The head of U.S. Veterans Affairs was joined Wednesday by Montanaâs congressional delegation as he capped off a three-day visit to the state at Fort Harrison VA Medical Center in Helena, where he heard from the public about their concerns and what the VA could be doing better.
Denis McDonough, appointed by President Joe Biden and confirmed to the post in February, said the Montana VA âdoes a lot of things really well ⦠and one of them is this team works well together.â
He noted a program in which nurses from the Montana VA system were deployed into community hospitals, which helps ensure continuity of care for veterans and prompt payment of bills.
HELENA, Mont. - Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, Representative Matt Rosendale, and U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines held a listening session at the Montana Army National Guard Headquarters Wednesday.
A release from Sen. Tester says he, his capacity as the new Chairman of the Senate Veteransâ Affairs Committee, brought McDonough to the Treasure State to meet firsthand with veterans, VA employees, Veterans Service Organizations, local health care providers, officials and members of the media on his first official trip as Cabinet Secretary.Â
Multiple listening sessions and VA facility tours were held this week in Billings, Bozeman and Butte.
HELENA (AP) â The Montana VA Health Care System has announced plans to open a $12 million primary care clinic at a medical center in Helena where veterans will remain in a single appointment room and each provider will come to them in a âone stop shopâ approach.
The 20,000-square-foot (1,800-square-meter) clinic at Fort Harrison VA Medical Center will serve about 5,000 veterans and provide primary care in one space designed around the integrated Patient Aligned Care Team model.
The announcement came a day after Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough announced a scheduled visit to Montana with Democratic Sen. Jon Tester this week. McDonough and Tester are expected to visit at least two VA facilities in the state.
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