A pair of certified physician assistants with roots in the region returned home to open a medical clinic in Lackawanna County.
Mark and Amanda DeLeo will welcome the first patients to the new Happy Health & Wellness facility at 760 Scranton-Carbondale Hwy., Dickson City, on Wednesday.
The practice blends modern medicine with traditional primary care through preventive health, weekly IV therapy, ozone therapy, hormone therapy and weight-loss programs, Mark DeLeo said.
Happy Health & Wellness also provides comprehensive in-house physical exams, covered by most insurances, which include ultrasound imaging of the thyroid, carotids, aorta and heart; lab work, urinalysis, lung function testing; allergy testing and treatment, and brain scan and balance testing, he said.
“We’re offering traditional primary care, just kind of with a new, modern twist to it,” DeLeo said. “I think corporate medicine has kind of taken over, and a lot of it is metrics-driven. We wanted to focus more on giving people an actual look at their health picture. How many times do you get a physical exam and your doctor sees you for five or 10 minutes, tells you your blood work looks good, and sees you the following year?”
Happy Health & Wellness currently operates clinics in Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, Utah, Louisiana and Nevada. The DeLeos felt there was a void in Northeast Pennsylvania and aim to fill it.
“We got to know the owners when we were living in Texas,” Mark DeLeo said. “(Amanda) was running their flagship office, and we said we think this does a great service to the community and we’d love to open one in the Northeast. My wife and I both grew up in Lackawanna County — she’s from Green Ridge and I grew up in Peckville. We were coming home and wanted to bring back everything we learned to the community.”
Borough Manager Cesare Forconi believes the new business will be a valuable addition to the local medical landscape.
“We’re always excited when new businesses come to Dickson City,” he said. “I think there is a lot more with rehab and prevention, so maybe they keep people out of the hospital or out of emergency rooms by getting some treatment, which is always a good thing.”
Mark and Amanda DeLeo plan to hold a grand opening for a new Happy Health and Wellness clinic in Dickson City on Wednesday. (Courtesy Mark DeLeo)
An exam room inside the new Happy Health and Wellness clinic in Dickson City. (Courtesy Mark DeLeo)
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Mark and Amanda DeLeo plan to hold a grand opening for a new Happy Health and Wellness clinic in Dickson City on Wednesday. (Courtesy Mark DeLeo)
Originally Published: October 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM EDT