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Report: Fayetteville VA failed suicide risk vets
February 3, 2013 1:35 PM
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - An internal government audit finds the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center failed to fully follow up with veterans considered high suicide risks after their hospital discharge. The Fayetteville Observer reports the VA is required to check on high-risk patients weekly for the first month following their... more » -
Location announced for new VA clinic in Springs
April 16, 2011 12:44 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A new veterans outpatient clinic in Colorado Springs will be built on the city's west side between Interstate 25 and Garden of the Gods Park. Colorado Republican congressman Doug Lamborn announced the location Saturday. The clinic will be built on an 18-acre site... more » -
$2.3 million grant goes to Veterans home in Walsenburg
March 11, 2011 2:44 PM
The Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding a grant worth nearly $2.3 million for improvements at the Veteran's home in Walsenburg. The grant will pay for the expansion of kitchen and dining areas, renovation of bathing facilities and improvements to the energy systems. "Our successful federal-state partnership helps... more » -
Denver veterans hospital highlights VA research
April 26, 2010 9:21 AM
The Denver VA Medical Center is highlighting research by the Veterans Administration with presentations on suicide prevention, enhanced wound healing and other topics. The event is Monday at the VA hospital in Denver. It's part of the VA's National Research Week. Lynette Roff, director of the VA's Eastern Colorado Health... more » -
VA seeks to make benefits easier for vets to get
March 18, 2010 12:25 PM
The Veterans Affairs Department is taking steps for the first time to make it easier for veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to get disability benefits for malaria, West Nile Virus and other diseases. The VA has proposed a regulation change that lets veterans qualify for benefits by... more » -
Federal budget includes funding for VA cemetery
February 1, 2010 7:11 PM
After years of work, Southern Colorado finally appears to be in line for a National Cemetery. Rep. Doug Lamborn, who represents Colorado Springs, announced that the funding is in the bill sent to Congress by President Barack Obama. "This shows a firm commitment from the Secretary of Veterans... more »
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