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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health [2] that implements the healthcare program of the VA through a nationalized healthcare service in the United States, providing healthcare and healthcare-adjacent services to veterans through the administration and operation ...
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 170 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country. Non-healthcare benefits include disability ...
VA Butler Healthcare is a Health Care Center operated by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Serving over 22,000 veterans in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. The hospital is located on a 90-acre campus on New Castle Road (PA Route 356) in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reports that in 2020, 199 veterans in North Carolina took their own lives, resulting in a significantly higher suicide rate among veterans compared to the ...
The Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI) program offers life insurance to veterans with service-connected disabilities. [7] The Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife) program is a new benefit that provides guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance to veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Respite care is planned or emergency temporary care provided to caregivers of a child or adult. [ 1 ] Respite programs provide planned short-term and time-limited breaks for families and other unpaid caregivers of children and adults with disabilities or cognitive loss in order to support and maintain the primary caregiving relationship.
When newly formed, the Nebraska statewide lifespan respite program conducted a statewide survey of a broad array of caregivers who had been receiving respite services, and found that one in four families with children under 21 reported that they were less likely to place their child in out-of-home care once respite services were available. In ...
The City College of San Francisco partnered with the SFVAMC to set up a veterans affairs health office on campus to target students using the G.I. Bill. The pilot program was reviewed by Craig Newmark in the San Francisco Chronicle, who stated that it is a good model for delivering healthcare services to young veterans nationwide. [9]