rural Veterans

Instead of driving 300 miles to visit a cardiologist at a VA medical center, Veteran Jerry Roberts drives 30 miles to a nearby VA clinic to be examined remotely over computer via telecardiology.

Join VA’s Office of Connected Care and VFW on Friday, Oct. 11, at 12 p.m. ET for a Facebook Live event: Delivering Care to Rural Veterans When and Where It's Needed.

Advancing Telehealth through Local Access Stations (ATLAS) is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ latest innovative virtual health care experience to increase Veteran access to care. ATLAS caters to Veterans living in rural areas with long travel times to VA health care facilities or with limited connectivity at home.

VA is proactively using the latest in telehealth technology to reach rural Veterans who need hearing evaluations and intervention care.

One of the pressing issues facing Veterans in rural communities is the lack of fast, reliable internet service, or any internet service at all. VA and Microsoft have partnered to improve rural Veterans’ online access to VA services and benefits.

The Texas VA Medical Center awarded has been awarded millions for a new TeleMental Health Hosting Facility that can serve more Veterans.

A quarter of women Veterans receiving VA health care live in rural areas. VA is making sure their doctors, nurses and staff are up to date on women’s health care needs.

Recently, VA started a pilot telehealth program called Telemedicine Outreach […]

In an effort to enhance partnerships between VA and our community providers, VA senior leaders recently traveled to Montana and Alaska VA Medical Centers to learn about how those two states are providing service to Veterans in the community.