The Albany Minute for Veterans

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2,020 in 2020 Feb 19, 2020

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To help us kick off our goal of recruiting 2,020 new Veterans in 2020 we interviewed primary care physician Dr. Rachael Grimm and Fisher house manager Mike Fitzpatrick on all that Primary care and the Fisher House have to offer.

Special Episode:Mission Act Jun 05, 2019

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This is an audio recording of the facility’s June 5, 2019 Mission Act Facebook live event with Kirsten Danforth, Mission Act Champion and Mary Ann Jones, Community Care Program Manager. To learn more visit https://missionact.va.gov

Episode 4.3 Get to know the Community Living Center (CLC) May 22, 2019

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Episode 4.3 - Get to know the Community Living Center (CLC)

To learn more general information on Community Living Centers click Here, for specifics on the Albany VA CLC call Barbara Darling at (518) 626-6037.

To learn more about the Albany VA CLC's hand hygiene campaign and fighting the Flu click here

Episode 4.2 The Albany VA and the Innovators Network May 21, 2019

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In this Episode we spoke with Supervisory Social Worker Patricia Kidder about the VA Innovators Network and hoe it impacts the Albany VA to learn more the VA Innovators Network and some of the initiatives that have grown from it go to https://medium.com/vainnovation/tagged/innovation

To learn more about the three box solution click here
Staff can also learn more about the three box solution by clicking here

Episode 4.1 May is Mental Health Month May 21, 2019

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Episode 4.1 contains a A brief overview of Mental Health Services at the Albany VA, its Drop In groups and a teaser for a short infomercial the facility made for May is Mental Health month in conjunction with the National #BeThere Campaign. If your interested in learning more about Mental Health give the clinic a call at 518 626 5339. If you are interested in learning more about the Crisis Line resources see below; Veterans Crisis Line If you are a Service member or Veteran in crisis or you’re concerned about one, there are specially trained responders ready to help you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The Veterans Crisis Line connects Service members and Veterans in crisis, as well as their family members and friends, with qualified, caring VA responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text-messaging service. Dial 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 to talk to someone. Send a text message to 838255 to connect with a VA responder. Start a confidential online chat session at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat.

Episode 3: Women’s Health & Services for Female Veterans Mar 27, 2019

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Did you Know the VA is the largest provider of Mammography services in the country? For the Month of March we focused the podcast on Women’s Health and The Mammography Program, which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this April. To learn more about the Women's Health program click this link for a short video or go to the Albany VA Women's Health program page, For questions on the Women's Health Program contact Suzanne Deane at 518 626 5519. for Questions on the Mammography program contact Linda Carpinello-Dilenbeck at (518)626-6337.

If you are traveling a distance to the Facility check out our Fisher House video or go to our Fisher House website to learn more

Episode 2- National Salute to Veteran Patients week and learn more about Seasonal Depression Feb 08, 2019

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Voluntary Services and salute to Veteran patients;To learn more about Albany's Voluntary Services check out the link below https://www.albany.va.gov/giving/index.asp To connect with Noney about Volunteering or the National Salute to Veteran Patients Week give her a call at (518) 626-5507 The Education Spotlight with Dr. William Breen: To learn more about the Health and wellness resource Dr. Breen discussed about for seasonal depression go to Mental Health resources and Make the Connection. For More information on the Apps Dr. Breen mentioned check out the VA App Store, click the hyperlink more info on the Virtual Hope Box. To connect with the Crisis Line call 1-800-273-TALK (press #1 for Veterans) 24/7. You can also chat online at or text with a counselor by texting 838255. To connect with a Mental Health provider you can connect with your local Primary Care team or call (518) 626-5339. The Drop In Groups Dr. Breen mentioned are available Monday through Friday at 10AM on the 10th floor, call (518) 626-5339 for details. You can also check out our Facebook page to stay up to date

Episode 1-Welcome to the Albany VA Minute Jan 24, 2019

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Episode #1: introductions & Whole Health/Fight the Flu For more information on the Albany VA go to; https://www.albany.va.gov/ If you are interested in enrolling in VA health care call James and his staff at (518) 626 6744 or go to https://www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply/ for more information on Whole Health go to; https://www.va.gov/PATIENTCENTEREDCARE/veteran-handouts/ For more information on fighting the Flu this season go to; https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/current.htm If you have comments or suggestions e-mail us at: TheAlbanyVAMinute@R04BYNAPPSP2013.r04.med.va.gov

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