Please call 207-623-8411, extension 4949, to receive vaccine Friday in Brunswick.
Pfizer COVID 19 VACCINE CLINIC at BRUNSWICK, Maine.
VA Maine Healthcare System is offering the Pfizer vaccine to Veterans, their spouses, and caregivers on Friday, April 2, 2021, with the 2nd dose on Friday, April 23, 2021, at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station now Brunswick Landing.
If you are an enrolled veteran and have not yet been contacted by VA Maine for a vaccine appointment, please call 207-623-8411 extension 4949 or extension 7490 if you are interested.
Veterans not currently enrolled in the VA Healthcare System: Please use the following link to register for this opportunity: www.va.gov Under Health Care, choose the bottom link: Apply now for VA health care. Follow the links to apply. As soon as you application is received, we will be reaching out by phone.
Thank you for your service, and we hope to see you soon!
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Virtual Veteran Town Hall
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
3 – 4 p.m.
Come join VA Maine Healthcare System to hear the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine and our planning efforts to administer the vaccine.
If you join via Webex, you will have the ability to type in questions live during the town hall.
If you join by phone, you will only be able to listen in by phone, but you can email your questions in advance to VAMEEngagements@va.gov
Join us using the web address and meeting number/password below or call in by phone:
https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e53323c2d7e9ae643e25844a18dbf494e
Meeting number: 199 790 6542 Password: VAMaine2021!
Call-In Number: 1-404-397-1596 Code: 199 790 6542
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What is Whole Health?
Do you know that VA Maine offers a variety of Whole Health services, and you do not even need a referral.
Services and Workshops like:
Taking Charge of my Life and my Health.
Yoga
Mindfulness
Intro to Whole Health
Peaked your interest?
Call Dan at 623-8411 ext. 6480 for more information or a schedule of upcoming sessions. As soon as you hear the recording start, just press 6480 for Dan.
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Need an easy credential for the new on-line Travel Pay system? (BTSSS)
Use your My HealtheVet Premium sign-in user ID and Password. This is the easiest credential for enrolled VA veterans,
That same credential can be sued to retrieve records, check appointments, see your latest labs and tests, and to securely send a message to your healthcare and admin teams as well as to refill prescriptions on line from My HealtheVet or the Rx Refill app.
If you need an assist upgrading to Premium, you can call our coordinator Mike L'Abbe, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.--5 p.m.
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Need an appointment to talk to the Veteran Benefits Administration (VBA) Regional Office?
Check on a claim, add a dependent, get a DD214, find out about your disability rating?
Give VBA a call at (207) 621-6938.
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REFILLING PRESCRIPTIONS
on My HealtheVet is FAST and EASY
The fastest and easiest way to order your prescription refills during COVID-19 operations, is to use the prescription refill feature of
My HealtheVet. If you have refills remaining, it is just click, click and SUBMIT. The following day, you can check back for the fill date.
If you do not have refills remaining, you can copy and paste the prescription info and send a Secure Message to your provider. If you have questions about your prescriptions, you can also send a Secure Message to "Ask a Pharmacist." (Premium Users can use the Secure Messaging. Call 877-327-0022 or Mike L'Abbe at (207) 512-6983 for more information.)
(Prescription Refill is expected to move to Premium by the end of 2021.)
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My HealtheVet Features help during COVID-19 Operations
We hope you are enjoying all the features of your My HealtheVet account during this time of social distancing.
www.myhealth.va.gov
*Prescription Refill is one of the VA's easiest way to refill a medication. One in three prescription requests are submitted that way.
*The Appointments feature is a convenient way to check the latest information on dates / times, whether it is a phone call, and for cancellations.
*Secure Messaging has now added administrative groups along with healthcare teams, such as Patient Advocate, Billing, Eligibility, Beneficiary Travel, Ask a Pharmacist, Ask about Video Connect, the Wheel Chair Clinic, VA Community Care, and others. If you do not see a group you need in your Secure Messaging, please send a Secure Message to our coordinator at "Ask My HealtheVet (Mike L'Abbe)" with your request or call Mike at 512-6983.
You can also contact Mike with questions about access, passwords, and user IDs or call the MHV HelpDesk 877-327-0022.
VA Video Connect.
If you prefer the convenience of “meeting” with your provider in the comfort of your home, VA Maine offers telehealth visits.
Through VA Video Connect you can interact with your VA Care Team by simply using the camera on your phone, tablet, desktop or laptop to get direct, real-time access in a way that works best for you. Contact your provider to discuss this appointment option. Secure Message "Ask about VA Video Connect" for more information or assistance or call (207) 623-8411, ext 7490.
Coming to Appointments. Please refrain from arriving more than 15 minutes before an appointment. Everyone must wear a mask to prevent unknowingly spreading the virus and we will provide on at entry. Out of an abundance of caution, we are not permitting visitors. If you need help, one other adult is permitted. This individual must not have any flu-like symptoms.
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