What: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs leaders in the north Georgia area will hold a press event to highlight local progress, achievements and programs over the past year and talk about organizational challenges/needs in the years ahead.
Who: Atlanta VA Medical Center Director Leslie B. Wiggins; Atlanta Regional Benefits Office Director Al Bocchicchio; and Stephan Frank from the National Cemetery Administration, Southeast District.
When: Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 1 p.m.
Where Atlanta VAMC’s Fort McPherson Campus; Building 128 (Check-in at front gate) 1701 Hardee Ave., SW Atlanta, GA 30310
Background: All three local branches of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will be on hand to highlight partnership and collaboration efforts aimed at fulfilling President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan". Updates will also be provided on local progress, achievements and programs over the past year along with organizational challenges local VA facilities face in the years ahead.
A tour of the Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC) will be available for those media representative interested in learning more about services for Veterans who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
For more information, or to RSVP, please contact the Atlanta VAMC public affairs at (404) 321-6111 x6968 or email at VHAATGPublicAffairs@va.gov.
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Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC), a Joint Commission and Magnet®-designated medical facility sits on 26 acres in Decatur, Georgia—just minutes from downtown Atlanta. The main medical center is a level 1A tertiary care facility providing patient-centered healthcare via an array of comprehensive medical, surgical, geriatric specialty services, as well as state-of–the-art diagnostic testing throughout 14 sites of care. With 445 inpatient beds, including a 120-bed Community Living Center, a 40-bed domiciliary, and a 12-bed Residential Treatment Program, the Atlanta VAMC is uniquely positioned to serve the healthcare needs of more than 130,000 enrolled Veterans living in 50 counties across northeast Georgia. The Medical Center, also a teaching hospital, provides hands-on and state-of-the-art technology, education and research to residents in collaboration with Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine.
| Date Taken: | 07.30.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 07.30.2015 10:36 |
| Story ID: | 171560 |
| Location: | ATLANTA, GA, US |
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