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Network Director for VISN 17 VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network

As a VA patient and leader, I did not truly understand the importance of the delivery of care until I myself became a patient. Today, my goal is to provide high quality care to our nation’s Veterans.

My HealtheVet Coordinator

Air Force Veteran Stanley Mitchell received unsettling news: his pacemaker battery to the chamber of his heart was no longer functioning properly. Fortunately for Mr. Mitchell he is a patient of the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC and had another option – Laser Lead Extraction.

Many active duty folks and Veterans have an impressive sense [...]

Insurance Specialist at the Philadelphia VA Regional Office

On October 1, 2011, the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program (TSGLI) underwent a few changes. Now, those injured between October 7, 2001 and November 30, 2005, stateside can receive benefits.

Dietitian at the Milwaukee VAMC

The Patient Aligned Care Team is sweeping the nation with innovative practice redesign, increased access to care, improvements in care management and superior care coordination for in all Veteran’s Affairs Medical Centers.

Chief Consultant of Rehabilitation Services and the Director of the Audiology and Speech Pathology Program

Polytrauma used to describe the complex, combat-related injuries sustained in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, has shaped the way VA now cares for wounded service members.

As I write this post, I can feel the consequences [...]

Chris Carver had to go to the bathroom. The nurse [...]

As the Civil War ended, the government recognized the need [...]

U.S. Army Veteran

If you get the opportunity to attend the National Disabled Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, GO! It will be one of the best moves you could make for your recovery. I say that because it helped me immensely. It was there where the acceptance part started for me.

The Veterans Health Administration has an important goal: Defining Excellence [...]

Last year, VA added ischemic heart disease, hairy cell leukemia [...]