Dr. Erdal Gursoy conducted the only two Micra A/V leadless pacemaker placements in Veterans Affairs history at Northport VA Medical Center at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sharon Tapp’s job as a nurse was caring for others until she was diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus and spent 117-days in the hospital, two months in a coma. She is home after a “miraculous” recovery.
Youth volunteers will be “Bridging the Digital Divide” at Charleston VA Medical Center. They will help Veterans with virtual appointments and other technology that not all Veterans are familiar with.
Partnership between VA and Elizabeth Dole Foundation offers 40,000 hours of free home health care to more than 1,600 Veteran caregiver families.
VA Health care workers are managing stressful situations and are exposed to the unknown course of the pandemic. The Hampton VA medical center has implemented a Stress Management Response Team (SMaRT).
To provide relief to Veterans experiencing financial difficulties with VA debts, VA is suspending collection actions or extending terms of current repayment agreements, on pre-existing VA debts.
Ashley Henson and Shelia McCraney, skilled respiratory therapists with the Kansas City VA medical center, deployed to Chicago to care for COVID positive Veterans. They spent their two weeks on the night shift.
VA Chaplaincy challenged to be innovative and creative in the manner of providing spiritual care. VA’s chaplains have turned to various communications platforms to connect with the people they serve.
VA is taking action to ensure that all Veterans, including older Veterans, are protected from COVID-19 and receive high-quality testing and care, no matter who they are or where they get their care.
In July, Houston VA became the first VA facility to participate in an international trial evaluating the therapeutic benefit of a drug as a treatment for Veterans with COVID-19 severe pneumonia.
Veterans Robert Taney and Robert Tomlinson were able to get their chemotherapy treatments safely throughout the pandemic due to the professionalism and dedication of the staff at Lebanon VAMC.
Veterans are increasingly using VA technologies like My HealtheVet, VA’s online health portal, and VA Video Connect, VA’s video visit application. Telehealth visits have increased by 1,132 percent.