Virtual future of medicine
Last month, the Madigan Army Medical Center opened its new Virtual Critical Care Center (VC3). “It is a location where telecritical clinicians (nurses, doctors, and someday other specialties like pharmacists, respiratory therapists and nutritionists) can use...
President Trump’s Executive Order Supporting Mental Health Care for Transitioning Service Members Now Underway
Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the White House has approved an interagency plan to implement President Trump’s executive order supporting Veterans with mental health care and suicide-prevention resources during their transition from...
‘They Deserve It’: In Foster Homes, Veterans Are Cared For Like Family
Ralph Stepney’s home on a quiet street in north Baltimore has a welcoming front porch and large rooms, with plenty of space for his comfortable recliner and vast collection of action movies. The house is owned by Joann West, a licensed caregiver who shares it with...
VA Announces New Acting Secretary, Retirement of Deputy Secretary
Today, the White House named Peter O’Rourke as Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Mr. O’Rourke previously served as VA Chief of Staff and prior to that as executive director of VA’s Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection....