming Ave., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
570-822-4065
Frederick Dental Group
44 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701570-266-8753
Health and wellness
175 Welles St. Rear, Forty Fort, PA 18704
famestrength.com
570-417-0468
NEPA CrossFit
180 Courtright St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
nepacrossfit.com
570-579-3544
Odyssey Fitness
401 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
odysseyfitnesscenter.com
570-829-2661
Planet Fitness
21 Gateway Shopping Center B, Edwardsville, PA 18704
570-287-6100
YMCA - Greater Wyoming Valley Area
40 W. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
570-208-9622
Danko’s All American Fitness
3 N. River St., Plains, PA 18705
570-825-5989
Local community
Needlestick policy
Student health and disability insurance
Wellness resources
Geisinger Commonwealth offers students a wealth of resources related to every aspect of well-being:
- Emotional
- Environmental
- Financial
- Intellectual
- Occupational
- Physical
- Social
- Spiritual
These providers aren’t employed by or connected with Geisinger College of Health Sciences. And they won’t be in a position to evaluate students’ academic performance and promotion. Access these or any community healthcare professional by calling the provider’s office directly.
For after-hour emergencies, call the crisis intervention hotlines, 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.