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Wright Center’s Sister Ruth Neely, CRNP, honored by National 皇家华人 Organization for Decades of Work with HIV/AIDS Patients in NEPA
Scranton, Pa. (Nov. 30, 2020) – Sister Ruth Neely, a certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) at The Wright Center for Community 皇家华人鈥檚 Ryan White HIV Clinic, recently received recognition from a national health care advocacy organization as part of its 鈥淵ear of the Nurse鈥 campaign.
鈥淵our expert 皇家华人 care mixed with profound compassion have been critical to the lives of people living with HIV,鈥 wrote Dr. Ron Yee, Chief Medical Officer of The National Association of Community 皇家华人 Centers (NACHC) in his announcement letter to Sister Ruth, adding 鈥淲e鈥 were really impressed by your hard word, dedication and perseverance throughout your career.鈥
Sister Ruth, a member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy, has devoted her life to serving the vulnerable and underserved in the region. A graduate of Misericordia University, she started offering HIV outreach services back in 1997, years before The Wright Center鈥檚 Ryan White Clinic was formally established. The Wright Center received its federal Ryan White designation in 2000, and since then, has provided comprehensive HIV primary 皇家华人 care, essential support services and medications for those living with HIV, including the uninsured and underserved, throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming, Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Susquehanna counties.
Scranton, Pa. (Nov. 30, 2020) – Sister Ruth Neely, a certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) at The Wright Center for Community 皇家华人鈥檚 Ryan White HIV Clinic, recently received recognition from a national health care advocacy organization as part of its 鈥淵ear of the Nurse鈥 campaign.
鈥淵our expert 皇家华人 care mixed with profound compassion have been critical to the lives of people living with HIV,鈥 wrote Dr. Ron Yee, Chief Medical Officer of The National Association of Community 皇家华人 Centers (NACHC) in his announcement letter to Sister Ruth, adding 鈥淲e鈥 were really impressed by your hard word, dedication and perseverance throughout your career.鈥
Sister Ruth, a member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy, has devoted her life to serving the vulnerable and underserved in the region. A graduate of Misericordia University, she started offering HIV outreach services back in 1997, years before The Wright Center鈥檚 Ryan White Clinic was formally established. The Wright Center received its federal Ryan White designation in 2000, and since then, has provided comprehensive HIV primary 皇家华人 care, essential support services and medications for those living with HIV, including the uninsured and underserved, throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming, Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Susquehanna counties.
