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VA Is On Right Track With Veterans Care
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Published: January 11, 2008
The Veterans Administration deserves praise for new ideas that should provide quality treatment for veterans. Someone figured out that proper caring for veterans starts early and involves all kinds of services. It's happening right here in Highlands County.
Besides VA hospitals, clinics are providing a lot of care for veterans. Just as important, when soldiers return to the states, before they are discharged, mental health evaluations begin and continue long after leaving the service. For combat soldiers there is continual monitoring so problems not first realized immediately upon arrival back in the country are dealt with if they do surface. That often happens, according to experts.
The basic idea of this new system is to provide all levels of quality care for veterans. All of us agree this is important and critical for the men and women who serve our nation. If that requires more funding, so be it. For too long VA medical care was good in some places and below average in others. It appears this has greatly improved.
Users of the VA clinic in Highlands County sing the praises of the facility and staff who supply their medical needs. If more complicated care is necessary, they can go to a VA hospital.
The VA is on the right track and we're proud of the work they are doing for our veterans.
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