Lebanon Internal Medicine Associates

From your LIMA Family to yours, Merry Christmas!

The Forward Together Lebanon Taskforce Leadership Team has always thought about the county’s economic recovery in four phases: Respond, Recover, Reimagine, and Rebuild. The Committee asking for the community to help plan for the Post-Covid future by completing an online surveynow extended until December 28. Forward Together Lebanon, a group of community leaders guiding the county through the Covid crisis, requests everyone take a moment to add your voice to this Lebanon Community Survey. Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LebanonCommunitySurvey HURRY TIME IS RUNNING OUT! AND YOU COULD WIN $50 Gift Card BY COMPLETING OUR SURVEY!

We remember. . . . On December 7, 1941 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Almost 2,500 military personnel were killed and more than 1,100 others were injured. Two U. S. Navy battleships were sunk. Five battleships, three destroyers, three cruisers, and one minelayer were destroyed. We honor those who gave their all so that we may remain free.

Don't forget the 3 Ws! Wear a Mask. Wash Your Hands. Welcome friends from a distance. We want you to have a safe--and HEALTHY-- Holiday!

COVID reminder! In an effort to keep our environment safe, all employees and patients continue to be screened each day. Masks are required and temperatures taken. Remember also social distancing and frequent washing of your hands.

Text Message. E-Mail. Patient Portal. We are ready to help with or Tele-Health Services. It is easy to do! We are just a click away from your better health.

LIMA continues to offer telehealth options for patients when needed! It is easy to do with just a click!

Thursday Trivia--A factor that might lower risk of breast cancer: Women who choose to breastfeed for at least several months may also get an added benefit of reducing their breast cancer risk.

Today, October 28 is National Internal Medicine Day! Probably one of the most famous IM Doctors is Jonas Salk! Dr. Jonas Salk (1914-1995) is renowned for having developed the first safe and effective polio vaccine in the 1950s. He never patented the vaccine or earned any money from his discovery, preferring it be distributed as widely as possible. In 1960, Dr. Salk founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego. #NationalInternalMedicineDay #IMProud @ACPinternists

We Love Chirstmas and our offices show it! We still have room on our giving tree--the one tree decorated by you and your gifts that we will share with the Lebanon Rescue Mission, Lebanon Free Clinic and the Human Society. This year, is especially crucial. Please help--if you can.

DON'T FORGET--Wear a mask! Wearing a mask can help protect you, not just those around you, from coronavirus transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance Tuesday. The statement was an update to previous guidance suggesting the main benefit of mask wearing was to help prevent infected people from spreading the virus to others. Cloth masks act as "source control" to block virus particles exhaled by the wearer and provide "filtration for personal protection" by blocking incoming infectious droplets from others! Mask wearing is for you---and me!

Primary Care Physicians focus on improving care for their patients. At LIMA we are cognizant of new approaches to healthcare, we celebrate progress, network with colleagues and explore new avenues for underserved populations. The mission at LIMA continues to be to provide the highest quality of medical care needs to Lebanon County and the surrounding areas.

The Physical Therapy Department at Lebanon Internal Medicine Associates offers state of the art therapeutic modalities and treatment interventions with a specific focus on management of rheumatologic disorders and disease. Our primary goals for patients often include pain management and normalization of comfortable function. This is often achieved through treatment, prescribed exercise, education and establishment of home programs designed specifically for the patient’s condition, interests, and capabilities. Our compassionate staff includes full time Pennsylvania licensed physical therapists and physical therapy assistants providing care in a large, but private therapeutic environment for optimal patient care.

Physical therapists treat pain through movement, hands-on care, and patient educationand by increasing physical activity you can also reduce your risk of other chronic diseases. Pain is personal, but treating pain takes teamwork. When it comes to your health, you have a choice. Choose more movement and better health--not an opiod. That only masks pain. We urge you to choose physical therapy!

From our family to yours. . . .Have a safe and healthy Happy Thanksgiving!

October is National Physical Therapy Month! We are taking this opportunity to raise awareness of the benefits of physical therapy. #Physicaltherapy improves mobility, manages pain and other chronic conditions, helps recover from injury, and prevents future injury and chronic disease. #physicaltherapist

October 16 is National Mammogram Day! A mammogram is an X-ray picture of the breast. Doctors use a mammogram to look for early signs of breast cancer. Regular mammograms are the best tests doctors have to find breast cancer early, sometimes up to three years before it can be felt. Please sign up for your yearly Mammogram, it could save a life.

SCA is not a heart attack. A heart attack is caused by impeded blood flow through the heart. SCA is caused by a structural or electrical problem, often from an undetected heart condition, and in other instances, from an infection or a severe blow to the chest. In 95% of cases, the SCA victim is lost. To survive SCA, the victim must receive life-saving defibrillation from an automated external defibrillator (AED) within the first four to six minutes.

October is Sudden Cardia Arrest Month. Did you know Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States, taking the lives of more than 350,000 people each year. Anyone can experience Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), including infants, children, teens, young adults and people in their 30s and 40s who have no sign of heart disease, as well as more mature adults.

We are thinking about our eyes. Careless accidents can happen when we are not regularly assessing our surroundings. Our homes are full of everyday objects that can cause eye injury: kitchen knives, scissors, letter openers, pencils, rubber bands, and champagne corks. There are countless ways to permanently damage our eyes if we do not store sharp objects correctly or if we use them irresponsibly. Pleae be careful! Your vision is irreplaceable, so treat it with care.

Today is World Sight Day to bring attention to blindness and vision impairment. Eye injuries can be prevented by wearing protective eyewear and taking some simple precautions. Goggles or safety glasses should be worn while doing yard work, using power tools and playing sports. The most effective eyewear should be snug with a wrap-style frame to keep airborne particles from getting behind the lenses.

This week is National PA Week--those first reposnders who truly have stepped up during this Covid 19. Before it was a weeklong event, National PA Day was first celebrated on October 6, 1987 in honor of the 20th anniversary of the first graduating class of PAs. October 6 is also the birthday of the profession’s founder Eugene A. Stead Jr., MD.