In the 1950s, Scranton, Pennsylvania community leaders and service organizations created an alliance dedicated to improving and expanding services to people with disabilities. From that beginning, Allied Services began to provide vocational training opportunities to individuals in the community. The Allied healthcare system, founded in the early 1960s, now is one of the country’s most diverse not-for-profit providers of rehabilitative, vocational, home care and residential services.
Our Mission
We are committed to the people of our community, to help them overcome challenges and reach their greatest potential by providing quality care, people-oriented services and comfort.
Our Approach
Our approach is a hands on, people-oriented style which places the physical and emotional needs of those in our care at the center of all we do. Whether in our rehabilitation hospitals, our skilled nursing facilities, our mental health/mental retardation program, our housing, home care, specialty or vocational programs, we strive every day to help people reach their fullest potential.
We encourage employee participation & interaction throughout our entire health system. Team-oriented solutions and employee empowerment provide a cooperative and enriching workplace. Hospital administration, with guidance from our board of directors, seeks to uphold the high standard of care and community service that Allied Services is known for throughout the region.
What We Do
Every day Allied’s 2,500 employees and volunteers strive to improve the quality of life for nearly 5,000 people throughout northeastern and central Pennsylvania . Allied reaches out to:
- People who have injuries or disabling illnesses
- Children with special needs
- People with developmental disabilities
- The elderly
We work together with people, their families, caregivers and physicians to offer care that addresses physical, social, psychological and vocational needs in the following ways we:
- help people regain health and independence through inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and home care services
- enable disabled people to find satisfaction in their work through vocational services
- provide hundreds of people with safe, secure and comfortable places to call home through our comprehensive network of residential services
- help youth overcome learning disabilities by offering specialized learning environments
- provide care for the elderly