Lehigh Valley Physician Group - Schuylkill

Schuylkill Health System Medical Group, Inc., dba Lehigh Valley Physician group-schuylkill (lvpg-s) promotes the efficient delivery of high quality Medical care in a four county area, engages in activities related to the promotion & provision of Health care to persons in our service area, including ambulatory, Medical and related services for the diagnosis, treatment and care, without regard to race, creed, age or gender; by and through the employment, contract or otherwise, of qualified physicians and other Medical professionals.history and background:lvpg-s was established in 1998 as an affiliate of the Lehigh Valley hospital - Schuylkill (previously Schuylkill Medical center-east norwegian street and Schuylkill Medical center-south jackson street). As a non-profit corporation which supports both the Lehigh Valley hospital - Schuylkill (lvh-s) and Lehigh Valley Health network. Lvpg-s has developed Physician practices in family and internal medicine, hematology, and oncology, general surgery, orthopedics, behavioral Health, pain management, pulmonology, cardiology & vascular, critical care, physiatry and podiatry. Lvpg-s is dedicated to serving our patients through the delivery of high quality and exceptional service. With a current size of approximately 40 physicians and 10 advanced practice clinicians, lvpg-s operates as a single entity with services provided at 7 sites within the Schuylkill county region. Continued recruitment and growth are a focus, with the purpose of delivering the best resources and services to the community. During the most recent fiscal year, lvpg-s practices performed over 110,000 patient visits.covid-19 (c19) pandemic: in response to the c19 pandemic, Lehigh Valley Health network and lvpg-s have undertaken transformative and impactful actions. The lvpg clinical footprint was quickly expanded to include virtual care offerings, including video visits, phone visits, and e-visits. This virtual model has continued to expand and is now part of basic service offerings, allowing any appropriate encounter to be performed safely and effectively.additional c19 services have included screening c19 e-visits, on demand video screening c19 visits and a transition of care c19 virtual care clinic for patients discharged from the hospital. These types of encounters provided hundreds of thousands of visits to our community over the past few years throughout the c19 challenges. This model enabled patients to stay home, stay safe and receive care in a manner that was convenient and value-added. In addition, the lvpg workforce and practice teams worked in partnership with our hospital sites to deliver vaccines across our community. These efforts supported areas of our patient population across all regions we serve. Infants/children/young adults:through our patient-centric philosophy including state of the art diagnostic and Medical techniques, lvpg-s provides superior outpatient pediatric Medical care. A team of family medicine and pediatric physicians, subspecialists, and apcs both from the community and from the hospital provide services. This includes an express care site in pottsville to provide expanded primary care access.women's Health services:lvpg maintains a special focus on prenatal care as a component of its comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology services, including general obstetric / gynecologic care. We added 2 ob/gyn clinicians in fy22. Virtual care programs (telemedicine):lvhn has remained a leader in the development and implementation of innovative virtual care programs that have expanded our capacity to provide high quality healthcare services throughout our growing network and beyond. Virtual care programs allow our team to offer specialty care to sites and patients that would otherwise not have access to these services. Through the c19 pandemic, as noted, our virtual care programs offerings have expanded exponentially to include video, phone, and e-visits. The video visits include not just clinician and patient encounters, but also include multiparty video conferences. Econsult program:as part of the econsult program, lvpg-s clinicians can pose non-urgent questions regarding their patients to their specialist colleagues across multiple disciplines. Requests and recommendations are formally incorporated into the emr and are included in the patient's Medical record. The availability of specialists across the ambulatory landscape is thus enhanced.community Health needs assessment (chna):a chna report examines the factors impacting people's Health and wellness in a particular geographical area. The chna report provides an overview of the current state of Health in the region and identifies potential areas of concern which can influence the design of clinical programs.these reports were reviewed by lvhn executive leadership at each campus. Population Health needs were prioritized based on the community's input and lvhn's ability to make a difference on those initiatives. Next steps include developing strategies to address prioritized Health needs which will be presented in lvhn's chna implementation plan.