Laporte Health Services at the
Sullivan County Laurel Health Center

Access to affordable dental care and family medicine remains challenging in many rural regions, and the Laurel Health Centers are on a mission to improve healthcare access for patients of all ages in rural northcentral PA. We believe everyone should have access to high-quality healthcare close to home.

Laurel Health offers essential medical and dental care services to Sullivan County in Laporte, PA. The Sullivan County Laurel Health Center is one of our nine family medicine clinics where patients of all ages can receive preventive wellness care, comprehensive dental services, family medicine, chronic condition management, and same-day walk-in care to address acute health needs like rashes, insect bites, strep throat, and flu.

To make an appointment, call 570-946-5101 or 1-833-LAURELHC (1-833-528-7354). 

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Laurel Health Services Offered in Laporte, PA


You are unique, and Laurel Health believes your healthcare should reflect that. At the Sullivan County Laurel Health Center, your care will be customized to your unique needs. Our experts take the time to build a real connection with you and truly understand your health needs / goals to ensure you receive compassionate, individualized care close to home.

Our holistic approach considers every aspect of your physical, mental, emotional, and socioeconomic health to create better care plans that not only address your health concerns but strive to keep you healthy and help you meet your wellness goals. Learn more about the Sullivan County services you can count on right here in Laporte, Pennsylvania below.

 

Family Medicine Services in Laporte, PA


The Sullivan County Laurel Health Center delivers trusted family medicine care at 217 King St. in Laporte, PA on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8 am - 4:30 pm. You can count on knowledgeable healthcare for every member of your family at every age, from pediatric patients to older adults. Let our primary care team be your first call for healthcare you can trust.

Whether you're looking to schedule an annual well visit or need help managing serious or complex health concerns, Laurel Health has care you can count on. We work diligently to build a trusted patient-provider relationship to assure you feel comfortable turning to us with your health questions and concerns. 

Laurel Health's affordable family medicine services ensure everyone in the Sullivan County community can access essential health benefits without traveling out of the county, including:

  • Preventive Care: Annual checkups, health screenings, and immunizations are the backbone of preventive care. They help prevent disease and proactively catch potential health trouble early when it's most treatable to keep you feeling your best. 

  • Chronic Condition Management: If you struggle with a chronic condition, such as lung disease, diabetes, heart disease, or asthma, we will design a specialized care plan to help you better understand, manage, and minimize your condition's impact on your life.

  • Walk-in Care for Acute Illness or Injury: Walk-in care provides same-day treatment for acute health issues without requiring an appointment. Walk-in care addresses pressing health concerns that need quick attention but aren't emergencies like minor cuts and burns, sprains, rashes, pink eye, strep throat, insect bites, urinary tract infections (UTIs), and influenza (flu). This service does not treat emergencies. Anyone with a potentially life-threatening issue should continue to call 911 or go directly to an ER. 


Dental Services in Laporte, PA

If you and your family need experienced dental care, turn to the experienced team at the Sullivan County Laurel Health Center in Laporte, PA. We know going to a dentist can make some patients nervous, so our friendly team is committed to a positive experience with gentle treatments and experts ready to answer any questions you may have.

From wellness checkups and routine cleanings to complex dental procedures, we keep your smile healthy and strong. We offer comprehensive care for the whole family to ensure everyone receives the high-quality dental care they deserve.

Our complete family dentistry services include:

  • Dental exams 
  • Cleanings
  • Fillings
  • Imaging (x-rays)
  • Gum treatments
  • Crowns
  • Cosmetic dentistry
  • Implants
  • Preventive health education to keep your teeth and gums healthy


X-ray Services

X-ray imaging is used to check bone alignment and soft tissue to diagnose injuries or infections (e.g., imaging your leg bones to find a fracture or screening breast tissue for lumps). They can also help identify and review foreign objects that become lodged in the body. Dental x-rays are used to review the placement and health of teeth and gums, including each tooth’s roots.

We offer the following outpatient x-ray services at the Sullivan County Laurel Health Center in Laporte, PA:

  • Diagnostic imaging for potential dislocations, infections, or bone fractures

  • Comprehensive dental imaging, including bitewings and panoramic x-rays

  • Onsite mammography days, offered through a partnership with Geisinger’s mobile mammo unit

 

X-ray Services Hours:

We offer clinical and dental x-ray services weekdays at the Sullivan County Laurel Health Center, located at 217 King St. in Laporte, PA.

 

  • Family medicine imaging services are available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8 am - 4:30 pm.

  • Dental imaging services are available Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

 

These services are made possible in part by a grant from the Geisinger Health Foundation, which has collaborated with Laurel Health to improve access to x-ray services locally in Sullivan County, PA. To make an x-ray appointment, please call the Sullivan County LHC at 570-946-5101 or 1-833-LAURELHC (1-833-528-7354). 

 

How to Make an X-Ray Appointment:

We are currently scheduling Laurel Health and Laurel Dental patients for x-rays. Our Sullivan office will begin accepting referrals for imaging by external offices in the coming months. To be seen by a Laurel Health provider in Laporte and/or inquire about an x-ray, call the Sullivan County LHC at 570-946-5101 or 1-833-LAURELHC (1-833-528-7354). 


Standard X-rays Services:

Standard x-rays, also known as routine or diagnostic x-rays, are used to give your healthcare provider an internal snapshot of a specific area of the body. These images can help your provider evaluate your health by pinpointing the source of a symptom, diagnosing a specific problem, or evaluating the severity of a condition like whether someone’s ankle is fractured or just badly sprained.

