Sep 27, 2018
Just one week before taking effect, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a final rule on verification guidelines for veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, found in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA...
Sep 21, 2018
An Army medic who braved enemy rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire in Afghanistan to treat wounded soldiers will receive the military’s highest honor, the White House announced late Friday. Ronald J. Shurer II will receive the Medal of Honor, an upgrade to...
Sep 21, 2018
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a spending bill for the Department of Veterans Affairs that for the first time exceeds more than $200 billion. Trump signed the VA budget for fiscal year 2019 during a ceremony at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las...
Sep 18, 2018
Using a web-based report scorecard that measures, evaluates and benchmarks quality and efficiency at its medical centers, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently released data that showed significant improvements at the majority of its health care...
Sep 13, 2018
After years of waiting, the 30,000 military veterans in Columbus and the surrounding Chattahoochee Valley area are finally getting a new primary care and mental health clinic as part of a $62.4 million project, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed...
Sep 11, 2018
The Veterans Affairs Department is on track to receive its biggest budget yet, but the agency still doesn’t have a firm, long-term funding path for its new community care program. A joint congressional conference committee approved $86.5 billion in discretionary...
Sep 10, 2018
Naval Hospital Jacksonville, including its five branch health clinics in Florida and Georgia, will be the first Navy military medical treatment facility (MTF) to transition to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on Oct. 1, 2018. The change in administration will be...
Sep 7, 2018
The 99th Medical Group based at Mike O’Callaghan Medical Center here successfully completed its first set of orthopedic spine surgeries after bringing two specialized surgeons to the unit. As one of the more limited Air Force Medical Servicespecialties, orthopedic...
Sep 6, 2018
Expansion and renovation projects started in 2008 and will continue through at least 2020. Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center has undergone a decade of almost constant construction as it evolves from a 1950s-style hospital to a modern health-care campus. New...
Sep 6, 2018
Two clinics that have been serving veteran needs in Dothan will become one by the end of November. According to a statement by the Central Alabama Healthcare System, the clinic on Alexander Drive serving physical care needs will close and merge with the current clinic...