VA Launches Expansion in Veterans Health Facilities - WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake today announced plans to create 44 new community-based outpatient clinics to bring the world-class health care of the Department of Veterans Affairs closer to home for veterans in 21 states. (6/26/08)
Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Gets $18 Million to Expand - WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded more than $18 million to two Sacramento, Calif., companies to develop the next phase of the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, which opened in October 2006. (6/20/08)
VA Reaches Out to Women Veterans - WASHINGTON – The Fourth National Summit on Women Veterans’ Issues will take place at the Westin Washington, D.C., City Center from June 20-22. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake said the three-day meeting will help ensure that women veterans know about the benefits and health care they have earned. (6/19/08)
VA Awards $1.1 Million for Indiana Veterans Home - WASHINGTON – To ensure the state veterans home in Indiana remains a comfortable, safe residence, the Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding a construction grant totaling more than $1.1 million for the state veterans home in West Lafayette (6/19/08)
Gulf War Veterans Given Added Voice at VA - WASHINGTON - - Veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War will gain additional access to the leadership of the Department of Veterans Affairs when the department’s Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans holds its first meeting today. The 14-member, independent panel will advise the Secretary and the department on the full range of health care and benefits needs of those who served in the conflict. (6/17/08)
Statement by the Department Of Veterans Affairs On Smoking Cessation Research Program - WASHINGTON -- Reports in the news media today that the Department of Veterans Affairs is testing drugs on war veterans are inaccurate and misleading. VA conducts extensive and often groundbreaking, evidence-based research nationwide to discover better health care methods for our veterans. (6/17/08)
VA Awards $1.2 Million for Illinois Veterans Homes - WASHINGTON – To ensure state veterans homes in Illinois remain comfortable, safe residences, the Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding construction grants totaling more than $1.2 million for the state veterans home in Manteno and Quincy. (6/16/08)
Health Care “Report Card” Gives VA High Marks - WASHINGTON – A new “hospital report card” by the Department of Veterans Affairs gives the Department’s health care system high marks, with VA facilities often outscoring private-sector health plans in standards commonly accepted by the health care industry. (6/13/08)
VA Reaching Out to Vets with Mortgage Problems - WASHINGTON – Many home owners have found it difficult recently to pay their mortgages, but quick intervention by loan counselors at the Department of Veterans Affairs has actually reduced the number of veterans defaulting on their home loans. (6/12/08)
Indianapolis Set to Host National Veterans Golden Age Games - WASHINGTON – An estimated 600 “golden age” veterans from across the country will travel to Indianapolis to compete in the largest sports and recreational competition for senior veterans in the world August 20-24. (6/11/08)
VA Secretary, Elected Officials and Universities Discuss Veterans Health Care in Omaha - WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake, Sen. Ben Nelson, Rep. Lee Terry, Mayor Mike Fahey, leaders from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Creighton Medical Center and key Omaha business partners met on Monday to discuss the future of veterans care at the Omaha VA Medical Center. (6/9/08)
