Are you a Veteran with an upcoming health care appointment? Need to quickly check the date of your last tetanus shot? Need to remember what antibiotic you last took? Need to review your health records before your next visit? Finding what you need, when you need it, in your VA health care history can seem daunting. It doesn’t have to be. One quick and easy solution is third-party applications.
Face of InnoVAtion is a regular series from the VHA Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) focusing on VA employees who are working to change and save Veteran lives through innovation. This month meet Francesca Zeringue, medical support assistant at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (HCS). Francesca Zeringue has a long history with both horses and Veterans. The VA Salt Lake City HCS caregiver, who speaks four different languages and is a first-generation American, comes from a family of Veterans, including her son who served as a U.S. Marine. She also has 18 years of experience with equine-assisted therapy, …
VA’s Gerofit program was awarded $4.2 million for research performed at the Durham VA Health Care System. The program that began over 35 years ago is now in over 17 VA hospitals across the nation.
Helping Veterans through the pandemic is one of White River Junction VA’s primary missions. The Vermont medical center, and partners, recently helped several Veterans access their earned benefits, including helping one find housing stability.
May 15 is Armed Forces Day, which celebrates soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Guardians and Coast Guardsmen. Service members don’t need to wait until separating to start using benefits they earned. Here are seven ways service members can start using VA.
Women Veterans more than twice as likely to die by suicide compared to non-Veteran women. It’s more important than ever that providers talk with women Veterans and understand their unique suicide risks.
