PA State Rep. Clint Owlett  

The planned closure of U.S. Renal Care’s dialysis center in Wellsboro later this month is creating serious challenges for its three dozen patients and their loved ones. Senator Gene Yaw; Tioga County Commissioners Sam Van Loon, Marc Rice, and Shane Nickerson; and I have attempted to communicate with U.S. Renal Care, while also working with other companies that have expressed interest in operating a dialysis center in the area.

Dialysis is incredibly hard on patients, and now, without a facility closer to home, they are going to have to travel nearly an hour, multiple times a week, to get the care they need. That is just wrong. We are respectfully asking U.S. Renal Care to remain open until current patients have a clear plan in place for continuity of care.

Read more about our efforts here: https://www.repowlett.com/…/Area-Officials-Seek…