Hurricane Irma

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During the height of emergency operations, VA staff deemed essential spent several days “living” at the VA medical centers in order to provide seamless care for their patients sheltered-in-place.

VA’s Debt Management Center has suspended collections on debts for those located in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s declared disaster areas recent hurricanes.

During an emergency, Veterans enrolled in My HealtheVet can access their medication refills, health records and other valuable tools when medical centers and other facilities are inaccessible.

In Puerto Rico where electricity was knocked out by Hurricane Maria, the San Juan VA Medical Center — currently operating on generator power and staffed by 800 employees — is providing health care for 338 inpatients, with primary care and mental health services available for walk-in patients.

If you’re looking for the definition of dedication, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital pharmacy technician Tim Myers might be a pretty good example of one.

VA staff from the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Florida, are in the community reaching out to Veterans following Hurricane Irma

Where practical, VA will make beds that are not being used by Veterans available to non-Veteran nursing home residents as needed, while ensuring VA continues its primary mission of providing health care to Veterans.

Check out this summary of information and resources available to Veterans who have been impacted by Hurricane Irma.

Due to anticipated severe weather associated with the storm, the Bay Pines VA is transfering approximately 100 patients currently admitted for care at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center to other VA facilities in Florida.

In preparation for effects of Hurricane Irma, the director of Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center has activated the hospital command center and appropriate supporting functions.

Veterans will be offered mental health, homeless services, and health care through our medical centers, clinics, and mobile medical units as needed.