Tag: Veterans Affairs

VA Facilities Offer Many Female Medical Services

Women Veterans, you may be surprised to learn about all VA has to offer. If you haven’t checked out VA in a while, things have changed. We recognize each of you are unique and your health care needs are not “one-size-fits-all.” That’s why VA continues to expand its services, so we can provide you with …

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VA Hospitals Outperform Private Sector in Patient Experience

Recent results from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) show that VA’s investments in its customer experience program continues to yield significant improvements in the VA patient experience. In HCAHPS’s April 2023 release, 72% of VA medical centers received four or five HCAHPS Summary Stars for the patient survey rating, compared …

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Veterans May Hold Key to Ending Pandemic!

The COVID-19 vaccine is now available to virtually everyone who wants it. To date, just 36% of the American public is fully vaccinated. Even with new variants of the disease on the rise, recent polling suggests that up to one quarter of society may choose not to be vaccinated. COVID continues to be a security …

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Veterans Affairs to Offer Free Vaccinations

All veterans, their spouses and caregivers can soon get COVID-19 vaccinations from Veterans Affairs (VA) under the Save Lives Act signed into law on March 24. Covered individuals can receive a vaccine from VA due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. Under the bill, covered individuals are: • Veterans who are not eligible to …

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New Technologies for Veterans

Veterans are living in an era of communications miracles. Telehealth is a tool Veterans Affairs (VA) uses to consult remotely with rural patients. They’re even teleconsulting to prepare transitioning Veterans for employment outside the Armed Forces. But telehealth isn’t just a high-tech phone call as They are also diagnosing patients remotely. For example, diabetes is …

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Fort Collins Veterans Fair

The Larimer County Veterans Service Office is organizing a Veterans Services & Opportunities Fair for veterans & their families. This event is February 27, 2019 from 3pm to 6:30pm at the Fort Collins Elks Lodge, 1424 E. Mulberry in Fort Collins. Admission is free, with a wide variety of exhibitors available to discuss the services …

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