Given its history of emergency response and dealing with diseases such as tuberculosis, H1N1 and Ebola, Togus VA was uniquely suited to address the pandemic.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
New Maine veterans task force works to reduce suicide by firearms, medication
The Maine Safer Homes Taskforce will distribute information related to gun and medication safety, hoping to curtail the state’s higher-than-average rate of death by suicide in veterans.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Golden seeks better mental health care for Maine veterans
Rep. Jared Golden convinced House colleagues to add $20 million to help fund long-term mental health care for veterans.
Posted inMaine, News
Lawsuits alleging poor medical care for veterans at Togus end in settlements
Five veterans received settlements totaling more than $1 million.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Veterans still receiving urgent care, including cancer treatments, at VA Maine
The center at Togus and the outpatient clinics throughout the state have limited face-to-face visits unless the procedure is time-sensitive or any delay would risk the health of the veteran.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine VA health care professionals deploy to New York City
Four Mainers head to the COVID-19 front lines and will be working for 14 straight days consecutively at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in the Bronx.
Posted inMaine
After temporarily closing a year ago, Togus VA dialysis center seeks nurse manager to reopen
Old equipment has been moved out of center and will be replaced with new machines when the center reopens. A date for that reopening has yet to be set.
Posted inMaine
Bonds strengthened at Togus’s Veterans Day ceremony
In a ceremony Monday, the Veterans Affairs Maine Healthcare System honored the veterans it serves and those across the state.
Posted inMaine
Homeless Veterans Stand Down ‘got the ball rolling’ for veteran to find housing, work
Saturday’s annual event at Togus will provide medical services, housing connections and other support to homeless veterans across Maine.
Posted inMaine
Maine veterans can now receive urgent care without a referral through VA-connected facilities
Provisions of the MISSION Act get veterans access to more convenient care.