Director of Central Texas VA Health Care addresses veterans at town hall meeting
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -Brazos County veterans weighed in on the top quality of their overall health care and what they’d like to see adjust throughout a city corridor meeting Saturday.
The celebration was hosted by the American Legion Article 159 in Bryan and the Brazos County Veteran Services Workplace.
The town Hall was moderated by Michael Kiefer, Director of the Central Texas Veterans Wellness Care Program.
Health professionals, assert specialists, and other reps from the Texas Central VA Overall health Treatment Process, Bryan-School Station VA Clinic have been existing at a town corridor conference. They explained modern improvements and improvements to VA health care and dealt with veterans’ concerns in both group and 1-on-just one settings.
“I just desired to appear out and greet our veterans who wanted to occur out and greet us,” Kiefer claims. “I think veterans react to that individual conversation instead than just undertaking items remotely or via social media.”
At the city corridor, every single topic was open for dialogue, but there was a significant emphasis on informing veterans about neighborhood treatment. This program aims to make improvements to health care in rural communities, like Bryan-higher education station, in which the nearest VA medical center is more than an hour away.
“Since we are remote, a very long way from the VA Hospital we’re really heading to use the services around Bryan-College Station for specialty care,” states Alfred Paterson, Brazos County Veterans Company Officer.
According to the Veterans Administration, the Veterans Neighborhood Care Program (VCCP) provides eligible veterans with the alternative to acquire healthcare companies from a regional group health care company, based mostly on their health care prerequisites and eligibility requirements. Nevertheless, veterans can still select to receive health care products and services from a VA clinical facility. To avoid being charged for group treatment, VA approval is essential for most circumstances. VA staff associates are dependable for deciding eligibility for group care.
Paterson states having the more care options locally will be useful for veterans, their family members, and caregivers.
“It’s so considerably easier to go 15 minutes to your doctor’s pay a visit to at Baylor Scott & White or St. Joseph as opposed to using an complete day to go up to Temple,” said Patterson. “if a veteran for example, an aged veteran who has a back again issue for him or her to travel an hour and fifty percent just one way to Temple is hard.”
Brazos Valley Veterans Provider Officers
Brazos County Veterans Company Business 200 South Texas Avenue, Suite 167, Bryan, TX 77803 Mobile phone: (979) 361-4360 Email: [email protected]
Burleson County Veterans Support Officer Franklin Karasek 100 W. Buck, Suite 104, Caldwell, TX 77836 Cellphone: 979-567-6360
Madison County Veterans Assistance Officer 101 West Main, Suite 115, Madisonville, TX 77864 Mobile phone: 936-348-2244 Email: [email protected]
Robertson County Veterans Assistance Officer Paul Baker 209 Cedar Street, Hearne, TX 77859 Cellphone: 979-280-5994
Leon County Veterans Services Officer Kimberly Cervantes 113 West Primary, Annex I, 2nd Flooring, PO Box 429, Centerville, TX 75833 Mobile phone: 903-536-3666 E mail: [email protected]
Washington County Veterans Support Officer Eric Posern Washington County Courthouse Annex, 105 W. Major Road, Suite 102, Brenham, TX 77833 Cellphone: (979) 277-6228
Grimes County Veterans’ Expert services Officer Jay Lafferty 270 FM 149 W. (located in the Grimes County Justice & Business enterprise Heart upcoming to the Sheriff’s Section), PO Box 811, Anderson, TX 77830 Cellular phone: (936) 873-4490
Files from Saturday’s City Hall
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