Shepherd Wellness Community
4800 Sciota Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15224-2127
Driving Directions to SWC
From the North:
Follow I-279 South to Route 28 North.
Cross the 40th Street Bridge.
Continue on 40th Street to Liberty Ave.
Turn left onto Liberty Ave.
Turn right at Lombardozzi’s Restaurant at S. Matilda St. (opposite West Penn Hospital)
SWC is located at the corner of Sciota St. and S. Matilda St. in Bloomfield.
From the Northeast:
Follow Route 28 South to the 40th Street Bridge.
Continue on 40th Street to Liberty Ave.
Turn left onto Liberty Ave.
Turn right at Lombardozzi’s Restaurant at S. Matilda St. (opposite West Penn Hospital)
SWC is located at the corner of Sciota St. and S. Matilda St. in Bloomfield.
From the East:
Follow I-376 West to Wilkinsburg Exit.
Follow Ardmore Blvd. (Rte. 8 ) to Penn Ave. to Fifth Ave.
Turn left onto Fifth Ave. and follow to S. Aiken Ave.
Turn right onto S. Aiken and cross Centre Ave. and Baum Blvd.
Continue onto Liberty Ave.
Turn left at Lombardozzi’s Restaurant at S. Matilda St. (opposite West Penn Hospital)
SWC is located at the corner of Sciota St. and S. Matilda St. in Bloomfield.
From the South:
Follow Route 51 north to West Liberty Ave.
Turn right onto West Liberty Ave., through the Liberty Tunnel and across the Liberty Bridge.
Follow I-579 North (signs to the Mellon Arena) to the Bigelow Blvd. Exit.
Follow Bigelow Blvd., take the Liberty Ave./Bloomfield Exit, and cross the Bloomfield Bridge.
Bear right at the end of bridge onto Liberty Ave.
Turn right at Lombardozzi’s Restaurant at S. Matilda St. (opposite West Penn Hospital)
SWC is located at the corner of Sciota St. and S. Matilda St. in Bloomfield.
From the West and Pittsburgh International Airport:
Follow Route 60 South to I-279 North (no turns, only name change).
Follow I-279 North through Fort Pitt Tunnel and across Fort Pitt Bridge.
Take Liberty Ave. exit.
Follow Liberty Ave. through Pittsburgh to Bloomfield.
Turn right at Lombardozzi’s Restaurant at S. Matilda St. (opposite West Penn Hospital)
SWC is located at the corner of Sciota St. and S. Matilda St. in Bloomfield.
Take the Bus
Shepherd Wellness Community Center in Bloomfield is accessible from two buses that stop on Liberty Avenue one block from the Center. They are the 86 Liberty bus and the 54 North Side/Oakland/South Side bus.
- The 86 Liberty bus stops at the corners of South Millvale Street and Liberty Avenue at West Penn Hospital. Walk one block to South Mathilda Street and turn left. See SWC on next corner.
- The 54 North Side/Oakland/South Side bus also stops at the corners of South Millvale Street and Liberty Avenue at West Penn Hospital. Walk one block to S. Mathilda Street and turn left. See SWC on next corner.
- For more information, call Pittsburgh Regional Transit at 412-442-2000 or view scheduling information online at https://www.rideprt.org/all-schedules/.
Transportation Reimbursement
Bus Tickets: SWC provides bus tickets to help our members who use the bus for travel to and from our programs and outings. Members who travel to our programs by bus can sign a Bus Ticket Log at any dinner or outing to receive tickets to cover the round trip to and from our program.
Mileage Reimbursement: SWC provides mileage reimbursement to help our members who drive to and from our programs and outings.
Here is how the SWC Mileage Reimbursement program works:
- $5.00 GetGo cards are provided to reimburse our SWC certified HIV+ members who drive to SWC programs.
- Mileage will be determined by the Mapquest Map distance from your home, or starting point, to SWC and back.
- Reimbursement is based on IRS medical reimbursement and subject to change.
- Monthly limits for gas card reimbursement are dependent on funding availablility.
- Cards will be available to be picked up at SWC after the 7th of the following month.
The goal of transportation assistance is to help our members attend our dinners, programs and outings on a regular basis. Available for our HIV positive members who have certified for Ryan White eligibility.