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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 18510
570-703-8128


Regional Hospital of Scranton

746 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-7100

Urgent care

Geisinger Convenient Care

3 W. Olive St., Scranton, PA 18508
570-207-4054


Medicus Urgent Care

1208 O’Neill Highway, Dunmore, PA 18512
570-207-2612


Express Urgent Care

449 Scranton/Carbondale Highway, Dickson City, PA 18508
570-344-6000

Primary care

Geisinger Mt. Pleasant

531 Mt. Pleasant Drive, Scranton, PA 18503
570-342-8500 


The Wright Center

1401 Fellows St., Scranton, PA 18504
570-591-5280

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 18509
570-558-3937


Acuity Laser Eye & Vision Center

4 Meadow Ave., Scranton, PA 18505
570-504-1530

Dental care

Dr. Tanya Cheeseman-Fanning

313 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA 18503
570-346-7760


Dr. Mary Grace Rizzo-Fryzel

300 Lackawanna Ave., Unit 107, Marketplace at Steamtown, Scranton, PA 18503
570-343-4472


TLC Dental

703 Cedar Ave., Scranton, PA 18505
570-346-6966

Health and wellness

Active Health Chiropractic
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 
Current students can log in to our wellness resources SharePoint site.

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

For after-hour emergencies, contact one of the providers, call the crisis intervention hotlines, access our telehealth services or go to the nearest emergency room. 
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 18765
570-808-3100

Urgent care

Geisinger ConvenientCare

1155 E. Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
570-808-5135
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, PA
570-826-5038


Stephanie Ellis, MD

499 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704
800-275-6401

Eye care

Butler Eye Care

34 S. Main St., Suite 5, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
570-822-8727


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 18702
570-822-4065


Robert Shemo, DMD

394 Wyoming Ave., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
570-822-4065

Frederick Dental Group

44 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
570-266-8753

Health and wellness

Fame Strength
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 
Current students can log in to our wellness resources SharePoint site.

These therapists 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 therapist by calling the provider’s office directly.

For after-hour emergencies, call the crisis intervention hotlines, 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

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