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Spirit of giving at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center

Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 10:00 amDecember 9, 2020 Posted in Health by David Walter 407 views

There is a marvelous spirit of giving at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center. Presents were wheeled out to …

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USAF Veteran – what Thanksgiving means to me

Posted on Thursday, November 26, 2020 10:00 amNovember 23, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 529 views

AF Veteran considers Thanksgiving Day a calendar celebration of a 365-day scorecard of appreciation. He is …

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VA, caregivers work together to help ailing Veterans

Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2020 9:00 amJuly 17, 2020 Posted in Caregivers, ChooseVA, Health by David Walter 4k views

It is a tough, labor-of-love, kind of job. VA partners with family member caregivers to help provide …

Be like Jim: No legs, no problem

Posted on Monday, July 20, 2020 9:00 amJuly 15, 2020 Posted in Adaptive Sports, ChooseVA, Health by David Walter 1k views

Jim Jacobi has had a lot thrown at him -- war, Agent Orange, triple bypass surgery and losing both legs. But …

Many of the Milwaukee VA Medical Center's providers in Primary Care, Mental Health and other specialties use telehealth to connect with their patients.

Reaching out in crisis with telehealth

Posted on Friday, April 3, 2020 9:00 amApril 1, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Health, Mental Health, Technology, VA Medical Centers by Gary Kunich 1k views

Dr. Mike McBride was providing telehealth when telehealth wasn’t cool. The Milwaukee VA psychiatrist, who …

Marine veteran Kenneth Schmitt and RN Farrah Mosely during a home-based primary care visit in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

Veteran gets VA health care at home

Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 10:00 amFebruary 7, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 7k views

Even though he can’t drive, Marine Veteran Kenneth Schmitt receives VA primary care through home-based …

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VA keeps heart care local with telecardiology

Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:00 amOctober 28, 2019 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by VAntage Point Contributor 4k views

Instead of driving 300 miles to visit a cardiologist at a VA medical center, Veteran Jerry Roberts drives 30 …

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3D printing helps Veteran stay independent

Posted on Friday, October 18, 2019 10:00 amOctober 17, 2019 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

When Veteran Jim Borelli was unable to drive his power wheelchair with a round joystick, a Milwaukee VA …

Milwaukee VA Police Officers (left to right) Joseph Tripp, Christopher Zimmermann and Glenn Stritchko

Milwaukee VA police save man from heroin overdose

Posted on Friday, October 4, 2019 4:00 pmOctober 3, 2019 Posted in ChooseVA, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Three Milwaukee VA police jumped into action after a man riding the city bus overdosed on heroin. The police …

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Veteran walks across country for suicide awareness

Posted on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 10:00 amAugust 29, 2019 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by VAntage Point Contributor 6k views

Veteran Tom Zurhellen is walking 22 miles a day from Oregon to New York to raise awareness about Veteran …

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