Three experienced pharmacists with local ties will staff The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes-Barre’s new pharmacy, which opens on March 16.

Sarah Mucciolo will serve as the pharmacist-in-charge and pharmacy manager for The Wright Center Pharmacy Wilkes-Barre, located inside its community health center at 169 N. Pennsylvania Ave. She has more than 35 years of experience in retail pharmacy, most recently at CVS pharmacies throughout the area. Mucciolo will lead the development, implementation, and sustainability of pharmacy services at The Wright Center’s health centers and will oversee, direct, and supervise all pharmacy activities.

Joining her are pharmacists Michael Mucciolo, who also has more than 35 years of experience in retail pharmacies, most recently at Rite Aid in Old Forge; and Brianna Galvin-Bayo, who has five years of experience in retail pharmacy, most recently at Albert’s Pharmacy in Pittston.

The 1,400-square-foot pharmacy, which will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, will be open to patients of The Wright Center as well as members of the surrounding communities. Most common prescriptions can be filled as customers wait, while some specialty medications may require 24 hours’ notice.

The pharmacy provides convenient access to prescription medications and pharmacist support as part of The Wright Center’s integrated, whole-person primary and preventive health services delivery model. The pharmacy operates alongside a newly opened 1,400-square-foot laboratory for routine testing operated by HNL Lab Medicine, further enhancing the services available at The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes-Barre.

To contact The Wright Center Pharmacy Wilkes-Barre, call 570-866-3115 or visit TheWrightCenter.org.

The Wright Center for Community Health accepts all insurance plans and offers a sliding-fee discount program to help ensure whole-person primary and preventive health services are affordable for everyone. For more information about The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes-Barre, visit TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-491-0126.

The Wright Center is celebrating its 50^th anniversary in 2026. Founded in 1976, The Wright Centers for Community Health, Graduate Medical Education, and Patient & Community Engagement are a physician-led, community-owned nonprofit and a cornerstone of health care in the region. The organization employs more than 665 professionals – including nearly 200 resident and fellow physicians, and trains more than 200 interprofessional health care learners each year.

In fiscal year 2024-25, The Wright Center served about 38,300 unique patients across its growing network of community health centers in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Wyoming counties, including its mobile medical and dental unit, Driving Better Health. As a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike and safety-net provider, The Wright Center serves all patients, regardless of insurance status, ZIP code, or ability to pay. No patient is turned away due to an inability to pay.