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SERVING THE ANNVILLE & PALMYRA AREAS
OCTOBER 2, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Lebanon VAMC receives recognition
for all sorts of events, while preserving the priceless art and architecture of the building.” Robert “Bob” Hoffman, principal emeritus at Beers Hoffman Architecture, will deliver the 6:30 p.m. presentation, which will explore the unique High Victorian Gothic architecture of St. Luke’s as well as showcase the See St. Luke’s pg 4
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The interior of the church features exposed wooden rafters and more.
St. Luke’s to celebrate milestone with open house
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s part of the Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts’ First Friday Art Walk on Oct. 4, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 22 S. Sixth St., Lebanon, will host an open house with tours and a presentation. The open house with tours will be from 5 to 8 p.m., and the presentation, at 6:30 p.m., will focus on
the architecture, renovations, and history of the current church building. This year marks the 145th anniversary of the laying of the building’s cornerstone. The open house and presentation mark the successful completion of an extensive capital improvement project designed to improve building access and the church’s facilities.
“St. Luke’s was a gift of the Coleman family to the Lebanon community,” said Wiley Parker, chairman of St. Luke’s Capital Campaign Committee. “Keeping with that spirit, the work done reflects the generosity and commitment of St. Luke’s parishioners in making our church and facilities more accessible to the community
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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church was completed in 1880.
Lebanon Veterans Affairs M e d i c a l C e n t e r ( VA M C ) recently announced that it received a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings and five stars from CMS’ quarterly patient satisfaction review, the Hospital Consumer A ssessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems (HCAHPS). CMS Star Ratings are a ratingbased system to summarize measures of health care quality from CMS Care Compare in a way that is easy to interpret for patients and caregivers, enabling them to make informed decisions about where they seek health care. Overall, Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities were more likely in the 2024 ratings to receive four or five Overall Star Ratings and less likely to receive two or three stars than non-VA facilities. “It’s our commitment that every eligible veteran not only can choose VA health care, but when they do, that they get the very best and safest care possible,” said VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal. “For the second year in a row, VA care has been shown to be some of the best in the nation. We are dedicated to continuously improving as we strive toward always providing the highest quality of care to veterans.” Nationally, VA hospitals continue to perform well on both CMS’ Overall Star Rating and its quar terly Patient Satisfaction Sur vey. In the most recent CMS Hospital