Veteran News

Veterans’ housing project could be built next year in Bernards Township

BERNARDS TWP. – A delayed, scaled down plan for a rental housing complex at the Lyons Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center off Valley Road is expected to break ground by January 2012.

MEDSEEK Links Western North Carolina and Veterans Affairs

Clinical Portal Solution Provides Data Exchange Between VA and 16 Hospitals for a Better Healthcare ExperienceBirmingham, Alabama (PRWEB) August 18, 2011 MEDSEEK, the industry’s only provider of the optimal 360-degree online healthcare experience, today announced the successful connection of WNC Health Network's health information exchange, called WNC Data Link, to the Veterans Administration’s ...

Veterans Face Stress Over Hospital Parking

DECATUR, Ga. -- The drawdown of troops from Iraq is causing a ripple effect at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Decatur. “We are one of the fastest growing medical centers in the country," said Interim Director Alvin Rosaro.

Times: Impending breakup behind First Hill killings of man, young son?

Dr. Louis Chen and his longtime partner, Eric Cooper, shared an overwhelming desire to have a child. While Chen was working as an attending physician at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis, they began the long process of having a child through surrogacy, according to several friends of the couple. Their child was not adopted from outside the country, as originally reported ...

NC summit to address issue of homeless veterans

The Associated Press The Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Nonprofit groups, employment agencies and others are meeting to discuss how to best help homeless veterans in Fayetteville. The summit will be held Tuesday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center. It's closed to the public. Stephanie Felder is the homeless program coordinator for the VA in Fayetteville who has organized several ...

State director to discuss VA benefits at Cedar Falls hotel

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- Bob Steben, an executive director with the Iowa Department of Veteran Affairs, will answer questions about Veterans Administration benefits for seniors Thursday at the Clarion Hotel, 5826 University Ave.

Human Engineering Research Laboratory moves to new home

The Human Engineering Research Laboratories celebrated the dedication of its new digs in Bakery Square Aug. 1 with cake, fruit punch and short speeches from officials of the Veterans Administration, the University of Pittsburgh and the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

Corona firm to install burial crypts at Riverside National Cemetery

Corona-based Team West Contracting Corp. has won a $3.9 million contract from the Veterans Administration to install 10,000 burial crypts at Riverside National Cemetery, according to the firm. The work is expected to take a couple of years. Steve Girard, general manager of the small general contracting firm, said his company plans to use crypts manufactured by Whited Cemetery Service in Romoland.

Health screening in McConnellsburg for families and seniors

McCONNELLSBURG -- The Tri-State Community Health Center, Fulton County Medical Center and the Veterans Administration will focus on families and seniors at the Fulton County Fair next week, to recognize National Health Center Week.

Morrison graduates from Iowa Lakes Community College

Iowa Lakes Community College held its Spring Commencement ceremony on May 13 on the Estherville campus. Iowa Lakes Community College, with accreditation by the North Central Association, Iowa Department of Education and Veterans Administration, has campuses in Emmetsburg, Estherville, Algona, Spencer and Spirit Lake.