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Reporting Non-VA Emergency Room Visits: Beginning June 8, 2020, the Office of Community Care is requesting that all Veterans report their non-VA Emergency Department visits to the Department of Veteran Affairs within 72 hours of the start of emergency care.
Managing Stress During COVID-19: Feeling stressed by COVID-19? In this video, Dr. Jonathan Leinbach, Associate Chief of Staff for mental and behavioral health, shares helpful methods for managing the challenges associated with COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
VA MISSION Act Urgent Care Benefits: The urgent care benefit covers treatment of non-emergent symptoms such as flu-like symptoms, wheezing, sprains, sore throats, painful urination, bumps and bruises, ear pain, and mild skin irritations.
Text Message Appointment Reminders Now Available: NEW - Text messages -- Get automatic reminders sent 48 hours in advance of your scheduled appointment. Enrolled Veterans can cancel, confirm future appointments and download a calendar file.
Direct Scheduling for Oncology: Eligible DVAHCS Veterans with active cancer can directly schedule Oncology appointments making access to specialty care services faster and easier for Veterans, while improving availability for primary care services.
Durham VA MICU Earns Beacon Award for Excellence: The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recently awarded a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence to Durham VA Health Care System's MICU. The award marks a milestone on the path to exceptional patient care.
NCSU student aims to make colleges Veteran centric: At NCSU, the 600 or so former military men and women can easily blend in with the 30,000 students crisscrossing the Raleigh campus. However, their needs are unique. That’s where a program called NC STRIVE come in.
Secretary Shulkin visits Durham VA: Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David J. Shulkin, visited the Durham VA April 28 to highlight the progress made for Veterans during President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office.
Veteran flies high with FSU women athletes: Last month, Durham VA hospice patient Frances “Frankie” Holland, received her final wish of meeting with the FSU women's basketball team. Holland is a Woman’s Army Corps Veteran who served during the Vietnam War era.
Veteran finds relief from pain with acupuncture: America is in a troubling era of opioid use. For decades, Peter Johnson, a U.S. Navy Veteran from Edenton, N.C., was caught up in the middle of that trouble, but he says no more thanks to an effort by the Durham VA.