Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Recent News About Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Short-stay knee surgery has long-term benefit for Veteran
U.S. Army Veteran Rick Rader was in severe pain in both knees. “It was bone-on-bone and I couldn’t even walk. I was an invalid in my own home. It wasn’t fun,” he recalls.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Dallas VA Stand Down gives hand up to 400 homeless Veterans
Army Veteran Omedia Jordan made his way through a long line of Veterans hugging a hallway inside the 100-acre Dallas VA Medical Center campus. The line ended at the entrance to a gymnasium that was full of area Veterans Service Organizations, service groups and supportive services.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Verizon highlights commitment to VA partnership supporting telehealth in new commercial
This past Veterans Day weekend, Verizon highlighted its partnership with VA in a commercial featuring VA’s telehealth services.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Five highly valued skills Veterans bring to VA careers
Veterans Month is a great time for newly transitioning service members or longtime Veterans to be reminded that VA hires former service members not only because it’s the right idea but because it’s the smart idea.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Explore a VA career in medicine at AAMC 2019 in Phoenix
VA's robust relationship with the medical education community brings the best cutting-edge care to Veterans.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: American Legion Auxiliary Co-Presents Creative Arts Festival
For nearly two decades, the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) has been a co-presenter in the annual National Veterans Creative Arts Festival (NVCAF). The Veteran service organization raises funds and provides volunteers who escort Veterans to their rehearsals and performances.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Help end Veteran homelessness as a postdoctoral fellow
At VA, ending homelessness among Veterans is a top priority. Since 2010, the VA National Center on Homelessness among Veterans has worked to permanently house or prevent over 700,000 Veterans and their families from becoming homeless. But there’s still plenty more to be done.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Blind Veteran could not wait to “Get on the water!”
Terry Hunt, a blind Veteran who receives health care at the Kernersville VA Health Care Center (HCC), mentioned several years ago that he wished he could participate in water sports.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Max Michael Seidemann
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Max Michael Seidemann, who fought at the Battles of Inchon and Wonju during the Korean War.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Crisscross Organ Swap alters two Navy Veterans’ lives forever
Crisscross Organ Swap alters two Navy Veterans’ lives forever
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will implement new procedures by January 2020, for sharing medical information for Veterans accessing health care in the community.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: VA, White House PREVENTS task force holds Innovation Summit
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the White House Domestic Policy Council hosted an innovation summit Sept. 23 as part of The President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End the National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) task force.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Life Waters provides adaptive scuba programs to disabled Veterans
LifeWaters offers scuba diving and scuba certifications as part of recreational water therapy. The non-profit organization improves the lives of disabled Veterans with a dedicated staff of volunteers, including Spinal Cord Injury therapists, doctors, nurses, Veterans and civilians.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Start enjoying the health benefits of a smoke-free environment…
VA will implement a smoke-free policy beginning in October 2019 and complete full implementation no later than January 2020.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: VA has cured 100,000 Veterans of Hepatitis C
As World Hepatitis Day is marked nationwide this week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reached a significant milestone, having cured more than 100,000 Veterans of chronic hepatitis C virus infection (HCV), establishing VA as a global leader in the diagnosis and treatment of HCV.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: VA hosts initiative that assists in securing financial futures for Veterans, service members and their families
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will host the Economic Investment (EI) Initiative: Puget Sound 2019, Aug. 6 – 8 at the South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Washington, to help those who serve or have served in uniform find continued success in civilian life.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: Veterans Experience Action Center: how one community delivered for Veterans
Despite the record heat on July 19 and 20 in Davenport, Iowa, more than 600 Veterans and their family members attended the Quad Cities Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC) at St. Ambrose University.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: VA Telehealth serves as guiding light for UK health system
Innovation often begins with a flash of inspiration — a light bulb moment. For Iain Trayner, his light bulb moment came in 2016 while watching a demonstration of a Clinical Video Telehealth encounter during a tour of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: VA’s VetSuccess on Campus Program marks 10th anniversary
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Service in June celebrated a decade of the VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) Program, which supports service members, Veterans and eligible dependents as they complete their education and obtain viable careers.
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MARION VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER: VA extends Agent Orange presumption to ‘Blue Water Navy’ Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is preparing to process Agent Orange exposure claims for “Blue Water Navy” Veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam between Jan. 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975.