{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-celebrates-wright-centers-fqhc-designation-after-15-year-effort", "Bresnahan Celebrates The Wright Center\u2019s FQHC Designation After 15-Year Effort", "2026-08-10", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "SCRANTON, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) joined leadership of The Wright Center for Community Health to announce that The Wright Center has officially been designated a Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC) by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s announcement is a big win for families across Northeastern Pennsylvania,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cAfter 15 years of hard work, The Wright Center\u2019s new FQHC designation means more resources to bring affordable, quality care to the people who need it most. I\u2019m proud we were able to work with HRSA and The Wright Center to help get this across the finish line, and I look forward to continuing to expand access to quality care close to home.\u201d\n\nThe designation is awarded through HRSA\u2019s highly competitive New Access Point (NAP) Program and transitions The Wright Center from a FQHC Look-Alike to a fully funded FQHC. This will expand access to affordable, high-quality primary and preventive healthcare across Northeastern Pennsylvania and supports the opening of a new community health center in Blakeslee, Monroe County, later this fall.\n\n\u201cWe are deeply grateful and honored to receive The Wright Center for Community Health\u2019s full Federally Qualified Health Center designation by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration,\u201d said Dr. Linda Thomas-Hemak, president and CEO of The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education. \u201cThis most welcomed achievement is truly a blessing and the humbling culmination of my 25 years of service as a primary care physician and medial educator at The Wright Center.\n\n\u201cWe are especially grateful to Congressman Rob Bresnahan for his tireless advocacy for and service to Northeastern Pennsylvania,\u201d continued Dr. Thomas-Hemak. \u201cWe appreciate his championing expanded access to essential health services and uniting fellow Congressional leaders to support strengthening and expanding our nation\u2019s community health center program. His notably effective leadership in organizing a bipartisan congressional letter to House Appropriations Committee leaders urging HRSA to prioritize funding for new primary care access points in underserved communities and to recognize the readiness of FQHC Look-Alikes like The Wright Center to strengthen our nation\u2019s healthcare safety net and rapidly expand access to care made our long-term FQHC designation possible. The resulting immediate and long-term public health benefit impact for our region cannot be overstated.\u201d\n\nRep. Bresnahan worked closely with HRSA and led bipartisan efforts in Congress to support expanded opportunities for high-performing FQHC Look-Alikes to receive full FQHC designation, helping advance this milestone for Northeastern Pennsylvania.", 1, "2026-08-18T05:27:41Z", "2026-08-18T05:29:06Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-celebrates-wright-centers-fqhc-designation-after-15-year-effort"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1185468174517155, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}