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A New Veterans Clinic

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Washington, D.C., Sep 2 - We are just a week away from the opening of a new state-of-the-art clinic in Emporia, Virginia. Our nation’s veterans have dedicated their lives in service of our nation, often enduring long periods of separation from loved-ones and suffering physical and emotional pain. Yet, when it comes to healthcare, veterans hospitals are three-times more overcrowded that non-veterans hospitals.

The state-of-the-art clinic in Emporia will focus not only on providing primary treatment but also prevention of disease, early detection, and health promotion. Veterans’ outpatients clinics typically include telehealth systems that permit veterans to maintain regular contact with their doctors at regional VA hospitals through video consultation and telemetry of health data and images.  The clinics also feature a health records system that allows the clinic to review patient records that may be stored at other VA facilities across the country.

This is very exciting news for veterans and for the Fourth District. The Fourth District is home to an estimated 84,458 veterans, one of the most densely populated areas of veterans in the nation.

I am honored to be participating in the grand opening ceremony of this facility as the keynote speaker. More details on the ceremony are here. I look forward to sharing photos from the event with you.