VA SAIL report scorecard shows majority of VA medical centers have improved over past year in quality of services provided to Veterans
Using a web-based report scorecard that measures, evaluates and benchmarks quality and efficiency at its medical centers, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently released data that showed significant improvements at the majority of its health care...
$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...