Have you gotten your COVID-19 vaccination yet?

GOOD NEWS! The Walla Walla VA Medical Center is now vaccinating ALL Veterans, their spouses, caregivers, and others eligible in the newly signed SAVE LIVES Act for COVID-19.  If you have already been vaccinated, thank you for making your health a priority! And please be sure share your positive experience with others to encourage them to get vaccinated. If you’re eligible and haven’t received a vaccination yet, let the Walla Walla VA vaccinate you! Get signed up at VA's COVID-19 Stay Informed page right now to get registered. You can also register over the phone by calling 509.525.5200, ext. 26952. Once signed up, you can call the Walla Walla VA to get scheduled for a vaccine appointment (call 509.525.5200, dial “2” and “2”). There are ongoing weekday clinics at multiple locations, and weekend clinics are also being scheduled. When you call to schedule an appointment, you can select an appointment time and location that will fit your schedule. Current weekend clinics scheduled to date are below (additional weekend clinics will be scheduled based on need):

Sat., April 10  |  8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Walla Walla VA Medical Center  |  77 Wainwright Dr., Walla Walla, WA

Sat., April 17  |  9 a.m. – 3 p.m. & Sat., May 1  |  9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Richland Federal Bldg. Parking Lot  |  825 Jadwin Ave., Richland, WA
(Hosted by the Richland VA Clinic)

Sat., April 24  |  10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Yakima VA Clinic  |  717 Fruitvale Blvd., Yakima, WA

To maintain continued health and safety during the pandemic, please do not visit a VA facility for a COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment. For more information on VA’s COVID-19 vaccine efforts, read the national news release and the VAntage Point Blog.

As always, updates to Walla Walla VA’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout can be found on the main page of Walla Walla VA’s website (www.wallawalla.va.gov) as well as on its social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram). For questions or more information, contact Linda Wondra, Public Affairs Officer, at 509.386.1117.

NOTE:  If this is the first time you’re receiving an email update message from the Walla Walla VA and would like to continue to get updates, click HERE and enter your email address where indicated on the right hand side of the page under “Subscribe to Receive Email Updates”.  

MY HEALTHeVET UPDATE

Veterans, are you signed up at the My HealtheVet website? Do you have a premium account? The Walla Walla VA will be transitioning soon to a new electronic health record system, and Veterans who have premium account status with My HealtheVet will be able to continue accessing the portal after transition with little interruption.

If you have a premium account, you don’t need to take any further action. If you are not sure or would like assistance in getting your account create and/or upgraded, contact Walla Walla VA’s My HealtheVet Facility Coordinator, Pam Castoldi, at 509.525.5200, ext. 26464, or email her at myhealthevetwallawalla@va.gov. Get more information about the many benefits of My HealtheVet in the attached document.

• MHV COVID-19 and Personal Health Record Flyer.pdf