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GRACE Program Helps Older Veterans- SFVAMC recently implemented a new pilot program to help keep frail, older Veterans out of hospitals and nursing homes. This program works with primary care providers to minimize medications and maximize independence.
How Our Research Benefits Veteran Patients- To celebrate National Research Week, May 13-17, we highlight some achievements of the SFVAMC Research Program, and describe how it helps advance medical science to provide top quality care for Veterans.
First Veterans Justice Court Opens in San Francisco- A new court just for Veterans has opened in San Francisco. It’s the Veterans Justice Court, part of the San Francisco VA Medical Center’s Veterans Justice Outreach Program, designed to help Veterans get their lives back on track after being arrested. Learn more.
Electronic Funds Transfer Begins- The VA is now using electronic funds transfer (EFT) to reimburse Veterans for travel mileage and compensated work therapy payments. Find out why, and how this affects you.
Important Change for Vets Eligible for Travel Reimbursement- Veterans who are eligible for travel expense reimbursement, take heed – the Golden Gate Bridge is changing the way it assesses tolls. Starting March 27, 2013, the Golden Gate Bridge will assess all tolls electronically. Find out how this will affect you.
Wanted: Veterans to Participate in Valor Games Far West- Since 2011, the Valor Games have introduced disabled Veterans and service members to a variety of adaptive sports with the goal of inspiring them to new heights of physical activity and wellness. In June, for the first time, Valor Games comes to the San Francisco Bay Area. Find out more.
$100,000 Potamkin Prize Awarded to Michael Weiner, MD- Michael W. Weiner, MD, Director, Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC), is one of three physicians to be awarded the 2013 Potamkin Prize for Research. The $100,000 prize is an internationally recognized tribute for advancing dementia research. Read more.
Special Event Helps Female Veterans Make the Connection- The San Francisco VA Medical Center is offering a Women’s Vet Connect at our VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Downtown San Francisco on March 15. Find out more.
New Smoking Policy Changes Where You Can Smoke- In the spirit of VA’s mission of focusing on wellness and patient-centered care, and in support of national VA directives, our Medical Center’s smoking policy has been updated. Find out more.
Our National Salute Brings Valentines to Veterans- Each year we honor our Veteran patients hospitalized at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) during VA’s National Salute to Veteran Patients held the week of February 10-16. Find out more.
From the Veterans Health Administration
VA Launches Hotline for Women Veterans- The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new hotline to respond to questions from Veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to women Veterans.
VA Medical Centers Named for Presidents- Can you name the three VA medical centers named for United States presidents? Here’s a story on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Hudson Valley Healthcare System in Montrose, New York.
Research Today Means Healthier Tomorrow- May 13-17 is National VA Research Week with the theme “VA Research Inspires.” VA Research has been part of advances in treating heart disease, diabetes, spinal cord injury and mental health disorders.
PTSD Help: With You When You Need It Most- VA is making it possible for Veterans to access PTSD information in mobile friendly formats. Check out the mobile self-help apps and “treatment companion” apps. Find “Where to Get Help for PTSD.”
VA Nurses: Quality and Innovation in Patient Care- VA salutes our 80,000 nurses during National Nurses Week…and every week. Every day, VA’s nurses provide state-of-the-art, cost-effective nursing care to America’s Veterans and their families.
Stress? Problems? Here is Free Online Help!- Moving Forward is an online program that helps overcome life’s challenges. Designed specifically for Veterans and Military Service Members, but can anyone can use it to make problems more manageable.
An Easier-to-Understand Billing Statement- VA, with help from Veterans, has created a more patient-friendly statement that is easier to understand. The improved statement has a concise layout and several new features that Veterans wanted.
Two Volunteers at Erie VA Team Up to Save a Veteran's Life- When a Veteran’s life hung in the balance, two volunteers worked together calmly and efficiently to render aid. Their efforts may have made the difference between life and death.
PTSD Study: Men Versus Women- In an effort to develop PTSD treatments that are geared more precisely to the unique needs of men and women, VA researchers have begun to investigate how men and women learn to fear.
Training Veterans to Care for Themselves- An Occupational Therapist talks about VA’s Wellness Program and how Tai Chi helps Veterans and their families with memory, improved sleep, decreased stress and overall health.
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