Veteran's Health Administration
How many veterans does the VHA serve? - ANSWER-VHA Serves 6.6 million unique veteran (5.8 million of whom are veterans)
Describe innovative discoveries rooted in the VA system? - ANSWER-(1) VHA is the largest single provider of heath care professional training in the country rotating more than 120,000 trainees each year
(2) 3 noble prizes, pioneering the first liver transplant, inventing the implantable cardiac pacemaker, developing the nicotine patch, the use of aspirin in heart attack death reduction, shingles vaccine effectiveness, VISTA, mail out pharmacy service.
List the programs in the VHA? - ANSWER-VHA Programs: Extended care service
programs, sexual trauma counseling, grants and per diems for homeless Veterans, caregiver support, medical emergency preparedness center, geriatric research and clinical centers, education, centers of excellence for Parkinson's Disease, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, centers for mental illness research, medical emergency preparedness.
How many Veterans are in the VA System? - ANSWER-22 million Veterans ranging
from: World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq, & Afghanistan War
VBA - ANSWER-Veterans Benefits Administration provides the following benefits to
Veterans and their families: Compensation Benefits, Pension Benefits, Fiduciary
Services, Educational Opportunities, Vocational Rehabilitation, Home Ownership Promotion, & Life Insurance Benefits
NCA - ANSWER-The National Cemetery Administration provides burial and memorial benefits to Veterans and their eligible family members.
VHA Budget - ANSWER-VHA has a budget of $ 60 billion. (Discussed anually)
What is the VHA'S mission statement? - ANSWER-1) to develop, maintain, and operate a national health care delivery system for eligible Veterans; 2) to administer a program of education and training for health care personnel; 3) to conduct health care research; and 4) provide contingency support for DoD and HHS during times of war or national emergency.
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