$62.4 million project will bring new VA medical clinic to Columbus area’s 30,000 veterans
After years of waiting, the 30,000 military veterans in Columbus and the surrounding Chattahoochee Valley area are finally getting a new primary care and mental health clinic as part of a $62.4 million project, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed...
Congress agrees on biggest VA budget yet, but leaves long-term MISSION Act funding unclear
The Veterans Affairs Department is on track to receive its biggest budget yet, but the agency still doesn’t have a firm, long-term funding path for its new community care program. A joint congressional conference committee approved $86.5 billion in discretionary...
Naval Hospital Jacksonville selected as first Navy facility to transition to Defense Health Agency
Naval Hospital Jacksonville, including its five branch health clinics in Florida and Georgia, will be the first Navy military medical treatment facility (MTF) to transition to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on Oct. 1, 2018. The change in administration will be...
Spine Surgery Team Adds Capability, Improves Readiness at Nellis Air Force Base
The 99th Medical Group based at Mike O’Callaghan Medical Center here successfully completed its first set of orthopedic spine surgeries after bringing two specialized surgeons to the unit. As one of the more limited Air Force Medical Servicespecialties, orthopedic...
Decade of improvements for Erie VA hospital
Expansion and renovation projects started in 2008 and will continue through at least 2020. Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center has undergone a decade of almost constant construction as it evolves from a 1950s-style hospital to a modern health-care campus. New...
Dothan VA clinics to merge into one facility
Two clinics that have been serving veteran needs in Dothan will become one by the end of November. According to a statement by the Central Alabama Healthcare System, the clinic on Alexander Drive serving physical care needs will close and merge with the current clinic...
Philips Healthcare inks deal with US military for remote monitoring technology
Philips Healthcare is turning its attention to military technology, as the Andover, Massachusetts-based company announced this morning that it would be entering into a non-exclusive patent licensing agreement with the US Air Force Research Laboratory for its...
US Senate Passes FY 2019 Appropriations Bill With NIH Funding Increase
The US Senate last night passed a spending bill for fiscal 2019 that would boost the National Institutes of Health’s budget by $2 billion to $39.1 billion — a 5.4 percent increase over the agency’s current funding level. The appropriations package was...
Veterans can now file class-action lawsuits against VA
A federal court ruling this week opened the possibility for veterans to file suit against the Department of Veterans Affairs as a class rather than individuals, a move that advocates say could dramatically shift how legal cases against the bureaucracy are handled. The...
Every State a Winner as Senate Moves Medical Research Billions
A gusher of federal money for states to boost research into diseases ranging from Alzheimer’s to cancer would flow under a fiscal 2019 spending package that the Senate is seeking to pass tomorrow. The $875 billion spending “minibus” (H.R. 6157) bundles spending for...