These areas of the body are commonly imaged by standard x-rays:

  • Head and neck (skull and upper spine)
  • Mouth (teeth and gums)
  • Chest (ribs)
  • Back (spine)
  • Pelvic (pelvis, hips)
  • Joints in hands, wrists, elbows, hips, knees, feet, or scapula (shoulder blades)
  • Limbs / extremities: arms, shoulders, legs, hands, and feet to review your femur, tibia, fibula, radius, humerus, or ulna bones.


Mammography (Breast Imaging)

The Sullivan County Laurel Health Center also provides mammography onsite through a partnership with Geisinger Foundation’s mobile mammo unit. Mammograms compress and x-ray the breasts to detect any potential cancerous tissue. They can also identify benign masses like cysts and fibroadenomas.

Most women of average breast cancer risk should receive their first mammogram beginning at age 40; if you have a family history of breast cancer or are considered at higher risk, your doctor may recommend screening sooner. 3D mammography may be recommended if you have dense breast tissue.

For a list of upcoming mobile mammography dates or for more information about mobile mammograms, please contact Geisinger’s scheduling line at 1-800-275-6401 or 570-293-7184 and ask about scheduling at the Sullivan County LHC in Laporte (217 King St., Laporte, PA).

What to Expect When Getting an X-ray:

You will be asked to answer some important health questions before getting an x-ray, such as whether you have any implants or surgical hardware in your body like a metal joint replacement. Answering yes to these questions does not necessarily mean you cannot have an x-ray. Most patients with implants or embedded metallic objects can have a standard x-ray. This information is collected because it’s important for determining whether any processes need to be modified during the x-ray and to alert the radiologist to any expected masses or metallic objects to ensure the x-ray results are read accurately.

Before your x-ray, please notify the technologist about any implants, prosthetics, surgical hardware, or embedded metallic objects. This includes: 

  • Joint replacements
  • Pacemakers
  • Mechanical valves (e.g., an artificial heart valve with metallic components)
  • Metal plates or pins, such as those used for severe breaks or joint repair
  • Cochlear implants or breast implants
  • Foreign metal pieces in the body like shrapnel or metal shavings.

 

You will then be taken to the x-ray suite where you may be asked to change into a medical gown. The x-ray technologist will then position you to x-ray a specific area of the body (e.g., your knee). While x-rays themselves are quick and painless, patients may experience some discomfort during positioning if they have stiff / sore joints or are x-raying a limb to determine a possible fractured bone, so please be sure to communicate with the x-ray technologist if anything is too painful.

Once your x-ray is completed and processed, the digital film is then reviewed by a radiologist, a specialist who is trained to read and interpret x-rays. The results will be sent to your primary healthcare provider, and the office will contact you with your results. If you signed up for our secure patient portal, you may also access your results information via the MyChart patient portal online or the MyChart app on your mobile device.

For more information or to request a referral to be seen for an x-ray, please call the Sullivan County LHC at 570-946-5101 or 1-833-LAURELHC (1-833-528-7354).

Review Your X-ray Results in Our Patient Portal:

The results of your x-ray will be sent to your primary healthcare provider for review. Your Laurel Health office will then contact you directly with your results to discuss the findings. You can also review your results in our secure MyChart patient portal.

The Laurel Health Centers use a patient portal called "My Chart." This clinical platform is used by many healthcare organizations to provide patients with easy online access to their health information. MyChart lets you review test results, message your provider, or renew standing prescriptions online. You can access our patient portal online or by downloading the MyChart app on your smartphone or tablet from your device's official app store. 

We understand it may be confusing to see “UPMC” mentioned in the website address for our patient portal. Our MyChart portal server is hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), but despite the URL name (portal.upmc.com), this portal is not exclusively used by UPMC facilities or UPMC patients. Laurel Health previously used the MyKeyCare portal, which was created and hosted by Geisinger Health System. Laurel Health is not affiliated with or part of UPMC or Geisinger. We simply contracted to use the patient portal product they host, similar to how someone pays to use a Microsoft product like Excel without being part of or working for the Microsoft Corporation itself.

Curious why we participate in an existing patient portal platform instead of building our own? Many rural health systems opt to participate in an existing patient portal platform instead of creating their own due to the technical demands, costs, and intense security protocols required for hosting secure patient portals. If you have any questions about signing up for MyChart, please talk to our front office at 570-946-5101.

 

Make an Appointment with Laurel Health in Laporte, PA

Say yes to award-winning family medicine and dental services at the Sullivan County Laurel Health Center in Laporte, PA. Our status as a Federally Qualified Community Health Center (FQHC) allows us to provide affordable healthcare to patients of all ages, regardless of their income or insurance status, and our team works with you to help remove barriers to your healthcare. To make an appointment with our Sullivan County LHC, call 570-946-5101 or 1-833-LAURELHC (1-833-528-7354). 

We offer a sliding fee program to income-eligible families to help with healthcare costs and provide free assistance with insurance enrollment on PA's marketplace Pennie.com. A certified application counselor can help you compare health coverage, check your eligibility for financial assistance, and apply for aid programs like Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Visit our financial / insurance assistance page for more information about our sliding fee program and insurance enrollment services. 

Whether you are due for a health screening or a dental cleaning, we are here to serve. Call the Sullivan County Laurel Health Center to make an appointment with one of our experienced providers today. Your care is at the heart of all we do!


Sullivan County Laurel Health Center - Family Medicine Hours 


Family Medicine Services Hours of Operation:

Address: 217 King Street, Laporte, PA

Phone: 570-946-5101

Family Medicine Hours (Closed Wednesdays):

  • Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.


Sullivan County Laurel Health Center - Dental Services Hours 


Dental Services Hours of Operation:

Address: 217 King Street, Laporte, PA

Phone: 1-833-LAURELHC (1-833-528-7354) or 570-946-4363

Dental Services Hours:

  • Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.