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Watches provide health care connections for Veterans

Posted on Monday, April 13, 2020 10:00 amApril 10, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 4k views

Technology is a powerful tool for improving Veterans’ health care plans. Read how Kimberly Braswell, a …

Arturo Antonsanti's Purple Heart Medal and citation.

Veteran’s family receives long overdue medal

Posted on Friday, February 14, 2020 4:00 pmFebruary 12, 2020 Posted in Honoring Vets by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

The family of a deceased World War II Coast Guard Veteran received a Purple Heart Medal for an incident that …

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Playing harmonica is therapy for Veterans with COPD

Posted on Friday, October 4, 2019 10:00 amOctober 4, 2019 Posted in Health by Ed Drohan 3k views

It’s called Harmonicas for Health and it’s helping Veterans breathe easier. The type of breathing used …

hercules black lab therapy dog at tampa va

Happy Birthday Hercules!

Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 4:00 pmJune 25, 2019 Posted in Vets Experience by Beth Lamb 1k views

Hercules, the resident therapy dog at the James A. Haley VA in Tampa, makes a huge impact on his handler, …

Researchers use 3D system to measure pressure ulcer

Beating bedsores: Researchers working on 3D method to aid treatment

Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 10:27 amApril 24, 2019 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 1k views

VA researchers are developing a new instrument for measuring bedsores, or pressure ulcers, using 3D cameras, …

James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital staff

Watch as Tampa’s VA team practices for natural disaster assistance

Posted on Thursday, June 7, 2018 8:00 amJune 7, 2018 Posted in The American Veteran, Videos by Ed Drohan 285 views

While the victims weren’t real, the training received during Exercise Patriot South 2018 was as real as it gets.

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Cyberknife gives Veterans more treatment options for cancer

Posted on Friday, April 20, 2018 10:00 amApril 20, 2018 Posted in Health, Technology by Ed Drohan 922 views

A new robotic treatment recently used for the first time at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa …

Tampa VA vocational rehabilitation specialist Todd Goldin talks with Army Veteran Patrick Stamm during the Veteran's recent reevaluation at the hospital. By coincidence, Goldin's mother, Judie Pink-Goldin, was one of Stamm's original occupational therapists after a four-story fall caused massive injuries and brought him to Haley in 1996 for recovery and rehabilitation.

Veteran completes Army career thanks to rehab at Tampa VA

Posted on Monday, November 20, 2017 2:27 pmApril 20, 2018 Posted in Health by Ed Drohan 442 views

“He’s a success story as well as beyond anybody’s expectations of his recovery. He was able to serve …

Karen Pence visits with patients at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital.

Creative Forces joins with VA to bring healing arts to Veterans

Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2017 8:53 amOctober 27, 2017 Posted in Health, Top Stories, VSO / Partners by VAntage Point Contributor 598 views

Creative Forces is bringing the restorative power of art to active duty patients and Veterans diagnosed with …

Image: Pharmacy Technician Tim Myers receives a load of prescription medications that he'll deliver to inpatients throughout the hospital. The Veteran rode his motorized wheelchair seven miles through an approaching Hurricane to ensure patient care continued uninterrupted.

Quadriplegic Veteran travels through Hurricane Irma to serve his fellow Veterans

Posted on Monday, September 18, 2017 4:22 pmApril 20, 2018 Posted in Health, Honoring Vets by Ed Drohan 269 views

If you’re looking for the definition of dedication, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital pharmacy …

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