Don't Get Sick from a Tick!

Veterans Health Administration sent this bulletin at 06/16/2020 11:55 AM EDT

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A man walking on a trail in a forest.

 

Tick season is here!

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Pennsylvania has more Lyme Disease cases than any other state in the nation—more than 96,000 since 2004—and New Jersey and Delaware—with more than 71,000 cases—are not far behind.

Close-up of a deer tick.

We can now offer a tick bite clinic in the privacy of your home. If you have been bitten by a tick, call 1-833-Tele-Urgent (1-833-835-3874) or call the main number at your local VA medical center and choose option 3. You'll speak first to a VA nurse who will help you get set up for a virtual visit with a VA provider using your computer, tablet or smartphone. If you need preventive treatment, we'll call in a prescription to your local VA or to a commercial pharmacy near you.

We're available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

And the clinic is free. No hassle, no copay.

Tele Urgent Care is now available to Veterans receiving care in the VISN 4 network which includes VA medical centers in Altoona, Butler, Coatesville, Erie, Lebanon, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Wilkes-Barre, and Wilmington. 

Call Tele Urgent Care

 

For more information about Tele Urgent Care and how to test your device and internet connection, visit our website at www.visn4.va.gov/tele-urgent

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About VA Healthcare-VISN 4

VA Healthcare–VISN 4 is a fully integrated network of 9 VA campuses, 45 outpatient clinics, 1 mobile clinic, and 17 vet centers covering Pennsylvania and Delaware and parts of Ohio, West Virginia, New York and New Jersey.

In fiscal year 2019, VISN 4 served 314,768 Veterans from across the Nation. With an operating budget of more than $2.2 billion and a staff of 14,875, VISN 4 is working hard to transform toward personalized, proactive, patient-driven health care.

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