News releases
Get the latest news from Lebanon-area medical centers and clinics. For more information about Lebanon health care, contact our Public Affairs Office at 717-228-6079.
Lebanon VA doctor named Family Physician of the Year
August 24, 2022Lebanon VA Medical Center (VAMC) physician, Hugh E. Palmer, DO, was awarded the 2022 Family Physician of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society. This award is given in recognition of outstanding service to the osteopathic profession.
Lebanon VAMC Receives National Award for Achievements in Sustainability
June 29, 2022In recognition for successful programs to reduce their environmental impact, Lebanon VA Medical Center (Lebanon VAMC) received the Partner for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care.
VHA Implements COVID-19 Health Protection Levels to Enhance Safety of Veterans, Visitors and Employees
May 24, 2022Lebanon VA Medical Center is implementing COVID-19 Health Protection Levels as part VA’s consistent, nationwide approach for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities to adjust COVID-19 safety protocols locally as needed.
VA2K Walk & Roll Coming in May to Promote Healthy Lifestyles
April 27, 2022VA’s 12th annual VA2K Walk & Roll event is back with goals of moving the body in support of your whole health and well-being, while also helping homeless Veterans. The event is scheduled for May 18, 2022, at the Lebanon VAMC starting at 11 a.m.
$3.1 Million in grants awarded to organizations in South Central Pennsylvania to aid ending Veteran homelessness
July 13, 2021Low-income Veterans and their families in South Central Pennsylvania, who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless, will have access to crucial services from local organizations via grants provided by Lebanon VA Medical Center’s (VAMC) Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program.
Lebanon VAMC hosts Independence Day concert
July 06, 2021Veterans and staff at Lebanon VA Medical Center attended the Air National Guard Band of the Northeast’s Celebration of Independence concert this morning in one of the medical center’s garden areas.
Cumberland County VA Clinic expanding services
June 23, 2021U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ Lebanon VA Medical Center announced today that Veterans will be able to receive radiology services as well as expanded primary and specialty care at the Cumberland County VA Clinic due to the completion of a 3,000 square foot expansion costing $905,500.
Lebanon VA Medical Center expands COVID-19 vaccinations to adolescents under SAVE LIVES Act
June 09, 2021Lebanon VAMC announced it will begin vaccinating adolescents ages 12 to 17, who are caregivers of Veterans or are CHAMPVA beneficiaries under the SAVE LIVES Act.
Lebanon VA Medical Center acquires robotic surgery system
June 03, 2021Lebanon VAMC will begin using a da Vinci robotic assisted surgical system later this month, providing benefits to Veterans like shorter hospital stays and faster-less painful recovery, according to VA surgeons.
Lebanon VA Medical Center Director receives health care hero award
May 27, 2021Robert W. Callahan, Jr. Director and CEO of Lebanon VA Medical Center received a Central Penn Business Journal Health Care Hero Award in the category of Health Professional Hero today during a virtual ceremony.