Dr. Erdal Gursoy conducted the only two Micra A/V leadless pacemaker placements in Veterans Affairs history at Northport VA Medical Center at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Military OneSource is a website that provides various tools and resources for Veterans, service members, their families, military academy cadets and designated Department of Defense expeditionary civilians.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a worldwide pandemic, March 11, but VA was already preparing for this dangerous virus several weeks before. Since COVID-19 appeared in the U.S., VA has effectively managed its resources and has cared for more than 4,500 Veterans diagnosed with the virus, and dozens of non-Veteran patients as part of its “Fourth Mission” to serve as a backstop to America’s health care system.
Sports education helps foster physical fitness, mental well-being, social attitudes and behavior while populations are locked down. VA’s partnership with PGA helps Vets maintain good health.
Partners in PROMISE bridges the education gap military families face during periods of transition by providing special educational resources.
During National African American History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Lee E. Blackmon, who received a Purple Heart during Vietnam.
The COVID-19 pandemic halted VA's practice of in-person C&P exams. Now, in select locations across the country, these disability compensation and pension exams have resumed.
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.
“Whole Health is lifting me up. Before, I just kept quitting. Whole Health gives me more resources. All you have to do is ask. You think there’s no one there to listen, but there is.”
VA has hired more nurses to support Veteran patient health care during the coronavirus pandemic. In March, VA conducted more than 2,300 screenings and interviews for nursing staff.
1-800-MyVA411 (1-800-698-2411) is available 24 hours-a-day, 365 day-a-year to connect Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors with VA.
In a time of painful grief, a Veteran’s family paused to thank VA staff for taking care of their Veteran husband and father on his last night. “It brought so much comfort to our family.”