Health & Wellness Resources
Primary Care Physicians
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Dr. Brian Petrasik, Bernville Family Medicine
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Dr. Thomas Kohl, Tower Health Medical Group, Reading
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Dr. Alan Chelius, Tower Health Medical Group, Reading
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Dr. Brian Kane, Tower Health Medical Group, Kenhorst
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Dr. Joelle Lauchner, Tower Health Medical Group, Reading
Mental Health
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Trevor Project (LGBT suicide prevention hotline):
1-866-488-7386 -
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
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Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
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SAGE National LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-LGBT (5428)
SingleCare's Guide to LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness
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Click to learn about barriers that the LGBTQ community faces when accessing health care
COVID-19 Guidance and Testing Locations
As with any infectious respiratory disease, if you believe you have COVID-19, avoid contact with others until your symptoms have resolved. Stay home and contact either your physician or a local urgent care provider. Phone or digital contact is a preferred first step because it allows care providers to properly advise you and to prepare for your arrival to the care setting, if necessary.
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Tower Health can be reached by phone at (484) 628-4357.
The Tower Health Testing Centers below are open 9 am to 9 pm unless noted otherwise:
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​10050 Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19116
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215 Lancaster Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355
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930 West Street Road, Warminster, PA 18974
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1050 East Philadelphia Ave, Gilbertsville, PA 19525
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580 West Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462
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1212 Liggett Avenue, Reading, PA, 19611 (Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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Penn State Health St. Joseph can be contacted at (610) 378-2000 and opened a drive-thru testing site on its Bern Township Campus for those who have been evaluated by a provider and given an order for the test. The drive-thru testing site is located at 2500 Bernville Road in Reading. ​
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The Berks Community Health Center hotline is available at (610) 988-4838. ​
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As you travel to get health care, remember:
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Cover your mouth in some way so you do not unwittingly transmit to others, and wash your own hands frequently and minimize touching common surfaces.
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Staying home while you are sick is the best way to avoid further transmitting the disease to others.