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VA chaplains virtually connect Veterans in ICU
Interact with loved ones with Apple iPads
A few weeks ago, a Veteran in an intensive care unit in Gainesville, Florida, used an iPad to see his son, who was serving abroad, to tell him he loved him. The Veteran passed away the next day.
“The video call is what linked these two in a meaningful interaction that could not have happened otherwise,” said Justin Maynard, staff chaplain at the Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and a U.S. Coast Guard Veteran.
Lisa Huang, mobile health specialist
“That’s the sort of sacred space created with the iPads and VA Video Connect.”