The Lebanon VA Medical Center celebrated the opening of its brand new primary care space with a ribbon cutting and tour for local officials and media on Wednesday, Jan. 10.

The new 17,000-square-foot primary care space features 20 exam rooms, eight consult rooms, and two group rooms.

“We are thrilled to be able to open this space, to be able to provide care in a modern, state-of-the-art facility,” said Lebanon VA Medical Center director Jeffrey A. Beiler II.

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The facility is built around the PACT model, or Patient Aligned Care Team, which implements a team-based approach to whole-person care and life-long health and wellness. The admin space is in the center of the exam rooms, which allows for primary care providers, nurses, and other staff to share a collaborative space that is meant to realize more coordinated and more effective care for patients.

“That collaborative space in the center of this design is a big enhancement and not something we have here on the main campus,” said Beiler, noting that this configuration has already been implemented in Lebanon VAMC clinics.

Although no new jobs are being crated with the expansion, the opening of the new primary care facility allows some of those services to be moved out of the main building and free up that space for additional speciality service expansion.

Beiler said that the center will now work on a design to construct a mirror image facility on the other side of the building, which will be used to relocate the rest of the primary care team, as well as the women’s health group, into a similar setup.

The changes come as part of a master plan that was last updated in 2019.

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“I want to encourage any veteran who’s not using our facilities or VA health care to come out, see our space, and give us a try,” said Beiler.

Find more of LebTown’s photos from the ceremony below.

Jeffrey A. Beiler II, director of the Lebanon VA Medical Center, speaks to local press.
Ryan Stubblebine, VA public affairs specialist, opens the event with some prepared remarks.
Local political figures, including state Rep. John Schlegel and Lebanon County Commissioner Mike Kuhn, attended the event. 
The event attendees participate in the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem.
Jeffrey A. Beiler II, director of the Lebanon VA Medical Center, speaks to the attendees of Wednesday’s ribbon cutting.
Benediction, held by Eric Dean Luther, chief of chaplains at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.
Dr. Fazal Bhatti, chief of primary care, speaks on the new facility.
Attendees participate in prayer, led by Eric Dean Luther, chief of chaplains.
Retiring of the Colors, carried out by military members, prior to the ribbon cutting.
The cutting of the ribbon, including Jeffrey Beiler, director of the Lebanon VAMC, and Jayme Rhodes, owner of Servium Construction, which completed the project.
VA employees Danielle Spadafora, left, and Ashley Belleman, right, inform tour guests on the new exam rooms.
The newly designed exam rooms where patients will be seen by medical staff.
The new pod space/collab room, where medical professions can utilize computer terminals and meet with other medical professionals.
VA employee Susan Wanting, center, informs guests about the philosophy behind the new pod space, which is part of the VA’s Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) approach.
Computer desk inside the pod room. Doctors will utilize these computers to enter/check medical information.
Terri, a registered nurse for the Lebanon VA Medical Center, speaks with guests.
One of the medical supply rooms for the facility. Used to store injections and various supplies. 
Employee break/lunch room.
Patient video connect/telehealth room for doctors to communicate with patients remotely.
Located on the other side of the pod room are more exams rooms. As of Wednesday, they had not been completed for public use. 
Conference room. 
Used on Wednesday for the ribbon cutting ceremony, the waiting room will posses furniture and check-in desks (seen here) for VA patients.

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