The Clear Talker mask is an invention from the Central Virginia VA Health Care System meant to aid in communication between patients and staff. A product of the hospital’s Assistive Technology team.
A quilt is a representation of VA nurses’ service in the community fighting COVID-19. A quilt is comfort in time of need and represents taking care of Veterans during the pandemic.
Dr. Donald Gleason, who served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, devised the scoring system in the 1960s while working at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.