Chief Population Health Value-Based Care Officer
The Wright Center for Community Health
William Dempsey, M.D., is chief population health value-based care officer at The Wright
Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education. He provides comprehensive
whole-person primary health services as a board-certified family medicine physician and serves
as medical director at The Wright Center for Community Health Clarks Summit. Dr. Dempsey is
also medication-assisted treatment-waivered to treat substance use disorder.
As The Wright Center’s chief population health value-based care officer, Dr. Dempsey fosters
collaboration among health systems, community organizations, policymakers, and others to
improve health outcomes for communities. He also represents doctors in Carbon, Lackawanna,
Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties as a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society
Board of Trustees. He is serving a four-year term.
Dr. Dempsey graduated from St. George’s University School of Medicine and earned his
bachelor’s degree in biology from The University of Scranton. He completed residency training
at Tallahassee Memorial Regional Hospital Center and joined The Wright Center in 2014,
overseeing the expansion of pediatric services at the community health center in Clarks Summit.
In addition, he is a core faculty member for the The Wright Center for Graduate Medical
Education Family Medicine Residency Program.
Friday, February 7, 2025
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET