Telephone Support Group Adult – 1st Wednesday of each month 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Get the latest information, as well as support, without leaving your home. All you need is a telephone. To receive your call-in instructions, contact the Pittsburgh Branch at 412-261-5886 or toll-free at 1-800-800-5776

Support group meetings are available throughout the state to help lupus patients and their families understand the many aspects of lupus. Please select a branch location to find a support group in your area.
Erie Harrisburg Northeast Pittsburgh

Erie

Crawford
Perkins
Rt 322, Meadville
Second Thursday each month 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Contact Janie Lippincott RN 724-962-0386 or 866 292-1472

Erie
St. Vincent's Health Center, 1 East Conference Room
232 West 25th Street, Erie
Fourth Thursday each month 6:00-7:30 pm
Contact Janie Lippincott RN 724-962-0386 or 866 292-1472

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Harrisburg

Chambersburg
Summit Health Center
757 Norland Avenue, Chambersburg
(2nd floor conference room)
4th Monday of each month at 7 p.m.
Contact Kathleen Rollins at 717-264-7099

Danville
Geisinger Medical Center
For meeting schedule contact Cindy Matzko, RN, MSN, at 570-271-6831

Lancaster
Lancaster General Health Campus
3rd Sunday of each month from 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Contact Tom Spaeder at 717-394-8989

Lebanon
Lebanon VA Medical Center, Building 22
2nd Floor - Room 219
Second Monday each month, 7 p.m.
Contact Jackie Brubaker 717-450-3336

Sunbury
Sunbury Community Hospital
For meeting schedule contact Nancy Stuckey at (570) 473-1210

Telephone Support Groups
1st Wednesday of each month 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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Northeast

Allentown Area
Contact the Foundation at 1-888-995-8787


Greater Hazleton Area
Bowl Arena
190 Susquehanna Blvd., W. Hazleton
2nd Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. (unless otherwise noted in listing)
Contact Cynthia Donlan at 570-454-1706
UPCOMING PROGRAM LISTING/Hazleton
Christmas/Hanukkah Party - Tuesday, December 11th

 

Lyme Disease Support Group
Tunkhannock
2nd Thursday at 2 p.m.
888-995-8787 for information


Scranton Support Group
Pocono/NE branch office
615 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, PA
Successful Living with Chronic Illness
3rd Thursday of each month at 12:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Joy Tetlak-Adelstein, MBA, RD, LDN, Patient Services Director
Contact the Foundation at 1-888-995-8787



Telephone Support Group
1st Wednesday of each month 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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Pittsburgh

African-American Support Group - Circle L
Laketon Heights United Methodist Church, Penn Hills
2nd Wednesday of each month 6 p.m.
Contact Mattie Faye Hines at 412-243-3119

Beaver County
St John's Lutheran Church
4th Tuesday of each month 6 p.m.
Contact Sheila Drevna at 724-891-2884

Butler
Hill United Presbyterian Church
501 Second Street
3rd Tuesday of each month 7 p.m.
Contact Rose Hinch at 724-283-8811

Johnstown
Memorial Medical Center
Second Wednesday each month 6 p.m.
Contact Cathy Ringler, RN
814-242-9787

Monongahela Valley Hospital
Healthy Directions
2nd Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m.
724-348-6699

UPMC Passavant Hospital
3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Contact Valarie Brown, RN at 412-527-3335

West Mifflin
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church
3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.
Contact Diane Collins, RN at 412-469-2079

Telephone Support Group
1st Wednesday of each month 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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