Schuylkill County VA Clinic

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

We help Veterans on their recovery journey through outpatient and inpatient services. We help Veterans deal with substance abuse, homelessness, mental health, and unemployment through our services like:

• Outpatient detox
• Opiate abuse counseling, suboxone therapy (opioid replacement), and polysubstance abuse counseling (for patients who abuse or are addicted to multiple drugs)
• Preoperative evaluations and pain-management plans for surgical patients with a history of substance abuse
• Care management for patients who require opiate therapy for pain control, and need close follow-up and monitoring

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Our cardiology specialists offer advanced treatment and care for conditions affecting your heart and blood vessels, including heart disease, stroke, heart rhythm disorders and high blood pressure. 

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

We perform noninvasive and minimally invasive tests and procedures that check, support, and improve your heart health. We’ll work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan. Our doctors can: 

• Evaluate you for coronary heart disease, heart-valve disease, and heart defects
• Determine how well blood flows through your heart vessels or find the cause of your heart failure
• Treat your heart vessels with nonsurgical or minimally invasive operations that open and support them through balloon angioplasty or stent placement
• Noninvasively monitor you for changes in heart rhythm, using electrocardiograms (EKGs or ECGs), portable Holt monitors, or ultrasound
• Perform surgical treatments like pacemaker implants or cardiac catheterization (inserting a long, thin tube into an artery or vein to help us diagnose your condition)
   

We offer treatment for type 1 and 2 diabetes. We work with you, your family and caregivers to help you live a healthier life through treatment, monitoring, diet and education.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

We offer many medical and support services to help you manage your diabetes, like:

• Self-management, education, and support classes
• Insulin therapy and blood-glucose meter training
• Diabetes survival skills that include sick-day management, lifestyle changes, nutrition advice, and cooking classes

As you age, we offer a range of medical and support services to help you stay as healthy, active and independent as possible. We also offer help to family members and caregivers who may support you.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

We focus on caring for older Veterans. We look at both normal and abnormal changes of aging to decide which outpatient geriatric services are right for you or a senior Veteran in your care. Our team of specialists provides geriatric services that include:

• Medicine and nursing
• Psychology, psychiatry, and social work
• Physical and occupational therapy

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Our specialists offer reproductive health care services for women Veterans, including contraception, pregnancy care and fertility treatment.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

Our gynecologists evaluate and treat many women’s health issues. Our services include:     

• Primary care checkups
• Mammograms for breast cancer, screenings for sexually transmitted disease, and Pap tests for cervical cancer
• Counseling and treatment for contraception, pregnancy, and infertility
• Osteoporosis screening for brittle bones 
• Exams for pelvic pain and abnormal bleeding in your uterus
• Treatment for cancers 
   

We offer blood tests and other advanced testing services to help you and your VA health care team monitor your health, find and understand any health problems and make informed treatment decisions.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

Our laboratories provide a full range of clinical and diagnostic testing services. Our laboratory and pathology services include:

• Studies of blood, urine, and other bodily fluids for illness management
• Testing for infectious diseases
• Cytopathology (study of unusual cells) and surgical pathology (study of tissue removed during surgery) 
• Autopsy services
   

If you’re struggling with issues like PTSD, depression, grief, anger or trauma, we offer counseling and other support. All VA health care facilities offer same-day help. You may qualify even without enrolling in VA health care.

Our medical center and clinics provide consultation, evaluation, and treatment for a range of issues that may impact your mental health or emotional well-being. Our confidential outpatient services include individual and group therapy for:

• Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression
• Marriage and relationship problems
• Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Anxiety, addictive behaviors, and personality disorders
• Aggressive or self-harming behaviors

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Our specialists provide a full range of services to help you get and understand your prescription medicines and supplies. You can refill VA prescriptions online, by phone or by mail.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

Our pharmacy provides you and other Veterans with convenient, confidential, and efficient service to make it easy to get your medications and medical supplies. We only fill new prescriptions in person at the pharmacy window, but you can refill your current prescriptions 3 different ways:

• Online at MyHealtheVet. You need a user ID and password to log in, which you receive after creating your personal profile on MyHealtheVet. 
• By phone through our automated refill service. You need your Social Security number and prescription number to complete the process. 
• By mail. Each prescription comes with refill request slips. Please mail your requests at least 14 days before you need a new supply.

