About the NEPA Health Care Foundation

What Is The NEPA Health Care Foundation?

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the people of the region, particularly those most vulnerable and most underserved of the population.


The Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation was established in 2011 following the sale of Mercy Hospital in Scranton. The Scranton Area Community Foundation serves as the administrator of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation. The Scranton Area Community Foundation is a community foundation that has been serving the people of Lackawanna County since 1954.

Our Mission

The mission of The Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation is to function as a private foundation that supports the health care needs including, but not limited to, health education, community wellness, payment for medical care of the uninsured and underinsured, regardless of the facility of treatment, and to improve the complete physical, mental, and social well-being of the residents of Lackawanna, Luzerne, & Wyoming Counties.

Key Priorities

NEPA Health Care Foundation’s key priorities are funding community wellness initiatives in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming Counties in Northeastern PA.

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Board of Directors

Meet the dedicated individuals who guide our foundation towards achieving our mission.

Chairman

Peter Cognetti, MD

Vice Chair

Attorney Joe Burke

Treasurer

Michael Cordaro, MBA

  • Dr. Jay Bannon
  • Toneyhn Verkitus
  • Tom Tulaney II
  • Marie Roke Thomas
  • Attorney Barbara Grimaud
  • C. Catherine Mihalick, JD., CTFA
  • Attorney Terrence R. Nealon, Jr
  • Michael Elmo Clemente
  • Shubhra Shetty, MD
  • Patrick G. Connors, M.D.
  • Jason R. Woloski, MD, FAAFP, FCPP