After Veteran Michael Novielli was infected with COVID-19, he used VA telehealth to monitor his recovery at home. He says his VA telehealth team saved his life.
Nearly 250 Veterans from across the country are participating in VA’s National Veterans Golden Age Games (NVGAG) at HOME. The competition includes a virtual fitness challenge which runs through June 26, and a weeklong series of sporting events June 23-27. The at home event was organized after the face-to-face Games were cancelled because of concerns surrounding COVID-19.
“When I heard they needed us, I knew I had to go.” Seven nurses from Houston VA traveled to New Orleans VA to care for Veterans with COVID-19. They returned “more confident in my skills.”
The first COVID-19 Maker Challenge make-a-thon took place in early May and focused on challenges facing first responders like police, emergency responders, firefighters and others.
VA’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) doesn’t interact with patients, but it’s critical to the cause of serving Veterans. At the Roseburg VA Health Care System (RVAHCS), the SCM keeps frontline providers equipped with masks, face shields and clinical gowns.
VA's OSDBU and the SBA hosted a three-part webinar series to discuss COVID-19 disaster relief options for Veteran-owned small businesses.
Five nurses from VA Nevada volunteered to go to New Jersey to assist medical staff in nursing homes caring for their high-risk senior population. A Navy Veteran describes their departure.
North Las Vegas VAMC emergency department primary housekeeper Kolan Glass is an unsung hero, protecting Veterans against COVID-19 by sanitizing each room and preparing it for the next patient.
Denise Dulude retired in January 2020 after 37 years with VA. Then her former supervisor called and asked if she wanted to come back. “Of course. If I can help, I want to be there.”
Robert Colleton thanks the many health care professionals at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center who helped him beat COVID-19.
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