VA CLINIC OPENINGS UPDATE 2 July 2008
Posted by Service Officer on July 2nd, 2008
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake announced 26 JUN plans to create 44 new community-based outpatient clinics to bring the health care of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) closer to home for veterans in 21 states. The new clinics, scheduled to be activated over the next 15 months, will increase VA’s network of independent and community-based clinics to 782, an increase of more than 100 in five years. This growth in community clinics has helped VA meet veterans’ expectations for prompt, quality service, with 98% of veterans seen within 30 days in all types of VA primary care facilities throughout the country. VA’s Planned Sites for New Outpatient Clinics are:
• Alabama (2) — Marshall County , Wiregrass
• Alaska — Matanuska-Susitna Borough area
• Arkansas (2) — Ozark, White County
• California — East Bay-Alameda County area
• Florida – Summerfield
• Georgia (4) — Baldwin County , Coweta County , Glynn County , Liberty County
• Indiana (2) — Miami County , Morgan County
• Iowa — Wapello County
• Louisiana (5) — Lake Charles , Leesville, Natchitoches , St. Mary Parish, Washington Parish
• Maine — Lewiston-Auburn area
• Minnesota (2) — Douglas County , Northwest Metro
• Missouri — Franklin County
• New Mexico — Rio Rancho
• North Carolina (2) — Robeson County , Rutherford County
• North Dakota — Grand Forks County
• Ohio — Gallia County
• Oklahoma (4) — ltus, Craig County , Enid, Jay
• Tennessee (3) — Giles County , Maury County , McMinn County
• Texas (5) — Katy, Lake Jackson , Richmond , Tomball, El Paso County
• Virginia (3) — Augusta County , Emporia , Wytheville
• West Virginia — Greenbrier County
[Source: VA Press Release 26 Jun 08 ++]
