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VA to Open New Tampa Mental Health Clinic
TAMPA — The James A. Haley VA Medical Center plans to open a new mental health clinic located on North 46th Street in Tampa, which is about two miles from the Haley campus. VA reports that the...
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VA Announces Recruitment of Mental Health Care Doctors and Counselors
WASHINGTON (June 11, 2012)- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki recently announced the department would add approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians as well as nearly 300 support staff...
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New Program to Help Wounded Warriors Apply for Social Security Disability
Social Security recently released announced a new initiative to improve sharing military medical records for wounded Veterans applying for Social Security Disability: Social Security and Department of...
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List of Bay Pines Medical Facilities Closed Due to Hurricane Isaac on Monday,...
VAMC Bay Pines – Closures – August 27, 2012 All appointments, outpatient services and elective procedures at the main Bay Pines VA Medical Center have also been cancelled. Patients with appointments...
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Joint DOD & VA Health Record Program Gaining Steam
(From AOL Government) Since rebooting efforts nearly a year ago to merge their electronic health care management and record keeping systems, the Defense Department and the Department of Veterans...
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TV Report: Florida VA Office One of the Worst
New Channel 8 (WFLA) in Tampa is reporting that the Florida Regional Office of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs at St. Petersburg is one of the worst in the country with a a backlog of over 50,000...
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Returned from Afghanistan or Iraq? Get 5 Years of VA Health Coverage.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a great page describing Returning Service Member health benefits. These benefits are not just for those returning from Afghanistan. They apply to OEF, OIF, and...
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In Orlando, President Barack Obama pledges to care for veterans new and old
Tampa Bay Times – ORLANDO — “A dozen wartime years are winding down, but the job of caring for veterans new and old is only just beginning, President Barack Obama told thousands of veterans in Orlando...
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Bill Filed in Congress to Create Better Health Records for Vets
From Fosters.com - “MONTPELIER, Vt. — U.S. Rep. Peter Welch said Monday he is co-sponsoring a bill that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department to find a better way...
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Veterans Affairs Department Appoints New CTO
From InformationWeek – “The Veterans Affairs Department has appointed Marina Martin, a senior advisor to federal Chief Technology Office Todd Park and a former Presidential Innovation Fellow, to take...
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