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Your VA primary care provider will work closely with you to plan for all the care you need to stay healthy and well throughout your life. They will also work with family members or caregivers who support you.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

We take a team approach to health care that centers on you. You’ll work with family members, caregivers, and health care professionals to create a plan for your lifelong health and wellness. Internal medicine doctors (internists) prevent, diagnose, and treat adult diseases. Doctors who specialize in family medicine provide primary health care to the entire family. Your primary care team can coordinate the many services you receive, like: 

• Labs, blood work, and immunizations    
• Mental health care                                                         
• Radiology and cancer screenings
• Women’s health care
• Nutrition, weight, and smoke cessation counseling
• Social services

If you’re struggling with a mental health problem—or just need to talk with someone—we can help. We offer treatment and support such as therapy, alternative treatments  and medications when needed.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

Good mental health is a vital part of your overall wellness. Our psychiatric teams offer consultation, evaluation, and treatment to help you with a range of mental and behavioral health problems, including:

• Depression (including sadness and grief), anxiety (including worry and nervousness), and personality disorders                            
• Addictive behaviors and substance abuse
• Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and combat-related stress disorder 
• Emotional issues like anger management and relationship challenges, confused thinking, memory problems, and invasive thoughts or ideas                       
• Aggressive or self-harming behaviors     
• PTSD
   

If you’re struggling with a mental health problem—or just need to talk with someone—we can help. We offer treatment and support such as therapy, alternative treatments and medications when needed.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

Our psychology teams offer consultation, evaluation, and treatment to help with a range of mental and behavioral health problems like:

• Depression (including sadness and grief), anxiety (including worry and nervousness), and personality disorders                            
• Addictive behaviors and substance abuse
• Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and combat-related stress disorder
• Emotional issues such as anger management and relationship challenges                             
• Confused thinking, memory problems, and invasive thoughts or ideas
• Aggressive or self-harming behaviors 
   

Our pulmonary medicine team treats diseases and conditions that affect the lungs and breathing, including asthma, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome and sleep apnea.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

If you find it difficult to breathe or sleep, our pulmonary (lung) specialists can help. We offer education, exercises, and treatments, like:

• Oxygen therapy to help you stay active and breathe better
• Pulmonary rehabilitation to build your strength and increase lung capacity
• Healthy diets to help you manage your weight and improve energy
• Strategies to help you increase your feelings of control, optimism, and self-esteem
• Tests to measure your lung function, lung volume, and blood gas
   

If you are trying to quit smoking or want to stop using tobacco, we can help you with support, resources and programs.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

When you quit smoking or chewing tobacco, you lower your blood pressure, improve lung function, and reduce the risk of cancer, stroke, and heart disease. Quitting isn’t easy, but more than half of adult smokers have quit successfully. You can, too, with these resources:

• Medication. We can provide FDA-approved medications to manage nicotine withdrawal and the urge to smoke. 
• Counseling. Medication combined with counseling, in person or over the phone, offers you the best chance to quit smoking and stay tobacco-free. 
• Tobacco Cessation Quitline. Call 855-784-8838 to make your quit plan, get individual counseling, and develop strategies to stay off tobacco. 
• SmokefreeVET. This text message program offers you daily advice and interactive support. 
• Stay Quit Coach. This mobile app helps you to quit smoking and stay smoke-free.

With VA telehealth, you can get care from your health providers without having to travel. Get checkups and treatment, talk about your care and more—from home or elsewhere.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

We use the latest in secure digital technology to set up remote visits with our health care providers. We offer video conferencing, home telehealth services, and store-and-forward telehealth that lets you securely send your health information to experts at VA facilities. We offer telehealth visits with providers in:        

• Mental health        
• Retinal care (eye)            
• Dermatology         
• Rehabilitation    
• Primary care
• Bariatric surgery (visit remotely with your weight-loss surgery team before and after your operation)

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We offer women’s health services to meet your specific needs such as disease screenings, mental health treatment, recovery from military sexual trauma, maternity care and female-specific medical equipment.

Care we provide at VA Lebanon health care

Our women's health program offers complete health care for women Veterans of all ages. Our primary care providers specialize in women’s health. They work closely with specialists in gynecology, obstetrics, female urology, oncology, medicine, radiology, surgery, and breast disease. Our services for women Veterans include:        

• Maternity care, childbirth education classes, and postpartum support    
• Ultrasounds, mammograms, and Pap and HPV tests
• Mental health care and counseling
• Lifestyle wellness services
• Menopause treatment, including hormonal therapy 
• Family planning, contraceptive care, and infertility evaluation
   

Learn more and connect with a care coordinator