Senator Murray visits VA Puget Sound Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Senator Patty Murray visited VA Puget Sound - American Lake Division earlier this month to hold a Veterans roundtable and check out the new Mental Health
Are you ready to MOVE? MOVE! is the VA weight managment program designed for Veterans. We have a coordinator who is ready to get you started.
Experience when it counts When they’re wheeling you into the operating room you want a skilled surgeon waiting. When they wheel you out you want to wake up in post-op to a cadre of committed nurses who care. About you.
Million Veteran Program VA has launched an important partnership with Veterans who volunteer to better understand how genes affect health and illness.
Flu shots for 2011-12 flu season Veteran Flu Shots are now available for all Scheduled Appointments. Additional options for Veterans include drive-through clinics Seattle and American Lake and walk-ins at all locations.
Electronic Record Exchange VA Puget Sound will partner with MultiCare Health System and Madigan Healthcare System to exchange health information electronically for Veterans who participate in the pilot.
National Suicide Prevention Week 2011 National Suicide Prevention Week is September 4–10, 2011. Can you tell when a Veteran you know is at risk of suicide? Do you know how to support a Veteran in crisis?
Veterans: Do You Have High Blood Pressure? High Blood Pressure increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, leading causes of death in the United States. Vets should get their blood pressure checked regularly.
Taking it off...Keeping it Off How much weight would you like to lose? Veteran Joe went from 230 pounds to 168 pounds. And keeping it off with VA’s MOVE! program. You can too! Call your VA Medical Center now.
VA Nursing Service: Excellence in Patient-Driven Care VA Nursing: a dynamic group of respected, compassionate professionals. This is National Nurses Week when we salute nurses who are essential for quality healthcare for our Vets.
Returning Service Members The yellow ribbon on the home page of every VA Medical Center is the gateway to the health and many other benefits OEF/OIF Veterans have earned.
Mental and Physical Health - A Critical Connection Mental health and physical health problems are interrelated components of overall health and are best treated in a coordinated care system. Learn more during Mental Health Month.
Caring for Veterans through Discovery & Collaboration VA Research Week: A look at the role of VA researchers in providing high quality care for Veterans. Learn about the impact of research on treating disease and disability.
Helping Vets Find a Job VA Medical Centers across the country are holding Job Fairs to help Vets meet prospective employers and assisting them with interviewing skills and resume building.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month About one in five women and one in a hundred men seen in VA medical facilities report that they experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST).