“Salaries and signup bonuses are not enough,” said Suzanne Gordon, senior policy analyst at VHPI. “In the post-COVID era, hospitals are trying to recruit any living, breathing healthcare worker who still wants to stay in healthcare. And so it’s very difficult to recruit if you can...
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) now offers medical aid and financial payouts to help veterans with mesothelioma. The Mesothelioma Hope team, consisting of U.S. veterans, Patient Advocates, and VA-accredited claims agents, can help you access or increase your VA benefit payouts and access ...
Evidence shows that older patients with advance directives such as a living will, or durable power of attorney for healthcare, are more likely to receive care consistent with their preferences at the end of life. Less is known about the use of advance di
The Kalamazoo County Veterans Day Ceremony will be Monday, November 11, 2024 starting at 2 p.m. at Robert L. Cook Veterans Memorial Plaza at Rose Park. Brian Love, director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, is guest speaker. Snacks and drinks will be available at Thunderbird. For ...
The final plan also called for building new hospitals in Orlando and Las Vegas; adding 156 new CBOCs, four new spinal cord injury centers, and two blind rehabilitation centers; and expanding mental health outpatient services nationwide. By opening health care access to more veterans, VA expects ...
Around33% of veterans suffer from mental health issueslike depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and53% of veterans experience chronic physical health issuesfrom their time in the military, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). ...
As a Service Officer for the North Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs. Stephens meets one-on-one with those men and women. He listens as they describe their struggles to return to a normal world after having deeply life-challenging experiences. ...
Design, Settings, and Participants This retrospective cohort study used prospectively collected health record data from Veterans Affairs hospitals across the US on Veterans who had COVID-19 between March 2020 and April 2021. Each individual was matched with up to 5 comparators who had not been infe...
and severity of COVID-19 (hazard ratio [HR] 1.10, 95% CI 0.99–1.23)6. Misclassification of pre-existing AF as newly-diagnosed AF is possible when patients are admitted to hospitals where they have not received regular care or any care prior to the index hospitalization. In addition, the...
Foreman’s activism reveals one persistent cog in the “Save our VA” campaign. But VFP members, from San Diego to the Bronx, have held similar protests outside the VA hospitals they’re determined to save. They’ve also submitted newspaper op-eds defending the VA, left flyers in their lo...