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RR&D's areas of emphasis are broad and expansive, encompassing basic scientific research that has strong implications for translation into clinical practice, as well as rehabilitation strategies, interventions, and techniques, including prosthetic devices and the reintegration of Veterans into all facets of civilian life.
ORD performs intramural research in association with the VA hospitals, and over 70% of its investigators also provide direct patient care. Its achievements include research into prosthetic limbs and mental health issues such as substance use, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression.
The concerns of veterans with prosthetics are now making their way to Capitol Hill, signaling a growing acknowledgment of VA shortcomings. Post-9/11 amputee vets say VA care is failing them: ‘I ...
VAPIHCS comprises the Spark M. Matsunaga VA Medical Center located in Honolulu, and eight CBOCs across the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. The Akaka Clinic is the largest CBOC, and provides the widest scope of medical services, of the eight CBOCs. VA is planning to extend care into the COFA states.
When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. The roughly $50,000 leg with the electronically controlled ...
John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital is a 355-bed hospital located in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] It is one of two divisions of the VA St. Louis Health Care System (VASTLHCS), a healthcare provider under the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). [2]
Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4–10, 12 and 15–23) [1] known as VISNs, or Veterans Integrated Service Networks, into systems within each network headed by medical centers, and hierarchically within each system by division level of care or type.
The VA offers several education and career readiness programs including tuition assistance, vocational training, and career counseling. [6] The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (commonly known as the "Post 9/11 GI Bill") provides full tuition and fees at four-year colleges or other qualified educational programs for Veterans who served on active duty for at least 3 years ...