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VA Video Connect Success at the Wilkes-Barre Veterans Affairs Medical Center

  • The Morning Call
  • Aug 09, 2018
Photo of Russell E. Lloyd, director of the Wilkes-Barre VAMC

Recently, the Wilkes-Barre Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) successfully used VA Video Connect to complete a clinical appointment with a Veteran using his smartphone from an off-site location. The appointment proved very convenient for the Veteran receiving care, and the provider was able to administer care just as effectively as with a traditional face-to-face appointment.

Russell E. Lloyd, director of the Wilkes-Barre VAMC, wrote in to The Morning Call to share how VA is embracing telehealth technologies to assure that Veterans continue to receive the best available care.

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