Veterans assigned to the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital living in the Fort Leonard Wood area now have the added benefit of receiving Inpatient Medical Care at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital. Veterans needing to be hospitalized may no longer have to commute to Columbia, Missouri for hospitalization. Under an agreement, signed Sept. 8, between the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital and the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Veterans may be admitted to the Fort Leonard Wood hospital. All care must be approved by the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital prior to admission. “The new agreement will allow us to enhance access to certain Inpatient services for many Veterans in that portion of our service area. We are excited about our expanded relationship with the Department of Defense,” said Wade Vlosich, director of the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital. Currently, veterans who live in and around Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, Camden, Dallas, Dent, Laclede and Miller counties must make a nearly two-hour drive, depending on their residence, for VA patient care. “Our veterans deserve excellent care closer to their homes and Family,” said Col. Peter Nielsen, GLWACH commander. “While primary care enrollment is fundamental, our goal is to fully engage the hospital’s capability and capacity, including specialty and inpatient services, to effectively improve the health of all beneficiaries.” Nielsen added a byproduct of the agreement is reduced travel time and related costs. “Making care available to veterans here also provides enhanced wartime clinical skills for the Fort Leonard Wood hospital staff and its medical team,” Nielsen said. “The agreement will better serve the medical needs of patients at both facilities.”
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:25:24 +0000
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