The Albany VA Minute

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.

this month Sarah Mulhall our LGTBQ+ Coordinator interviewed Jae Ward on her experiences as an LGTBQ+ Veteran.

If you have questions on the services offered at Albany VA or questions about what's coming up for PRIDE give Sarah a Call at 518 414 6327

Did you know June is PRIDE month, join the Stratton VA Social Worker Sarah Mulhall as she interviews Jae Ward, on her experiences as an LGTBQ+ Veteran

For questions on LGTBQ+ services at the Stratton VA or questions about PRIDE activities you can contact Sarah at (518) 414 6327

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]

Today we interviewed Scott Zimber of the Saratoga Naval Station Commissary about what services are offered there and how it can support Veterans in the community.

If your a Veteran with Service Connected injuries, check it out they also have a new Click2Go program where you can order ahead and pick up

In this Episode we interviewed Jason Davis [(315)744-5409 or [email protected] ] of the Binghamton Vet Center on What the Vet Centers are, what services they offer and why are the one of the VA's best Kept secrets.

if you want to locate a Vet Center go to Vetcenter.gov or call the Combat Call Center to find the closest Vet Center to you 1-877-927-8387

With September being Suicide Prevention Month we also have a PSA for the Crisis Line ( 9-8-8 press 1) or go to the Veterans Crisis Line to chat with someone 24/7/365

This episode we are joined by Keith Claffey and Reshma Patel, 2 providers from the VISN 2 Clinical Contact Center (1 800 877 6976). In this episode, we unpacked what the VISN 2 Clinical Call Center is and why it should be your 1st call if your not feeling well. As Keith said "a dedicated healthcare professional is just a phone call or click away."

in this episode we profile Facility Maintenance Service (FMS) supervisor and local legend in FMS Mr. Keith Olmstead

Today we were joined by one of our Favorite Social Workers Rebecca Newton of the Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) program and Chief of Police Thomas Gibbons to talk about the VJO program, the outstanding Veterans in Crisis Training and National Police week. don't Miss this Episode