VA team prepares for disasters

#Middlebury #Veterans Did you know the Department of Veterans Affairs has a disaster preparedness team? They do, and it’s called the Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System ... Continue Reading →

Coronavirus doesn’t quarantine scammers

#Middlebury #Veterans #Scammers It doesn’t take much for scammers to find new ways of conning us. Now, with the country on edge fighting this invisible virus enemy, the thieves ... Continue Reading →

VA garners awards

#Middlebury #Veterans The Gears of Government Award is a program that recognizes individual federal employees and teams for performance and dedication to their agency mission. There ... Continue Reading →

Stay safe with virtual VA medical visits

#Middlebury #Veterans #Coronavirus President Donald Trump calls it a war, and he might be right. The fight against this coronavirus has taken nearly all the country’s resources, ... Continue Reading →

VA launches new patient advocate system

#Middlebury #Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs has trained 8,300 employees to serve as patient advocates. The Patient Advocate Tracking System Replacement (PATS-R) program ... Continue Reading →

Stand downs offer help for homeless veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans Do you need Stand Down services? Or are you willing to help create successful events for homeless veterans? Even though parts of the country aren’t quite ... Continue Reading →

Criminals defraud the VA

#Middlebury #Veterans Why do these people think they’ll get away with their crimes against the Department of Veterans Affairs? Don’t they realize they’re ultimately ... Continue Reading →

OIG is VA’s watchdog

#Middlebury #Veterans Since 2012, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Veterans Affairs has saved us $1.4 billion. They do this by showing up unannounced to do ... Continue Reading →

VA hospital patient commits suicide

#Middlebury #Veterans #Suicide You’d think that hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs would be safe havens when it comes to preventing suicide. Not so, apparently. A ... Continue Reading →

VA expands use of telehealth care

#Middlebury #Veterans The use of the Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth services rose 17% in one year, with 900,000 veterans opting to get care that way. That equated to 2.6 ... Continue Reading →