Ashley Henson and Shelia McCraney, skilled respiratory therapists with the Kansas City VA medical center, deployed to Chicago to care for COVID positive Veterans. They spent their two weeks on the night shift.
Last flu season, more than 27,000 Veterans came to VA hospitals with the flu. In addition, over 4,600 Veterans were hospitalized and 600 were in intensive care due to the flu.
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Chinese-American World War II Veterans received a Congressional Gold Medal during a virtual ceremony Dec. 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
VA nurse Dorothy Barrow deployed to the Whiteriver Indian Hospital, ready to support the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona during a peak period of COVID-19 cases there in June.
To develop treatment guidelines for COVID-19 patients, a panel meets regularly to make sure guidelines are updated as data and information become available, then provides recommendations and guidance.
VA’s Secretary’s Center for Strategic Partnerships created a call to action requesting support to assist Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Intel immediately responded with 450 laptops.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Cristie Remmel, who served as a corpsman for field Marine force during Operation Desert Storm.
VA continues to provide relief to Veterans who may be suffering financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a halt in patient statements and continued relief from collections.
Want tips on how to stay safe and managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic? Sign up for VA’s Annie text messaging program. Here’s how to get started.
VA will host a virtual career booth at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, May 1-3 for those interested in a VA psychiatry career.
Dr. Donald Custis died in March 2021 at the age of 103. As Chief Medical Director for what was then the Veterans Administration from 1980 to 1984, he helped shape today’s VA health care system.