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BVAHCS Virtual Care Serve Veterans During Pandemic: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Veterans in northern and central Alabama are using virtual care through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to connect with their providers and safely attend visits from home.
BVAHCS Employee Nationally Recognized for 50 Years: The Department of Veterans Affairs recognized Geneva Robinson of the Birmingham VA Health Care System with a lifetime achievement award for her 50 years of service to Veterans.
Veteran regains speech with help from the BVAHCS: Purple Heart recipient has a lot to say as of recent. Causey is BVAHCS first recipient of an “artificial larynx” device that substitutes sound/vibration source in the absence of a voice box.
Family shares thanks even in loss of brother: Carson McSherdon recently preached his brother's funeral. “There were four brothers and all served in the military except me...”. He added "The Birmingham VA was especially good to him.”
Birmingham VA reducing wait times for chemotherapy: Nurses, pharmacists, physicians, supportive and quality improvement staff at the Birmingham VA Health Care System has implemented a process to reduce wait times for chemotherapy patients waiting for laboratory results.
BVAHCS Nurses Go Above During Nurses Week: BVAHCS nurses assist Veterans at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home. Group includes husband and wife, both nurses who worked side by side, departing on their 27th wedding anniversary
Birmingham VA garners national recognition: The Birmingham VA Health Care System announced it is part of a movement to improve health care for older adults, contributing to a goal of 20 percent of U.S. hospitals and health systems becoming age-friendly by 2020.
Birmingham VA repurposes tele-health technology: Birmingham VA Health Care System is repurposing technology to care for Veterans effected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The telehealth program allows VA health care teams to treat Veterans regardless of their location.
Veterans graduate from BVAMC CWT and VSAW programs: The Birmingham VA held its recent Compensated Work Therapy and Veterans School at Work program’s graduations. It was an opportunity for graduates to share their experiences in the programs and their future plans.
Tele-stroke Program Improves Veterans Care: Birmingham VA has personnel, processes, and protocols in place to deliver rapid care via tele-stroke. VA tele-stroke availability continues to grow and is just one of many telehealth programs available.