The Albany Minute for Veterans

An introduction of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and what it is as explained by the Geriatric Assessment Team

an interview with one of the Caregiver Support Program Social Workers Kristi Storey who provides an overview of the services. If your in the area on June 4th from 10AM-2PM please come to the Caregiver Fair in the Albany VA auditorium

This special episode our Chief Dietician and Chief of Nutrition and Food Services Regina LaTourette joins to discuss the importance of Nutrition in battling Cancer

This episode we have a discussion with Dr. Swapna Reddy one of the Stratton VA Dermatologists about the services offered and the importance of skin protection as June is Cancer Awareness Month for a general overview of dermatology, click here and scroll to Dermatology For an overview of cancer care at VA click here

A Safety6 Story is something the hospital shares regularly with staff as part of our mission to be a High Reliability Organization (HRO). This Veteran special story highlights the amazing work our Social work and Mental Health staff do everyday, so we sat down with Kelly Manolopoulos one of our outstanding Social Workers and Alisha Reiter our high reliability officer, to re record the Safety Story. For more information check out; VA Resources for Veterans For Albany VA mental Health Resources Click Here the Crisis Line is a 24/7/365 resource for Veterans to learn more click here

Today we were joined by Nicole Melius, Chief Radiation Therapist, Kelsey Miller  Radiation Therapist and Dr. Phillip Silverman to provide an overview of the array of Cancer Services Offered at the Albany VA. Give it a listen. If you know a Veteran in need of care please have them call 518 626 6650. for a short video on out True beam in action click here Here is a short overview video

Today we were joined by the Facility My HealtheVet Coordinator Gina Keller [518-626-5000 Ext 61514] To talk about some of the upcoming security upgrades come for My Health E Vet and what it means to you as a Veteran. To log into My Health E Vet click this hyperlink  If you need to contact the helpdesk for Login.gov you can call 844-875-6446 If you need to contact the helpdesk for Id. me 877-327-0022 Option 1, Then Option 2

Today we interviewed Dr. Farzon Nahvi a physician with the VISN 2 Clinical Contact Center's Tele Emergency Center program. You can reach them at 1 800 877 6976. the takeaway from today's episode is, they should be the 1st call if your not feeling well.

On May 23 2024, FMS employee Jason Sprague and VA Police Officer Carlos Romero were presented HERO awards for their actions to put our a fire at the facility earlier in the year. This is a copy of the awards presentation for our audience. Safety Story read by Joe McDonnell and awards presented by Medical Center Director Darlene Delancey

This month we were joined by Dr. Susan Opar and Sarah Mulhall, Social Worker. To talk about LGTBQ+ Health to find a local coordinator click here to contact Sarah at: Phone: 518-626-7523 Email: [email protected]