Lehigh Valley Health Network

Online orthopedic services offered

Injuries and issues don’t stop, even during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. That’s why Coordinated Health, part of Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), is proud to introduce the region’s only virtual orthopedic injury center, where patients can receive care anywhere at any time for orthopedic injuries like sprains, strains, suspected fractures and breaks and back pain.

Coordinated Health’s virtual orthopedic injury center will provide the community with the same high level of care they have come to expect, but instead of a face-to-face visit, the care will happen through a secure digital platform. By using virtual visit technology, Coordinated Health is helping reduce a patient’s potential exposure to COVID-19 by eliminating any unnecessary trips outside the home.

In order to access the virtual injury center, patients can simply call the injury hotline 24/7 at 610-861-8111. The call will be transferred to an orthopedic surgeon or an orthopedic physician assistant who will initiate a telemedicine visit right then. Telemedicine visits can be done securely via phone or video. If it’s determined that patients need further care, they will be referred to the nearest open injury center or if absolutely necessary, the emergency room.

St. Luke’s Health Network

Working to provide safe workplaces

As the global supply chain has come under increasing strain during the COVID-19 pandemic, large local manufacturers and essential businesses in the region, from grocery packing facilities to bottled water manufacturers, aren’t taking chances when it comes to protecting their employees and their ability to provide essential goods and services.

These businesses are working with St. Luke’s Occupational Medicine to provide COVID-19 screening services to protect the health and well-being of their workers and to mitigate the spread of the disease.

St. Luke’s Occupational Medicine has assembled a small army of health care providers to combat COVID-19 in the workplace.

Nestlé Waters and Samuel Adams Pennsylvania Brewery, both in Breinigsville, and Piramal Critical Care in Bethlehem are just a few of the local companies that have teamed up with St. Luke’s to protect their workforce, helping to ensure their plants can remain open and operations continue in a safe environment.

500th Covid-19 patient discharged