Watch Community Update on Coronavirus with Beth Careyva, MD, and Frank Sperrazza, DO, Today   

As the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) evolves, we are committed to sharing the latest information with our community. As a colleague, it is especially important that you stay informed so you can help share the latest information from LVHN experts with your family, friends and neighbors.

Join PBS39 and WLVR News for Community Update on Coronavirus, a program bringing you local and regional coronavirus information directly from LVHN experts and community leaders. Tune in to PBS39 or watch live on Facebook daily at 3 p.m.

Can’t watch live at 3 p.m.? Follow PBS39 and WLVR News on Facebook to watch the video recording at your convenience. You can also watch previous episodes on WLVT.org/community.

Today, Beth Careyva, MD, and Frank Sperrazza, DO, LVPG Family Medicine, join Dr. Scott Tracy, Assistant Professor, Department of Counselor Education, Kutztown University, to discuss the latest information on COVID-19. They will also answer your questions live on air.

Tune in live on PBS39 or on the PBS39 and WLVR News Facebook pages. Submit your questions here.

Attention Hazleton and Schuylkill colleagues 

Community Update on Coronavirus will simulcast live at 3 p.m. on WYLN. The show will also broadcast nightly at 7 p.m. on WYLN and will re-broadcast the following day at 10 a.m. On SSPTV, the show will air daily at 5:30 p.m.

Watch previous episodes

Watch Monday’s episode featuring Luther Rhodes, MD, Chief, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, to learn about the CDC’s latest guidelines for wearing masks in public.

Watch Tuesday’s episode featuring Suresh Nair, MD, Physician in Chief, Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute, to learn about how COVID-19 impacts people who are immunocompromised.

Watch Wednesday’s episode featuring Michael Pasquale, MD, Physician in Chief, Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence, to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on surgeries and procedures at LVHN.

Watch Thursday’s episode featuring Brian Nester, DO, MBA, FACOEP, President and CEO, LVHN, to learn about how LVHN is responding to COVID-19. Also, hear a special thank you to our community.

Watch episodes from last week

Watch Monday’s episode featuring Timothy Friel, MD, Chair, Department of Medicine, and Joseph Schellenberg, MD, Associate Chief, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, to learn about LVHN’s ongoing response to COVID-19.

Watch Tuesday’s episode featuring Tibisay Villalobos, MD, Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on children and families.

Watch Wednesday’s episode featuring Jennifer Stephens, DO, Chief Medical Officer, Lehigh Valley Physician Group, and Timothy Friel, MD, Chair, Department of Medicine, to learn about LVHN’s preparedness and response to the impact of COVID-19.

Watch Thursday’s episode featuring Luther Rhodes, MD, Chief, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, to learn about the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Watch Friday’s episode featuring John-Paul Gomez, MD, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health, to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on mental and emotional well-being.