PACT Act Town Hall - October 20, 2022
The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substance. This historic new law empowers VA to provide generations of Veterans – and their survivors – with the care and benefits they have earned.
Please join staff members of VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System for an important Veteran Town Hall on Thursday, October 20th, at 10:00 a.m. to receive an overview of the PACT Act, how it will help VA serve Veterans, the new and expanded health care and benefits options outlined in the law, and answers questions you may have.
Log onto the meeting by following this link.
Free Flu Shots and COVID-19 Bivalent Boosters Now Available for Veterans!
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VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System is offering free flu shots and COVID-19 Bivalent Boosters at the LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center and our Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Adrian, Canton, Flint, Jackson, and Toledo, Ohio.
Vaccines are available by walk-in and by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please visit a list of our locations and call the location you'd like to receive your vaccine at or for walk in hours.
Save a trip and receive both the Flu and COVID-19 vaccines in the same visit! Find out more about the Flu vaccine offered this year and more information on the COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccines.
Join the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Veteran's Council!
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) values your experience as a patient at the LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center and our Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). Let your voice be heard and represent your fellow Veteran’s by becoming a member of the VAAAHS Veterans Council (VAVC)!
The Veterans Council comprises a diverse group of Veteran’s who receive care at a facility associated with VAAAHS and are registered members of VAAAHS Voluntary Services. This council of Veterans meets periodically to discuss new and old Veteran business and to hear Veteran suggestions for VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
We highly encourage all Veteran’s to become involved with VAVC! The Veteran’s Council should represent the diverse population of Veterans that utilize our health care services. Every suggestion, opinion, and comment are extremely valuable to our health care system and guides our team to provide the best health care and experience each time Veterans and their loved ones trust us with their care.
If interested, please contact Joshua Yockey at 419-213-7518. If leaving a message with this number, please state that you are calling in regards to the Veteran Council.
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National Drug Take Back Day
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System highly encourages the public to safely and securely dispose of unused and expired medications at the Toledo Community Based Outpatient Clinic on Friday, October 28th, and the LTC Charles S. Kettles VAMC on Saturday, October 29th.
The event will be held at the Toledo CBOC Friday, October 28th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Medications can safely be deposited in the large blue container near the reception desk. Additional staff will be at the Drug Take Back event to assist Veterans and the public disposing of drugs.
The event will be held at the LTC Charles S. Kettles VAMC Saturday, October 29th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Outpatient Pharmacy on the first floor, near the main Liberty elevators. Additional staff will be at the Drug Take Back event to assist Veterans and the public disposing of drugs.
Time to take back your health!
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
Clean out your medicine cabinets and get rid of those old medications. Protect yourself, your loved ones and our environment.
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