As a crowd of people gathered around Jonathan Nguyen, he spoke to a mannequin lying in a hospital bed. This one talked back. As its eyes blinked and chest cavity moved from breathing in and out, it told Nguyen about its pain. This interaction displayed the latest simulation center for improving Veteran care, unveiled Sept. 17 at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. The opening coincided with Healthcare Simulation Week Sept. 16-20. Simulation is a rapidly growing program within VA, said Dr. Scott Wiltz, associate medical director for training at the SimLEARN National Simulation Center in Orlando, Florida
She does more on one leg than most do on two, and this Army Vet, Paralympics champ and mom hopes to inspire and motivate with her daily social media posts.
No arms and no legs are no problem for this Coast Guard Vet who still skis and golfs with the best of them through adaptive sports.
Veterans in North Texas are seeing the benefits of VA Video Connect. They receive the same quality health care while saving hours of their day.
When Garrett and Jennifer Smith got the news of his […]
Seventy VA North Texas Health Care System Veterans received a technological hand up on June 18th, thanks to Toyota Motor North America and Tech For Troops.
The Texas VA Medical Center awarded has been awarded millions for a new TeleMental Health Hosting Facility that can serve more Veterans.
VA's disability compensation program gets a 21st century update with latest major IT modernization project, streamlining the claims submission process.
Senior Veterans Health Administration (VHA) employees recently demonstrated to the […]
As LEAF reaches different VA constituencies, employees are using it in remarkable ways – uses that go beyond what its developer thought possible.
Lighthouse aims to create a single front door for VA’s Application Programming Interfaces so that the department can better meet the needs of Veterans and their families.
HARLINGEN, Texas – A recent study published in the Journal of the […]
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