North Hempstead veterans in need of medical care drive nearly an hour to the nearest Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Northport, a trip that many say is taxing and inconvenient and has spurred an effort to establish an outpatient clinic closer to the aging veterans.
Veterans on the town’s Advisory Committee are collecting signatures from residents to petition federal representatives to place a community-based outpatient clinic in North Hempstead.
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