Columbia VA Health Care System to host Virtual Town Hall, COVID-19 panel discussion
Veterans Health Administration sent this bulletin at 08/23/2021 11:20 AM EDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
202108-03 UPDATE
August 23, 2021
Columbia VA Health Care System to host Virtual Town Hall, COVID-19 panel discussion
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia VA will host its monthly Virtual Veteran’s Town Hall meeting August 27, beginning at 1 p.m., for Veterans served by the Columbia VA Health Care System.
Immediately following the town hall presentation, the Columbia VA HCS will host an “Ask the Experts: COVID-19 and COVID-19 Vaccine” panel discussion to discuss COVID-19, variant, and COVID-19 vaccine updates. Veterans and their family members can ask their questions or forward their questions in advance to Heather Roth, the Columbia VA HCS Veteran Health Education coordinator. Questions can be sent to heather.roth@va.gov, please add COVID Panel Question to the subject line.
This event will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. Use this link to join - Join Microsoft Teams Meeting or call in at 872-701-0185 with the conference ID: 867 309 259#.
Leadership and representatives from the Columbia VA Health Care System and Veterans Benefits Administration will provide updates and answer questions.
For more information about the town hall event, please contact Evetta Gregg at 803-776-4000 at ext. 57696.
The Columbia Veterans Affairs Health Care System provides care for nearly 84,000 Veterans throughout South Carolina annually.
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About the Columbia VA HCS:
The Columbia VA Health Care System comprises the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center and seven community-based outpatient clinics located throughout South Carolina in Anderson, Florence, Greenville, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Spartanburg and Sumter; serving more than 84,000 veterans annually in 36 of 46 counties in South Carolina. The Columbia VA is a level 1B teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, education, and research. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine, and rehabilitation.
Media: For queries or more information, please email vhacmsPublicAffairs@va.gov or call Columbia VA Public Affairs at 803-776-4000 extension: 56519.

