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Talk to your loved one serving in IraqLehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (LVHHN) is inviting the community to use the latest videoconferencing technology to stay connected with a family member serving in Iraq.Lehigh Valley, PA (August 25, 2006) -- Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (LVHHN) is inviting the community to use the latest videoconferencing technology to stay connected with a family member serving in Iraq. LVHHN has teamed up with the Freedom Calls Foundation (FCF) to help members of our community connect with a family member serving in any one of three locations in Iraq. This service is free of charge and is available to any serviceman or woman who has access to one of the following three camps: Taji, Al Asad, and Fallujah. “Using our own tele-health system utilizing broad band technology we can provide a two-way, real time, video and audio connection with little or no lag time” said Elliot J. Sussman, M.D., LVHHN’s president and CEO. “We’re honored by their brave service to our country and hope this will help many people in the Lehigh Valley connect with their husbands, wives, sons and daughters serving in Iraq.” Several steps need to be taken by families and the serviceman or woman. Military personnel must first get permission from their commanding officer and arrange a date and time for the videoconference at his or her base. Once a date and time have been arranged the family must complete and return an FCF/LVHHN videoconferencing request form. The form can be downloaded from the LVHHN web site, or mailed or faxed by calling 610-402-CARE for more information. Families also can request a checklist of items that need to be followed before the videoconference can take place. LVHHN would then confirm the videoconference with the family and service member. Based in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa., Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network comprises Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest & I-78, Lehigh Valley Hospital – 17th & Chew, Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg and Lehigh Valley Health Services, which includes home health, hospice, pharmacy and health management. These non-profit hospitals -- with three locations in Allentown and Bethlehem -- have more than 800 licensed beds with a combined medical staff of 1,100 representing more than 50 specialties. Advanced regional resources include a Level I Trauma Center with added pediatric qualifications, as well as burn, kidney and pancreas transplant, perinatal/neonatal, cardiac, cancer care, and neurology and complex neurosurgery. LVHHN hospitals are designated national Magnet hospitals for excellence in nursing. LVH is one of Pennsylvania’s largest teaching hospitals and is a major teaching campus of Penn State's College of Medicine. Additional information is available at www.lvh.org on the Internet. This page last updated 2/19/08 09:43 PM
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