A once floundering hospital system is now looking toward its next chapter, all while continuing to care for patients in northeastern Pennsylvania.

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — “If you just took the county populations, you’d be, you know, well up of the 700,000, but when we reach out into all the outlying counties that rely on us, I would say we’re closer to a million people,” said Michael Clark, Commonwealth Health CEO.

“There were a lot of questions, but now that we are here, there’s no question that these hospitals are going to stay open,” said Radha Savitala, Tenor Health Foundation CEO.

There are some new names heading the operations of Commonwealth Health, but the commitment to care remains the same.

It’s been nearly three months since the once floundering health system was bought by the nonprofit Tenor Health Foundation.

While the process took some time, Tenor CEO Radha Savitala says the turnaround is underway. “What does regional Moses Taylor do really well? What does Wilkes-Barre do really well? How can we service both communities and not compete with each other like they used to in the past? So there’s just been a lot of work done in a short period of time.”

Stretching across Lackawanna and Luzerne counties, Savitala, Commonwealth CEO Michael Clark, and Commonwealth Clinical Services Vice President Patrick Conaboy say the purchase of Moses Taylor, Regional Hospital, and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, along with other campuses, has kept quality health care available.

“Everyone had offers to go someplace else, and they stayed, and that’s because they believe in these hospitals and they want to care for the people that come here, so. Now we’re getting them what they need. Now they’re getting the support they need, and they are attracting even more people in,” said Patrick Conaboy, Commonwealth Clinical Services Vice President.

From a Labor and Delivery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that sees thousands of newborns every year, to staff that has decades of experience, the leaders of the new Commonwealth Health are looking to keep things going while investing into the health care system’s future.

“Not only stay open, but stabilized and be able to grow for the community. It is very gratifying,” said Savitala.

Hospital leadership credits several state and federal lawmakers for helping with the resurgence of Commonwealth Health.

Officials say they are motivated to provide quality care to all patients and that they will continue to be a resource the community can count on.